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The problem with absorption panels- it kills the fine details

If you’ve ever removed your absorption panels, you’ll find that you’ll hear a lot more detail and there is more openness. Truth is all those fine pressure amplitudes that add so much to enjoyable listening are considerably extinguished with absorption panels. The room seems quieter with absorption panels because all the fine detail is diminished.

It sounds different, so people think it sounds better. Absorption panels can kill good sounding music. I removed most of the absorption panels, and things actually sounded better. All the furniture in the room and the bookshelves were doing their thing in a great way. So I’ve concluded I really don’t need all that crap on the walls.

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kingdeezie
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I agree with everyone mentioning judicious use of the correct panels. In most listening rooms bass is biggest problem. Most retailers make bass traps that scatter/diffuse over a certain frequency to help keep rooms from being over dampened.

The room is the most critical part of a system. I was reminded of this recently when listening. The door behind my listening position that I usually keep open, I closed. This moved the reflection off the back wall behind me up about 10 feet. Sound was horrible. Soundstage collapsed, and the sense of openness disappeared. Opened the door, back to normal.

I’m sure the door closed with the correct application of panels could minimize the difference. For now, I’ll just keep the door open.

 

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