CHAPTER 6

ACOUSTICS

Usually little attention is paid to the part that the listening room plays in the general problem of obtaining hi-fi. If we can gain a basic understanding of what it takes to make a good listening room, then there is much we can do to ensure that the money invested in hi-fi equipment doesn't go down the drain. Much knowledge has been accumulated regarding the acoustic problems of concert halls which can, in turn, be applied to our own listening areas.

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