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Unread 01-20-2006, 08:07 PM   #2
bobkoure
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Default Re: What noise damping material is worth the cost?

The absolute best I've found is "black hole" acoustic foam.
It's several layers bonded together
- adhesive (peel and stick)
- dynamat-type bottom layer
- thin lightweight foam that simply decouples the limp wall
- "limp wall" layer of vinyl (or some soft plastic membrane that seems to be vinyl)
- thicker absorption layer

There's only three problems with it
- it's thick (so you need to put it into a large case
- it's kind'a expensive
- the company seems to be out of business (or at least not selling to the retail market anymore - this stuff is normally used to damp standing waves in speaker cabinets - and they may still be selling to speaker mfgrs...)

I'd suggest you do a web search for "limp wall" and acoustic. If you're really interested, try F. Alton Everest's Master Handbook of Acoustics

Bob
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