Bass traps of a neutral color in the corner... there are a number of different designs... would not get in the way of the windows. Carefully choose the color and shape.
Room treatment
A very discerning audiophile here on Audiogon recently recommended that I deal with room treatment first and foremost before considering more upgrades. This is an area I neglected because of my limited understanding of acoustics for 2 channel listening. But I have to be clear, I love my room and don't want to clutter it. Therefore maybe adding white ceiling panels could be an architectural thoughtful yet an effective way of integrating some room treatment inconspicuously. Does anyone have any knowledge with these companies?
Primacoustic Stratus Studio: which is a 2" thick glass wool panel that is effective for frequencies between 100Hz -20kHz (most effective 400Hz)
GIK Acoustics: offer 4" and 6" fiberglass core panels that control frequencies between 60Hz-20kHz. I don't like the mounting hardware offered.
The Quiet Room Acoustic Box Cloud: offer 3" and 6" thick felt panels where the 6" panels control frequencies between 50Hz - 20kHz. These panels are beautiful and more aesthetically pleasing but are costly.
Hopefully I'll find the right balance of effective acoustic and aesthetics.
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In preparation of receiving new room treatment I removed my GIK acoustic panels. I'm replacing GIK with Artnovion Acoustics panels. I listened to music a few nights ago without room treatment. I discovered my system benefits from room treatment more than I thought. I look forward to the installation of Artnovian Acoustics room treatment on Friday. |
The problem with Canada is that there are fewer resources available. Some manufacturers specialize in sound proofing not acoustic solutions for music. There's a huge difference. On top of that you have to pay for their consultation and engineering and what's the point of this if they don't specialize in music? Yes there are great products coming from the USA but then there are tariffs. And FedEx is charging $1300 USD to ship 40lbs worth of panels! Some Canadian acoustic panel dealers for the likes of Primacoustic don't sell individual pieces so you are stuck buying extra pieces you don't need. I wonder if straw works. Plenty of straw here in the country! Lol |
@fire_water Reach out to Warp Academy and see if you can contract him to build some aesthetic panels for you.
Should be more budget friendly as he’s in Canada I think. But I don’t know if he’s open to working on homes as he’s a studio engineer
Send your query here - https://warpacademy.com/contact/
Example video of some project he did with a studio - https://youtu.be/w-G9W4S7Hrg?si=2SZY5P1kQtwrq7LP
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