Home Theater Sound Proofing: How Far Should You Take It?
Monday October 30, 2006 | Permalink
How do you decide how much theater you really need? This is a hard question to answer.
If you're building a dedicated home theater, you should really invest time and money building a room that handles sound properly. Using staggered stud or double-walls with acoustic dampening glue will do wonders to isolate that room from the rest of your house. Even if you're not sure about investing the money to do it, your one day likely going to be happy you did.
Some people think you can compensate for sound quality and acoustics with better AV gear and speakers. That works to a certain extent, but if you really want to cut the legs off acoustic problems, you'll have to experiment with bass traps and acoustic wall treatments. No, thick drapes won't so squat to help control sound issues.
The bottom line is if you have the money, go the extra mile and properly apply sound proofing construction techniques to your new home theater. You'll be glad you did.
If you're building a dedicated home theater, you should really invest time and money building a room that handles sound properly. Using staggered stud or double-walls with acoustic dampening glue will do wonders to isolate that room from the rest of your house. Even if you're not sure about investing the money to do it, your one day likely going to be happy you did.
Some people think you can compensate for sound quality and acoustics with better AV gear and speakers. That works to a certain extent, but if you really want to cut the legs off acoustic problems, you'll have to experiment with bass traps and acoustic wall treatments. No, thick drapes won't so squat to help control sound issues.
The bottom line is if you have the money, go the extra mile and properly apply sound proofing construction techniques to your new home theater. You'll be glad you did.
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