Added Acoustic Treatment to Ceiling

Finally got two 24x48 Owens and Corning 703 panels installed on ceiling in Man Cave #1. I used a ceiling fan mount that I attached to a ladder-like frame from which I suspended the panels.

Settled in for listening session last night.

Zounds!

I wasn’t prepared for the improvement. Bass tightened and deepened considerably I already have ceiling to floor bass traps in all4 corners and absorption panels front and back walls and primary reflecting points in side walls.

this addition made a nice and not subtle difference.

next step is to add GIK diffusion to front and back walls and add more depth to the bass traps.

acoustic treatments are the best bang fir the buck to improve your sound.

My room was unlistenable with no treatments. It’s now a fabulous sonic retreat. Easy to spend hours spinning records.

 

About a year ago I added a couple DIY Gik 244 traps at the first reflection points on the ceiling of my listening room. It helped a bit, but my room is already pretty well treated.

 

I want to do this but I fear I'd be instantly single.

 

Basement man cave is the only way I can get away with it.

 

yeah, I don't have that luxury...but envy those who do!

 

I've had two 244 panels hanging above my head for two years now. It really helps with the slap echo, and brings everything into tighter focus. And no, girls don't seem to mind.

 

I kept it small and it has made a noticeable difference in reflection timing.

 

I've had quite a few people in my room since mounting the panels on the ceiling, not one person noticed them until I pointed them out.

 

Me too....

But after reading this thread I might give it a go.

does anyone know if it’s recommended to have as thick of panel up top (ceiling) as possible like the sidewall first reflection points? Or can you get away with 2-3” thick panels (instead of 5+ inches thick)?

 

Well, you’re covering the first reflection points on the ceiling, so you should treat them the same as the others.

 

What are these panels? Can you provide a link?

 

not if you also put a mirror over the bed.

 

For those worried about aesthetics, Guilford of Maine makes acoustically transparent fabric in a huge range of colors. Very easy to find something the same color as your walls or ceiling.
My room is a sort of slate blue/grey and my panels match, exactly.

Even though they are 4" deep and cover most of my available walls, I had to point them out to a couple of friends who were over the other night.

 

yeah, installing my cloud at the early reflection just blew me away. I already had the side walls and back wall early reflection treated along the floor as well, so the only early reflection i had was coming from the ceiling. installing the cloud was like removing yet another layer of dust over the sound.

but mine is probably the most ugly cloud ive ever saw. I really need to redo it. I recentl saw that GIK sells diy frames which will make it much easier to install on the ceiling. this is my next project as my cloud is almost embarassing, i look like a madmen

 

i like the 3d shadow-effect those brings to the wall.

 

Me too. Although, these pics are with the 'reality lights' on full. They blend in a lot more with the lights dimmed in 'listening mode'.

 

@Carrman Looks smart that.

 

I'm with you on that, Jeez I only moved the TV 10 inches (I even patched the previous fixing holes) to centre my system and she sulked for 2 hours!

 

If you are talking about these: Do It Yourself Bass Trap and Acoustic Panel Frames
I'm going to warn you off of them. I ordered one to see if they were better than DIY frames. They are not worth the money, in fact of the 5 or 6 DIY 244 type traps I've built, the one made from the GIK frame is the worst of them. It's flimsy, undersized, and the frame pieces split when I fastened them together.
Don't really like bashing the product, but just not good.

 

I've seen good and bad from all of the big manufacturers. I strongly advise looking for an acoustic panel manufacturer locally if you are going to buy instead of DIY.
There are a lot of great guides for DIY online, all the way up to hanging a could cleanly, but I'm sure every city center has a handful of local builders who you can support and even visit to see the quality of their work before purchasing.

 

I bought them from a company in the Ukraine and I refuse to divulge my contact ...... I know nothing!!!!







Leak from the intelligence committee.

 

There was a thread about this company, wasn’t there? Somebody’s products arrived damaged but as I recall, UA sent replacements.

You haven’t had problems with odors coming from your panels?

 

Use foam; less effective, but harmless.

 

I was the one who had the bass traps damaged during shipping. UA sent all new ones no charge. I kept the panels in the garage for a while while I was confirming the location of each panel. I did have some odors from the panels for a few weeks so I kept the windows of the sound room open.

No odors now and they are doing a great job. I also build sliding absorption panels behind the speakers. This was a game changer in controlling the width of the sound stage and centering the vocals if they were supposed to be centered.