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Title: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: sac8d4 on 22 Feb 2011, 05:40 am
I think we need a gallery to showcase people's systems with GIK panels in action! This is a good opportunity for potential buyers to see the various color options and range of products as well as how the treatments actually look in the audio environment.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: bpape on 22 Feb 2011, 03:19 pm
I think that would be a great idea.  I'll see if I can get some pics from Glenn to start it off.

Feel free to post your pics in this thread.  I'll make it a sticky.

Bryan
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: martyo on 25 Feb 2011, 05:42 pm
I could use a new pic but for now.....
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=14112)

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: toddbagwell on 22 Mar 2011, 07:10 pm
Time for me to post here.

I've got the following in my music room:
6 Monster Bass Traps
4 Tri-traps
6 242 panels
2 QRD diffusors

Ceiling products are similar to GIK's gridfusor.


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=44571)


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=44575)



(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=44576)


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=44577)

Thanks Guys!

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: bpape on 19 May 2011, 06:10 pm
Nice. Keep them coming.  Need to bug Glenn again for some pics...

Bryan
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: face on 29 May 2011, 11:23 pm

(http://face.cleanandquiet.com/store/The%20Room%20Aa%20Resize.jpg)

2 Monster Bass Traps and 3 244's along front wall, 3 244's behind the listening position on back wall.  Am considering another pair of 244's, one additional one in the center and moving the picture up and another on the back wall.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: poseidonsvoice on 30 May 2011, 01:48 am

2 Monster Bass Traps and 3 244's along front wall, 3 244's behind the listening position on back wall.  Am considering another pair of 244's, one additional one in the center and moving the picture up and another on the back wall.

Nice room and nice custom Scan-Speak/Seas Excel speakers. I dig your crossover parts choices, my thoughts exactly. The GIK stuff probably took your system over the top!

Anand.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: face on 30 May 2011, 08:49 pm
Thank you Anand!
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: vintagebob on 11 Dec 2011, 01:22 am
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=54862)

The pictures are 242 Art Panels.  I have 244s in the ceiling corners and Tri-traps in the wall corners.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: spence on 29 Jan 2012, 02:25 pm
Tri Traps hiding in the corner.


(http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo255/DaveSpencer_photos/STEREO.jpg?t=1324907519)

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: neekomax on 29 Jan 2012, 02:30 pm
Just got these GIKs used from AC's Gopher: 2x Tri Traps (shown), 2X 242 panels behind the listening position. They've really helped my small, squarish room!


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=57128)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: catastrofe on 3 Apr 2012, 10:54 am
Nice pics guys.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Glenn Kuras on 5 Apr 2012, 06:20 pm
Wow guys these pictures are looking GREAT. KEEP THEM COMING!!

Glenn
GIK Acoustics
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: roscoeiii on 5 Apr 2012, 06:44 pm
spence,

Curious why you went with plants instead of GIKs behind your SP Tech speakers?

Hoping to get some GIK panels from bpape at AK Fest. First priority will be rear wall I think (sofa is up against wall), then behind the speakers as step two. Pending a conversation with bpape where he convinces me otherwise...
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: bpape on 5 Apr 2012, 07:58 pm
I think he has Tri Traps behind the plants.

Will have that conversation soon. Kind of under the weather and not much voice the last couple of days.

Bryan
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: roscoeiii on 5 Apr 2012, 08:04 pm
Take your time and look after your health. No rush on my end.

Hot water, grapefruit/lemon juice and honey will help a lot with the voice. And for variety you can also add in some Thera-flu or rum/whiskey. Get well soon.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: biz97 on 17 Apr 2012, 03:15 am
Here's ours. Includes Tri Traps, Pillar Traps, 244s, Monster Traps, D1 Diffusors, and an Art Panel.

(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8556/img0507qk.jpg)
By biznus97 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/biznus97) at 2012-04-16
(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5832/img0500ncy.jpg)
By biznus97 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/biznus97) at 2012-04-16

- Biz
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Austin08 on 17 Apr 2012, 03:51 am
Here's ours. Includes Tri Traps, Pillar Traps, 244s, Monster Traps, D1 Diffusors, and an Art Panel.

- Biz


Biz,

your system looks awsome. I like the look on the back of your LP.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: biz97 on 17 Apr 2012, 07:15 pm
Thanks!
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: kiwi_1282001 on 6 May 2012, 02:19 pm
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=62321)

Photo showing GIK ArtPanel

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=62322)

Photo showing GIK ArtPanels, GIK Monster Bass Trap (rear wall) and GIK Tri-Traps (Corner)



(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=62323)

Photo showing GIK Tri-Traps (Corners)

More details including measurements and photos on my system can be found on http://www.audioenz.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/11492-Music-from-a-farther-room (http://www.audioenz.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/11492-Music-from-a-farther-room)

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Sonus on 13 Jun 2012, 07:28 pm
Here is mine.

New room, old setup.

System:
Amp: KK Audio Kronzilla SX
Preamp: Einstein The Tube Mk.II
Speakers: Zinfandel
Power: Equi=Tech
DAC: Ayre QB-9 with Macbook Pro
Acoustics: GIK, 4 Tri Traps, 4 244 Bass Traps, 4 Monster Bass Traps, 6 242 Acoustic Panels


(http://www.hostpic.org/images/15077A0668.jpg)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Glenn Kuras on 14 Jun 2012, 07:09 pm
Very nice looking!!!  :thumb:


Glenn
GIK Acoustics
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Tympani on 20 Oct 2012, 11:11 pm

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=69617)

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=69618)
TriTraps behind Maggie MG-20s
242's at first reflection
(not shown) 244 Bass Traps in rear.
Dramatic improvement at modest cost. Very pleased!
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: jimdgoulding on 14 Jun 2013, 02:36 am
Hey, Bryan, when you're back.  I don't seem to be able to negotiate your website to order what I need.  I need two more 242 panels in black.  Please advise on how I am to pay you.  Thanks.  Jim
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: bpape on 15 Oct 2013, 08:43 pm
Hey Jim.

Drop me a PM as to the where, how to touch base to do the payment, addresses, etc.

Bryan
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: dpatters on 22 Nov 2013, 02:59 pm
Just installed mine two days ago. 2 tritraps, 2 244 basstraps, 3 242 panels (one in front of fireplace and 2 on rear wall)
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=90287)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: dpatters on 22 Nov 2013, 06:23 pm
Photo added back.
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=90285)

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Wig on 26 Jan 2014, 10:55 pm
Are those white or off white?

Thanks,
Wig


Photo added back.
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=90285)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: spence on 26 Jan 2014, 11:23 pm
Sonus,
   That's a beautiful room. I think you would gain added benefit if you put an area rug on the floor to absorb the reflections. It's worth a try.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: dpatters on 27 Jan 2014, 03:44 pm
Wig,

The panels are off white.

Don
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Wig on 27 Jan 2014, 05:44 pm
Thanks! Those are the color I'm going to order for my setup...

Wig :thumb:

Wig,

The panels are off white.

Don
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: bpape on 27 Jan 2014, 05:47 pm
If your walls are more pure white, we offer a bright white also.

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: jimtranr on 2 Jul 2014, 07:14 pm
Here, after consultation with Bryan, is how I approached an asymmetrical living/dining room front wall that's an obvious minefield of acoustical nasties. The shown complement of a soffit trap and three 244s is supplemented by floor-standing 244s at the first reflection points, a soffit trap at a corner created by a width-narrowing wall jog-in about two-thirds of the way down the left side, and a 244 mounted horizontally at rear wall center. This is Phase One of an acoustical re-do of the 29'9" x 14'4" (narrowing to 10'10") x 7'8" very lived-in room...and it has proved extremely effective.   

(http://jimtranr.com/Front_wall_GIK_1.JPG)

(http://jimtranr.com/Front_wall_GIK_2.JPG)

Jim
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: stellablues on 5 Sep 2014, 03:43 am
Whats the fabric on those? is that gilford silver papier?
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: jimtranr on 5 Sep 2014, 04:29 pm
Guilford Belgrade Dover Grey.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: SCompRacer on 31 Oct 2014, 07:05 pm
Before getting Salk-ed. InnerSound Eros MK III's.

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=23896)

Salked. SoundScape 8's. The subs are there cause the entire main level is open and large with 14' ceilings. Needed help in the 25-35Hz range.

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=92494)

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=92506)

Gear has changed, but the GIK treatments stay. IIRC had them since 2006. Wish I had them sooner.

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=92673)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Ace Deprave on 26 Nov 2014, 04:29 pm
Finally about finished with the room remodel. The Napa Valley vineyard panels behind the bar are 244s and the Red Rocks panels are 242s. Tri-traps in 2 corners.

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn252/acedeprave/Minor%20Chord%20Lounge/6B958F39-4F8E-4B23-84A5-12B4AFF71D9B_zpst2eversb.jpg)

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn252/acedeprave/Minor%20Chord%20Lounge%20Master/198A5C64-B45D-4C9B-AE12-72B1C3C93365_zpscysyjdlm.jpg)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: gregcss on 26 Nov 2014, 08:40 pm
Ace,

Nice room. The panels blend in very well  :thumb:
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Ace Deprave on 28 Nov 2014, 11:33 pm
Ace,

Nice room. The panels blend in very well  :thumb:

Thank you!   :D
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Glenn Kuras on 8 Jan 2015, 03:24 pm
Finally about finished with the room remodel. The Napa Valley vineyard panels behind the bar are 244s and the Red Rocks panels are 242s. Tri-traps in 2 corners.

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn252/acedeprave/Minor%20Chord%20Lounge/6B958F39-4F8E-4B23-84A5-12B4AFF71D9B_zpst2eversb.jpg)

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn252/acedeprave/Minor%20Chord%20Lounge%20Master/198A5C64-B45D-4C9B-AE12-72B1C3C93365_zpscysyjdlm.jpg)

Don't know how I missed those pictures.  :duh: Wow those look GREAT!!
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Ace Deprave on 10 Jan 2015, 10:12 pm
Don't know how I missed those pictures.  :duh: Wow those look GREAT!!

Thanks! I'm very happy with everything!

How often do people get to say that?

Here's photo documentation of the whole project, if you're interested!

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=130729.0 (http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=130729.0)

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: respected_net on 1 Mar 2015, 06:09 am
Thanks for all the pictures!  I am in the process of treating my new listening room.  Now I have a better idea on how to proceed.  This tread is very helpful!
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: jimtranr on 22 May 2015, 08:08 pm
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=121534)


The recent delivery of a pair of 244's with scatter plates (shown flanking a standard 244) and a pair of 12"x48" Monster Traps (for the corners) completes treatment of the rear wall...and, with that, the entire room.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: advanced101 on 6 Dec 2015, 09:38 pm
(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww204/advanced101101/005.jpg)

GIK Equipment:
Soffit Traps Under Window
Corner Traps in Front room HVAC Bumpout
Monster Traps with Scatter plates next to speakers
Alpha 4s
GridFusers above the Alpha 4s
Monster trap mirroring hallway
- Diy Skyline Diffuser in window

Future Additions
Gridfuser Cloud on Ceiling
2 more DIY Skyline Diffusers for Windows
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: poseidonsvoice on 6 Dec 2015, 10:06 pm
Very nice  :P

Best,
Anand.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: BEM10001 on 21 Apr 2016, 01:19 am
GIK Alpha Tri Traps behind my VMPS RM2 speakers which are used as surrounds and subs. Panels I built myself with supplies from GIK and the large one is a Marimekko wall hanging that I used to cover the large panel I made. Didn't want just solid fabric all the way across the wall.
 
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=141649)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: poseidonsvoice on 21 Apr 2016, 01:21 am
Beautiful aesthetic  :thumb:

Anand.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: advanced101 on 14 Jul 2016, 12:17 am
Installed 3 Polyfusors in the front 3 windows. Looks great and like the change in sound. I feel they expanded the sound stage and created a livelier presentation. 

(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww204/advanced101101/Mobile%20Uploads/image_2.jpeg)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: poseidonsvoice on 14 Jul 2016, 01:29 am
Awesome! :green:

Best,
Anand
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: max190 on 14 Jul 2016, 01:47 pm
GIK Alpha Tri Traps behind my VMPS RM2 speakers which are used as surrounds and subs. Panels I built myself with supplies from GIK and the large one is a Marimekko wall hanging that I used to cover the large panel I made. Didn't want just solid fabric all the way across the wall.
 
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=141649)

Gorgeous - The colors just pop.
The coffee table reminds me of GIK's Alpha Panel Diffusor's
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: max190 on 14 Jul 2016, 01:50 pm
Installed 3 Polyfusors in the front 3 windows. Looks great and like the change in sound. I feel they expanded the sound stage and created a livelier presentation. 

(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww204/advanced101101/Mobile%20Uploads/image_2.jpeg)

Wow! Outstanding. Please put me in that chair...
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Folkman on 6 Mar 2017, 01:06 pm
Just finished building a dedicated listening room and fully treated with GIK panels , with help from Lukas.

8 x Tri traps in all corners.
8 x Monster bass traps with range limiters [4 on walls and 4 behind curtains]
4 x 242s at first reflection points on walls and ceiling.
1 x 6A Alpha panel in window behind listening position.

Am very pleased with the results  :D :D

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=158789)


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=158791)



(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=158792)


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=158793)





Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Lukas Rimbach on 8 Mar 2017, 03:52 pm
Thank you for posting this  :D

It is a really great room!
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: rockadanny on 8 Mar 2017, 09:21 pm
Updated on 6/1/2021 with new panels - page forward for a more recent post ...


Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: stellablues on 17 Mar 2017, 06:12 pm
Installed 3 Polyfusors in the front 3 windows. Looks great and like the change in sound. I feel they expanded the sound stage and created a livelier presentation. 

(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww204/advanced101101/Mobile%20Uploads/image_2.jpeg)

Based on my understanding Would it not be more productive to put the monster traps at the first reflection points and put the Alpha panels before or after those? Where on the side walls does first reflection happen in your room?
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: benguin on 31 Mar 2017, 06:32 pm
I took a couple of pictures for Bryan and Glenn, who were both immensely helpful throughout the process, and thought I'd post them here.

I first met Bryan at Axpona last year, where he reviewed by room layout diagram and almost instantly identified some placement changes (move to diagonal placement) that I didn't think would be livable, but were both great from aesthetics and provided a major sound improvement.   Next up was to get the REW software and get some measurements on the room- and as expected of a low ceiling basement area with lots of hard surfaces and irregular walls and ceilings, it was not good.

Enter a whole lot of treatment in core areas, and the results are stunning from clarity, sound stage, and decay.  I've taken some quick measurements and the difference is huge.  The ceiling panel, although a challenge to mount, really was worth adding to the wall treatment.

GIK treatments- Four 244 wall panels, 2 soffit traps stacked in corner, 1 tritrap back corner,  two 244 24" squares, and two of the new Impressions panels (which have been a great visual treat).


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=160128)

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=160130)

  Thanks to Bryan, Glenn, and Christina for their help!
    Ben
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: jimtranr on 15 Apr 2017, 09:09 pm
When the only TV in the house resides in the GIK-treated living/dining room and husband would rather listen than watch what wife has selected with the Comcast remote, the bedroom audio system is his only viable option. But the bedroom is a 13'x11'x8' sardine can stuffed with the furniture that makes a bedroom what it is and asymmetrically configured with chest-high windows on one side, a louvered-door closet on the other, and no usable right-front corner because a door opens there. To add insult to sonic injury, the stand-mounted speakers have virtually no breathing room with a low-boy dresser sandwiched between them. Then there are the framed prints, jewel boxes, and assorted knick-knacks that, in the name of domestic peace and tranquility, shall not be moved. And of course to top it all off, there's the question of what would happen to my marriage if I started moving what my wife calls '2001 monoliths' into our bedroom. 

One of the benefits of having already treated the main audio system is that I could cannibalize its 2'x4' full-range and scatter-plated 244s along with its 1'x4' Monsters to see what effect they would have on what I would hear from my Paradigm Studio 20s while plopped out on the bed. Not all at once, of course. If I was going to get away with this, mission creep had to be my M.O. So I started with the front wall (two full-range 244s and a Monster). Having received no adverse reaction, I did the rear wall (two scatter-plated 244s and a Monster). Same non-reaction, maybe because I figured out how to move the prints around so all could remain on that wall after I positioned the traps. Feeling safe, I started ordering traps from Christina Stone in stages. An already too-long story short, I proceeded to the first reflection points, then the second, and, finally, after a very helpful consultation with Bryan Pape--and in what I thought would be an esthetic and functional deal breaker--2'x2' 244s to cover the dresser front to reduce its SBIR.

As it turned out, my wife liked what she heard from the additions, so everything stays...like so:

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=161008)

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=161009)

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=161010)

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=161011)

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=161012)

Not an interior decorator's dream design. But, no pun intended (and apologies to Cole Porter), the difference in the bedroom-system listening experience pre- and post-treatment is night and day. My thanks again to Bryan for his sage advice and Christina for her patience in dealing with the staging of my orders to enable me to put what I "borrowed" from the main system back where it belongs. And, of course, thanks to my wife for her forbearance.

--Jim 

     
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: EVOLVIST on 14 May 2017, 05:32 am
Pair of Tri-Traps stacked in each front corner:

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=158893)

Pair of 244 Bass Traps on each side wall; three Evolution PolyFusor Diffusor / Absorber panels on the back wall:

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=158894)

Are those Egglestons?
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: rockadanny on 14 May 2017, 04:50 pm
Quote
Are those Egglestons?

Hello EVOLVIST. Yes they are - Fontaines (original model, with black Italian granite sides). Lovely to hear and view as well (biased  :) ).
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: EVOLVIST on 15 May 2017, 06:33 am
Hello EVOLVIST. Yes they are - Fontaines (original model, with black Italian granite sides). Lovely to hear and view as well (biased  :) ).

Excellent! I just sold some Andra IIs. Not because they are bad speakers. They are fantastic, only I wanted to move to a smaller room in the house, so I believe I'm going to pick up some Audio Physic Avanti 30th Anniversary...but I also have some Decware ERRs coming in w/ upgrades caps and resistors.

That's pretty nearfield. How far away are your speakers from your listening spot, and how big is your room?
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: rockadanny on 15 May 2017, 10:08 pm
EVO - Yes, fairly near-field at approximately 7' equilateral triangle - more recently moved my seat back about 2' and raised 1.5" (have since learned that my speakers have better HF response few inches above tweeter center, so my inclination to raise my seat was, after all, correct). Positioned speakers in room via Cardas method, then moved my seat all over the place, even up (on blocks), and finally settled for this as best spot. Took some getting used to visually as I've never been this close before, No longer so close so visually not an issue, but the sound is terrific. Basement Room: 20.125' L x 12.67' W x 7.10' H.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: bacobits1 on 3 Dec 2017, 11:37 pm
(http://[img]https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=199476)

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=200496)







This was pretty easy, no measurements (I don't have the means) since I do not have the latitude in the room to position things much. Just too much in here for now.

12 X14 X8 room heavy oriental rug over wood floor. 4 GIK 244 panels on front wall with 2 more coming with scatter shields for my back wall. I'll post another shot when they arrive.

For the money spent this setup is the best bang for the buck I have done in a long long time. Better than a wire upgrade hugely, or any USB doodads upgrade and very near a component change. Really impressed it worked so well, super separation and soundstage, pulsating, it just came into focus. Very articulate tight base and mids no glare. Damn good!

My advice is do your room before you do anything else!!
A very reasonable cost for what it has done.

DN




Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: G.Michael on 4 Dec 2017, 01:11 am
From the condo my wife had a few years ago:

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=69327)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Nick V on 5 Jun 2018, 02:29 pm
Main System:

4x Tri-Traps
1x Monster Bass Trap
5x 242 Panels
2x Art Panels

(https://image.ibb.co/n8U4Ob/IMAG1575.jpg)

(https://image.ibb.co/kzOEOb/IMAG1569.jpg)

(https://image.ibb.co/e7Kn7o/IMAG1264.jpg)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: G.Michael on 5 Jun 2018, 04:21 pm
Nice to see a room where good acoustics are as much a priority as the electronics.

Good thing you put the art panels on the back wall... would be distracting on the front! 

I especially like your LCR speaker combination.   

What are the dimensions of the room?
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Nick V on 5 Jun 2018, 07:19 pm
Nice to see a room where good acoustics are as much a priority as the electronics.

Good thing you put the art panels on the back wall... would be distracting on the front! 

I especially like your LCR speaker combination.   

What are the dimensions of the room?

Thanks for the comment. I have put considerable effort into taming the bass and the first reflection points in the room, and it's paid off with great sound!

The room is about 15 x 13 x 8. The front speakers are on the short wall.

It's actually funny that you mention that. I've just recently sold the KEF LS50s and Rick Craig from Selah Audio is just about finished building these for me:

(https://image.ibb.co/eGOA2d/Vigore.jpg)

-Scan-Speak Beryllium Dome Tweeter
-SB Satori 5" Midrange
-SB Acoustics 8" Woofer

I'll eventually have him build me a center channel to match, but for now I'll be running 4.1 with a phantom center channel. 2 channel is the priority anyway so I'm not too worried about losing the center. Although having said that, the 3 LS50s as L/C/R were as seamless as I've ever heard for the front sounstage in a surround system.

As for electronics, I've made some changes there too. I recently added an Esoteric SA 50 CD/SACD/DAC as the main source, a miniDSP DDRC-22D (all the digital sources run through it, then the Esoteric DAC) to tame the room a little more (mostly low bass and mid bass), and an Anthem Statement A2 amp for the main L/R (for now).

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: G.Michael on 6 Jun 2018, 01:26 pm
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The room is about 15 x 13 x 8. The front speakers are on the short wall.

It's actually funny that you mention that. I've just recently sold the KEF LS50s and Rick Craig from Selah Audio is just about finished building these for me:

Yes, it looks as though it took a good amount of care getting those acoustical treatments just right.  My room is narrower and longer, and I have shelves along the back wall that provide some absorption and diffraction (and messiness), so overall it was a little easier to treat; but overall, the same idea. 

I see that your  new speakers are color-matched to the acoustical panels--nice touch.  If you're looking for isolation platforms or cones to put under those speakers, you might look at the products from Iso-Acoustics.  They make platforms and pucks, mostly for the pro audio world (which means less expensive than audiophile) that do a very good job.
 
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Photon46 on 6 Jun 2018, 05:45 pm
Here's my system with GIKs. I also have four 2' tall GIK Tri-Traps in each upper corner of the room's recessed ledges. These treatments have worked very well and have helped tame the room response.


(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=180971)


Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: G.Michael on 6 Jun 2018, 07:40 pm
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Here's my system with GIKs. I also have four 2' tall GIK Tri-Traps in each upper corner of the room's recessed ledges. These treatments have worked very well and have helped tame the room response.

I haven't seen many listening rooms in which the acoustical treatments make the room look BETTER, but I think you've achieved this!

I've installed various kinds of treatments in four different rooms (one of my own and three belonging to friends), and I can't say that I made any of them look better.

I gather that your room, with the hard surfaces and ledges at the ceiling, is an acoustical challenge.  I like how the equipment rack is a perfect match to the treatments.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Photon46 on 6 Jun 2018, 11:27 pm
Thanks for your comments. Actually, the room is fairly benign in its untreated state. We had wall to wall carpet originally and I was quite worried that the change to hardwood floors would be big negative but that wasn't the case. The wall to the left of the wall shown has a large open hall and kitchen opening which helps avoid very large dips and peaks in the bass region. There's a large Oriental rug with thick pad in the area between the seating position and the area seen in the photo and another Oriental rug in the area to the left of the frame, so only 50% of the room flooring is hard surface. There are also thick lined draperies covering most of the wall to the right of the frame.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: cordobaman on 13 Dec 2019, 05:22 pm

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=201978)


(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=201979)


Covering three Audio Circles with one post!
 (GIK, Spatial, and GR Research)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Big Red Machine on 13 Dec 2019, 07:43 pm
You guys have some really nice looking rooms. Can't wait to get my racks configured and start loading them into my new space. Soon.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: G.Michael on 13 Dec 2019, 08:23 pm
Nice room!  The acoustic panels/wall art fit so well.  I see you have one tucked into the back corner, too.   
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: poseidonsvoice on 14 Dec 2019, 07:56 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/ICr6Yvb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/NNIbL9c.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/csn8ZD2.jpg)

Best,
Anand.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Jaytor on 16 Jan 2020, 04:00 am
Here are a couple photos of my listening room. Mostly GIK treatments.

On the front wall I have two GIK 2'x2'x6" bass trap diffusors sitting on the floor, two GIK 2'x4'x4" bass trap diffusors using the free-standing footers, and a pair of DIY 16" x 6' tube traps.

On the side walls, I have six 2'x2'x2" DIY panels on each side, three 2'x4'x4" GIK art panels with scatter plates on the left, and one GIK 3'x4' 242 art panel on the right above the fire place.

On the ceiling, I have six GIK 242 panels hung about 3" below the ceiling. I mounted a framework using aluminum angle strips from Home Depot on the back of the panels to secure them together and provide a way to hang them. I decided this was easier than trying to using GIK's brackets to hang each panel individually.

Speakers are GR Research NX-Oticas with triple 12" OB servo subs.

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=203161)

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=203162)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: SFDude on 16 Jan 2020, 10:39 pm
Jaytor, can I move in to your home and live in that room? Absolutely great setup there!
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Jaytor on 16 Jan 2020, 11:15 pm
Ha... well if you are ever in Portland and want to come by for a listen, let me know. Thanks for the compliment.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: G.Michael on 17 Jan 2020, 12:26 am
Anand,
Nice theater!  Are the speakers angled for nearfield listening/viewing?
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: G.Michael on 17 Jan 2020, 12:29 am
Jaytor,
Let's see... Hardware, Acoustics, Interior Design.  You've scored the audiophile trifecta!  :thumb:
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: poseidonsvoice on 17 Jan 2020, 12:50 am
Anand,
Nice theater!  Are the speakers angled for nearfield listening/viewing?

Yes, it’s a 110 inch screen but 90% of the time my room is used for 2 channel. I was meaning to take a picture of the rest of the room, to illustrate the space better.

The angling of the speaker is on purpose, as the off axis response out to 60 degrees or so is tremendously smooth. The asymptotes cross about 2 feet in front of me as such both listeners to the left or right of me get very even coverage. Extreme toe in as seen in the picture tremendously enhances image specificity by minimizing  early reflections. Staging is quite broad and deep (although the depth is likely from the diffusers on the rear side walls). More info in my systems page.

Best,
Anand.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: freedomgli on 20 May 2020, 01:27 am
Beautiful inspiration in this thread. Some lovely rooms and home theaters.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: SinnerSaint on 31 May 2021, 10:05 pm
Thanks for all you do!
Appreciate all the research & product development.
As well as the aesthetics & SAF.

No reply required.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: dpatters on 1 Jun 2021, 11:53 am

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=217383)

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=220442)

Don P

Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: rockadanny on 1 Jun 2021, 03:31 pm
Pair of 244 Bass Traps on side wall (at 1st & 2nd reflection points), Tri-Traps stacked in each front corner, pair of 6A Alpha Pro Series Bass Trap Diffusor/Absorbers 2D(a) on front wall (most recent update):

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=225076)

Pair of 244 Bass Traps on side wall (at 1st & 2nd reflection points); three Evolution PolyFusor Diffusor/Absorber panels on the back wall:

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=225077)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: azchump on 4 Jul 2022, 02:37 am
You guys are lucky.  I spent $1600 with GIK for various bass traps and absorbers.  The quality was so bad my wife would not let me put them up.  I tried shipping them back and was partially successful.  UPS could not find their facility three times.  To make matters worse the cost to ship back cost almost as much as it did to buy them due to size.  I ended up paying twice the amount for Vicoustic Acoustic panels and they came with triple the quality and look. 
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Mariusz Uszynski on 4 Jul 2022, 11:35 am
You guys are lucky.  I spent $1600 with GIK for various bass traps and absorbers.  The quality was so bad my wife would not let me put them up.  I tried shipping them back and was partially successful.  UPS could not find their facility three times.  To make matters worse the cost to ship back cost almost as much as it did to buy them due to size.  I ended up paying twice the amount for Vicoustic Acoustic panels and they came with triple the quality and look.

So, how do you like your Vicoustic panels?
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Mr. Big on 6 Apr 2023, 04:09 pm

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=251746)

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=251747)
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: CharlieCH on 18 Apr 2023, 08:47 pm
I'm new here so I thought I'd post my introduction in this section as I've just added some treatment to my new listening room. 

I'm in Houston, Tx and have recently moved into a new house where I have a dedicated 13 x 18-foot listening room.  I am currently listening to MMGs which are powered by two (new) D-Sonic M3a-600M amps and my streaming source is a SONOS Port.  Subs are SVS SP1000 Pros. 

I also have a MiniDSP SHD on order which will replace the Port depending on how much I like Volumio (or not).  Might keep the Port, might try Roon.

Historically, my main system was a pair of Magenpan 1.6s powered with a Parasound HCA-1500A amp and a Parasound Pre amp.  The HCA1500A was a great amp but I broke it moving speaker cables while it was on.  I had it repaired but it never sounded the same.  My 1.6s buzz now and, while I know I can get them repaired, I figured that after almost 30 years, I've gotten good value out of my old system (all of it was just about $3K!). 

So new house, new room, new system, and new acoustic treatments!  The new system (Maggie 1.7i's, the D-Sonic Amps, SHD, PORT, subs) will be about $8K.

I have Tri Traps in each corner (8 total), with 4" Alpha panels and some Polyfusors on the front wall.  The rear wall has some 244 panels on stands in front of a window with some 6" Alpha panels on either side.  There are also two 244 panels on the side walls that I may just order stands for instead of hanging.  In the future, I may add something to the ceiling.

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=252212)

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=252213)



 
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Denton J on 6 Jun 2023, 07:58 pm
I have some GIK products coming.  Hopefully it makes a noticeable difference.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: figcon on 6 Jun 2023, 09:19 pm
I use a bunch of their products and as long as you know what will work best in your room, they are great performing and a great value. Made in the USA, too, I believe.
Title: Re: Gallery of GIK Treatments
Post by: Denton J on 7 Jun 2023, 02:16 am
I use a bunch of their products and as long as you know what will work best in your room, they are great performing and a great value. Made in the USA, too, I believe.

I used their consulting service.  I don't know much about room acoustics.