Which absorber type to use?

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I'll be buying 703 for my bedroom this week (which is also my control room).
I'll use this room model to start with:
http://www.realtraps.com/art_studio1-big.gif
altough my room is about 12"x10" and is rectangular. I suppose the bass traps on this design are the ones shown here:
http://www.ethanwiner.com/BTPlans.gif

1-Is this model as good as just placing 4" fiberglass in the corners like we see typically. If it absorbs just as well it will cost a lot less since it's made with 1" fiberglass, and will be much more convenient since my door is 15" from the corner.

2-the absorbers on the btplan.gif are made with 1" 703, and in the art_studio design, it is said to use 2" fiberglass. Here I suppose that the gap between the wall and fiberglass compensate for the 1" less 703?

3-am I right if I place mid/high absorbers behind my monitors and high absorbers on the sides of the room? Is there better placement I should use?

Enough from now. thanx a lot and sorry for using links rather than pictures :)
 
anyone?

Sorry for the bump But it would be great to get answers before I buy 703, to know which tickness I'll be using
 
Ethan's design works. If you are going to build these follow his specs. exactly would be my advice. Also, you might want to use some 2" material covered in burlap to absorb different frequencies.
 
wannabecomedeat said:
3-am I right if I place mid/high absorbers behind my monitors and high absorbers on the sides of the room? Is there better placement I should use?

Enough from now. thanx a lot and sorry for using links rather than pictures :)
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You should have low-low/mid absorbers behind your monitors, because it is mostly bass frequencies that come out the back. Then place some mid/high absorbers in the first reflection points, and covering the back wall. Then deep bass in the corners, like ethan's suggestion.
 
hum I think I'll just use 4" 705 in corners at a 45 degrees angle. The low low-mid absorbers are 2 inches of 703, 1 inch from the wall, right?
 
A minimum of 4" thick for Bass traps is a good starting point!
 
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