Vicoustic and gik
 

Hi all

Does anyone have any direct experience with both gik and vicoustic? I am considering treatment for my room. My dealer only has vicoustic but that is quite more expensive.

In terms of sound quality, is there a big difference between the two?

Clearly I think the vicoustic looks better for sure.

Thank you!

I've switched from GIK to Vicoustic.

The GIK stuff was 4 soffit basstraps, some 244 basstraps and 242 panels.
The Vicoustic I have now is 6 wave wood and 12 of their corner basstraps.

I did some measuring in my room, and the soffit basstraps measured better than the Vicoustic basstraps but they are much larger, so I think in surface area its around the same.

The GIK panels made my room a bit too dead.
They dont blend too well in a modern living space, although having art on some of the panels and traps would help a lot.
You can get Art on most of their basstraps as well.

The Vicoustic panels are very nice to look at and perform well.
The wave wood panels is a pain to mount, as they must be glued on.
They are very fragile as well.
I glued them on some wood panels which is mounted on the wall, so I can remove them later when needed.

All in all im happy I made the switch, and my wife as well.
Most guests that enter our living room has commented positively as well, if that matters to you.

:ttiwwp:

:D



Best Sir,

Bob

What is ttiwwp? :)

Very good feedback thank you

I have products from both firms. I would say that the main difference is their approach to the products. GIK makes a fine product that is rather basic. They have begun to get more into products with a mix of diffusion and absorption (e.g., their Alpha panels), but it's certainly possible to buy only plain-absorption panels from them and deaden the room a little too much -- though what is "too much" is entirely a matter a taste. It appears to me that GIK products are designed to be functional at low cost. They are hardly striking visually, but you can spruce them up quite a bit by choosing a nonstandard Guilford fabric that goes with your decor.

Many of the Vicoustic products, especially the wood ones, are designed with artistic appeal. Some are strikingly beautiful. If I had unlimited funds, I'd probably fit out my room with mainly Vicoustic products. But I don't, so it's mostly GIK products, ASC products from my previous room, and a few Vicoustic skyline-type diffusers. The acoustic result is not hindered by using lower-cost treatments.

As to photos, those who are interested can look at Web pages for Vicoustic and GIK. Here's my room, with soffit traps by GIK, panels and half-rounds by ASC, and inexpensive diffusers by Vicoustic (though mounted by me):

http://mhprager.com/special/audioroom/angle.jpg

Whoa, that's fantastic. Nice room!

Interesting placement on the subs though...I guess it must sound best there.

Thanks! I moved the subs around to find the best spot, and tried 5 different positions (front corners, front near center of short wall, just near and inside mains, sidewall slightly closer to listener than mains, and current). This was the best of those.

Cheers!

Mike

Very nice looking room

Where did you end up buying your Vicoustic?