Low Cost Accoustic Diffusor and Treatments


I just finished setting up my listening room in a home we moved into a couple of months ago. And in the process a local audio installer noticed that my wife had a wooden type drawer and mentioned these work perfectly as diffusors.

You can find these online for $30 per, as compared to $600 per for similar looking panels custom built for the purpose.

I ordered a few on ebay, hung 3 on the back wall, and voila, better imaging and sound staging at a small fraction of the cost.

And the best part about it, was my wife, (a graphic designer) hung them for me she thought it was such a great idea.

Any other low cost, and attractive acoustic treatments you've used to tame your listening room?
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Not sure what you mean by drawer. Are these the sectioned drawers you would use to organize knives and forks, etc.?Can you explain further, or add picture link?
I presume these are what you're talking about:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=wooden+type+drawer&_sacat=0&_from=R40

Any particular one, because there are differences between them all?
I wonder if a spice rack would work.

I am impressed that you dialed in your system in a couple of months. Whenever I move to a new home it takes me much longer.
I use acoustic panels manufactured by a company called Prime acoustic. They make panels, sound baffles, diffusers and many other products all related to acoustic treatment whether it be a theatre, public meeting rooms, restaurants etc etc. My listening room has had its challenges one being the hard concrete plaster wall that is behind my speakers. Having eliminating my audio equipment between the speakers I thought I would have the perfect set up. But much to my chagrin, although imaging was improved I got an almost harsh echo kind of sound. In simpler terms, an overabundance of reflection. To make along story short I purchased qty 4 - 12" x 48" acoustic Broadway Panels. I placed them between my speakers on the wall which is a space of about 6' to 7' with about 6" between the panels. Initially I placed them even closer together but found that the sound had a very closed in sound proof room feel with no reflection at all but eventually moved them to the spacing that I just mentioned to achieve the results that suited me.

Here is the LINK www.primacoustic.com. Hope this helps. I highly recommend them!!!!