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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 28, 2023 23:34:36 GMT -6
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Post by Quint on Feb 28, 2023 23:38:20 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 1, 2023 0:15:11 GMT -6
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Post by Quint on Mar 1, 2023 0:46:05 GMT -6
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Post by kcatthedog on Mar 1, 2023 2:08:00 GMT -6
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Post by gwlee7 on Mar 1, 2023 5:59:39 GMT -6
But you’re our failure.
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Post by ericn on Mar 1, 2023 6:48:43 GMT -6
Metric, and I’ll bet it has something to do with the size of his shipping boxes. |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Mar 1, 2023 8:50:23 GMT -6
Metric, and I’ll bet it has something to do with the size of his shipping boxes. I'll bet it has more to do with the final dimensions after slicing up a sheet of laminated plywood to make them. Unless they're hardwood which I can't imagine they are with the price. |
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Post by ericn on Mar 1, 2023 8:54:03 GMT -6
Metric, and I’ll bet it has something to do with the size of his shipping boxes. I'll bet it has more to do with the final dimensions after slicing up a sheet of laminated plywood to make them. Unless they're hardwood which I can't imagine they are with the price. I was thinking that as well, but I couldn’t figure out the length, a typical sheet these days is usually an 1/8 or 1/4 short of 8 feet. |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Mar 1, 2023 9:00:42 GMT -6
I do think they look awesome though. Decent price for something you could install in minutes.
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Post by svart on Mar 1, 2023 9:55:56 GMT -6
Ridiculously expensive.. 2'x7' for 250$??
A 1/2" thick rug pad is about 40$, and you can get boards and have someone with a table saw cut them into slats for you and still be under 100$ for twice the sqft that you get for 250$..
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Post by yotonic on Mar 1, 2023 12:14:12 GMT -6
I had Home Depot rip maple veneered plywood for me. Then I used finishing nails to shoot them to the wall over a layer of black spray mounted felt.  |
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 1, 2023 12:40:44 GMT -6
I had Home Depot rip maple veneered plywood for me. Then I used finishing nails to shoot them to the wall over a layer of black spray mounted felt. View AttachmentGoddamn that dog is cute |
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Post by yotonic on Mar 1, 2023 13:35:33 GMT -6
LOL. That's Blue the venue dog. Keeps the bands happy so they don't need so much Jameson.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Mar 1, 2023 14:23:38 GMT -6
Those walls do look classy John. There's a building in Germantown that had these panels on the wall. I was searching for apartments when I noticed it. It made me wonder if they'd be any good for room treatment. Click on it to see it up close.   Can't seem to get the photo to change direction.. |
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Post by svart on Mar 1, 2023 14:54:10 GMT -6
Those walls do look classy John. There's a building in Germantown that had these panels on the wall. I was searching for apartments when I noticed it. It made me wonder if they'd be any good for room treatment. Click on it to see it up close. View AttachmentView Attachment Can't seem to get the photo to change direction.. The depth of the angles would relate to the wavelength of sound that would be diffused. Wouldn't affect much but extremely high frequencies and wouldn't change the angle of reflection enough to be noticeable. |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Mar 1, 2023 16:53:48 GMT -6
Thanks svart, I know very little about the subject.
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 1, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -6
Kindve sexy as shit
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Post by svart on Mar 2, 2023 8:28:22 GMT -6
Feng shui matters for sure, especially in an artistic environment. |
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Post by Quint on Mar 2, 2023 9:12:00 GMT -6
I get that something like this is more expensive than going with a more diy approach (cutting your own slats, etc.), but the fact that you could put up an entire wall of these in a few hours ain't worth nothing.
I used to be diy for everything, but as time has worn on, the realization that life is short sets in more and more with every day that passes. Granted, you have to be able to afford the non-diy approach to even consider that as an option, but now that I can afford to at least consider some non-diy options sometimes, I increasingly choose that option. There's only so many hours in the day and I have spent a LOT of those doing diy projects over the years.
These days, I may not want to take on another diy project that will eat up months of my life. The same goes for gear. I just want shit that works. The idea of vintage equipment that requires constant upkeep/mods/repairs or computer/digital/software that has a huge learning curve or requires you to practically be a programmer is something I'm interested in less and less these days.
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Post by drbill on Mar 2, 2023 9:13:58 GMT -6
I get that something like this is more expensive than going with a more diy approach (cutting your own slats, etc.), but the fact that you could put up an entire wall of these in a few hours ain't worth nothing. I used to be diy for everything, but as time has worn on, the realization that life is short sets in more and more with every day that passes. Granted, you have to be able to afford the non-diy approach to even consider that as an option, but now that I can afford to at least consider some non-diy options sometimes, I increasingly choose that option. There's only so many hours in the day and I have spent a LOT of those doing diy projects over the years. These days, I may not want to take on another diy project that will eat up months of my life. The same goes for gear. I just want shit that works. The idea of vintage equipment that requires constant upkeep/mods/repairs or computer/digital/software that has a huge learning curve or requires you to practically be a programmer is something I'm interested in less and less these days. ^^^ This is a valuable observation. Gotta weigh the money vs. time/life thing and make good judgements. Could go either way, but time is a commodity we can never recover.... |
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Post by Quint on Mar 2, 2023 9:23:24 GMT -6
I get that something like this is more expensive than going with a more diy approach (cutting your own slats, etc.), but the fact that you could put up an entire wall of these in a few hours ain't worth nothing. I used to be diy for everything, but as time has worn on, the realization that life is short sets in more and more with every day that passes. Granted, you have to be able to afford the non-diy approach to even consider that as an option, but now that I can afford to at least consider some non-diy options sometimes, I increasingly choose that option. There's only so many hours in the day and I have spent a LOT of those doing diy projects over the years. These days, I may not want to take on another diy project that will eat up months of my life. The same goes for gear. I just want shit that works. The idea of vintage equipment that requires constant upkeep/mods/repairs or computer/digital/software that has a huge learning curve or requires you to practically be a programmer is something I'm interested in less and less these days. ^^^ This is a valuable observation. Gotta weigh the money vs. time/life thing and make good judgements. Could go either way, but time is a commodity we can never recover.... I believe you've done some major soldering project(s) yourself, so I think you get it. It takes a LOT of time to do some of these diy projects. These days, I just want to do music. I'm increasingly tired of having to be an electrical engineer, and an acoustician, and a computer programmer, and a luthier, and a drywaller, and a carpenter, and...* *not that I actually consider myself to be any of these things, besides maybe being a pretty good carpenter, but you get what I mean. I've spent a LOT of time researching this stuff to be able to do some of these projects I've taken on, and then more time on top of that doing the actual work. Sure, I saved a lot of money, but literal years of my life have gone by in the process. |
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Post by svart on Mar 2, 2023 10:00:41 GMT -6
I could probably rip the slats and spray them with paint in half an hour. Wait till they're dry then roll contact cement on their backs and then use a piece of wood to set their gaps as I lay them down on the felt. All said and done, probably an hour of actual work in addition to the drying time.
Even at my hourly rate, I'd still come out less than half the price with 2x-4x the amount of coverage.
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Post by the other mark williams on Mar 2, 2023 10:15:32 GMT -6
I could probably rip the slats and spray them with paint in half an hour. Wait till they're dry then roll contact cement on their backs and then use a piece of wood to set their gaps as I lay them down on the felt. All said and done, probably an hour of actual work in addition to the drying time. Even at my hourly rate, I'd still come out less than half the price with 2x-4x the amount of coverage. Whereas if I tried to build this from scratch, I would have to find someone with a saw, my son would knock the contact cement over on the patio, a bird would use the felt as a toilet, everything would be crooked, and then just as I thought nothing else could go wrong, it would start to rain. So hey, I guess there are a lot of variables here. There’s no chance I could DIY something like this. |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Mar 2, 2023 10:22:28 GMT -6
The price is super reasonable. Only reason I would DIY these if I were to use them in an audio room would be to alter the width of the slats to some acoustically beneficial pattern.
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