T.akustik Stripe Absorber 120 Review

t.akustik Stripe Absorber 120: What’s it?

The Thomann acoustic-treatment sub-, t.akustik, has proven little signal of slowing down manufacturing of overdue and as such, we have now some other soundwave-taming instrument in our midst within the type of the Stripe Absorber 120. So-called, for sure, since that is an absorber panel completed with a striped design that measures 120cm in duration, or peak – whichever approach you have a look at it.

The Stripe Absorber 120 is available in a collection of 2 with a skinny piece of felt that aids within the seamless design, must you want to position them subsequent to each other. It’s additionally to be had in 3 other finishes (from darkish to gentle): Azteco, Tenue and White Wooden.

As with t.aksutik’s different light-weight wall or ceiling-mounted panels, the Stripe Absorber 120s are designed to be caught to the skin with an adhesive. One thing you’ll purchase from t.akustik one by one however can be in inventory at your native ironmongery shop. Alternatively, it’s value bringing up that Thomann states its t.akustik acoustic adhesive is “fast-curing and extra common than structural and meeting adhesives”.

Every panel weighs slightly below 2kg, so that you received’t be breaking your again while becoming them and at near to an inch and a part thick, are rather simple to care for.

t.akustik Stripe Absorber 120: Efficiency and verdict

t.akustik’s contemporary run of acoustic panels has been most commonly created with PET as a substitute of a hardened polyurethane comfortable foam. Which means those more recent fashions are rather lighter and denser, so they’re simpler at absorption.

In most cases talking, absorbers are available many various sizes and finishes, which means that that you’re going to most likely discover a design that most closely fits your house and most nearly fits your decor. t.akustik has completed a super task in growing all kinds of good-value merchandise that supply extra than simply your moderate knobbly black foam finishes. Maximum of its present lineup of absorbers characteristic a skinny wood-like laminate and those Stripe Absorber panels are not any other.

Alternatively, being better in dimension in comparison to earlier fashions that we’ve got examined, you want to make use of rather numerous glue to get them secured in position. For us, this poses the issue of longevity – when they’re on, they are on. You’ll wish to just remember to are pleased with the location differently issues may get messy.

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One very small factor we had with earlier t.akustik absorption panel critiques is that they just actually catered for the center to raised frequencies from 2kHz upwards. This, on the other hand, was once by means of design. So it’s a great addition to the t.akustik vary to have panels having the ability to seize a broader frequency vary with t.akustik quoting frequency absorption from 315Hz for its simple 120 PET absorber panels

Beginning at £155 for the pair, this set is available in £50 more expensive than t.akustik’s simple PET absorbers. The bonus this is that the Stripe Absorber 120s supply a modicum of diffusion, courtesy of the 12mm deep, vertical trenches. And the 3 other finishes be offering just a little extra design selection than only a simple gray panel.

The 120cm sizing could also be prohibitive for some house studio areas the place the smaller top/mid frequency panels would suffice however those panels are going to offer numerous absorption for better areas for all kinds of packages.

MusicRadar verdict: The Stripe Absorber 120 is a perfect selection if you want large frequency absorption and one thing rather extra fashionable than only a simple monochromatic end. If that’s now not a hassle, then take a look at the inexpensive t.akustik PET Wall Absorber 120.

t.akustik Stripe Absorber 120: Specs

• For acoustic room optimisation
• Superb for sound studios, house studios, podcast and streaming rooms, practice session rooms, hi-fi and residential cinema packages, places of work and speak to centres
• Set incorporates 2 absorbers and a felt strip for seamless mounting of the absorbers subsequent to one another
• Subject material: PET 25 mm + PET strips 12 mm with wooden-look laminate
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 120 x 60 x 37 cm
• Weight: 1.9 kg in step with piece
• Colors: White Wooden, Azteco, Tenue
• CONTACT: t.akustik