Auralex diffusors

gatormusic · 8th May 2008

Dear Friends,
Are the Auralex styrofoam diffusors worth installing? Does the styrofoam absorb as well as diffuse?
Thanks,
Gary

Jason Jones · 8th May 2008

Styrofoam is closed cell foam and will reflect sound (depending on the density). It will not absorb. The effectiveness of the diffuser will depend upon the design and the depth....which were you thinking of?

Jason

gatormusic · 9th May 2008

Likely a bunch of the DST-R. My room sounds good. Hoping these will make it better. Just hoping to make the upper mids and highs, sweeter.
Gary

Jason Jones · 10th May 2008

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Originally Posted by gatormusic

Likely a bunch of the DST-R. My room sounds good. Hoping these will make it better. Just hoping to make the upper mids and highs, sweeter.
Gary

The DST-R's.....I would save your money. These are so thin that they are really not going to be of much help. The Auralex Space Array is effective as a diffuser down to about 2 Khz, the DST-R's are only 1/4 as deep as the Space Array.

Jason

8th May 2008	#1
gatormusic Gear interested Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 28 Thread Starter	Auralex diffusors Dear Friends, Are the Auralex styrofoam diffusors worth installing? Does the styrofoam absorb as well as diffuse? Thanks, Gary

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Jason Jones Gear nut Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 128	Styrofoam is closed cell foam and will reflect sound (depending on the density). It will not absorb. The effectiveness of the diffuser will depend upon the design and the depth....which were you thinking of? Jason __________________ GIK Acoustics www.gikacoustics.com

9th May 2008	#3
gatormusic Gear interested Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 28 Thread Starter	Auralex diffusors Likely a bunch of the DST-R. My room sounds good. Hoping these will make it better. Just hoping to make the upper mids and highs, sweeter. Gary

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