Acoustic Panel Help


Hello All,

I'm in need of your input.  I have a front wall behind my Maggie's on each side of an Oled screen (please no hate, I know..I really do know better, just can't do anything about it yet), and I want to cover the cables while also providing some diffusion for the Maggies.  The space for each panel is 20"x60" but each panel must be raised from the wall enough to cover the cables.  I thought I'd build  1/2" frames and use Velcro backing to attach the  frames in order that I can still get to the cables when needed.  What I don't know enough about is which diffusers would be good to use in a situation like this. Brand, and cost, etc.  I've assumed diffusion panels b/c the Maggie's are dipoles so I don't want to necessarily lose that sound with absorption panels, right?  For those with the experience and who can take the time to help,  please see my profile pictures for reference,  and let me know what you think is the best approach for this project.   I would greatly appreciate your help.  Thanks!!!

audiodidact

Showing 2 responses by bdp24

 

@audiodidact:

I made the mistake of not looking at your Audiogon virtual system before suggesting the Vicoustic Multifusers. 3’ has long been considered the common wisdom for the minimum distance between planar loudspeakers and the wall behind them. Actually 5’ is much better, due to the speed of sound and the issue of the rear wave wall reflection arriving back at the planar panel and interacting with the panel’s front wave in a deleterious manner.

The rear wave should reach the listener’s ears at least 10ms (milliseconds) later than the front wave for those two sounds to be heard separately. Anything less, and the rear wave is instead perceived as a "smearing" of the front wave. Sound travels at approximately 1’ per ms, so a 5’ distance affords a 10ms delay between front and rear waves reaching the listener’s ears. 5ms from the rear wave to the wall, 5 more ms for the rear wave reflection to arrive back at the planar loudspeaker, thus a 10ms separation between the two at the listening position. Simple physics!

If at all possible, move your Maggies further away from the wall behind them. If you can, diffusion works great. If you can’t, perhaps absorption is the better choice.

 

 

Vicoustic Multifuser DC2 or DC3. Comes in a box of six, each diffuser measuring just under 24" square. A stack of three behind each Maggie (or any other dipole planar) works great at diffusing the rear wave of each panel. Place where the rear wave meets the wall behind each panel.