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Acoustic treatment question: do you agree with Dennis Foley that $46k to $65k is required?

In a video from 1/29/2021 (yesterday) Dennis Foley, Acoustic Fields warns people about acoustic treatment budgets. He asserts in this video that treatment will likely require (summing up the transcript):

Low end treatment: $5-10k

Middle-high frequency: $1-1.5k

Diffusion: Walls $10-15k, Ceiling: $30, 40, 50k

https://youtu.be/6YnBn1maTTM?t=160

Ostensibly, this is done in the spirit of educating people who think they can do treatment for less than this.

People here have warned about some of his advice. Is this more troubling information or is he on target?

For those here who have treated their rooms to their own satisfaction, what do you think of his numbers?


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nolojunko
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I wouldn't waste five minutes on Foley's follies.  Period.  Just move on from him.

Just establish your budget, use REW and a good USB mic, begin with very low and low frequency mitigation, then first reflection treatments, starting with side walls and rear wall.  Determine which products you can afford to purchase or that you can DIY, based on proven design effectiveness.  Finally, determine what compromises you will have to make in terms of budget - what you can live with or be satisfied with.  
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