Tile effects upon room acoustics?

marlap
marlap Posts: 16
edited September 2008 in Speakers
My playroom is being re-done, and the landlord opted for ceramic tiles on the floor (not my choice). The measurements of the room is approximately 25ft X 20ft. What effects will this have on the room acoustics? Will it brighten up the sound, cause echos, weaken bass frequencies? Would installing a rug help with acoustics? What other steps should I consider?
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited September 2008
    I believe all of those statements are correct
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2008
    Get a area rug.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Get a area rug.

    For that size room, get two. Maybe three.
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited September 2008
    All of the above. Try this link:"http://www.atsacoustics.com/page--Free-Online-Room-Acoustics-Analysis--ora.html"
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited September 2008
    yea, what they said or...........

    try wrapping yourself in a blanket, might save some dough on rugs.

    don't forget to leave a hole for your nose so you can breathe.

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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited September 2008
    For music, I like to tame a room with area rugs. For normal TV watching and movie dialog, I find the added reflections to boost dialog and actually make some soundtracks better with less dynamic changes in the vocal track. You know those soft movies that always seem to have too many quiet scenes. Currently my living area is tile without rugs and I kinda like it once I got over the added volume.
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