I was reading an article about speakers earlier today, and part of the article said that it is a "common misconception" that adding more speakers to a room will improve that room's acoustics. Thoughts?
I agree with Wayne. It's much more complicated than throwing more speakers at the problem. I also think that certain rooms are so bad that there is a limit to what even careful sound design can do, but they are likely few and far between.
More sound doesn't necessarily mean better sound in my opinion. It could actually make matters worse if you have a small room with a bad design that causes bad acoustics.
I think it depends on the overall quality and sound of the speakers. Quality over quantity. Having a lot of low-quality speakers isn't going to do much for you.
You're right about quality versus quantity. A good set of speakers that create great sound versus a bunch of cheap speakers where there is no care in the construction is a no-brainer.
I can see how people come to that erroneous conclusion. If you can't hear something well, adding more speakers seems logical, but it ignores the possibility of other acoustical issues, like waveform interference.
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