These guys are really good. They will help you all the way. They have gotten great user reviews.
http://www.gikacoustics.com/acoustic-advice/
http://www.gikacoustics.com/acoustic-advice/
Bass traps - too many choices!!
These guys are really good. They will help you all the way. They have gotten great user reviews. http://www.gikacoustics.com/acoustic-advice/ |
I've already eliminated slap echo using panels at reflection points on my walls. What I want/need is a bass trap. Just not sure what the "right" product is. I may call ASC next week and get their thoughts. Their products are pricey. That's why I might buy a cylinder from Lowes, fill it with sand, plop it in the corner and hear what it does. |
Sand?! Sand is pretty good at absorbing physical vibrations, but not acoustical ones. Honest! There are diagrams on the net of how to build a bass trap. Get yourself some chicken wire (not a solid cardboard tube---the sound has to be able to get inside) and roll it into a tube. Line the inside of that tube with fiberglass. Seal the top and bottom of the chicken-wire tube. That's the general idea; for more details do a Google search on how to build them. |
Just scanned the gikacoustics site and was very impressed with what they offer. Prices seem reasonable as is shipping cost. Yes I guess the cylinder/sand approach is flawed. Not interested in using chicken wire/insulation. WAF is non-existent. Think I'll call ASC and GIK on Monday. Thanks for everyone's input. |
Just be aware that the efficiency of traps at absorbing bass frequencies is very low; it takes a lot of them, and the larger in diameter they are the lower in frequency are they effective to. I’m investigating the cost to build a room within a room (garage, actually). It might be cheaper to build one to Golden Ratio specs than to outfit a poorly-dimensioned one with traps! |