Good Materials for Curtains


Has anyone made heavy curtains specifically to add absorbance to a room, and (of course) to block the reflections of glass? If so, what materials did you use. This is such a simple and common acoustical technique, yet I can find little written about what types of fabric (etc) are best. Thanks for your experienced suggestions.
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I put up some velvet curtains on the front and side walls and they seem to have eliminated enough of the early reflections to increase focus, depth and imaging quite noticeably.
Get the curtains that look best in your room and then get the AudioPrism vibration control dots to tune-in your windows. Velvet curtains??? Yeh, baby!!
If you live in a city, I would use curtains that shield against RFI, something with a metal braid woven inside them.
If I may, I know the curtains won't soundproof. but why the companies claim that they're making soundproof curtains https://www.geekwrapped.com/guides/best-soundproof-curtains see reviews on them at the first time. 

It might knock down a bit of the upper frequencies but the mids and low end will go right through it.
I would suggest buying the heaviest natural material offered in the width and length you require. In back of them on the same or on an additional rod have a slightly smaller pair of wool blankets with with slits cut into the top that will go on the rod as a backing panel. You can conceal any appropriate material behind the chosen curtains so that it is inconspicuous to everyone but you and your significant other. The heavier the materials the more bass absorption you will experience. As always your mileage may vary. It may take some tweaking. Isn’t audio FUN!🤡