So the carpet is pretty much down (due to the hard work put in by Steve the fitter – thanks mate!) and while I hate to admit it, my boss Richard was absolutely right about the amount of reverb that it would kill.
Even though the area covered by the carpet is probably less than a third of the total reflective surface in the room, I’d estimate a reduction of over 50 per cent in the amount of audio bouncing off the walls. In an interesting side note, apparently the carpet isn’t being glued to the underlay (which is the usual practice) as this will help to reduce to absorb more of the vibration. Guess it’s the same principle as de-coupled walls and ceilings.
Next stage will probably be the curtains, but I don’t have a date for that. Will post it when I get it.
Cheers!
Laurence
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