given a finite amount of 703......

[giraffe]

given a finite amount of 703 (or whatever) is it better to have less, but thicker traps?
or more but thinner traps?

thankx all.

[Innovations]

That depends entirely on the kind of accoustic challenges the room has.

However I can say that since you can't absorb more than 100 percent the benefit per thickness drops off after four inches.

You most likely will have to buy a whole bale (24 inches total thickness). What I do is buy 24 one-inch thick panels and then experiment. For example you might have four four-inch panels in corners as bass traps and four two-inch panels offset on the parallel walls to control slap echoes.

[Gorty]

Originally Posted by giraffe

given a finite amount of 703 (or whatever) is it better to have less, but thicker traps?
or more but thinner traps?

thankx all.

4" thick is a good standard for your Bass traps and more of your mid range will be captured by your thinner traps say 2". However if you have 2" thick panels with a 1" air gap behind the panel you can capture some mids of your bass frequencies.

Remember your Bass congregates in all corners, vertical and horizontal!

[giraffe]

so thicker in the corners, and thinner on the walls?

thanks both, and gorty love the sig.