acoustical treatments
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i want to build my own, who has built their own and what materials were involved. thanks.
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Depends what you want to do. For trapping, use high density glass (3lb per cu.ft.). Carpet on bare floor at first reflection points. Difusion is a little more complicated.
There are some good articles on treating rooms at audioholics.com.
I gave up on my concrete bunker because I don't have the room and I would need to treat a LOT.
Fred
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shareholder in the making
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shareholder in the making
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me, owens corning 703, pictures on website.
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Bweasner,
I'd be interested in knowing the details of the construction. Unfortunately finding Corning 703 in Markham, Canada isn't so easy.
I also went with a red colour on my walls. Are you noticing much difference in the accoustics now that you have your panels up ?
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BIG difference in sound quality. I guess my room is a lot like fredk's...a concrete bunker (laughed out loud at this, never thought of my basement this way ) After I installed all the drywall in the room, the smallest sounds would echo like crazy. Even dropping a drillbit sounded thunderous. Now, I hear no echos or muddiness at all in the theater (except for a litte bit of reverb coming from the untreated stairwell, but I don't think there is anything I can do about this). It is nice to be able to have a conversation in that room (no movie or music playing, of course) and not hear your voice echo at least two or three times.
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great looking panels! simple and inexpensive to build do you think i can get away with shallower ones, say an inch in depth. i prefer a more subtle panel
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The thickness of the panel is directly related to the lower frequencies it can trap.
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The thickness of the panel is directly related to the lower frequencies it can trap. Exactly! I think that the recommended thickness for the lowest frequencies (bass traps) is AT LEAST 4-6" of fiberglass. ClubNeon, do you know?
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is this one of those things that something is better than nothing. i don't think it'll sound any worse with diy panels??....
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