Positioning the Listening Spot
When positioning the listening spot, people often ask if they should face the long wall or the short wall. In this video we examine each setup and show why the facing the short wall is the better option. Why do...
Zalan Schuster is back with an educational video illustrating how to temporary acoustics can be employed to treat a room without mounting panels to ceilings or walls. Listen to the sound difference between temporary treated and untreated acoustic room. Zalan...
Do Foam Bass Traps Work? Comparing Acoustic Foam to GIK 244 Bass Traps
Acoustic Foam Bass Trap VS. GIK Acoustic’s 244 Bass Trap Panel One of the most common questions we get at GIK Acoustics is whether foam bass traps really work—especially when compared to our 244 Bass Trap panels. It’s easy to...
Treated and Untreated Listening Room
In this video, Zalan Schuster illustrates the audible difference between a treated and an untreated listening room. Zalan is a GIK Acoustics dealer in Slovakia and his knowledge is evident in this useful video. Zalan Schuster Acoustics / GIK Acoustics...
So you’ve got your room setup and treated, you’ve spent a ton on gear and a fantastic monitoring chain, but things still don’t sound right. Maybe the stereo image is weird, or the low end is tubby on one side...
When it comes to room setup, there are a lot of dos and don’ts. Here is a list of things to avoid if at all possible in order to get the best sound. – Don’t put your seating right against...
Achieving balanced bass response in a room requires more than just great speakers—it demands acoustic treatment with a good bass trapping strategy tailored to controlling low frequencies. Whether in home theaters, recording studios, or listening rooms, a strategy to deal...
Why Isolation (Soundproofing) is Important
Isolation (also known as soundproofing) is important for a variety of reasons. The most commonly recognized reason is to stop sound from bothering other people in the house or other people outside the room and the house/building. A more important...
Speaker Boundary Interference Response (SBIR)
Speaker Boundary Interference Response (SBIR) is one of the most important—and misunderstood—factors in room acoustics. For anyone setting up a home theater, listening room, or recording studio, knowing how speaker placement affects frequency response is critical to getting a clean,...