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Industry Circles => GIK Acoustics => Topic started by: slefley on 25 Sep 2017, 03:18 pm
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My dedicated listening room is only 11 feet wide and I read differing opinions on how to treat the first reflection point. Some say full-range absorption while others suggest adding some diffusion to the absorber to effectively expand the dimension. I'd appreciate your advice on using a 244 alone or adding a scatter plate for some diffusion.
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It's mostly a matter of taste, but both full range absorption (244) and a mixture of absorption & diffusion (244 with Scatter Plate, or Alpha panel) will work very well. For me, reflection points are pretty much the only place in the room I want full-on absorption. :thumb:
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Thank you. I'll go with the 244 absorption only.
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When I experimented I found in my room of 14' wide that both diffusers and panels with scatter plates placed on the side walls had a noticeable effect which I did not like - I assumed they were too close to me. I now use absorbent panels.
These days I have my gear on the side wall so I place the panels close to the speakers. One panel covers both first and second reflections. I find that 242 panels best because they start absorbing higher up the frequencies (compare test results on the GIK site). I also have them on the wooden feet, which again I found sounded better.
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Thank you. Are the wood feet available commercially or did you make them?
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GIK sell them:
http://gikacoustics.co.uk/product/wooden-and-custom-metal-stands/
They only seem to be available in the UK as I only see the metal ones mentioned on the US site.