robertbartsch
06-16-2016, 01:55 PM
OK- I'm setting up a high powered 5-channel system in my 3-car garage and loving the install so far....
The room has sheet rock walls and ceiling. The ceiling is 14 feet high. The depth is 30 feet and the width is 42 feet. Much of the walls are covered with commercial plastic shelves that are 8 feet high and 2 feet deep (typical man cave storage stuff, paint cans, tool boxes, power tools, etc).
The rear speakers are LE 14" with a 1" compression drivers (2425s) and are mounted on shelves near the ceiling. The fronts are 15" (2226s) with 2" compression drivers (2446) and slot tweeters and are sitting on the floor . The center is a 12" (2206) and 1" (2425) and is shelf mounted about 8 feet high. The sub-woofer is a 18" (2241). The sub is driven by a 1000W plate amp and the others speakers are being driven with Crown 802s (500wpc).
I would rate the acoustics as fair with the cars housed. This AM I pulled out the cars and was AMAZED at how different the sound was... the sound was bouncing all over. The mid and high frequencies seemed to be bouncing everywhere.
The floor is cement.
How can I improve the acoustics of this room?
I assume that placing a few large area rugs on the floor will improve it much. Are there any other "cheap" things I could do to improve the acoustics?
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I wish I could post pics here. No idea how it is done, however. :bouncy:
The room has sheet rock walls and ceiling. The ceiling is 14 feet high. The depth is 30 feet and the width is 42 feet. Much of the walls are covered with commercial plastic shelves that are 8 feet high and 2 feet deep (typical man cave storage stuff, paint cans, tool boxes, power tools, etc).
The rear speakers are LE 14" with a 1" compression drivers (2425s) and are mounted on shelves near the ceiling. The fronts are 15" (2226s) with 2" compression drivers (2446) and slot tweeters and are sitting on the floor . The center is a 12" (2206) and 1" (2425) and is shelf mounted about 8 feet high. The sub-woofer is a 18" (2241). The sub is driven by a 1000W plate amp and the others speakers are being driven with Crown 802s (500wpc).
I would rate the acoustics as fair with the cars housed. This AM I pulled out the cars and was AMAZED at how different the sound was... the sound was bouncing all over. The mid and high frequencies seemed to be bouncing everywhere.
The floor is cement.
How can I improve the acoustics of this room?
I assume that placing a few large area rugs on the floor will improve it much. Are there any other "cheap" things I could do to improve the acoustics?
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I wish I could post pics here. No idea how it is done, however. :bouncy: