NO MORE UGLY LISTENING ROOMS! 🤢 How To Hide Room Acoustic Treatments

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We put on an acoustic painting. Meaning the canvas is sound transparent, the frame offers space behind the canvas and that space contains acoustic absorption material.

I just love how you two handle acoustic problems with a good visual/interior design. This is a rare thing and the house looks stunning. Your new content is so good and something that people will watch years later when they try to solve the same things. I'm all about making the interior design as good/functional as possible and creating DIY solutions for the audio that also goes together with the interior elements. For example, custom acoustic panels with smooth design art fabric on the top can make an ugly thing into something people always compliment. Not even a single person has ever guessed two of my massive elements are diffusers/absorbers... They think it's just art.

Dude, the craftsmanship of tuning that room acoustically, visually and maintaining your relationship with your SO... well done sir!

The wood slats over the rug bottom pad was a brilliant idea and looks awesome.

I have to say it you are the only video that talks about living room . Everything else is listening rooms or mixing-recording rooms .

And I thank you a lot you gave a little more insight on the topic since I wil be building little house soon

Evening everyone! Just wanted to say thank you so much for joining us for this ride and for tuning in the way you have to these home reno videos. I swear we've got a review coming for you all very soon. It means the world to me that you've stuck with us through this crazy process. I did want to say one thing, I noticed an error in the video. Nothing major. But the second frequency response graph shown in the video, the bass hump looks to be about the same on both graphs. Not sure why or what caused that to be because on my pre-rendered file it is definitely NOT that way. Suffice to say, the bass bump should look higher in the background than the foreground response curve. Sorry about that. Again, not sure what happened. Anyway, the "after" graph is accurate so that's all that matters. Thanks again for watching the video and know that we appreciate you all! Have a great rest of your evening (or morning) wherever you are! -Andrew

Just passing along a tip on that 8x10 felt carpet pad: I’ve discovered that if you roll it up it will stand on its end and make a pretty darn good bass trap. So, if you want to experiment with how a base trap will change the sound in a corner of your room you can have a mobile 8’ tall bass trap to move from corner to corner before you cut it up for installation in your wall.

That wall Andrew is a credit to your ability to persevere. It's absolutely stunning. Well done sir I tip my hat to you.

I absolutely LOVE the wood slat treatment! For relatively little money, it really lends a high end, elegant look.
You've really given me some great ideas about what can be accomplished with a well planned strategy. I'm guilty of typically just putting my AV equipment in the room and not doing much of anything to the room itself. You're making me want to completely redo my listening space now. I'm impressed by how you've made a space that will sound amazing, but also be a beautiful space to live in even when not listening to anything. That balance is so often overlooked.

Great job guys. We just finished our own acoustic treatments (8 homemade “box springs”) and while no, not nearly as attractive, they have done wonders for the room. My wife likes to come into the room to talk and make calls. The difference is just stunning. Thanks for the room measurement tip. I am going to try that. Yes! - the slats look amazing and we’re worth the cut eat, etc. You’ll heal. 😂

The wall slats look amazing! Awesome job and idea. Thank you for sharing! I have an enormous loft space with 25' ceilings. I have hung multiple 5x8 rugs around like art. Big rugs on the floor, too. And while the space is still "live" and reverberant, it sounds natural to the large volume and gives audio a nice sense of space.

I love how open and willing you are to share not only your experience but also posting links on how to get/buy anything you used too. Keep up the great work!

So pleased you 2 marched through this shoulder to shoulder. You're skills are master level but you're marriage and support for each other is the real treasure. Blessings at y'all.

Andrew, the high ceiling and large volumetric cubes of the space suggest a cloud type treatment could yield significant benefits in both freq and time domains.

Plus, a simple diy cloud system can include inexpensive LED indirect perimeter up-lighting ... transforming the ambience with it's warm soft glow.

Indirect, diffuse, up-lighting is second only to natural light in aesthetic appeal.

Food for thought.

(I get it, you're at a stopping point.
Simply like to point out there's diverging opinions in sidewall treatment approaches. However, there's universal acceptance to acoustic advantages to ceiling cloud treatment).

Killer content btw

Omg, I can totally hear the difference! LOVE YOUR ROOM.

Fixed our room with insulated canvas artwork, throw rugs (but a pad is not a bad idea), and a very, very large sectional. Room is damned near perfect.

A suggestion for lighting: maybe move your key light to the other side of the camera so it isn't fighting with the window light from your left? Sort of the inverse of your previous lighting setup in Austin? Only use the window for a kicker instead of a light?

I know how hard it is to keep posting in the midst of moving and furnishing. Bravo to the two of you for soldiering on. Good luck!

You Guys!!! Looks so great!!! Love the vibe/feel of your new room and the fact that it sounds great it also a plus....!!! I knew you would come through with making a great looking/sounding room! Congrats on the new home!!!

It’s great to hear your support for each other. Wish you both the best.

I am glad to finally see great content about acoustic treatment from someone as obsessed about interior design :) 🙌🙌🙌 thanks!!!

Congratulations! A great job in making your room both acoustically balanced but your solution looks terrific!