you could mount the speakers on heavy stands (w/ appropriate speaker decoupling from the stand, including adding weight on top of the speaker if needed to ensure proper compression of the isolators if necessary). then have a framed set of absorption around it. for me, i'd still plan on adding a solid plate somewhere in that mix - e.g. the plywood/mdf plate sits on the back of the frame so the front is filled with insulation and covered with cloth.
Broadband absorption behind monitors?
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 22575.
Again, thanks Glenn
I'll download these when I'm on my Mac and will see if I can adapt this for the angled ceiling without shoving the speakers too far into the corner and keeping them at the right height. Also will have to come up with a plan to move a bunch of electrical as my quad outlets are all on the front wall.
one option for the outlets would be to frame around them so you can access them through the front treatment and then run any necessary extenders (preferable with electrical filtering :-))
Glenn. Would not the soffit need to be rigid, for that to work? Is that why you are suggesting Madaf on the back?
Regards Rob
Big fan of Tripp Lite Isobar's and if I really had any noise issues, I have access to a hospital grade transformer. Much more electronics oriented than acoustics. I've temporarily surrounded myself in pink fluffy this evening and it is sounding great. I'm going to work on building the back framing and am still mulling this idea.one option for the outlets would be to frame around them so you can access them through the front treatment and then run any necessary extenders (preferable with electrical filtering :-))
the backside of the "soft baffle" would be plywood or MDF so there is a rigid component there, however the face is soft. this is done sometimes to reduce reflections off the desk, monitors, and other gear.