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666666 · 18th July 2008, 11:22 PM

Just wondering... for a small room with a low ceiling where pretty loud tracking may have to take place, how might the room sound / respond if ALL walls and the ENTIRE ceiling was covered with 4" of 703 or 705? (just a short pile carpet on floor)

I have been in small rooms that were covered entirely with 3" or 4" of Auralex style acoustical foam and the rooms sounded TERRIBLE. You guys I'm sure can imagine what they sounded like... any and all life was completely sucked out of the room, plus lots of lower-end mud etc... very bad.

So I am dealing with a small room and need as much treatment as possible to deal with high SPLs at almost all frequencies. I don't think I want to have any sheetrock exposed AT ALL as I don't think it will do anything good for sound. I don't think diffusors will be a good idea either because the room is just really small... too small for even diffusion... I think I need maximum absorption, period... but good even absorption of course.

So... has anyone ever completely covered an entire small room with 703 or 705??? Reports? Comments? Opinions?

If this seems like an "ok" idea, which material might be better - 703 or 705? I guess there's mineral wool too. ???

And what would be best to cover the 703 or 705 with? Special material...?

I just don't want to wind up with a situation where the room sounds "goofy" like when you cover a room with Auralex.... now that is a bad idea... hoping that 703 or 705 will be way better even with 100% of it.

Thanks in advance.

18th July 2008, 11:22 PM	#1
666666 Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,120	Covering ENTIRE room with 703 or 705...? Just wondering... for a small room with a low ceiling where pretty loud tracking may have to take place, how might the room sound / respond if ALL walls and the ENTIRE ceiling was covered with 4" of 703 or 705? (just a short pile carpet on floor) I have been in small rooms that were covered entirely with 3" or 4" of Auralex style acoustical foam and the rooms sounded TERRIBLE. You guys I'm sure can imagine what they sounded like... any and all life was completely sucked out of the room, plus lots of lower-end mud etc... very bad. So I am dealing with a small room and need as much treatment as possible to deal with high SPLs at almost all frequencies. I don't think I want to have any sheetrock exposed AT ALL as I don't think it will do anything good for sound. I don't think diffusors will be a good idea either because the room is just really small... too small for even diffusion... I think I need maximum absorption, period... but good even absorption of course. So... has anyone ever completely covered an entire small room with 703 or 705??? Reports? Comments? Opinions? If this seems like an "ok" idea, which material might be better - 703 or 705? I guess there's mineral wool too. ??? And what would be best to cover the 703 or 705 with? Special material...? I just don't want to wind up with a situation where the room sounds "goofy" like when you cover a room with Auralex.... now that is a bad idea... hoping that 703 or 705 will be way better even with 100% of it. Thanks in advance.