DJ setups/Mixer porn/New toys thread...
Unbroken1 I’m told by sound engineer types who know a lot more than me, that a room divider / screen can be a great bit of kit for non dedicated roooms. Easy to move about depending on the room uses, can be reshaped for the rooms acoustics and you don’t have to have stuff stuck to the walls. You can also throw things over them like a rug / duvet / large artisanal scarves to deaden the sound a bit more if you need to.
Don’t think they need to be chinoiserie, at least they didn’t specify.
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Amps …that’s a decent shout actually Amps, a mate runs and auction house an they are always coming across that sorta tat from clearances. I actually have a few throws/rugs that I sling over the desk at night, they’d probably do the job.
At this point I really don’t imagine the room’s acoustics are any worse than my ears though tbh.
Unbroken1 From the bits of live music stuff I do, I know certain rooms, and even tents, can just sound hideous, almost unusable until you have a few hundred people in them. I’ll bet once you have carpet in 
and something on the back wall / windows you would defo notice it, untrained ear or not.
Best bit about the screens is the fact you can move them and they actually look like furniture as opposed to some odd bit of foam stuck to a wall.
this is why i mix on headphones, too difficult to properly treat a room that isn’t built as a studio and dedicated as such.
Amps i’m using the beyer dt990s. they’re open back and comfortable, so as long as i’m careful with the levels, i can put 4-5 hours in with no fatigue issues. one wall of my studio is glass and there’s a window too, so there’s absolutely no point in getting proper monitors. i have a good hifi set up with a sub and i use that to check the mix.
it’s just a matter of learning how things sound. i know that if i can hear the bass, but it doesn’t stand out, i’m close. when i check it with the sub, i know if i’ve over-baked it or not. that and reference tracks if i’m not sure and a 2nd set of ears when i send it for mastering really help. the feedback from wayne who does all my masters has been invaluable, it’s helped me learn so much quicker and to train my ears properly.
…spend much of the day with cans on on Teams and the like, so its nice to take them off and fire-up the monitors when I’m working on audio, although I do a fair share of that in headphones on the couch next door too.
Generally I find the optimum situation is to listen on as many different sound sources as possible, switching between earbuds, computers speakers or in the car… if I can find any kind of consistency between them I’m in the ballpark.
Having said all that, I remember watching a Joris Voorn production thing on YouTube from a few years ago when he was in his home studio with a massive bay window in front of him, and he said the most important thing was to ‘learn’ the characteristics of the space you’ve got…
given the choice, i’d probably work with monitors a lot more, but i do really like the open back headphones for detail work. the music i make does lend to that too though, as i tend to aim it at a headphone/stereo listening experience.
i’ve taken that idea of learning what sounds good on my set up, regardless of the room acoustics. i actually used to test mixes on 4-5 different sets of speakers, but i feel like it’s not that important for me anymore. my next plugin purchase is metric ab when it goes on sale. looks like a really good tool for referencing.
Anyone used any Technics service firms in the Kent / East London / Essex area? Mine need a jolly good servicing, but there are a few cowboys out there so need to tread carefully. The "“Just Technics”" geezer in Colchester looks like he knows his stuff, but he’s booked up for months in advance ( though probably a good sign)
IndustryStandard http://www.deck-doctor.co.uk/ has been recommended to me by a mate who used him. Understand he used to be involved with fabric - he told my mate that the sound was at it’s best down there after it had rained as the bricks / ground retained the moisture.
Cheers lads. He works on site ? Just comes round and services them at your house/studio?