Ideally, should a listening room be a sealed box (meaning a room with a roof and a floor and four continuous walls which can be completely closed with a door)?
Or are there any advantages to a listening room having one or more large openings on one or both side walls?
Is a completely closed room good because it allows a stereo system to "pressurize" the space?
Or can a room with one or more large openings on the side walls be advantageous by allowing excess sound pressure or standing waves to "escape"?
Do the answers to these questions depend on the size of the room in question?
Or are there any advantages to a listening room having one or more large openings on one or both side walls?
Is a completely closed room good because it allows a stereo system to "pressurize" the space?
Or can a room with one or more large openings on the side walls be advantageous by allowing excess sound pressure or standing waves to "escape"?
Do the answers to these questions depend on the size of the room in question?