I recently "Echo-bustered" my music room and the results were quite dramatic -- I now fully understand why the experts like Rives tell us to treat our room as though it were a component of our system. Was it fairly expensive to do this, yes -- but expense is relative. I don't have a wood-working shop at home -- or event the space, let alone the tools, to dedicate to such a project. So that was a major consideration for me. So was the fact that I'm not especially gifted, shall we say, in making things from scratch -- what I make fools no one -- it looks homemade -- and I wanted my room to look as sophisticated as it sounded. I also bill my time at $450 an hour professionally, so for me, the value of the time actually spent making my own treatments was a consideration -- especially since it would take me twice as long as someone gifted at these projects.
As to the cost of what Echo-busters are made of, I'm not sure why that would surprise -- even in light of the cost of the products. Are the materials in our $3000 interconnects and speaker wires worth that much -- I'm not an expert, but I doubt it. But since I could not make such cables even if I had the materials, I pay the price.
Finally, Michael at Echo-Busters is great to work with -- very helpful, attentive to details, and if you buy a package as I did, he will give you a good deal -- he sold me my package at more than a 20% discount from the list prices.
So, were the actual items from a materials standpoint worth what I paid -- no -- but the improvement to the sound in my room would have been worth a lot more than what I paid.
As to the cost of what Echo-busters are made of, I'm not sure why that would surprise -- even in light of the cost of the products. Are the materials in our $3000 interconnects and speaker wires worth that much -- I'm not an expert, but I doubt it. But since I could not make such cables even if I had the materials, I pay the price.
Finally, Michael at Echo-Busters is great to work with -- very helpful, attentive to details, and if you buy a package as I did, he will give you a good deal -- he sold me my package at more than a 20% discount from the list prices.
So, were the actual items from a materials standpoint worth what I paid -- no -- but the improvement to the sound in my room would have been worth a lot more than what I paid.