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Hi All...
I'm planning on building a series of 703/Ply traps - Deep Bass, Hi-Bass & Mid-Hi absorbers from the Ethan Winer plans...
My problems are limited wall space & that the ceiling and some of the walls will probably not tolerate the weight of a larger trap. (Drywall over furring with no room for toggle bolts on 2 of the walls for example)
So, realizing that the larger the trap the more absorption, would I be wasting my time building smaller traps? Say, 1'x4' and 2'x4'? It occurs to me that I'd also have little to no material waste with those dimensions as well...
Thanks very much for any advice you're able to offer
b willy

2' x 4' traps work OK - cutting that down to only 1' would (I think, haven't tried it though) be a waste of time and materials - the panel needs to "work" in order to accomplish any energy transfer.

You can do a lot in a room simply by placing thick material across the corners; I would look at that option FIRST, then maybe some tuned (panel) traps for any low modal problems... Steve

thanks knightfly!
sounds like a plan... i'll deal with the corner treatments first and then deal with what, if any, issues arise... it's a small, odd-shaped room (maybe 300 S.F.) with 7 1/2 foot ceilings, so i see the panel traps maybe going in eventually, but thanks for the 'first things first' reminder and the tip on the trap size.
b willy