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Need opinions on ceiling reflections
All,I have a soffit that is running length-wise on the LEFT side of the ceiling (picture in my system). The ceiling is 8' and the soffit part drops down about 1'. The speakers and sound panels are positioned with a precision of 1/8th of an inch and it sounds amazing - especially on the RIGHT side. The music appears to come from way back and way outside the RIGHT speaker and you can actually "look" that images of various instruments playing in those empty spaces. But I have a heard time "seeing" those images on the LEFT side speaker. I have a feeling that this issue happens because the reflection point on the left side ceiling is a foot lower than the one on the right side ceiling. I was planning of getting some acoustic foam and attach it to the ceiling using T-pins (since it is a textured ceiling and foam tapes will not work). I assumed that this will absorb the reflections and could work on restoring the proper timing/clarity on left side.
Could you guys weigh in and let me know your thoughts? Please feel free to let me know if I am off and the issue is completely different.
Could you guys weigh in and let me know your thoughts? Please feel free to let me know if I am off and the issue is completely different.
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hilde45, why would you avoid foam? It is inexpensive, you can order it with all kinds of profiles and depths. I use 4" acoustic foam tiles. It has a nice sparkle to it and you can alternate the direction of the grooves creating a nice pattern. It works as well or better than anything else I have tried. The only down side is that it is cheap and people think you have to spend a lot more money to get something that works. Anechoic chambers are made with acoustic foam. I have never seen audiophile acoustic anything used in an anechoic chamber. I can hear it coming, "that's not the same as treating a room." Heck, it sure is. You just would not use as much. Effective sound absorption is just that. You always have a choice as to how much you use. Another advantage for the OP is that it is very light so tacking it to the ceiling is easy. |
@mijostyn I should clarify. I, me, would not use foam -- I am talking about the cheap stuff, not the OC 703 etc. For reference, one might scan for the word "foam" here: https://ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html |
Diffusion and absorbtion, isn't that what we're after? I've been interested in BAD (binary amplitude diffusors) panels for a bit of both for my room. There are some gurus at it in the forum, judging from many system pages I've seen. All those who take the time to post your system pages, more often than not, you are inspirational to me. 👍 |
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