Loft Insulation

[philmassey]

Hi,

I have ordered a couple of GIK 244's to go along with my own custom built traps, and was wondering how much benefit I might get from buying some standard rolled loft insulation and putting it behing my corners traps.

I am guessing leaving it in the packaging will be fine as it is just intended to absorb bass, and is already behind a trap anyway.

Ideally I would like to build superchunks but as I am on a short term lease I don't really want to at the moment.

Damn acoustics - its become an obsession!!

Thanks. Phil.

[Glenn Kuras]

It should help out a lot below 60hz. Good idea. thumbsupthumbsup

[philmassey]

Cheers for the reply Glenn,

Went and bought two rolls just for experimenting with and it does seem to have made a bit of difference. Only problem is its a bit bulky at the moment, any ideas for compressing it down more??

Thinking cling film and tape - would the cling film affect it absorbing bass at all??

[wesarvin]

What about unwrapping it and filling as many corners as possible? I guess it depends on the thickness.

[Glenn Kuras]

can't help you there, but I would think you could just pack it behind which would compress it.

Glenn

[wesarvin]

Very true indeed.

[philmassey]

Originally Posted by guitarwes

What about unwrapping it and filling as many corners as possible? I guess it depends on the thickness.

unwrapping it was a big mistake!!

Just spent the last hour wrestling with it - Gave up in the end, 1 roll in the garage.

Just took some measurements to see if removing one made much difference and it does seem to have affected the response a little.

Think I will just wait for my 244's to come now. Cant wait.

Thinking of a Gik Monster next.

Glenn, any ideas if/when the tri trap will be coming to UK

[Glenn Kuras]

Glenn, any ideas if/when the tri trap will be coming to UK

I am hoping in the next few months. Still trying to figure out a few things.

Glenn

[wesarvin]

Originally Posted by philmassey

unwrapping it was a big mistake!!

Just spent the last hour wrestling with it - Gave up in the end, 1 roll in the garage.

Just took some measurements to see if removing one made much difference and it does seem to have affected the response a little.

Think I will just wait for my 244's to come now. Cant wait.

Thinking of a Gik Monster next.

Glenn, any ideas if/when the tri trap will be coming to UK

HAHA...

I feel uneasy now... I just got back from Home Depot with a load of wood and two rolls of fluffy (to go behind my rockwool panel traps).

It's gonna be like a scifi movie: "The Creature from the Pink Lagoon"