Whoa guys,
This is about helping a person make good choices for his room. It's not adequate to tell a person that they have to use a good consultant. Neither is it helpful to tell someone that only experience and experimentation is the way to go. I think we'd all like this person to have a good sounding room. To me, for a person with a limited budget, they'd probably be better off using moderation in all things.
Assuming you do it yourself.
Read everything, believe common agreements between individuals and know that no one product will fix all your rooms issues.
Low freqencies are the most dificult so I'd want the dimensions to be reasonable (no cubes or squares) and make the walls bass lossy (thin GWB and fiberglass in the interior). At least that way room modes will be damped a bit. Then experiment with speaker and seating placement.
Mid to high frequency absorbers are easiet to install after the walls are up so maybe wait until the furiniture is in.
If want to use a consultant:
Call dealers, search the web, call your speaker manufacturer to see what they'd like to see in your room or if they know who might help.
I agree there are way to many consultants that don't know how to create a good sounding space and I know there are a few that do. Some of them don't charge much for a phone call or a simple review of plans.
This is about helping a person make good choices for his room. It's not adequate to tell a person that they have to use a good consultant. Neither is it helpful to tell someone that only experience and experimentation is the way to go. I think we'd all like this person to have a good sounding room. To me, for a person with a limited budget, they'd probably be better off using moderation in all things.
Assuming you do it yourself.
Read everything, believe common agreements between individuals and know that no one product will fix all your rooms issues.
Low freqencies are the most dificult so I'd want the dimensions to be reasonable (no cubes or squares) and make the walls bass lossy (thin GWB and fiberglass in the interior). At least that way room modes will be damped a bit. Then experiment with speaker and seating placement.
Mid to high frequency absorbers are easiet to install after the walls are up so maybe wait until the furiniture is in.
If want to use a consultant:
Call dealers, search the web, call your speaker manufacturer to see what they'd like to see in your room or if they know who might help.
I agree there are way to many consultants that don't know how to create a good sounding space and I know there are a few that do. Some of them don't charge much for a phone call or a simple review of plans.