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Yeah, probably, unless the wood has a high-gloss finish which many do when used as flooring.
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one cannot separate room treatment and the perception of the listener, be it in small or large acoustics.
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I agree 100 percent, which is why I intend to boil this test down to a single parameter of surface reflectivity. Rather than let others here confuse the issue by comparing Abbey Road Studios with a NYC subway or whatever.
And that's really what matters for 99 percent of 'Slutz anyway:
"I have a basement / garage studio and I'm thinking of covering the cement floor with wood because someone told me it will sound much better and warmer."
The above is typical, and is by far the most common application of this question that I see in forums.
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in concert halls having actually too much bass absorption is a BAD thing.
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Agreed fully, and I touched on that in my Post #33.
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I also prefer studios with wood although I have been in a couple where a combination of wood and stone where used. They all sounded fine.
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That they "all sound fine" has been my entire point all along. Which is what I had in mind when I answered the question in Post #4.
--Ethan