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Originally Posted by Weirdcuba

Does one need this type of soundproofing insulation for SQ impact, if you have an isolated room (distance wise) from the rest of the house? In my situation, my room will be isolated by distance from the rest of the house (may need this or a similar product in the ceiling), so I'm mostly focused on improving SQ rather than soundproofing the room. Of course, this should make it quieter overall inside the room, which should have a positive effect on SQ.

Thanks in advance.

Your last sentence is the key in your situation.

If you envision noise outside your room potentially disturbing your listening ...... kids playroom, etc then soundproofing would be beneficial and you could enjoy your system at lower listening levels with the help of soundproofing.

If you don’t have any worries about disturbing any one inside your house (wife, kids) or even those walking down a sidewalk outside, then I don’t see the need to spend the money on soundproofing.

I did soundproof the room I’m currently building, with the help of an acoustic engineer and a top shelf construction crew, because my family doesn’t share in my enthusiasm and there is a kids playroom above my media room.

Generally speaking, there isn’t any significant improvement in SQ by soundproofing a room although my acoustical engineer claims that a side benefit of the isolation clip system I employed in my wall construction is a tighter bass response.