Room Size

13 x 18 x 8.5ft

System Overview

Dedicated 2-channel, streamed music.

Music Preferences

Ambient, Electronic, Rock, Metal, Alternative, Jazz, Fusion, World (and many others).

Room Description

Listing room and office.

Acoustic Treatment

Built around acoustic ratio. Heavy drywall construction. Basement location. Exposed beams and treated ceiling to avoid reflective surface above. DYI bass traps in front corners. Large diffuser on front wall is also bass trap. 3 dedicated power circuits. 20A service for Amp. Back wall is ladder-style bookcases. Experimented with more traps and even had fully louvered ceiling but took that out because it didn't add as much as hoped. Reduced the arch of the front diffuser/trap.

Listening Impressions

No clap echo in the room but still lively. I like tight bass. The speakers are placed very close to the front wall - I know that is usually a bad thing - but it sounds the best there. I think the traps a diffuser allow me to break some rules? There are other aspects to the room that may explain why it works?

Media Storage

Jriver server connected wireless via Aries Mini.

Components

Digital Source

Aries Mini with PSU. BorderPatrol DAC SE

Preamp

Integrated

Power Amp

Musical Fidelity M6500

Speakers

B&W 804 d3

Speaker Cable

Kimber Bi-Focals

Interconnects

Kimber Hero analog, Nordost Silver Shadow digital

Power Cables

Ice Age Audio full copper.

Racking

Nothing fancy. Lead shot filled 3 leg.

Tuning and Tweaks

Door stop on my DAC (weight)

Other Components

Upgraded outlets