Got leather

[Willow]

On the weekend we got a leather couch, I had to make changes to the rears, but lying them on their backs on the floor (stands would have them directly over a heat source. What I noticed was an slight echo in the room now, I thoght, Oh no it'll make the system sound like crap. We watched movies last night and it seemed more full, more bass. Wierd. I thought it had to do with the fact we had an aversized couch (material) which may have been to absorbing of the bass notes.

Am I way off my rocker, or would this make sense?

thanks

[Ricardo]

Maybe the creatures that live in the speakers don't like leather and went away??? This would for sure modify sound...Is the smell still there???? :D :D :D

Sorry but couldn't resist.....

[Willow]

don't know they are not at Nose level anymore !! ;)

[PolknPepsi]

We watched movies last night and it seemed more full, more bass. Wierd. I thought it had to do with the fact we had an aversized couch (material) which may have been to absorbing of the bass notes.

Am I way off my rocker, or would this make sense?

thanks
You arent off your rocker one bit, it makes perfect sense to me the fabric (material) was absorbing.

In the grand scheme of things it is also known as room treatments.

[scottnbnj]

a floor should have a lower resonant frequency than drywall. so if you moved it from against one wall to the floor, lower frequencies bounce back into the room rather than travel through drywall *and* higher frequencies that the drywall reflected in the old position will get a more solid, stronger bounce back into the room.

if it's placed on the floor and next to a wall or corner it would add another layer of gain, just like moving a sub closer to a wall or corner.

the different sofa will make a difference too, but i'm not even gonna guess at that.

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[dorokusai]

I covered my couch in Kraft American Cheese singles and noticed a huge improvement in soundstage; although that cheese sticks to your hair and turpentine burns those areas.

On a serious note, room treatments really help, just don't let it get out of hand. Keep the front damped or treated, and the rear "live".

[scottnbnj]

agreed. uh,.. on dele within reason, not the cheese. there's no way my wife would tolerate that, even if i warned her it was just temporary. she won't touch processed cheese.

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