Have you ever listened to a friends stereo or av system,  and the instruments such as flute, sax and trumpet sounded very far from real sounding?  Or the lead guitar in a recording sounded far from real?  It could be the system is of low quality, or it could be that the system has not been properly tuned.

Wilson Audio produces some of the finest speakers in existence. When Ed Masterson became a Wilson dealer he visited their headquarters in Salt Lake City. Amongst many things Ed learned, he learned about speaker driver timing and it’s importance in sound reproduction. Specifically, how distortion can occur if the timing of particular musical sounds coming from the Tweeter or Mid-Range drivers in the speaker are delivered late, or perhaps too early, and how this can create distortion for the listener. In this Quick Take he explains what Wilson puts into practice.

Have you ever had someone say, “Turn that Noise down!” ?

That’s probably because it’s not a high end system, or, it is a high end system that has not been Acoustically optimized and Tuned.

Listening room Acoustic optimization and isolation is quite often not addressed with music listeners, and often not even with Audiophiles in their own listening rooms. Acoustic treatment can become very complex and in fact require considerable Engineering training, experience and insight. However, so much of Acoustic optimization can be addressed by attending through experimentation to some simple things, such as: making sure speaker placement is optimal to begin with, area rugs, followed by placement of standing or hanging sound absorbers, bass traps and diffusers installed in specific places within the room on the walls and ceilings, etc.

After you watch this Quick Take video, you may want to read this excellent, in-depth article titled: How Does Listening Room Acoustics Affect Sound Quality?

Be sure to stop into our showroom to see what we’ve done on Acoustic Treatment in our listening rooms.