Thanks for your input Bryan! Right now I have the 2'x4'x4" traps. To be crystal clear (sorry if I'm a bit slow
), are you are saying that there isn't a way for these to be effective bass traps for my room? To do the corners in front, I assume I'd have to cut insulation into triangles and stack it, then cover it with some black material. The traps are worth more as is, so I'd have to sell them and buy more insulation.
If that is the case, maybe I should use at least some of the traps for reflection control. They are 4" thick when I've read 2" would do, but I do have them on hand. How many should I use and where? I think I can answer my own question... at the first reflection points. I think 2" thick traps would look better there since the room is so narrow. The 4" traps in front of the seating area make the room feel quite a bit smaller.
I guess the question I really need to ask is, should I use the 3 traps in the back of the room? These locations have the highest aesthetics. Are these locations effective for either bass or reflection control? The two on the side walls are pushed into the corners (this was true when the "6 traps" readings were taken for the graphs above).
See, I want to use the traps to improve my room's acoustics, but if they are going to make a negligible or very small difference then I guess I'll sell them and put them to better use that way. I feel so lucky to have won these traps and I think they are of high quality, they certainly look very professional. I really wish they could be made useful in my room!
Is reflection control measureable with my RS meter? Would I see the difference in the FR or the decay?
In the following two graphs of 300hz to 750hz, I see more differences with 6 traps (purple) than I do sub 300hz above...
How significant are these differences? How should I expect to hear the difference?
I just won a DSP1124P on ebay for $55 shipped and I picked up the phono-to-mono and MIDI-to-USB adapters today. All I need is the freaking subwoofer!