I have not used the panels from Amazon or Costco.
I did use room treatments from GIK. You can see some of the ceiling panels in my system. The results were great.
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
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@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 |
@goodlistening64 and @jsd52756 An interesting thing about the example in the link I posted previously is that the builder used an edge hardener instead of wood boards. The end result appears to look pretty good so that may be a viable option instead of spending money on wood and mitering/connecting the edges. I have not done it myself but I thought it looked like an interesting and easy approach. |
I don't think 45 degree angles and mitering is necessary. To each his own, though. Nails and glue - spray glue used to hold two 2" pieces of CW 703 together - and a visit to a fabric store to buy cool cheap cotton fabric to match the decor. Mostly they blend in and don't stand out as they reside in low places up against walls or in corners. The 703 stuff is really just a few hours of work with a suggested mask with gloves, glue, utility knife, and hammer and nails. Oh, yeah, I painted the wood black and then stressed the edges so the panels look old. Anything you buy is going to absorb far less sound than the 703 panels and cost far more. Sound diffusers, however, should be purchased as they are quite cheap (Etsy has some from Ukraine that are cool and really inexpensive) and while only generally a thin piece of wood with foam on the back, they serve the purpose well. https://www.etsy.com/search?q=sound%20absorption%20panels&ref=auto-1&as_prefix=sound%20ab
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