Acoustic Panels? Any recommendations

[Floyddroid]

I am on the lookout for some acoustic panels (room treatments) to hang on the wall behind my speakers. Any recommendations chaps?

[PaulStewart]

Hi Steve,

I've been working on some ideas with a frame with a rockwool and acoustic foam filler. I have been experimenting with various grades of linen, hessian and canvas to cover them. I was going to print some of my music images on them and put them p for sale next year. My images can be seen in the Saatchi gallery HERE (http://www.saatchionline.com/PaulStewart). PM me if you are interested.

[daytona600]

http://gikacoustics.co.uk/

[Rothchild]

I've got some GIK traps, they're ok but they're quite a bit of money for what they are, there are plenty of plans and guides online, I would make my own next time with RW6 Rockwool or similar.

Are you looking to diffusion, absorbtion of bass trapping?

[daytona600]

http://www.vicoustic.com/music-broadcast/products/acoustic-treatment/panel/415

steve have a dozen wave wood panels in white , for a project i never got round to installing

[YNWaN]

I would strongly urge you to make your own panels as it is really very easy and commercial equivalents are very much more expensive. It's true you can now buy 'reasonably priced' acoustic panels but these are no more than just a sheet of foam - anything even vaguely more sophisticated is a lot more money.

[Rothchild]

http://www.vicoustic.com/music-broadcast/products/acoustic-treatment/panel/415

steve have a dozen wave wood panels in white , for a project i never got round to installing

Scott, are you looking to offload these? What are you looking for for them?

[daytona600]

Scott, are you looking to offload these? What are you looking for for them?

Marc they cost about £ 500 think they could be a pack of ten in white
box opened but never used , could do them for £ 300 delivered
Don,t know how to send pictures on AOS

[bobbasrah]

I would strongly urge you to make your own panels as it is really very easy and commercial equivalents are very much more expensive. It's true you can now buy 'reasonably priced' acoustic panels but these are no more than just a sheet of foam - anything even vaguely more sophisticated is a lot more money.

Agreed 1000%

[Welder]

I would strongly urge you to make your own panels as it is really very easy and commercial equivalents are very much more expensive. It's true you can now buy 'reasonably priced' acoustic panels but these are no more than just a sheet of foam - anything even vaguely more sophisticated is a lot more money.


+ 100% Absolutely. :)

Bear in mind that good room treatment isn’t just about absorption, diffraction panels are equally important although more difficult to make.
Of course, you will need to know where to put what. Randomly placing the odd panel in what might seem obvious places doesn’t actually do a lot in most cases. So, you’ll need to use some kind of RTA software and measure! (Ooops sworn again :eyebrows:)

[sjs]

Bad panels from RPG mix absoprtion and diffraction, v good for behind the listening seat, particularly the curved version
http://www.rpgeurope.com/
Prices are not crazy and I got v good service.
Modelling the room is a good place to start

[jandl100]

If you don't want to go the DIY route, Paul at Reference Fidelity used to make and sell absorbent panels ... not sure if he still does - I can't see 'em on his site (http://referencefidelitycomponents.co.uk/products/) but I know that Justin User211 bought some a year or so back and was pleased. I heard them there and they tidied up the sound nicely.

[Rothchild]

For diffusors there's a handy calculator here: http://www.mh-audio.nl/DiffusorCalculator.asp

Most 'bass traps' and midband absorbers (and this goes for the GIK stuff) is just 'rockwool' in a burlap wrapped frame box, go for the most dense mineral wool you can find, they do it in rigid batts which makes it easy to work, you could almost forgoe the frame and just wrap it and stand in the corner of the room!