XIX Acoustics is very excited to announce a new partnership with Finland’s Innofusor! Innofusor makes custom acoustic absorbers from renewable surface peat fibers. The most exciting thing about peat fibers is that they do not need to be covered by fabric like fiberglass and mineral wool, so the color can be dyed into the fiber itself. Innofusor will also be manufacturing the Acoustic Ramp for the European market, both in standard and custom formats. Innofusor’s 1500 sqft manufacturing space is the perfect specialty facility to build Acoustic Ramps to service Scandinavia and the rest of Europe.
Peat Fiber Absorber from Innofusor
XIX Acoustics and Innofusor will be sharing ideas, materials, technology and intellectual property. We are very excited to see what this unique collaboration will yield!
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Paul Pesco from Hall & Oates, Live at Daryl’s House and Madonna fame is doing an interview with the Acoustic Ramps in the background. Boom! You’re famous!
Echo Boston was designed in 2010 and completed in 2011. The studio is in Brighton, MA and is managed by Head Engineer, Robie Rowland. This is an excerpt of an interview that Hendrik did about the studio design and construction.
Tape Op’s own Gear Geek, Andy Hong, has written an extremely positive review about his experiences with the Acoustic Ramps in his control room. Here are some of the choicest quotes from the review:
To put it succinctly, I was blown away by how much improvement I heard.
I heard immediate improvement in stereo imaging…and the sweet spot widened significantly, allowing me to lean over farther to reach for various processors without the soundstage collapsing
In this configuration, the room opened up dramatically, and I suddenly felt like the accuracy of my room and monitoring system went up several notches. I was quite surprised at the amount of “mud” that had been clouding what I was hearing from the speakers, despite my earlier confidence that there was little more I could do to improve the acoustics of my room without going overboard on absorption. I was also impressed – and puzzled – by the beneficial effects on the low end. In theory, a small, rigid diffuser should have little to no consequence on bass frequencies, but I could hear the lows more clearly, with lesser deviations in response as I moved my head around, searching for the nodal cancellations that exist in greater degree without the Acoustic Ramps.
The Acoustic Ramp got mentioned in Tape Op as a preview for a review to come in the next issue. Here’s the quote:
In the next issue, I’ll tell you about my friend Hendrik Gideonse and his patented Acoustic Ramp Diffusor available from Redco. To put it succinctly, I was blown away by how effective his diffusor is. Even in a small room, it can do wonders, and its beneficial effects reach down to frequencies much lower than you’d expect from a diffusor. In the meantime, read Hendrik’s blog at www.xix-acoustics.com.
We have recently received a number of questions from people planning to install an array of Acoustic Ramps in their listening rooms. Most people are interested in the differences between the two installation styles: permanent and temporary.
Use the temporary installation if any of the following are true:
You don’t own the space in which you are installing the Ramps
You want to be able to use the Ramps in multiple locations like for diffuser gobos (see the Studio 44 photos)
You don’t want to drill holes in the Ramps
You want the most flexible installation possible
You don’t want/need a horizontal installation
Use the permanent installation if:
You own the space and you want the most rigid and secure installation possible
The Ramps come with the hardware for temporary installation: a hanging “J” hook and a cross piece that is installed on the rear of the Ramp. This is the easiest type of installation. Essentially you screw the “J” hook to the wall. Then you attach the cross piece to the back of the Ramp and hang the Ramp on the hook. Very simple.
Wall Mounted "J" Hanger HookInstallation of the Hanger HookHanger Cross Bar Clip installed on the back of the Ramp
You install the hook on the wall at least 2¼ ” from the ceiling using a level and appropriately strong fasteners (like 3″ drywall screws into studs.) Use a level to make sure the hook is level. Next you install the hanger bracket cross bar to the back of the Ramp. Then simply hang the Ramp on the hook. The Ramp will drop into place and be pressed against the wall.
I have just come home after installing a set of Acoustic Ramp diffusers in Paul Pesco’s Studio 44 in Millbrook, NY. We treated both the control room of Studio B and the live room room of Studio A. There is a lot of video footage which I will be compiling over the next few weeks, but I do have a couple of choice photos to share now.
