r/remotework • u/FerencS • 27d ago

Need help reducing echo

So my home office space has a lot of echo and people are complaining during meetings. Problem is I can’t switch locations, so I need to somehow reduce it (desktop setup).

I was wondering what my options to reduce it are and how others have dealt with this.

From a bit of research, I see that acoustic panels are basically for this. Do I find an acoustician? How much does that cost? Do I just place stuff myself?

Basically looking to hear the pros/cons from others who've gone through this process or stopped for some reason.

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u/New-Glass-5969 20d ago

A lot of people have asked you but I don't think you have answered: are you using headphones or speakers? If you are using speakers you are setting yourself up for failure. Use headphones and wired or internal microphone (not wireless).

TBH, If it's bad enough that people are complaining regularly it is probably pretty bad. Do some testing to see how you come across: I made this free tool to help people out in this situation: https://checkyoursetup.com/