I participated in a call with Dennis @acousticfields.com this afternoon. He was friendly and helpful and came across to me as one who knows what he is talking about. The bottom line is that he offered his room design services for a substantial fee (which is completely credited toward a subsequent purchase of goods) and suggested that I go the DIY route, buying only the carbon and foam from him, due to my limited budget. It appears it will take a lot of carbon to build the complement of pressure traps (around 70!) needed to completely treat a room this size (17’X23’X10.5’).
Two things look to be a problem: 1) he said he is backlogged 2-3 months for design services and 2) the cost. I could possibly swing (at the high side of my budget) the number he quoted if the pressure traps were turnkey, but adding labor (and the cost of wood) for my carpenter to build 70 of the pressure traps would make the cost way beyond my means.
@arsh I briefly reviewed the description of the ASC ISO system on their website and it appears that it primarily intended for soundproofing. That is not a concern for me since the new room will be the only room in the basement and the exterior walls are cinder block and mostly underground. I am 100% focused on optimizing the sound quality inside the room itself. Did I misunderstand the ASC ISO system’s benefits? BTW I really like the concept of the Stillpoint Aperatures and hope to work four into my room budget.
@4krowme I recall there was a product from Billy Bags some time ago that used a microphone and an amplified bass speaker wired out of phase that was hung in a corner from the ceiling to cancel room bass nodes. I thought it was interesting but it was long discontinued by the time I discovered it. Would that be what you are remembering?
