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Re: Acoustical panels - Good or Bad? What say you?
Jetmaker737 wrote: »Interesting you'd say that as they are widely known for the purpose of dampening sound in a room, which is why they are sometimes called acoustic ceilings. The rough texture scatters sound as opposed to creating clean reflections. If it's a porous material it will absorb some sound as well. I had a popcorn ceiling in the listening room at my old house and I always thought there was benefit to it. It was a very rugged texture though, and very porous (as I learned when I painted it). Yours appears to have smaller popcorns and quite a bit of smooth area along with the popcorns which mine did not. Of course popcorn ceilings are not great for home resale as some people are afraid they're asbestos. Mine wasn't, though it did have bits of mica scattered in it which had a cool effect like stars twinkling.
Rick
Hi, Rick. Sorry for the delay. I read this and got distracted and then forgot to respond. It very well may make a difference. Kind of hard to A/B your system when it comes to something like this. Personally, I have had systems with and without popcorn and if there is a difference, I sure as heck didn't notice any. Changing out a light fixture or something in the room has had a much more profound effect IME.
BTW, I actually have one of those glitter guns. I bought it when I was in business for myself for a client that backed out of the deal (Grrr.). My Grandfather had a house in Washington State that had this applied to his popcorn ceiling(s) and it does make a very cool effect. Especially in low light situations with multiple light sources from across the house. All you have to do is move your head to see the "stars twinkle".
When we move the system out to the new room, that popcorn and ugly red crown molding are outta here. Of course, then I get to start all over with the new room and its acoustics. That should be fun (not).
I still can't figure out why the center image got smeared a tad bit. Logic escapes me on why that would happen. That's about my only gripe though. I usually listen at around 80dB (give or take) but a couple of weeks ago, the family was out of the house and I decided I wanted to throw down and jam at louder levels.
This is really where the acoustical panels shine. There is a huge difference in the end result as to what hits your ears.
Tom
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These swimming holes you guys are talking about - man this is something I've wanted to work into a motorcycle trip. Find some cool, quiet place to take a break and cool down after a summer ride through the middle of nowhere.
Gotta move that up my priority list!
Gotta move that up my priority list!
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