Acoustic treatment for room

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this_is_vv

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Acoustic treatment for room
« on: 24 Jan 2014, 07:01 pm »
I got a small room and i can do SOME acoustic room treatement ...so i have thought to take in phases....First i am trying to handle the Ceiling and back wall ....for back wall i am planning to put these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350983239913

For celieng i am planning to cover the entire part in something like this...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Charcoal-Eggcrate-Acoustic-Soundproofing-Foam-82-x-72-x-1-1-2-Thick-/251430098180

and for bass traps i am using these

http://www.amazon.com/Auralex-LENRD-Bass-Traps-Charcoal/dp/B0002G10QU

The room is a rectangle measuring 10'-11'...it has windows on one side...the speakers are at that side as well....on left side is mirror wardrobe so  cant do much on that side...

will put a picture later....

Any suggestion of changing stuff for betterment is highly appreciated....dont want to spend 1000$ in treatment yet...

V



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Re: Acoustic treatment for room
« Reply #1 on: 24 Jan 2014, 10:29 pm »
Hey bro!  I'd suggest rigid fiberglass or Bonded Logic.  Much better broad band absorption than foam.  Just buy a few good ones at a time rather than grey foam all over the place.  Remember, you have dipole and seem to like a lively sound, so don't take too much reflection away.  Ceiling and other first reflection points are a good idea to tackle right away.  Is your head very near the rear wall?

Greg

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Re: Acoustic treatment for room
« Reply #2 on: 25 Jan 2014, 12:09 am »
Hey bro!  I'd suggest rigid fiberglass or Bonded Logic.  Much better broad band absorption than foam.  Just buy a few good ones at a time rather than grey foam all over the place.  Remember, you have dipole and seem to like a lively sound, so don't take too much reflection away.  Ceiling and other first reflection points are a good idea to tackle right away.  Is your head very near the rear wall?

Greg

Good to see u Greg,

Yes my head is very near to back wall same as my speakers... btw i am not at same place u know...i am at CA now....

V

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Re: Acoustic treatment for room
« Reply #3 on: 25 Jan 2014, 03:33 am »
Yes, I remember.  Look here:

http://www.acoustimac.com/

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Re: Acoustic treatment for room
« Reply #4 on: 31 Jan 2014, 01:21 pm »

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Re: Acoustic treatment for room
« Reply #5 on: 31 Jan 2014, 01:56 pm »
Stay away from the foam.  Use 1 inch 703 if thickness is a space issue and you will get better results than with foam. 

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Re: Acoustic treatment for room
« Reply #6 on: 31 Jan 2014, 02:08 pm »
Before you purchase any treatments measure your room or have a consultant analyze the room. Your room is almost square which has special requirements. Just throwing money at it or guessing is a waste of your time and money.
     



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Re: Acoustic treatment for room
« Reply #7 on: 31 Jan 2014, 05:15 pm »
Yeah, square rooms are horrible.  For higher frequencies you can try a skewed speaker/listener layout, but bass is the real problem in most rooms and especially the square ones.  Our (AC) normal acoustics vendors, Glenn and Ethan, would be your best, low cost source for advice.

Yeah and dump any foam (unless you like the look  :roll:), it's pretty much useless, again especially for lower frequencies.

And BTW, diffusion only works for higher frequencies too (1,000 Hz and above).

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Re: Acoustic treatment for room
« Reply #8 on: 3 Feb 2014, 12:54 pm »
I will agree with the advice concerning using Owens 703. I have used both foam and the 703 fiberglass and I achieved better results with the 703