Hmmm... new product... looks interesting...

Started by booksmart on 30 November 2015. 1 reply.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 20276.

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So... how useful does this stuff look?
Not very good at all for low frequency absorption, I'm afraid! Compare that with the specs for plain old OC-703:
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The highlighted line is ordinary unfaced 703, 4" thick. As you can see, it is many times better than this cellulose product you mentioned. It would have some uses, certainly: For example, of you needed something to specifically absorb the high mids without the lows or highs too much, then this would be a good product for that. But pretty useless for bass traps or wall cavity damping. - Stuart -