My 703 Panels
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My 703 Panels
Thought I'd post some pics. I made 6 of these for my home studio. They were easy to make, but took longer than I thought they would. The sides are 1/2" CDX plywood ripped into 4" strips. Thanks to Dixieline Lumber - they ripped the plywood for me. One sheet gave me enough to do all 6 frames. Some 1 1/4" lattice creates a frame to keep the fiberglass from falling out the front. The backs are 1/8" backerboard. Finish off with material from the local fabric shop and some brown paint:
Sonically, the room sounds a lot "tighter." I've been listening to lots of records in here, but I haven't had anything to mix yet, so we'll see how that goes. Anyway, for those of you considering making panels - go for it, but leave yourself lots of time.
Sonically, the room sounds a lot "tighter." I've been listening to lots of records in here, but I haven't had anything to mix yet, so we'll see how that goes. Anyway, for those of you considering making panels - go for it, but leave yourself lots of time.
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MSE - You're right - my dad had some old Fisher speakers that were very similar. I guess I subconsciously aped them.
Sort of like these:
Sort of like these:
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I got the material from the local quilt shop:
http://www.rosiescalicocupboard.com/
The orange fabric is "Ovals in Melon" from the MoMo Freebird collection:
http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/ ... o/freebird
http://www.rosiescalicocupboard.com/
The orange fabric is "Ovals in Melon" from the MoMo Freebird collection:
http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/ ... o/freebird
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cdx ply- i am currently building my kitchen cabinets out of it. horray for CHEAP! certainly good enough once you paint it. with a kreg jig you can build boxes out of that stuff all day for practically nothing.
now that you have your room treated, it might be time to think about speaker placement. jus sayin'
now that you have your room treated, it might be time to think about speaker placement. jus sayin'
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Nice look.
For anyone thinking of doing this in a commercial space you may want to research local fire codes as far as fabric flammability. We ran into that...
For anyone thinking of doing this in a commercial space you may want to research local fire codes as far as fabric flammability. We ran into that...
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Building your own 703
You'll want to look at companies like Guilford of Maine or others that deal with fire-treated fabric. Acoustical Surfaces, Inc has many different acoustic fabric vendors. http://www.acousticalsurfaces.com/acous ... ex.htm?d=4
Also note, if you hang your 703 diffusors away from your wall, you can improve their response. The short hand rule is if you hang a 4" thick treatment 4" off of the wall, you get the effective treatment of an 8" thick guy. (Can any acoustics people fine tune that?)
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Also note, if you hang your 703 diffusors away from your wall, you can improve their response. The short hand rule is if you hang a 4" thick treatment 4" off of the wall, you get the effective treatment of an 8" thick guy. (Can any acoustics people fine tune that?)
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very nice looking. I definitely prefer the look of the wood framed absorption panel as
opposed to those that are completely wrapped in fabric with just a back bracing so it
looks like a big pillow. Do you happen to have a link of the lattice you used? What
material is it made of and how thick, etc ?
good work and nice choice of fabrics.
opposed to those that are completely wrapped in fabric with just a back bracing so it
looks like a big pillow. Do you happen to have a link of the lattice you used? What
material is it made of and how thick, etc ?
good work and nice choice of fabrics.
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I agree with you. I did mine with a wood frame too. But I think it cuts the absorption significantly, from what I've read.ricercar.record wrote:very nice looking. I definitely prefer the look of the wood framed absorption panel as
opposed to those that are completely wrapped in fabric with just a back bracing so it
looks like a big pillow. Do you happen to have a link of the lattice you used? What
material is it made of and how thick, etc ?
good work and nice choice of fabrics.
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That's true. The absorbent surface area is what matters. If you cover up the edges with wood or metal, you lose some of that area. On a 2" x 4' x 2' panel, you have better than another square foot of surface on the edges.But I think it cuts the absorption significantly, from what I've read.
But sometimes it's a lot more pragmatic to have something rigid on the edges to keep the panel together...
"What fer?"
"Cat fur, to make kitten britches."
"Cat fur, to make kitten britches."
If you're worried about this, you can cut holes in the sides of the frame to get some more surface area.The Scum wrote:That's true. The absorbent surface area is what matters. If you cover up the edges with wood or metal, you lose some of that area. On a 2" x 4' x 2' panel, you have better than another square foot of surface on the edges.
I suspect it's a little more complicated, since solid sides will change the way sound waves travel within the panel. But, I don't know enough about the physics to know whether this is significant.
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