Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions French doors or theater type doors to fix FR.

I would give this a serious look. In my (very small room) I found adding hard doors really changed the sound. But when I left the opening open, but pulled heavy blackout drapes across, the sound smoother out a bit. Our rooms are very different, but the curtain and the doors will give you very different responses. For me, the drapes work better as it increases the effective size of my room and lets some of the waves dissipate rather than bounce right back into the listening area.

Mark could loan you his dog to sit in the doorway, for a small fee of course(a few Scooby snacks). The dog might want a couple too.

I've hung a curtain in my old home theater/den layout for the same purpose and it was very effective. My setup was very simple and consisted of a cheap curtain rod and double-sided dark curtains. It also helped to darken the room up, as it blocked off the light coming down the stairway.

I don't know if Randy wants to be any more 'in the dark' than he may already be! Me, I'm blind in one eye, and just can't see out of the other one. It's always 'A Dark Knight' here in Gotham.

We just added heavy crushed velvet (dark blue) to the french door setup for our media room (i will see about uploading a photo).

It was done in part to cut down on the light from the games room during the day or at night if others are using that room while some are watching movies.
The curtain does of course cut down the hard wall reflections as well inside the media room. I've always found the sound of the media room to be amazing compared to any other room i've listened to music in, but if the curtain added anything since it was put up, i cannot really tell the difference unless i'm standing by the french doors, talking and closing the curtain at the same time.
Only then is it obvious that one's voice and related echo are decreased.

I automatically had thoughts of Elvis painted on it

oh dear i hope not

Chesseroo,
You bes' not be dissin' the King!

Images of the french door curtains.
I tried it both with and without the flash to provide an idea of the light and dark that escapes the room.

Chess, can I move in with you?