...but what is the answer?
After a five month gestation, my new listening room is almost ready.
It'll be a dedicated listening space in the roof loft, w/no pesky family, pets, random furniture to intrude .
10' high at midline apex, sloping down eaves at 30 degrees both sides, to maximum width of 18', where side walls will be 4' high
38' overall depth w/rear storage area well behind listening position for lp.s, cd.s etc.
Eaves and floor treated both thermally and acoustically.
Room will have a dedicated power feed split from rest of property via 6.5" copper SWA cable to dedicated consumer unit, from which will run 1.5" Oyaide dedicated lines to a half dozen Furutech rhodium duplexes.
So I've kinda covered a lot of bases here, my remaining decision seems somewhat mundane, but may be ultra critical - do I carpet the floor?
Currently I have a serviceable, but not very pretty new fibreboard floor laid onto acoustic insulation and 150 year old existing ceiling/roof joists.
I've always lived in, and by necessity listened to my music in, non carpeted/hardwood floored spaces, adorned with rugs etc. But this space lends itself to carpeting.
So the question is if there is a consensus view on whether carpeting is a no brainer, aesthetic considerations aside?
After a five month gestation, my new listening room is almost ready.
It'll be a dedicated listening space in the roof loft, w/no pesky family, pets, random furniture to intrude .
10' high at midline apex, sloping down eaves at 30 degrees both sides, to maximum width of 18', where side walls will be 4' high
38' overall depth w/rear storage area well behind listening position for lp.s, cd.s etc.
Eaves and floor treated both thermally and acoustically.
Room will have a dedicated power feed split from rest of property via 6.5" copper SWA cable to dedicated consumer unit, from which will run 1.5" Oyaide dedicated lines to a half dozen Furutech rhodium duplexes.
So I've kinda covered a lot of bases here, my remaining decision seems somewhat mundane, but may be ultra critical - do I carpet the floor?
Currently I have a serviceable, but not very pretty new fibreboard floor laid onto acoustic insulation and 150 year old existing ceiling/roof joists.
I've always lived in, and by necessity listened to my music in, non carpeted/hardwood floored spaces, adorned with rugs etc. But this space lends itself to carpeting.
So the question is if there is a consensus view on whether carpeting is a no brainer, aesthetic considerations aside?