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RE: egg carton room treatment

Posted by Jon Risch on July 13, 2016 at 19:19:54:
kenzo,

Egg cartons are not a very good treatment for a room.

I have supplied some very simple and easy DIY Acoustics treatment info, see below.

For not much more effort than you would have spent on putting up a bunch of egg cartons, you can build your own bass traps and wall panels.

Note that a single fiberglass panel is NOT a bass trap, or anywhere close to that, it takes some sheer absorbing material (ala my Super Quick & Dirty bass traps), or some technology and science to make a more effective compact bass trap.

The original DIY Acoustic Treatment Note (read this one first):
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/17/174817.html

Common Problems In DIY Bass Trap Construction:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/29191.html

the original post where I reveal the latest Super Quick & Dirty easy bass traps recipe:
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/15737.html
and petew's post where he goes into detail on what he did.
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/general/messages/70817.html

http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/17498.html
PeteW's directions of building classic bass traps w/wire.
Andrew Chasin's description of his build-up:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/110285.html

Comments on effectiveness of JR DIY Wall Panels:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/122117.html

How to measure the effect of a bass trap:
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/rives/messages/1041.html

Pics of Bass Trap construction (not finished/covered):
http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/basstrap.htm
AND
http://geocities.com/waycoolaudio/basstraps
NOW
http://www.audiosmile.com/forum/showthread.php?p=245241

EQing a room, ie. you can't:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/17541.html

The problems with steam pipe insulation for bass traps:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/57035.html

http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/6425.html
AND
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/13535.html
AND
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/3771.html

DIY Diffussor URL:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/1725.html

Dogloo Diffusor:
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/69035.html

Review of DIY Acoustic Treatements ala JMR:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/13654.html
DECWARE CWALS and DWALS vs JMR Bass Traps and Wall Panels

DIY Abfusor post:
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/13048

DIY Corner Tune/Room Tune:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/7888.html
LATEST:
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/15/153323.html

Posts on constructing a DIY Roomlens
Alternate construction:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/307.html
the base:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/8679.html
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/13630.html

3D DIY Roomlens (David Aiken):
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/99714.html
and
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/102957.html

Fireproofing treatment:
http://www.flameseal.com/fabdescN.htm

Acoustic CLOTH Sources:

Guilford of Maine Fabric
http://www.guilfordofmaine.com/
http://www.cinemadesignbuild.com/store/subcategory.asp?CategoryID=6&SubCategoryID=1
http://www.acousticalsolutions.com/products/fabrics/guilford.asp

Acoustone Speaker Grille Cloth
http://www.acoustonegrillecloth.com/about.htm
http://www.acousticalsolutions.com/products/fabrics/grille_cloth.asp

Others:
http://www.alphasoundandlighting.com/proaudio/acoustic_speaker_fabric.html

NEW!
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/general/messages/447013.html
covers fabric, and cheap retail wall panels.

NEW!
Covers the differences between the original and the SQ&D traps.
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/141939.html