Daikath Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 I've seen some reasonable looking acoustic panels.. But.. I still never would put one in just because they look nice.. It would also need to function well. I've seen some diy projects. Where people get a painted canvas, and put rockwool or something absorbent inside the frame.. But the paint on the canvas still reflects a reasonable amount of sound before it gets absorbed. I genuinely want a fancy 60s style home bar.. That has to have a good hifi system. But I wouldn't;'t picture most acoustic treatments in such a room. The closest I've seen would be something like the Vicoustic VicPattern. There is some 60s art in the form of colorful wave patterns.. Does this type of panel perform well as acoustic panels? I even toyed around with having portraits of 60s people in dot patterns (like a halftone comic image or newspaper photo).. With the holes drilled out on for one from a photoshop example,,, but a lot of the front wood panel would still block it then.. I've seen other wood acoustic panels, with dots and dashes cut out.. Does that front block a lot or is that planned? This was just a quick photoshop test. But it would still look like it'd block a lot of sound. Is there something that would look better than a DIY vic pattern?? Just for me personally a fancy 60s home bar would require a good hifi system.. I would like some acoustic panels which would improve the room,, without detracting from the image in my head.. Or am I asking too much?
Daikath Posted May 13, 2022 Author Posted May 13, 2022 I've been thinking on this for a few days and I thought it'd be a big deal... I just now got the idea, to just take some wooden frames, fill them with rockwool or another type of foam cushion,, and use 60s fabrics to cover them. So they look like fancy posters. Since it is cloth and it isn't printed on, it'll still let sound through to be absorbed. https://ctnbee.com/en/collections/fabric/60s 1
frankn Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, Daikath said: I've been thinking on this for a few days and I thought it'd be a big deal... I just now got the idea, to just take some wooden frames, fill them with rockwool or another type of foam cushion,, and use 60s fabrics to cover them. So they look like fancy posters. Since it is cloth and it isn't printed on, it'll still let sound through to be absorbed. https://ctnbee.com/en/collections/fabric/60s It is printed and it shouldn’t matter. The density of the weave is what matters - if you can breath through it , it will be okay. Painting on canvas/material is not good, printing is okay. 4
davewantsmoore Posted June 1, 2023 Posted June 1, 2023 On 14/05/2022 at 2:25 AM, Daikath said: Does that front block a lot or is that planned? It is planned.... the solid surface on the front of the panel essentially "reflects some, absorbs some". Whether you need a panel like that, or a fully soft/absorbent panel.... depends on the accoustic requirements for the treatment. 10 hours ago, drivebystudios said: Use nice curtain materials Need be careful that the material can allow air to pass through it (eg. can you blow through it easily if you hold it over you mouth) .... otherwise it will defeat the absorbent properties of whatever you put inside it. 2
jmc100 Posted July 26, 2023 Posted July 26, 2023 I build custom timber-edged wall and ceiling panels. Let me know if they fit the bill 2 2
Pim Posted August 14, 2023 Posted August 14, 2023 A few years back I had posters printed on acoustic panels. (see pics) They are very open. Then recently I had some more printed by a different company because the guy who printed the originals was dealing with illness. The material of the latest ones felt different, so I did the 'blow test' on both. Clearly there's a difference. I then put both of them in front of my speakers and only with the latest ones did I hear reflections when I was at the back of the speakers. Long story short; Acoustic panels come in different qualities, so keep that in mind. My latest acquisitions clearly won't work for high frequencies. When it comes to print quality itself they're both very good. Much better than you would expect on an 'open' canvas.
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