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Originally Posted by jazzluvva
... Previously I had a full swag of REAL TRAPS in there. But ( and I have no data to support this), I have a nagging feeling that the room is over damped. As part of a new beginning , I am open to the idea of changing my acoustic approach.
The rear wall of my room will be virtually floor to ceiling record shelving ( yes , I know not great diffusing but I also have to be practical with over 5000LP's to store). I have read quite a bit about the benefits of diffusion as opposed to absorption at the first reflection points ( jury out as far as I can see).I know companies like Acoustic geometry sell curved diffusers for this purpose. Finally my question- those of you who have used the Apertures ( Ivan? tima?) , do they work well in this situation ? And are you still pleased with their performance?
Many thanks
Kevin
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Fwiw I had Real Traps before getting Apertures. The RTs are larger, thicker and take more effort to position and mount. Imo the Apertures look better and easily are more effective. I have six on the front wall, one at each first reflection point, and three on the back wall (which also has records.)
I've had this setup since 2014 and remain very satsified with them. Initially I tried a combination of Real Traps and Apertures. It was difficult to find combinations and positions that were optimal. Paul Waukeen suggested removing all the RTs and then add the Apertures - I had four to start - trying different positions. Wherever I tried them it was easy to hear the effect. When I added two more, putting one at each first reflection point things really fell into place. The Real Traps never returned. Fwiw, the Apertures are designed by a professional acoustician and are patented.
I had the large RT bass traps in the corners of the front wall. The Apertures are not bass traps. But after adding the Apertures I found the RT bass traps were no longer needed. Photos in one of my profile galleries.