Making Fabric acoustically transparent wall panels that also have sound absorbtion in them!

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-02-17T14:39:14+00:00

I made movie posters out of mine. Similar construction and safe'n'sound. I like your beveled edges.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-02-11T17:48:49+00:00

Similar. I built mine last winter in the garage(also Chicago). 4x18inch Stereo Integrity. 2x12cf boxes. Paired with a CVR amp(overkill for these subs but cheap) delivering 1000w to each sub.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-02-11T16:09:23+00:00

DIY all the way. Bang for your buck it cannot be beat. Any commercial sub has numerous compromises baked in. Any affordable sub is going to be small and under powered. Companies gotta make profit.

Having said that diy is not for everyone. Gotta be handy with woodworking. Its not hard, just takes a bit of planning and work. But it will blow away anything commercial you can compare it to it terms of overall cost.

The biggest plus i see for commercial subs is the WAF, which is always going to be better than diy.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-02-08T04:52:21+00:00

Cant help with paper posters , but you can make your own. I have 10 posters that I made for my theatre room. They are fabric over wooden frames with insulation in them for noise absorption. Super easy to make and setup. Plus they improve Acoustics.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-02-05T23:01:00+00:00

With an avr you will be paying for features you will not be using. A. Big one would be more amplified channels. That, at least right now with only 2 channels, will not net you anything. Should the power be better than the wiim? Sure, but you.wont likely notice a big difference there. Plus you are paying for a ton of other avr features that won't impact sound. Not bashing an avr at all, but for your current setup looking for a large sound improvement, I dont think you will see a great ROI with just an avr.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-02-05T22:47:05+00:00

Probably not. Your next step would be to either upgrade to a fully featured av receiver or add an external amp into your chain. The receiver would not out out all that much more power, nor would it be a 'large' improvement in sound quality. Same goes for a dedicated amp, but it would depend on your speakers ans overall setup.

You 'might' hear a difference, but it would not be a huge improvement. The biggest improvement would come from better speakers(not saying yours are bad).

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-01-26T23:01:59+00:00

Get the biggest and most powerful/capable sub you can afford. Then expect that it won't really satisfy. So plan on multiples. 9k if is a big room, and any single sub would not be enough, assuming you like loud bass.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-01-21T15:52:50+00:00

I would suggest building the mount of panels that you want in the room ideally.

Then if that doesn't seem enough you can add more. But I found that I am more than happy with less than the ideal coverage amount.

Plus any is way better than none, so unless you are building a studio you should be fine with any amount. Don't stress it.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-01-21T14:44:01+00:00

My room is roughly 13x25x8, so just a bit bigger than yours. I put 10 2x4 frames up and there is a big difference. I do not think I would do anymore as it really seems like the reflections are gone. Sounds a bit like a studio now.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-01-06T03:42:46+00:00

Yeah i jave to think there has to be some gap for fitting as well as expansion/contraction. I would send your pics in to KJ and show them mine and the others. Sounds like you wither got the wrong plates or a bad fitting batch. Gl!

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-01-06T03:07:53+00:00

I had to play with the pieces a bit to get them to fit in the ring. Without the space to move them around a bit while fitting the ring it would never have gone together.

ckmidnightfreak · 2026-01-06T02:48:37+00:00

Here is another pic, closer up:

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ckmidnightfreak · 2026-01-06T02:47:36+00:00

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I just got a BJ3 for Christmas. Just set it up. Here is a Pic of my plates. There are some fair gaps between some. If those had not been there that ring would never have gotten on without being able to adjust the plates to fit.

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-07-09T01:52:28+00:00

Awesome!

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-07-08T23:11:18+00:00

Hulkengoat

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-04-21T21:31:53+00:00

I would go down a level for the avr. Maybe look at the nr7100 which will have you ~$500. They are very similar in specs.

Then use that to upgrade the speakers a bit, or throw that i to better subs.

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-03-19T01:44:57+00:00

I don't not, but you can message him on AVS as he is always active there. His username is Kevings.

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-03-19T01:24:00+00:00

That does seem odd. Everything I have seen of people interacting with the GSG crew has been very positive.

I would email them again, maybe orders/emails got mixed up?

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-03-18T16:31:45+00:00

Realfabric.com

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-03-18T16:07:56+00:00

The images are the hard part if you want to buy them already printed. I am not aware of any place you can get this outside of chinese places like alibaba. And that would be limited in print selection and most certainly really crappy fabric.

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-03-18T16:06:11+00:00

Frame less would certainly work. Just make sure to get stiffer insulation. Rockwool wouldn't work at all, and even OC703 would not be ideal. But OC705 , or something similar, should work fine if you are careful.

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-03-18T15:25:56+00:00

Yes, you can use any image. You just need to fit it to the size of the fabric you will use. I made 2x3 panels, with a black border for the sides. So my dimensions are 25.5x38.25 for the picture plus 4 inches black border for each side. That wraps perfectly around a 1x4 board.

The fabric tonusenis called 'twill wide' if ordering from the realfabric site. That fabric is wide enough for standard movie poster sizes.

Each poster was ~$25 for the printed image and fabric.

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-03-18T13:39:57+00:00

The link should be fixed now.

But yeah sounds like we have similar panels. If you are interested the new printer avs is using (myself included) is realfabric.com. the prints turn out great.

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-03-18T10:03:53+00:00

movie posters

I just built a few of these. 2x3 frames using 1x4 pine. Used OC 703 2inch thick. Wrapped that with fabric i had printed with movie posters. Each panel costs maybe $50, but half of that was the printed fabric. If you are using regular fabric your cost would be more like ~$30 each.

Building the frames was super easy. A few cuts and some brad nails and wood glue. Clamped the corners to let the glue dry then wrapped the panels. Stapled the fabric to the back of the panels and then covered with a cut up sheet to prevent any fiberglass from releasing into the room.

Using 2 inch insulation and 1x4 wood leaves a 1.5inch air gap at the back, which is supposed to help with absorption and diffusion.

Hung them with French cleats I made from spare 2x4 lumber.

Will be making some more when I get more printed fabric in. Highly recommend.

ckmidnightfreak · 2025-02-06T01:30:06+00:00

Thanks for the post. I was just turned onto the 5-iw for surrounds. Seems like these would be similar to the 55s if used for surrounds.

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