Leaning towards natural sound absorber

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low.pfile

Leaning towards natural sound absorber
« on: 28 Jan 2009, 09:16 pm »
I am getting close...

ECHO ABSORBER
http://www.soundprooffoam.com/acoustic.html?page_type=Sound%20Absorption



I found something that I like visually in my living room for sound treatment. Just as appealing is the fact that they are made of natural materials. I first saw these natural looking panels at perfectpitch where I bought my devore's. Looked like a big chunk of batten with a natural texture. I guess I need to state that I am not interested in the typical acoustic panels or those "artistic" panels purely from a design/visual perspective -though I acknowledge that they have the best performance.

These can be wall hung a few different ways.  I was thinking of making a subframe of 2" x 2"s (smaller than the  and mounting the material to that and hanging the frame like a picture frame. Or just hanging the pre-grommeted versions (ECHO ABSORBER Acoustic Baffles) with cable.


I am wondering if anyone has experience with this product Echo Absorbers?

Is thicker better?


I also like the auralex space array's sculptural and natural simplicity but I don't think I need diffusion and the price is $$$. These could be DIY but would need a lightweight wood.  hmm maybe I need to create a floorplan drawing to get some opinions.  and I just did....



proposed panel location shown (green)

Cheers, ed


low.pfile

Re: Leaning towards natural sound absorber
« Reply #1 on: 29 Jan 2009, 07:19 pm »
I guess no one has experience with this natural type of absorber or brand?

let me know, both good or bad.

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And.... Q: Would Wall-A (shown in drawing above) benefit from Diffusion or Absorption? pic here

 thanks, ed


richidoo

Re: Leaning towards natural sound absorber
« Reply #2 on: 29 Jan 2009, 08:00 pm »
I've used it. bpape sells it sensiblesoundsolutions.com. He has excellent prices on raw materials for diy acoustic treatment. The cotton is made from recycled denim. It absorbs better than FG, but it is floppy. It has a dusty odor when not covered, but it's ugly so it needs covering. It is totally non-toxic, no formaldehyde like most FG products. It is treated with boric acid to prevent mold and insects. Thicker will absorb lower frequencies and broader band of frequencies, same as any absorber in that respect. You definitely need a mask to prevent absorbing too much high freqs. I have used kraft paper which was a little too much reflection for me, and I also used pallette wrap plastic, which was good, but too little reflection, still experimenting. This nicest thing about the cotton is that it is cheap. The drag is that it is totally floppy so you need frame, or hang it like a tapestry.

low.pfile

Re: Leaning towards natural sound absorber
« Reply #3 on: 29 Jan 2009, 08:43 pm »
thanks for the input rich!

I expected it to be floppy so hanging was the plan.

I saw some DIY panels somewhere online (external perimeter frames) recently with the pallatte wrap and was perplexed since it is not porous (well it seems to be).

thanks again,
ed

DTB300

Re: Leaning towards natural sound absorber
« Reply #4 on: 30 Jan 2009, 01:00 pm »
I have used the Bonded Acoustical Cotton (from bpape) for my first reflection point and high frequency absorption points in my room.  They work very well and the panels being DIY were not that hard to make.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery