How does glass affect acoustics?

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Good afternoon ~ I am considering placing some speakers in my conservatory and I was wondering how the acoustics would sound. I intend to have the speakers facing into the conservatory which is 1/3 brick at the bottom with the rest glass including the roof.

Any ideas?

PS I haven't bought the speakers yet so that raises another question.

 

[chebby]

Is this just for music in the conservatory or in a listening room that includes a conservatory as part of the larger space?

ps. I hope your roof is toughened glass 🙂

 

[Anonymous]

Ah - good question.

Half the room is conservatory (extension) and half is a room in the house. The external wall has been knocked through to create a complete space of 11ft wide by 20ft long. Personally I don't favour long rooms but I didn't want to knock my house down

And yes the glass roof is toughend. The sound insualtion is fairly good.

 

[Anonymous]

I must add that I intend to put the speakers halfway down the room facing into the conservatory.

 

[Craig M.]

glass tends to reflect higher frequencies, while bass tends to pass through it. if the music is loud enough the glass will act as a bass trap by vibrating.

speakers half way down the room might not work very well, you might end up with no bass.

 

[Anonymous]

Craig M.: if the music is loud enough the glass will act as a bass trap by vibrating.

Hmmm... The movie "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" springs to mind...

 

[Anonymous]

i shouldnt worry too much about the glass - its effect will be quite transparent...

... well someone had to :-/

 

[Anonymous]

Haha, good one. (well i think its funny)