"With a generous budget to build my 4th home studio, I have found something that really works wonders in acoustic design at AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. Fonic Acoustic Panels have not only impressed me acoustically, they have turned my home studio into something that looks, feels and sounds like some of the worlds finest!
I now have a room that finally gives justice to my SSL"

Daniel Jones
Producer/Savage Garden
Meridienmusik@bigpond.com
meridenmusik.com

"Fonic has provided the ideal solution for our new edit suites at Ghostgum Audio,
providing a cost effective solution to transform workspaces into great sounding edit
suites. They don't look too bad either!"

David Quinn
Ghostgum Audio
www.ghostgumaudio.com.au

Having an interest in Hi-Fi ensures I am constantly on the look-out for products to improve the listening pleasure my audio equipment can provide. More often than not, this will take the form of hardware upgrades, but occasionally I am forced to think outside the box, and the results can be remarkable.

I recently went to a lot of trouble and some expense to convert an existing room in my house into a home theatre. As the room's final dimensions were relatively small (3.6m x 5.5m) I realised I would need some acoustic treatment to tame the bass boom and reflections I was hearing. While not a severe problem at low levels, turning up the “wick” led to “muddy” bass and loss of detail. As can be seen in the photo, I installed bass traps in each corner and acoustic tiles at the first reflection point. The results are amazing, the bass “muddle” has vanished and the sound stage is a lot wider. The treatment has had the effect of making the room appear to be much bigger than its physical dimensions suggest.

Room treatment is something of a black art as far as most audiophiles are concerned and most attempts I have seen have consisted of rugs hung from walls and rolled-up carpets propped up in corners. These ad hoc solutions can provide some improvement, but the acoustic tiles and bass traps are clearly a class above. Add to that the ease of installation and relatively low cost (compared to other tweaks, upgrades etc) and the decision is an easy one.

How much treatment is needed? well, that depends on the room and level of control you are seeking. The advice of Cameron and the other staff at Cliff certainly helped and a little experimentation was all that was required to fine tune the room.

In summary, the application of Fonic acoustic tiles and bass traps will improve the audio performance of any room, for relatively low cost and I'd suggest is one performance upgrade that should be considered before throwing “silly” money at new hardware or upgrades that may cost thousands and not provide as much improvement.

Ian Mitchell
ian.mitchell@citec.com.au

As an AV Engineer (B, Eng Electronics& Communications), Designer and Installer, I can tell you that there’s no point spending the big dollars to produce a superior audio experience if it is corrupted by the room itself. Of all the acoustic tiles I have researched and personally experienced, I recommend Fonic Tiles to my customers because I have heard the incredible difference they make in so many people’s home theatres and listening rooms – far beyond anything I have seen produced by other acoustic tiles. In some cases, the effect of installing Fonic Tiles has improved the sound quality beyond that of upgrading their existing system – for only a fraction of the price.

What’s more, they also look fantastic and what you can do with them is really only limited by your imagination

Craig Connor
Audio-Visual Engineer (B, Eng Electronics& Communications),
Designer and Installer
Ph 0403313233