dave_con Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 I suspect the answer is not really, but here's the situation... There's a new baby on the way, and my 4-year old will be moving to a new bedroom, and on the other side of his wall is the home theatre set-up in the lounge room. My Dad and I have recently been working on the room to install some acoustical insulation (Earthwool), and soundstop plasterboard. That has made quite a difference, but there's still quite a bit of bass going through the wall. I was wondering if some acoustical panels mounted on the wall behind the sub and the speakers would help stop bass from going through the wall, or are they purely just to make things sound better in the listening environment?
Wavetrain Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 I suspect the answer is not really, but here's the situation...There's a new baby on the way, and my 4-year old will be moving to a new bedroom, and on the other side of his wall is the home theatre set-up in the lounge room. My Dad and I have recently been working on the room to install some acoustical insulation (Earthwool), and soundstop plasterboard. That has made quite a difference, but there's still quite a bit of bass going through the wall. I was wondering if some acoustical panels mounted on the wall behind the sub and the speakers would help stop bass from going through the wall, or are they purely just to make things sound better in the listening environment? In short, the answer is no as you thought. You can however treat the room enclosure. Adding a second layer or plasterboard with Quietglue Pro will improve things dramatically over what you have now and is the cheapest solution, but details matter when stopping sound. There are long threads on this in the archives section. Placing basic absorption panels certainly could improve the sound in the room, but once again they will likely do nothing for the bass in the room, unless you are buying specific products for bass absorption. Regards, David
dave_con Posted May 20, 2011 Author Posted May 20, 2011 (edited) In short, the answer is no as you thought. You can however treat the room enclosure. Adding a second layer or plasterboard with Quietglue Pro will improve things dramatically over what you have now and is the cheapest solution, but details matter when stopping sound. There are long threads on this in the archives section.Placing basic absorption panels certainly could improve the sound in the room, but once again they will likely do nothing for the bass in the room, unless you are buying specific products for bass absorption. Regards, David Figured as much. Thanks anyway! Edited May 20, 2011 by dave_con
Ted White Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 Keep in mind that low frequency bass waves are moe likely to flank and travel around your wall than would the less problematic high frequencies. In retrospect, decoupling the wall (and other surfaces) would have been a better starting point.
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