Acoustic Panel Recommendations

[firenze]

What are your sources for acoustic paneling? I have some that I got from an office supply company that are just fabric wrapped, but I see a lot of photos where folks have very tasteful panels with wood designs like this. What are your sources for good panels?

 

[Mr Peabody]

Have a look at GIK Acoustics. You can send them pictures of your room and they will recommend a treatment set up for you.

 

[Kramer64]

What are your sources for acoustic paneling? I have some that I got from an office supply company that are just fabric wrapped, but I see a lot of photos where folks have very tasteful panels with wood designs like this. What are your sources for good panels?

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I used Artnovion and have been happy with the result

 

[Ritmo]

Fairly commonly used brands - GIK, Vicoustics and Artnovion.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

Have a look at GIK Acoustics. You can send them pictures of your room and they will recommend a treatment set up for you.

I like GIK. Make sure you use the right mix of absorption and diffusion. I prefer a bit more diffusion with strategic absorption.

 

[PMCH]

I use GIK as shown in my avatar. For me their quality control was not the best but I do have more than 30 of them

 

[mep]

I use GIK as shown in my avatar. For me their quality control was not the best but I do have more than 30 of them

How big is your room?

 

[PMCH]

My room is about 20' x 40" plus a large HT area. I can't say it is totally dedicated since I often have a 4 year old grandson that likes to fill the back half of it with lots of toys.

 

[mep]

My room is about 20' x 40" plus a large HT area. I can't say it is totally dedicated since I often have a 4 year old grandson that likes to fill the back half of it with lots of toys.

Nice.

 

[petek]

I have around 15 GIK panels of various sizes in my 11X12 room. Decent products. Only caution is you need to be patient. THey will take 2 or 3 months to deliver. At least it is known. Better than the Kallax backspacer guy who I have found does not ship product (even if product is listed as in stock) until he has been bugged at least twice by email and after at least 30 days have passed. To be fair I think he is in the music production biz as well and likely only gets to Turntable Revival orders when he is actually "in town". Anyway yes all the brands listed are good...and dont forget tubetraps and acoustmatics as well.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

and dont forget tubetraps

GREAT product.

 

[Darrel]

Sometimes less is more. Keeping the energy of the music should be a priority. I started putting sound dampening panels, diffusers and bass traps throughout my room and it got to the point that the room and music sounded clear but lifeless. So, I started to remove the dampening panels and focused on diffusers. Keeping the energy of the room has turned my room into a much better listening experience. The size, shape and room dynamics are to me the starting point. A simple clap can reveal a lot as well as walking around the room while music is playing and just listening.

Of course having a professional test and evaluate your needs can save a lot time. But, what is the fun in that.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

Sometimes less is more. Keeping the energy of the music should be a priority. I started putting sound dampening panels, diffusers and bass traps throughout my room and it got to the point that the room and music sounded clear but lifeless. So, I started to remove the dampening panels and focused on diffusers. Keeping the energy of the room has turned my room into a much better listening experience. The size, shape and room dynamics are to me the starting point. A simple clap can reveal a lot as well as walking around the room while music is playing and just listening.

Of course having a professional test and evaluate your needs can save a lot time. But, what is the fun in that.

This is great advice and very true. I actually ended up selling many of my GIK absorbers as they made the sound a bit lifeless and ended up going with more diffusion.

I kept a few for strategic placing.

 

[nicoff]

FWIW, don’t rely solely on the advice of the panel manufacturer.
Do your homework.
Check out room acoustic calculator like Amroc https://amcoustics.com/tools/amroc?l=500&w=400&h=300&slf=0&swf=0&shf=0&tlf=1&twf=1&thf=1&rt60=0.21

Also use REW or some other software to assist you in the fine tuning of the panels location.