Vicoustics acoustic elements

[Kuoppis]

Did a little acoustizing in the music room today. Much deeper soundstage, drier bass and drums, better definition of individual instruments. Me like :).

On the other hand my wife is asking me whether she should be worried now that her husband is spending considerable amounts of time in a padded room...http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160417/a695c90f39b156b3a265e2ecf1c16e16.jpg

[Cucumber_jones]

I love the look of the vicoustic wood panels. What does "drier" mean?


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[rbbert]

Presumably less reverberant, but I guess it could be something else?

[Kuoppis]

More defined, clearer.


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[Kuoppis]

Presumably less reverberant, but I guess it could be something else?

About that :). Used it for the lack of a better term.

[Kuoppis]

I love the look of the vicoustic wood panels. What does "drier" mean?


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The funny thing today was that my wife liked them. She thought they look cool or like a sculpture.

Getting a thumbs up for audio stuff from Missus is worthwhile to mention.

[Steve]

Vicoustic Wavewood Acoustic Panels are a simple but ingenious design. There is real acoustic science behind their design. And they look great! :thumbsup:

[bzr]

Tell her it's the voices that have you worried, not the padded room. ;) :)

[Kuoppis]

Tell her it's the voices that have you worried, not the padded room. ;) :)

Yes, definitely :). I also wonder who these little green men are, jumping around in the room...

[La Dolce Vita]

As nice as the panels are...I'm stuck admiring your Ayre gear, Magicos, etc!! Bravo...

[Kuoppis]

As nice as the panels are...I'm stuck admiring your Ayre gear, Magicos, etc!! Bravo...

Thank you, very kind of you. I think the goal is for anyone to find a combination which works the best for them.

Currently I'm quite happy with the system.

[crwilli]

Nice room. I am a fan of the Vicoustics panels as well. Love the comment on a padded room! Maybe that is why my wife rarely enters...

[SoundRebels]

We know, that is the other side of the mirror, but acoustic in Wiktorów Studio rooms are very good - full coverage (http://soundrebels.com/artykuly/reportaze/item/886-wiktorow-studio)

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[jdandy]

I am a fan of the Vicoustic Wavewood panels. The combination of diffusion and absorption make them perfect for areas where simple acoustic absorption panels suck out too much to the high frequency range. I found that when I changed the acoustic panels to Vicoustic Wavewood panels on the wall behind my listening position the overall presentation in my room improved. There is now more upper midrange energy that had been muted by the heavy use of absorption panels. I also replaced two 2' x 2' absorption panels with Wavewood panels that were on the front wall, one each behind the two audio racks. Again, that small change improved the the accuracy of localization in my sound stage. The room was originally constructed and used as a recording studio. The extensive use of absorption panels worked well for a room where live microphones were being used but proved to be too heavily damped for a dedicated two channel audio room. The Vicoustic Wavewood panels made a major improvement in returning a level of energy to the room that was being subtracted by the acoustic absorption panels. A real plus is the Wavewood panels are quite attractive and lend themselves to multiple installation configurations.


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[kiwi_1282001]

Yes, I quite like the wavewoods as well. They are primarily absorbers but reflection off the wood surface means they don't damp too much.


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[SoundRebels]

In Wiktorów Studio are: Multifuser DC2 White, Multifuser Wood 64, Poly Wood Fuser, Omega Wood, MD55, Super Bass Cinema Round, Vari Panel.

[XV-1]

I just put the Multifuser DC2 White on the back wall behind the speakers. not sure what extra the Wood 64 brings to the party besides 6 x the price.

the music is more spacious with better natural detail and decay. The musical result has exceeded expectations.


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[Kuoppis]

Excellent, love it!

My humble experience is that proper acoustic room treatment easily equals in impact to doubling the investment in different components.

The benefit really is two fold: On the one hand, we do suffer from the law of diminishing returns when going up the equipment price scale. And on the other hand, good acoustic treatments are just ridiculously cheap compared to the tremendous improvements they bring. The only challenge is, you might not be able to pull it off in a family room and do need a dedicated listening space.

After setting up my room with Vicoustics elements I believe it is not possible to hear the full potential of one's system w/o acoustic treatments.


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[XV-1]

My wife actually really likes the DC2 multifusers. After living many years with my crazy and mostly ugly DIY treatments, so loves the look of these.

I would agree that room treatments do help, but only if the room does not have major issues to start with. I swapped rooms with my wife to this smaller room as the large room sounded crap - no matter what I did to it - the acoustic guy who measured my room also said it was bad.

changing to this smaller room was much better than any gear upgrade I had ever done.

cheers

[Kuoppis]

Way to go, smart move. The environment is always a major part of the system.


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[Boggy]

Hi Guys. I will be ordering Vicoustics soon. Just curious about their Super Bass Extreme. I am looking at their specs. It doesn't seem to absorb much compared to other bass traps. Any comment/s regarding Vicoustics SBE?

Also, Vicoustic recommended the Multifuser DC2. It is made from Expanded Polystyrene. Is this material the same as those styrofoam packaging that comes with our audio equipment?

Looking forward to your replies. TIA!! :)

[Mike]

Bass traps aren't the strong point of Vicoustics. Their bass traps do a good job, but my Resolution Acoustics bass traps are superb. That being said, their bass traps will match the rest of the treatments and they still work ok.

I'm unsure of the materials used in the DC2.


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[Kuoppis]

Unfortunately I don't have the multifuser, so I cannot comment on the materials.


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[Boggy]

Great. Thanks Mike and Kuoppis! Best Regards.