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Old 14th May 2008, 09:53 PM   #2
Glenn Kuras
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Originally Posted by Umlaaat View Post
Hey y'all..

I did a search for bass traps and can't seem to find what freq differences there are to thickness in traps..

I did the diy thing a while ago and built (stupidly, now that i see what i should've done) some monstrosities that have 5/8" plywood backing and built it from floor to ceiling, about 6'.. they also only have one layer of 703... and although they look nice, i have a MAJOR bump around 250-300hz..

So i'm using my existing materials and rebuilding them, but want to know how thick they should be and why not build them floor to ceiling...?
You want them to be no less then 4" thick. I like 6" myself, but if money is tight, 4" will work. Make sure they do not have a solid back to them.

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