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Originally Posted by Soundmig
Yes, they certainly seem to do both diffuse and absorb. The reason I spaced mine out from the wall (1" is what they recommend) was to extend the ab-fussion spectrum down to near the 200 Hz range. While i "doubt" that they are effective down to 200 Hz, they really work well and "sound" like they are broad band devices (relatively speaking). I'll have to do some measurements (sweeps) with them in the room vs not in the room to see what said measurements might reveal.
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Originally Posted by crwilli
I would assume the polystyrene is closed cell and at that density will have a fairly hard smooth surface. Yes they may absorb the very highest frequencies but would for the most part reflect most. I would think it would act more like wood than polyurethane foam or fiberglass.
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Thanks guys. 
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