bass trap material question

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bass trap material question

Post by sub-drum-47 »

I want to build something like http://www.realtraps.com/these....
what material shoold I use for the absorption??? I want to buy some Rockowool material... the complete list od product is here http://www.rockwool.cz/sw2836.asp
it is spoken about STEPROCK (T or L ???) but is it better than others like rockmin or domrock???
I will not do the holes in the wood frame in the absorber for better absorption. absobtions should me still good didnt it?
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Post by knightfly »

I'm sorry, but your english is much better than my Czech - I could not get enough info from that site to understand what their products are.

What you need for the inside of bass traps is a rockwool product that has a density of 40 to 50 kG per cubic metre - the thicker, the better as long as it does NOT touch the front panel.

The realtraps are a commercial sale item, not for home building - maybe you were planning on building some of these?

http://www.ethanwiner.com/basstrap.html

There is a link on that page that takes you to actual plans.

I hope that helped... Steve
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