Now, that is interesting. When at what cost might this be commercially available? Thanks for posting.
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@unsound
I bet it will be awhile, don't you think?
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Cool! 😎 Will be interesting to see how they actually apply the tech, and what specific noises it'll reduce.
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Some what like windscreens used in open top cars. Similar applications can be applied elsewhere in audio. Imagination applies.
TomD
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There’s so much noise pollution, we could solve the energy challenge by using these to generate power.
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If they can keep the price at a reasonable level, this would go a long way to treating shared listening spaces (living rooms, etc.).
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Interesting for sure! Thanks ...😊
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That may be cheaper than building my house of stereo ;)
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A wind screen like that in a convertible when placed behind your listening chair along with a low speed fan whose blades are treated with natural low shear materials will increase laminar flow in and around your listening space. Result is better everything. TomD
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Thank you so much for posting. I've been kinda obsessed with how noise cancellation could graduate from earphones to bigger scales, but the best answers I've always gotten is that it would take too much energy or would be not feasible for other (practical engineering) reasons.
This could have major (positive) health implications. See this story (about noise) in the New Yorker.
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@hilde45
The story in the New Yorker is interesting and enlightening. I had never thought of how far reaching these noise concerns are. Thanks.
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@abnerjack You're most welcome. And if we, in audio, have not made the connection, it's hard to imagine others fully realizing it (other than the biologists).
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If they make blackout curtains with this tech I'm totally in.
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@abnerjack
Thanks for sharing. I will be on lookout for this stop noise bleeding from my dedicated music room. Unfortunately, I can’t install a door so this would be perfect.
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It will probably be a little expensive for what it is (sound deadening) but once some audio company gets hold of it and starts selling it, the price will go up astronomically. I'm sure they'll claim it's cryo treated and woven on titanium or rhodium looms to justify the exorbitant prices.
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@lalitk There are a variety of sound control curtains available now…. we use them in the recording studio and especially the mix / mastering area. Best to you
jim
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Titanium and rhodium are both high velocity materials and make the sound much more reflective. Cryo treatment would make those 2 materials more linear but still way to bright. Silk by nature is very low shear and low velocity.
TomD
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I wonder if this material might be suitable for loudspeaker baffles?
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@unsound
It seems the possibilities are endless. How about using it to block the infernal snoring of one's partner. Now all we need is for someone to roll out the product.
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Some have commented it might be very expensive. Perhaps. But if it became standardized and developed as a building material, audiophiles would benefit the way we do when we make our own absorbers, now.
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Jim @tomic601
Thanks for the tip. Google search lead me to couple of vendors selling soundproof curtains. It will be an interesting experiment to hear the result of combining these curtains with my existing GIK’s Gobo panels.
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