[Digity8]

I'm finishing off my room, its above a carport and beside my kitchen. Should I use carpet or laminate flooring for the floors in terms of best sound?

 

[porsche951]



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Originally Posted by Digity8 /forum/post/12884123


I'm finishing off my room, its above a carport and beside my kitchen. Should I use carpet or laminate flooring for the floors in terms of best sound?

Definately carpet. Hard flooring will give you more sound problems.

 

[GPowers]

Carpet is the only way to go. Other wise you will have an acoustic nightmare.

 

[Digity8]

Thanks guys

 

[bommai]

I am in the same dilemma. I am building a new house and my theater room will be above my garage. There is no carpet in any other room except for this one. I hate carpet but kept it in the theater room because I ran out of money and because I thought carpet is good for sound. However, I have read several articles lately in AVS that said carpet muffles the sound and having hard surface and area rugs is a better option.

 

[Johnsteph10]

I'm not sure who would say it is better to actually add acoustically reflective surfaces to a dedicated HT environment.

 

[bommai]

Check out this website written by Ethan Winer, a frequent contributor to these forums.

Hard floor/soft ceiling

 

[GPowers]



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Originally Posted by Johnsteph10 /forum/post/17233701


I'm not sure who would say it is better to actually add acoustically reflective surfaces to a dedicated HT environment.

Commercial theaters basically have concrete floors!

 

[dododge]



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Originally Posted by GPowers /forum/post/17239036


Commercial theaters basically have concrete floors!

...mostly covered by seating.

 

[patricksull]

Read Ethan's article. If you have sound treatments throughout the room (i.e. OC 703 with fabric, carpeted stage/riser, etc) you could easily go with laminate floors. Listen to your system and place rugs in areas that might be too bright. Experiment.