Sound Diffusion Panels – Successful!
I’ve been adding sound diffusion panels to my stereo system, and have been having fantastic results. I am still manufacturing them in my garage with a chop saw and hand sanding everything. The mitre joints are proving to be difficult, however. Also am using flush-mount wall hangers to hang them, but no weight rating is given on the wall hangs, though they should be able to handle the weight.
In the photo you can see my Lite DAC62 and my Linar Pre-2, and the Monster Power Center 3500MKII used in my main system. I am extremely happy with the performance of the Pre-2, but the digital read out is so small that I cannot see it from my listening position. This is prompting me to look into getting a SimAudio Moon P-5 or something like that. I am also considering moving into the PS Audio GCP-200. I had the previous PS Audio PCA-2 and loved the features, but was slightly disappointed with the sound performance. We’ll see how that goes.
At any rate, the Sound panels are doing a fantastic job of livening up my room that was previously a bit too dead with all the sound absorbtion panels that I had installed. Check out the old school picture here:
In that picture is a fellow audiophile at one of our shootouts admiring his handiwork on a Ah! New Tjoeb(sp?) CD player. You will see the old Acoustic panels i had installed before. Also note the Audio Note AN/K SPe speakers in Walnut finish. Very nice looking pair. Also was using a chinese made tube preamp, Audio Experience Symphonies. Made in Hong Kong, and of very good quality, but unable to handle the low input impedance of my Odyssey Extreme Monoblock amps.
So you may soon see these diffusion panels on ebay if I decide to start (semi)mass producing them, who knows! They sound fantastic, and I got the idea from seeing the panels used in the local Port Theatre.