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Systemic Development => Psycho-Acoustics => Topic started by: rollo on December 01, 2010, 11:17:49 AM

Title: Shoe Box size Rooms
Post by: rollo on December 01, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
  So according to the experts the best sounding Halls to hear music, especially Opera are Shoe Box designs. Do they conform to the Golden ratio ? Can we scale down a version for home use ? Interesting.


charles
Title: Re: Shoe Box size Rooms
Post by: JLM on December 02, 2010, 09:44:21 AM
Not sure what you mean.  IMO the bigger the better.  My 8 ft x 13 ft x 21 ft listening room follows the Cardas formula (nearly the 5:8 Greek "golden rectangle" and the six GIK 244 panels do almost nothing for me.
Title: Re: Shoe Box size Rooms
Post by: richidoo on December 02, 2010, 12:20:38 PM
http://mlacoustics.com/PDF/Shoebox.pdf

Title: Re: Shoe Box size Rooms
Post by: Barry (NJ) on December 02, 2010, 01:52:55 PM
Thanks Rich, nice read!
Title: Re: Shoe Box size Rooms
Post by: tmazz on December 02, 2010, 09:14:11 PM
Quote from: JLM on December 02, 2010, 09:44:21 AM
Not sure what you mean.  IMO the bigger the better.  My 8 ft x 13 ft x 21 ft listening room follows the Cardas formula (nearly the 5:8 Greek "golden rectangle" and the six GIK 244 panels do almost nothing for me.

When they are talking about a shoebox style hall they are really talking about the shape and not necessarily the size,
Title: Re: Shoe Box size Rooms
Post by: rollo on December 04, 2010, 09:48:15 AM
  Richadoo strikes again, great find. I found it interesting that stage height was either 39" 0r 42" . That the side wall reflections [ not absorbtion] were figured in.
 

charles
Title: Re: Shoe Box size Rooms
Post by: richidoo on December 04, 2010, 11:01:22 AM
Shit i didn't even read it, I guess I better now!