ARTNOVIAN
Most people do know how poor acoustics sound — noisy restaurants reflecting so much sound that you can’t hear the people at the table next to you, or not being able to hear the TV as soon as someone starts cooking in the kitchen. And how many parents get a headache from kids screaming in a hard-surfaced living room? Much of our lives we rely on hearing effectively, yet architectural trends can be at odds with the creation of comfortable acoustic environments.
For readers of Best Buys Audio & AV, room acoustics are crucial in being the arbiter of the sound that any audio system can deliver. Some call the room ‘the most important component of your system’, able to wreck the clarity of sound or to allow you to enjoy the best your system can offer. Again, many people know this, but remarkably few invest to correct even glaring problems.
Why should this be? Is there a perception that acoustic treatment requires huge lumps of pointy foam everywhere so your room ends up looking like an anechoic chamber? As the Artnovian images here show, that simply doesn’t have to be
