[Antman27]

Hello all I am new to The Acoustics Circle and do not have any room treatments (YET) But am am shopping for new furniture and was wondering how that will come into play
Now I have a Leather Sofa and loveseat in my room and looking to replace them with a cloth fabric sofa and an oversize chair
My one complaint is always lack of lows

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=795&pos=19

[Ethan Winer]

Hello all I am new to The Acoustics Circle and do not have any room treatments (YET) But am am shopping for new furniture and was wondering how that will come into play
Now I have a Leather Sofa and loveseat in my room and looking to replace them with a cloth fabric sofa and an oversize chair
My one complaint is always lack of lows
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=795&pos=19

Furniture is no substitute for real acoustic treatment. Especially at low frequencies. A lack of lows is caused by reflections, and bass traps are the solution. In your case the listening position is right up against a wall, and that creates many peaks and deep nulls whose frequencies are related to the distance between your ears and the wall. If you can move your setup around to have the wall behind you farther back, that will make a big improvement. Regardless, bass traps will make a very big improvement.

--Ethan

[bpape]

Agree that they're not a substitute.  However, they do need to be considered when looking at the appropriate amounts of what kinds of treatments in a room.  People, furniture, carpet, wall construction, doors, windows, etc. - all have some absorbtive qualities at various frequency ranges.

The changes you described will not make a lot of difference though.  You'll actually have LESS absorbtion in the room now than with the old furniture overall.  Though, the cloth couch will provide a little more upper end control.  The thing is, when you're sitting in the couch, you're blocking most of that anyway. 

Bryan

[nathanm]

Make yourself some sofa cushions out of pink fiberglass wrapped with chicken wire.  Not only will it absorb sound, but it will make you more grizzled.  You might also construct a stylish straight-backed chair out of some Real traps and metal pipe.

[Antman27]

Ethan what would you suggest in this room ?

[warnerwh]

I believe Ethan answered Bass traps already. They make all the difference in the world. Just the four I have in each corner make the bass wonderful. Remove just those bass traps, even though my room is LEDE, and the bass is weak, soft and the midrange clarity goes to crap.

[Antman27]

Ok let me re ask the question , how would you layout bass traps in this room lay out
What would be the best as you see I only have one corner .
Thanks

[bpape]

Can't see what the other corners look like. 

The first thing I'd do is pull the couch off the wall enough to lay a couple absorbers on the floor horizontally.  That will help with the couch being so close to the wall.  You might also consider something 2" or so behind your head on the wall.

Lastly, due to the close proximity of the speakers to the front wall, you may want to consider a couple 2" panels directly behind them.

Bryan

[Ethan Winer]

Ok let me re ask the question , how would you layout bass traps in this room lay out
What would be the best as you see I only have one corner .
Thanks

There's a ton of "generic" layout advice, and other related advice, on my company's web site. As for "only one corner," there are 12 corners in every room.

--Ethan