GIK Diffusion Panels Room Test And Review

I bought 4 of the large 2" GIK 2'x4' diffusion panels in my wife's choice of materials and hung them on the front walls. Let's find out how they sound and if it made any difference in my home theater! 16:50 for the A/B Test
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[@fredcostas8466]

This is the probably the best video for acoustic treatment yet. Must see for Audiophiles...

[@peterphan227]

Thanks for pointing out that the grey elm is not as grey as on their website. That's the exact finish I was looking to get, and I definitely wanted it to be grey.

[@COGuyStuff]

I bought 4 of the large 2" GIK 2'x4' diffusion panels in my wife's choice of materials and hung them on the front walls. Let's find out how they sound and if it made any difference in my home theater! 16:50 for the A/B Test Products List: www.amazon.com/shop/cigarobsession CO Fans Group: facebook.com/groups/cigarobsession As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

[@ald71]

Great video! I had a similar problem, minus the wife, just the echo. Lol... I ended up going with whisperwave ceiling clouds. It turned out amazing and they look really nice, every one that I’ve had over always comments on them.

[@decaf77]

Great video thank you for sharing your experience!

[@LJRockstar]

Good video buddy. Really like your setup! Can't wait to get my panels.

[@brnmaull]

What's up man! Great video. I'm about to treat my room with panels. So I found this video very interesting. I'm also going to use command strips. Hopefully it will hold. Thanks 4 posting this man.

[@ROBERT-ml7ml]

Without treatment, the claps were loud, but actually hurt my ears. With treatment, it was just LOUD 😮

[@MikeLuke]

First of all, great video! Even though it might get hard to get approval from the wife on this, but you shouldn't underestimate the effect of an untreated ceiling - especially if you want to treat those annoying ringy frequencies you get in those rooms. And because of the rug on the floor, the ceiling gets even more promiment in comparison. It's funny though, in a recording / mixing studio you'd do exact the opposite. Putting the diffusion panels on the back wall and the absorbers on the front wall.

[@COGuyStuff]

Very small issue, they are almost 11’

[@Nightjar726]

Put a curtain in the entry of the hallway or a movable acoustic panel. Also with the sofa up against the wall you need at least 5” bass traps full range. You are probably getting a crazy first reflection sitting on your sofa.

[@COGuyStuff]

Lol don’t bother commenting advice on old videos. You are way behind lol

[@Nightjar726]

@@COGuyStuff oh whooops! Lmao. Pardon

[@Ericktl]

Thank you for the review - this was very helpful. It would have been very interested to see the before and after effects using REW, so that you knew exactly what the difference was. Still, very informative.

[@frankvee]

If you're handy and can do some DIY, you can build some of your own panels. You have a few large nooks in your living space where you can place some custom built massive panels and cover them with acoustically transparent fabric, color of your choice. They would be a huge improvement and would actually look really nice in your room.

[@f10italia]

Do you have a photo of the marble effect on your rear panels? I like it; would like to copy it for my panels!

[@COGuyStuff]

It’s one of the art panel selections from acoustimac on the website

[@addictedtocardmagic]

Great videos btw, just wanted to say I think gik are doing prints now too

[@cesargutierrez4999]

Great video and review thank u so much

[@bythesoundofit3350]

Get an absorption panel that has a print of a an “upgraded” fireplace of your wife’s choosing to go in front of the existing fireplace. BOOM! Happy wife, happy husband, happy sound!

[@philb-ze8sz]

Man, you need a lot more, you need some absorption, these panels which I use also keep mids and highs in place, they don't do much absorption as the 244 panels would, you need to mix them in.

[@COGuyStuff]

Lol old video dude. I have a ton of absorption panels plus bass traps.

[@Kristian_pr]

Thanks bro I’m definitely getting 3 of those 244 as well

[@velodyneman]

I'm getting ready to hang some GIK panels. Are the Command strips holding up? Thanks!

[@COGuyStuff]

They are on the right where the wall is perfect. On the left it had a little bow and I had to mount with the Z brackets

[@cesargutierrez4999]

I have 4 of those panels coming the second week of June now they are taking twice as long as when u order

[@COGuyStuff]

Worth the wait!

[@Doctaj54]

Pretty cool setup. Did you contact either company for advice on what panels would work better for your particular room? Do you feel you would have done better with all absorptive panels (instead of diffusion) being that you have a lot of reflective surfaces? Walls, ceilings, floors, furniture, etc.

[@COGuyStuff]

I already knew what I needed and would work. Yes absorption would have been better on the front wall too, but the wife only approved the diffuser design.

[@iampuzzleman282]

Lots of furn clutter is good. Maybe a bigger dog. Ideal things to do - ceiling and bass traps. Love the artsy panels, will think about. Uhave a complex room

[@Markismaximis]

There's a huge difference in sound from your earlier videos. The difference in sound from when your standing near the kitchen to when you stand in the middle of the listening room is like night and day. Good job! BTW The Canoe song is hard to understand even with good headphones due to her tone. It's very nasally and somewhat harsh at higher volumes. Probably not a good track to judge with.

[@COGuyStuff]

"BTW The Canoe song is hard to understand even with good headphones due to her tone. It's very nasally and somewhat harsh at higher volumes. Probably not a good track to judge with." - that's exactly what I said in the video, and precisely why I used it, since improvements are easy to hear.

[@swigidyscout4975]

Shame those only come in 4-packs. I think one more on each side would look even better! Thanks for these videos. I am getting a lot of great ideas from them.

[@joebellanca4949]

You can order less than 4 panels. You have to call them and they will send you a quote.

[@cesargutierrez4999]

Hello quick ? How r the commando strips holding up? I am thinking about using them to hang mine

[@COGuyStuff]

Fine as long as the wall is straight they work well

[@cesargutierrez4999]

CO Guy Stuff thank u

[@stewemagnusson7474]

What sizes are those from acoustimac??

[@COGuyStuff]

2’x4’x2”

[@lushlife4]

Those panels are really nice. They’d look good floor to ceiling as well I think.

[@COGuyStuff]

For sure.

[@themoistgreenorganic]

Oh yes, it would look like a statement piece! The gray fabric looks like the paint color so it blends in nicely.

[@mattgiunt]

I have a room similar to yours and every time I run YPAO with 707s and 706C it has told me the fronts and center are out of phase.Not true so ignored.I have no room treatments.

[@COGuyStuff]

That was the first time ever, of all m speakers, it happened.

[@mattgiunt]

@@COGuyStuff I had a Boston acoustic center for years that always out of phased.It would make me doubt my connections and I would end up crawling around checking left and rights even when I knew they were correct. Did the same thing with my Polks.

[@larryfox7628]

Polk Audio LSiM series??

[@COGuyStuff]

Yep

[@saint6563]

Cool Dude. We need more normal/average audiophiles; music fans that aren't pretentious nor condescending. Keep our hobby fun!

[@user-gg7pr3wu7r]

gik do prints also, upload your own designs if you like.

[@StephenEFyffe]

My dog went crazy when she heard the puppy...

[@kellyj5389]

Could tell a difference just using Apple ear buds.

[@iampuzzleman282]

You have a echoey room.

[@iampuzzleman282]

I hate. Fireplaces too. So I use another lesser room.

[@iampuzzleman282]

Would like to meet your wife.