Just drop me a note.

Also, if aesthetics will allow, don't forget you have wall/ceiling corners you can play with. You can build false soffits for this function.

Bryan

 

How much coverage should I look for? I've been wanting to build a frame of sorts to go around the screen case... it's not that pretty to look at, I could use that area along the front wall as well. Trouble is, it will only be about 8" tall and about 10" deep.

I have seen a lot of corner traps, basically a triangle mounted at the ceiling and span the two walls.. what type of material is best for something like that? Would that be of any help?

 

Front wall should be 100% dead. For corners, cutting OC703 into triangles is a cost effective solution.

Bryan

 

Dumb question of the day. How do you know when a wall is dead? Does it require total coverage? I'm concerned about this because the wall is 25' long, 15' is family room, 10' is dining room.

 

Do the best you can. Obviously, you're not likely to slide doing the kitchen wall :no:

Normally, in a dedicated space, it would be 100% covered.

Bryan

 

Gotcha, thanks

 

Built the frames last night. We got 3 of them wrapped with the dark brown fabric for the front wall. My mother - in - law was too tired to finish the other two. Maybe I can tackle them tonight as she won't be there :clap:

I played with placement a little bit last night but we just left it as it was and watched Hero's with the sound system on, wow, I could tell a difference right away. Then I moved the 2 unfinished panels and had to go put them back as it seemed like there was a "hole" where they were... Neat stuff!

Can't wait to get some more put in.


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Ugg, did some math, it will take about 3 cases to do my front wall totally.

 

Had 2 panels left, tacked them together, wrapped it up as 1 big panel and have it in the front corner of the room. I used a lighter color fabric so I may move it to the rear corner once I'm able to build another corner trap just like it.

I noticed right away that a lot of the boomyness is gone, everything tightened up quite a bit and this is just from the 2 main speakers I have as set as large until I can get the IB going again. I hope to have the treatments complete by that time.

 

If you're going to do anything in the front, try your best to be symmetric left to right. In your case, since you have another room off to one side, it's not as bad and may actually help with perceived symmetry.

If you can do additional corners, that will also help.

Bryan

 

Bryan, currently I have 3 panels on the front wall. 1 on either side where the right and left channel speakers are located and one in the middle, directly under the tv, behind the center. The "bass trap" is off in the corner.

When I first started, I had the 1 panel by the left main, then the 2 stacked together in between the left main and the center, then the center panel and the right panel. I could hear the difference... I was a bit suprised actually. When I took the two out of that spot it sounded open matching the right side. Next case, I think I'll put one inbetween the right channel and tv and the tv and the left channel, that will give me 5 on the front wall, plus the front trap AND rear trap... not a bad start.

One last thing, how high should I be mounting the panels on the wall? Center them? Currently I just have them on the floor leaning against the wall.

 

Usually, you'd start them about 2' off the floor. Whether they should go that high or not depends on whether they're providing any boundary effect control in the bottom end and where your woofers are in relation. Overall, being up higher is probably better in your situation to minimize as many reflections as possible from the surrounds coming off the front wall and mixing with the front soundstage.

Bryan

 

Here is a rough sketch of what I have and would like to have. The green area is where the bass trap is.


nevermind, won't let me upload. I'll tinker with it.