Converting my home office to a listening room

so I made my first set of panels. they turned out a little lumpy but not too bad. I am a little tired and itchy at the moment, so I'll just post photos for now. A more detailed write up to follow.






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just wanted to post follow up. I'm loving the panels. I need to make a few more, I have plenty of rockwool left. I think I will use a thicker fabric and stronger wood next time.

I picked up a pair of AR-2a speakers recently and I had them set up and thought I would share a photo.

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Good deal!

Don't forget that the fabric needs to be breathable. Very important!

RevMen said:

Good deal!

Don't forget that the fabric needs to be breathable. Very important!

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Yes, that seems to be a delicate balance. The fabric i used on the first set was pretty breathable but seems pretty fragile. I was thinking of using Duvetyne / Commando Cloth, but I am wondering now if that is too dense.

http://www.amazon.com/Duvetyne-Black-Commando-Cloth-15ft/dp/B001LQ2334


Is there a tried and true "best" (inexpensive) DIY acoustic panel fabric that I should be shopping for instead of using my Duvetyne?

JoeDotCom said:

Yes, that seems to be a delicate balance. The fabric i used on the first set was pretty breathable but seems pretty fragile. I was thinking of using Duvetyne / Commando Cloth, but I am wondering now if that is too dense.

http://www.amazon.com/Duvetyne-Black-Commando-Cloth-15ft/dp/B001LQ2334

Is there a tried and true "best" (inexpensive) DIY acoustic panel fabric that I should be shopping for instead of using my Duvetyne?

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Muslin cloth is very inexpensive and porous. Same with burlap, but burlap is a bit more expensive than muslin. The Joanne fabric store near me carries speaker grill cloth which is my favorite, but is a bit more expensive than burlap. I also think the texture of burlap gives a nice aesthetic to decor and it comes in a few different colors....neutral earth tones mainly (which is a good thing). I used lichen green on a few of my panels and like the results. You can see them behind the Vandersteens (fixing to redesign those...they're much bigger than is necessary). I think the lichen green adds a bit of variety and contrast to the black speaker grill cloth covered absorbers I have at sidewall first reflection and on the ceiling cloud absorbers on either side of the ceiling deflector/diffusor.

Also in the pic you can see my superchunk broadband corner absorber mock-up. I just posted a thread here in Listening Spaces outlining the construction of the frames for those. You might want to consider doing this next as it's really the last step in getting your room outfitted with the most critical acoustic treatments after you get absorption at first reflection points. After that you should consider some diffusion for the room.

You're little listening space is lookin good and comin' together nicely. Good job!

-Michael


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