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)
SBIR (Speaker Boundary Interference Response) - This is a term to describe how the proximity of a speaker to a hard boundary (wall/ceiling/floor) will change the response, especially in the low end. This is something that not a lot of...
Room modes are resonances at specific frequencies inside a room, which are related to the room’s dimensions. There are three types of modes in a room: axial, tangential, and oblique. The axial modes are easiest to visualize since they rely...
Early reflection points, first reflection points, or “mirror point” are semi-technical terms used to describe a phenomenon common to all enclosed spaces no matter the size: direct sound from the loudspeakers will arrive at the listener’s ears before the reflected...