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Originally Posted by Superfrg
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.
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Best Sir,
Bob
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Last edited by vintage_tube; 07-23-2017 at 09:54 AM.
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