My Listening Room
A closed-off symmetrical, rectangular room with a flat ceiling may be the ideal space to optimize subwoofer performance, but homes with open floor plan spaces have become increasingly popular. The room used for my home theater setup, for instance, is 16 x 21 feet (with an oddly sloped ceiling) with one corner opening up to the front entryway and the right sidewall opening wide to a kitchen and small breakfast area. So even though the main space is 16 x 21 feet, the overall acoustical space the system must deal with is much larger and oddly shaped.
