Semi, the floors actually are not that much of a problem. When designing the area I had some concerns about the floor and we thought about carpeting but we did not want to do this for 2 reasons. For warmth and comfort the whole floor is heated and using carpeting just does not work with this type of floor. This level is a walk out to the backyard, and with putting in a pool the concerns were the kids tracking in water and dirt all over a carpeted floor so tile became the natural choice. To deal with the reflections I built the room with no rectangular areas, there is only 1 right angle wall at the back of the room and this will be broken by a corner cabinet when I get it finished. The back wall also has an angle that breaks away from 90 at the mid point and so does the side wall up towards the front where I put in the fireplace. The bulk heads all have rounded corners, and also do not continue on straight lines along the whole length. The cabinets I am building for the bar going in at the back all are designed to lessen the reflections by presenting no right angles or direct reflections to the speaker’s positions. Once I have this all done I will use acoustic panels where and if required to make the final adjustments. I was pleasantly surprised at how little echo there is in the room, in the picture does not show the large area rug that was used in front of the couch this made a big difference to the reflections from the 80’s off the floor. With a little time and patience I have been able to work with the shortcomings of having a tile floor.
