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PLMONROE

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Strfofoam
« on: 20 Apr 2007, 12:38 pm »
Boy do I have a bunch of this stuff. I need to either find some use for it or get rid of it. Does Styrofoam have enough absorptive properties to make its use as a bass absorber worthwhile? I find I have of  this to cover a 9 X 12 wall eight inches deep -- really!  :scratch:
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Re: Strfofoam
« Reply #1 on: 20 Apr 2007, 01:08 pm »
Sorry - Styrofoam has zero acoustical value.  The only thing it's decent for is if you're doing cloth walls and have spots with no treatments.  It can be used as a solid backer that's acoustically inert. 

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« Reply #2 on: 20 Apr 2007, 05:17 pm »
Oh well, nearly three cubic yards to the dump! At least I know what to do with it. Thanks Bryan.
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Re: Strfofoam
« Reply #3 on: 21 Apr 2007, 02:41 pm »
Quote from: PLMONROE on 20 Apr 2007, 05:17 pm
Oh well, nearly three cubic yards to the dump! At least I know what to do with it. Thanks Bryan.

Actually you could make skyline diffusors out of that stuff. It'd be a huge amount of work to cut and glue all the pieces, and it wouldn't be as good as possibly using other materials. But RPG sells styrofoam diffusors and I know first hand that they work well.

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« Reply #4 on: 22 Apr 2007, 03:13 am »
Actually that's a great point. However I started looking at all the cutting and gluing it would take and decided the dump was a more attractive alternative.  aa
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