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Wow! Having this product for some 2 years now, if I were to do a new dedicated room, I would use these products again without hesitation.
Acoustic room treatment IMO, is the single biggest system upgrade you could perform & I would rate it greater than a 50% priority.
The WaveWood Premium & WaveWood Super Bass Extreme are my favourite products in the extensive Vicoustic product range.
The WaveWood Premium consists of a composite polyurethane foam & slotted flat wood veneer panel.
"Optimized for corner mounting, Super Bass Extreme's elegant wooden front is based on Vicoustic's flagship Wave Wood panel. This is combined with a membrane, two high-density foam layers and a micro-perforated rear panel, with 1mm holes, that acts as a Helmholtz resonator. Designed to provide effective low frequency absorption between 60-125 Hz, it delivers maximum effectiveness between 75 -100Hz."
WaveWood panels do a fabulous job eliminating room aberrations such as standing waves. Until these went in, I have never heard my loudspeakeakers go so low. Thumps & punch, tight & crispy. Music remains organically natural without any of the life sucked out of it. Their naturally sounding characteristics remind me of the Sydney Opera House. I swear that the Circque du Soleil Salimbanco CD soundstage is identical to the front row experience. Fabulous room pressurisation result. The music hits you hard in the chest.
Great finish, well constructed, well packaged packs & reasonably priced.
Wall Placement Solution:
I have placed 2 rows of 600x600 Wave Wood premium (light brown) on the rear wall in vertical orientation @ 720-750mm from the floor & flush to the architrave (10 panels total), a panel in each top front corner, & a panel behind the upper half of my loudspeakers @ 720mm from floor. I use 2 x 50mm Velcro adhesive strips to hang with the hook side on the wall.
The WaveWood panels work well on all walls including front on between loudspeakers. They will give the right diffusive/absorptive balance without killing the delicate upper frequencies. Side wall treatment in combination with some absorption will help tame any severe room echo problems. Rear wall treatment will improve bass definition. These panels can be effective on ceilings especially sloped or cathedral or stepped with bulkheads.
WaveWood Super Bass Extremes sit in each rear corner of the room behind JL Labs F113 subwoofers which also sit at 45 degrees. These bass traps are stackable if you are inclined. Due to the nature of my room & it's existing furnishings, I was limited with corner placement. The subs are approx 700mm outwards from these. Alternatively, the cheaper Wavewood panels adhered at 45 degrees to the corner are also very effective as corner bass traps. Again, I chose top corner wall placement on a 10 foot ceiling height with existing soft furnishing.
Ceiling Placement Solution:
I decided with the heavier OmgaWood Panel (Nordik colour) for the ceiling side & rear perimeters. The OmegaWood are sensitive to placement given their curved diffusion characteristics. A total of 8 panels were used for a 22m2 ceiling space which forms part of a larger open plan living area. Central are 6 tightly packed Multi-Fuser DC2 panels. These come in 3 colours now but could also be painted. The result is a satisfying listening experience without having to sit in the sweet spot. More often than not, that seating position is habitated by my old dog Jack! He just happens to love female jazz vocalists.
For those looking at room treatment options, you should consider these. They also have an extensive range to mix & match for larger room implementations & a Room Configurator on their website to assist with product selection & quantities. It is worth going to their website even just to view the awesome photos of many of the residential & commercial installations around the world. There are many varied types of implementations with their flexible product range.
Finish:
All CNC cut exactly. Commercial grade. The timber veneers are stained evenly. Low sheen, unobtrusive to the eye. All panels are consistent with minor grain variation only to the natural finish. As good as the Opera House theatre rooms. If you're into veneers, you will not hesitate hanging these panels.
How I hung them:
Light enough to hang with 50mm self adhesive Velcro tracks. (2 strips the width of the panel at each adjacent end). This method offers maximum flexibility for any adjustments. You can glue with their purpose adhesive if you wish.
As far as ceiling placement is concerned, I would not place diffusion panels closer than the first reflection point. Here, approx 1m from the loudspeaker facia line. Again, used 50mm self adhesive Velcro as described above. They have been up there for 2 years & have not moved or fallen. If you are going to go with Velcro, I recommend using black as it will disappear into the shadow line when looking edge on. Downside with Velcro is that it is more expensive than using their adhesive application.
Although their Flexi Glue is cheaper & non aggressive to foam or polystyrene, I was informed that it is a permanent application. Therefore you are likely to damage the panel if you rip them off the wall, once the glue has set.
Made in Portugal. Dealers worldwide.
Photos below.
Acoustic room treatment IMO, is the single biggest system upgrade you could perform & I would rate it greater than a 50% priority.
The WaveWood Premium & WaveWood Super Bass Extreme are my favourite products in the extensive Vicoustic product range.
The WaveWood Premium consists of a composite polyurethane foam & slotted flat wood veneer panel.
"Optimized for corner mounting, Super Bass Extreme's elegant wooden front is based on Vicoustic's flagship Wave Wood panel. This is combined with a membrane, two high-density foam layers and a micro-perforated rear panel, with 1mm holes, that acts as a Helmholtz resonator. Designed to provide effective low frequency absorption between 60-125 Hz, it delivers maximum effectiveness between 75 -100Hz."
WaveWood panels do a fabulous job eliminating room aberrations such as standing waves. Until these went in, I have never heard my loudspeakeakers go so low. Thumps & punch, tight & crispy. Music remains organically natural without any of the life sucked out of it. Their naturally sounding characteristics remind me of the Sydney Opera House. I swear that the Circque du Soleil Salimbanco CD soundstage is identical to the front row experience. Fabulous room pressurisation result. The music hits you hard in the chest.
Great finish, well constructed, well packaged packs & reasonably priced.
Wall Placement Solution:
I have placed 2 rows of 600x600 Wave Wood premium (light brown) on the rear wall in vertical orientation @ 720-750mm from the floor & flush to the architrave (10 panels total), a panel in each top front corner, & a panel behind the upper half of my loudspeakers @ 720mm from floor. I use 2 x 50mm Velcro adhesive strips to hang with the hook side on the wall.
The WaveWood panels work well on all walls including front on between loudspeakers. They will give the right diffusive/absorptive balance without killing the delicate upper frequencies. Side wall treatment in combination with some absorption will help tame any severe room echo problems. Rear wall treatment will improve bass definition. These panels can be effective on ceilings especially sloped or cathedral or stepped with bulkheads.
WaveWood Super Bass Extremes sit in each rear corner of the room behind JL Labs F113 subwoofers which also sit at 45 degrees. These bass traps are stackable if you are inclined. Due to the nature of my room & it's existing furnishings, I was limited with corner placement. The subs are approx 700mm outwards from these. Alternatively, the cheaper Wavewood panels adhered at 45 degrees to the corner are also very effective as corner bass traps. Again, I chose top corner wall placement on a 10 foot ceiling height with existing soft furnishing.
Ceiling Placement Solution:
I decided with the heavier OmgaWood Panel (Nordik colour) for the ceiling side & rear perimeters. The OmegaWood are sensitive to placement given their curved diffusion characteristics. A total of 8 panels were used for a 22m2 ceiling space which forms part of a larger open plan living area. Central are 6 tightly packed Multi-Fuser DC2 panels. These come in 3 colours now but could also be painted. The result is a satisfying listening experience without having to sit in the sweet spot. More often than not, that seating position is habitated by my old dog Jack! He just happens to love female jazz vocalists.
For those looking at room treatment options, you should consider these. They also have an extensive range to mix & match for larger room implementations & a Room Configurator on their website to assist with product selection & quantities. It is worth going to their website even just to view the awesome photos of many of the residential & commercial installations around the world. There are many varied types of implementations with their flexible product range.
Finish:
All CNC cut exactly. Commercial grade. The timber veneers are stained evenly. Low sheen, unobtrusive to the eye. All panels are consistent with minor grain variation only to the natural finish. As good as the Opera House theatre rooms. If you're into veneers, you will not hesitate hanging these panels.
How I hung them:
Light enough to hang with 50mm self adhesive Velcro tracks. (2 strips the width of the panel at each adjacent end). This method offers maximum flexibility for any adjustments. You can glue with their purpose adhesive if you wish.
As far as ceiling placement is concerned, I would not place diffusion panels closer than the first reflection point. Here, approx 1m from the loudspeaker facia line. Again, used 50mm self adhesive Velcro as described above. They have been up there for 2 years & have not moved or fallen. If you are going to go with Velcro, I recommend using black as it will disappear into the shadow line when looking edge on. Downside with Velcro is that it is more expensive than using their adhesive application.
Although their Flexi Glue is cheaper & non aggressive to foam or polystyrene, I was informed that it is a permanent application. Therefore you are likely to damage the panel if you rip them off the wall, once the glue has set.
Made in Portugal. Dealers worldwide.
Photos below.
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