The GIK Q7D (diffusor)

[Glenn Kuras]

Hey slutz

The GIK Q7d should start to ship no later the Jan 1st. Actually we have a bunch ready to go but waiting on some special packing foam (kind of ironic ) for our boxes. The street price is $349.00, but pre orders can be made for $299.00. Just send me a email if you would like to pre order. Below is pretty much the copy for our website. Let me know if you have any questions.

Diffusion can make the difference between a good sounding room and a great sounding one. The problem has always been that GOOD diffusion is expensive. Sure, anybody can throw together some blocks and call it diffusion. Or, they can make them so thin that they’re basically completely ineffective below a few kHz. Why is good diffusion so expensive?
Most manufacturers farm out their diffusion manufacturing to specialty machine shops which drives up the cost dramatically. It also limits how much control they have over quality. GIK has invested heavily in high performance manufacturing equipment which allows us to do manufacturing work in-house, thereby drastically reducing the time and cost while maintaining quality control. The new Q7d is a perfect example of this.
The Q7d is made using high quality wood laminates which are cut using CNC machines which allows for extremely tight and repeatable tolerances for an excellent, repeatable fit and finish at extremely competitive price.
The Q7d is a 7 root well diffuser design that begins scattering at approx 350Hz and offers effective and even diffusion up through 3 kHz. The Q7d offers additional scattering up to the upper limit of approximately 7 kHz. It is also built to be able to be hung in mirror imaged pairs to cover a larger area without repeating the well pattern to avoid lobing.
The Q7d offers a wide variety of placement options from rear wall, reflection points, or behind dipole/bipole speakers to address specific situations. It can also be used in more general places to minimize slap echo.
The Q7d looks as good as it performs. It’s equally at home in a home studio or listening room as it is in a professional studio, editing room or auditorium – both in terms of looks and performance. The beautiful blonde wood adds the feeling of warmth and class to any room.
We invite you to contact us regarding the Q7d. Our staff of trained professionals will be happy to work with you to determine how diffusion would be best used in your situation.
Size: 19.5"x46.5"
Thickness is 5.75"
Weight: 35 pounds
Price: $349.00 per unit

[Bill Moriarty]

Looks good! Congrats.

One suggestion for your website: there aren't any realistic pictures of your bass traps in the colors you sell them in. I bought white just because that was the only one I could see. Green might've been nice but I couldn't see a photo of a green trap in a room.

take it easy

[superwack]

I know I'm missing the plot here but how are these different than your QRD? The QRD and Q7D seem to have nearly identical specs and descriptions except that the Q7D are 3X the price and weigh more (although I don't think weight matters in diffusion!?)

I have some tritraps, 244, and 242 and was about to order some QRDs so I'd really like to know before I hit the BUY button!


QRD $129 Each

19.5"wide
45" long
5 1/2" deep
19lbs

The GIK QRD is 7 root diffusor design that begins scattering at approx 350Hz and offers effective and even diffusion up through 3 kHz. The QRD Pro offers additional scattering up to the upper limit of approximately 7 kHz.

Q7D $399 each

Size: 19.5"x46.5"
Thickness is 5.75"
Weight: 35 pounds

The Q7d is a 7 root well diffuser design that begins scattering at approx 350Hz and offers effective and even diffusion up through 3 kHz. The Q7d offers additional scattering up to the upper limit of approximately 7 kHz.

[Glenn Kuras]

Most of it comes down to two things.

1)The Q7D has the fins which will provide more diffusion within the range of the 7 root
2)Quality of build and looks. The QRD uses EPS core to it while the Q7D is solid wood.

We have gotten a lot of emails from people that like the standard QRD but want fins and it to be made of all wood. If you notice RPG kind of does the same thing. You can have the EPS or solid wood versions of there products.
The bottom line?? Pick your poison.
And yes your right it does cost more, but still less then anything comparable on the market. You have to understand that the Q7D is not just a bunch of wood cut, but done on some pretty high tech equipment to keep things in line. It truly is something you can pass down (with those fancy mics and preamps) to your relatives when you leave this earth.

[superwack]

Thanks Glenn - figured it was a bit of a fit 'n' finish kinda thing... they look beautiful - Congrats

Now which ones do I add to my cart....

[nst7]

From what I've heard, the wood makes a difference in the sound quality as well. A while back I talked to an Auralex rep about the Russ Berger designed Space Array, which is made of wood, and he said that it was a noticeable improvement vs. the plastic ones. This made total sense to me, as it's the same concept with the quality of wood in acoustic guitars. I.E., the sound resonating with the wood.

[mobius.media]

Originally Posted by Glenn Kuras

1)The Q7D has the fins which will provide more diffusion within the range of the 7 root

Hey, Glenn.

When you first released your finless design, you remarked that in your listening tests, the finless design sounded "wider", while the fins generally gave a more "void" sound.

Personally, in general I think finless looks better, and I could imagine sound coming in at say 50° from straight on would react better bouncing off a finless design than it would a finned.

I'm wondering what your impression on the subject is, and if you can elaborate on how you perceive the difference.

Thanks.

[Glenn Kuras]

Originally Posted by mobius.media

Hey, Glenn.



I'm wondering what your impression on the subject is, and if you can elaborate on how you perceive the difference.

Thanks.

I think Bryan, our lead designer put it pretty well here.

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Excellent discussion.

There are pluses and minuses in my mind for the fins. Yes - they will help with a more even distribution up higher. That said, finless designs can still be very good and will still scatter up to the design limit if done properly.

The potential advantage of a finless design is that there is less 'in the well' cancellation occurring. Also, in a standard finned design, the cancellations will all be in the same general frequency range as the width is common. With the virtual wells, there is less cancellation and what does occur is spread over a wider range.




Bryan
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Bryan Pape
Lead Acoustical Designer
GIK Acoustics

Plus to both. thumbsup

Thanks Glenn - figured it was a bit of a fit 'n' finish kinda thing... they look beautiful - Congrats

Now which ones do I add to my cart....

Tell me about it. It is like sitting in front of the new Ford Mustang and thinking "Wow this car is pretty sweet", but just at that second you glace across the street and see the new 911!!

[Glenn Kuras]

Originally Posted by Bill Moriarty

Looks good! Congrats.

One suggestion for your website: there aren't any realistic pictures of your bass traps in the colors you sell them in. I bought white just because that was the only one I could see. Green might've been nice but I couldn't see a photo of a green trap in a room.

take it easy

Hey Bill,
Thanks for the suggestion. I am going to put that on my list of updates. thumbsup

[Michael Loomis]

What is the shipping cost (to California) per unit? Gotta take that into account when looking at the budget.

Michael

[Glenn Kuras]

Originally Posted by Michael Loomis

What is the shipping cost (to California) per unit? Gotta take that into account when looking at the budget.

Michael

Hey Michael,
If you where just getting 1 it would be around $40 to $45, but if you are getting a larger quantity we can look at other shipping options. I would recommend sending me a email through my company website so we can pin that down for you.

[warhead]

As always...another one knocked out of the park by GIK...!

War

[Glenn Kuras]

Originally Posted by warhead

As always...another one knocked out of the park by GIK...!

War

Thanks man. BTW I can't believe you did not comment on the Mustang/911 comment I made. lol lol

[Glenn Kuras]

We have released it on the website so people can just order there and get the special.
GIK Acoustics: GIK Q7d Diffusor

[fifthflaw]

Glenn, what's the likelihood of these hitting the Uk store? Got loads of your stuff but think some diffusion would do something cool to my live room

[Glenn Kuras]

Originally Posted by fifthflaw

Glenn, what's the likelihood of these hitting the Uk store? Got loads of your stuff but think some diffusion would do something cool to my live room

We are in the process of moving to a larger plant in the UK as we really did not see the growth to happen the way it has in 2 short years. Basically it is a space issue for manufacturing and do not know when the new place will be ready (they are building it now). The best I can tell you is send me a email and I can get some pricing for shipping from the USA.