Feedback on Costco & Amazon sound absorption panels from folks who have purchased them.
Greetings. My wife & I have purchased a new home (to us) and I am extremely fortunate enough to be getting a 19 X 21 foot room for my stereo. The home is getting all new vinyl plank flooring throughout. This rooms floor will have a nice large area rug of some sort to help with sound control. My wife has been searching around for wall treatments and found the Artika panels at Costco and a plethora of choices on Amazon. Looking for input on users and if you are happy with your choices. I need to keep it aesthetically pleasing so no chunks of foam glued to the wall. System is: Krell FPB300cx amp, KCT pre and Infinity Renaissance 90 speakers for reference,
Thanks for any input to a regular guy that just happens to dig quality sound. -John
@mitch2 +1 I agree. Start with a pile of Owens Corning s 703 and 2 x 6 lumber. Make your own sound baffles. 4 inches of the stuff stops the proliferation of all sound, including the majority of bass frequencies. When you have sound baffles that you can arrange around your speakers, you will get a clear understanding of what they can do and where to ultimately put them. What you hear is the music and not the room. If you start there, you will likely spend a lot less on expensive wall materials that fit within a decor. Etsy is a good place to find inexpensive wall hangings that absorb sound, but all of that is secondary to the grunt work the Owens Corning stuff provides. |
I will check into the 703 material and see if the Mrs. can do something with it aesthetically wise. My daughters house has the vinyl planking and it is really noisy. Echos like crazy in her very large room with her Sonos setup. That is what I need to avoid. Hoping someone with the items I mentioned in the original post will chime in. -John |