Our lounge room is our listening room and has a few of the normal problems associated with small rooms that are square.
Room is 4 * 4 and 2.7 high.
I'd like to put something on the wall to help a bit with HF bounce and I need to have some convincing arguments when having the discussion with SWMBO.
I was thinking of a single layer of something very heavy like 40kg felt or double thickness carpet but The Boss may prefer something diaphanous. Is a double layer with the LW net on the front coupled with something more solid closer to the wall more effective?
My beloved is highly resistant to me going back to hanging old woollen blankets.
On that note how effective are floor rugs as wall hangings?
The wall hanging would be about the size of a medium sized rug, say about 1500/1800 * 2700 / 3200mm
No need for it to hang lower than the back of the lounge or the chairs IMO
Room is 4 * 4 and 2.7 high.
I'd like to put something on the wall to help a bit with HF bounce and I need to have some convincing arguments when having the discussion with SWMBO.
I was thinking of a single layer of something very heavy like 40kg felt or double thickness carpet but The Boss may prefer something diaphanous. Is a double layer with the LW net on the front coupled with something more solid closer to the wall more effective?
My beloved is highly resistant to me going back to hanging old woollen blankets.
On that note how effective are floor rugs as wall hangings?
The wall hanging would be about the size of a medium sized rug, say about 1500/1800 * 2700 / 3200mm
No need for it to hang lower than the back of the lounge or the chairs IMO
Floor rugs work well if made of wool. Attach the rug to the front of a wood frame
and hang it with two hooks, like a picture.
and hang it with two hooks, like a picture.
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Sound diffusers can be very decorative. Should be fun project to select nice artistic one for wife.
sound diffuser wall art - Google Search
sound diffuser wall art - Google Search
Do those disruptive panels work with tube offcuts or does each little hollow section act as mini Helmholtz resonators and make thing s worse?
I have a lot of thick cardboard tubes in the shed and a mate with a very fast, very sharp drop saw. Would a plywood panel with various sized holes in it but backed with Acoustastuff do the same thing?
I have a lot of thick cardboard tubes in the shed and a mate with a very fast, very sharp drop saw. Would a plywood panel with various sized holes in it but backed with Acoustastuff do the same thing?
Diffusion is good for back walls but maybe not so much if your couch is against the wall. The vertiface seems to be advised for decorating the surface of acoustic treatments. A little thickness behind it may be needed. One of the easiest options may be ruffled drapes.
Ruffled mesh curtains over a couple of old woollen blankets were what I used in the last house and they did seem to work reasonably well, being a S/H Op-Shop purchase they had very poor WAF
Has anybody used and have feedback on the very cheap IKEA Oddlaug panel kit?
My wife hates the look of them but I don't mind it.
Same question on the IKEA sound absorbing curtains
ODDLAUG Sound absorbing panel, grey - IKEA
GUNNLAUG Sound absorbing curtain, grey, 145x250 cm - IKEA
At the moment tho we can't even get carpet for the floor as there are hold-ups and backlogs and other stuff going on at the wharves and warehouses etc
My wife hates the look of them but I don't mind it.
Same question on the IKEA sound absorbing curtains
ODDLAUG Sound absorbing panel, grey - IKEA
GUNNLAUG Sound absorbing curtain, grey, 145x250 cm - IKEA
At the moment tho we can't even get carpet for the floor as there are hold-ups and backlogs and other stuff going on at the wharves and warehouses etc
Thanks for posting the links; I didn't know they even existed! Pretty cool-looking IMHO, though the list o' admonitions is a bit comical:
On the serious side, there are a lot of good ideas here. My main listening area presents a "challenging" listening environment, to say the least.
Do not wash.
Do not bleach.
Do not tumble dry.
Do not iron.
Do not dryclean.
I'm sure the package contains a pack of silica gel emblazoned with the warning "Do not eat". Do not bleach.
Do not tumble dry.
Do not iron.
Do not dryclean.
On the serious side, there are a lot of good ideas here. My main listening area presents a "challenging" listening environment, to say the least.
How about a Persian rug the wife likes? You could have both an attractive look and OK high freq attenuation.
(PDF) Sound absorption of textile curtains - Theoretical models and validations by experiments and simulations
Can Carpeting your Wall Help with Soundproofing? – Soundproofing that works – Soundproof anything
I've just mentioned this idea to The Boss. She is slightly resistant to adding another $1000- to the new curtain install. Acoustic curtains from The Big Swedish Store for the big picture window are only $200- but don't match her aesthetic
? $2200- for decorative curtains I simply don't understand??
? $2200- for decorative curtains I simply don't understand??
Can’t help you with the drapes, but have you considered a diy version of these?
Acoustic Panels in DMD Mesh Fabric 4'x2'x2"
Could be made from a variety of materials (carpet remnants, insulation, foam) inside an open frame with a fabric panel stretched over.
Acoustic Panels in DMD Mesh Fabric 4'x2'x2"
Could be made from a variety of materials (carpet remnants, insulation, foam) inside an open frame with a fabric panel stretched over.
Yes as a DIY but at the moment there is no cheap freight traffic between there and here, so a retail purchase isn't viable
You could use fibreglass or rockwool batts with a simple wooden frame and a nice bed sheet stapled over it.