Auralex Studiofoam Designer Kit Charcoal Gray

by Auralex

Product Features

• The DST-114s are also 1' x 1's that serve as the ideal design complement to the 112s and other DST Studiofoam products.
• They can easily be cut in 3" shingles, allowing for a bunch of creative options when used singularly or with 112s.
• The two most commonly-used sound absorption materials are high-quality acoustic foam and specialized acoustic fiberglass
• The Auralex Studiofoam Designer Kit uses an advanced design to dampen rogue sounds in your studio.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002F78UI
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: MF-DST32-CHA
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #956 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #17 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Microphones > Windscreens & Pop Filters

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Introducing the Auralex Designer Series Treatments - DST! Auralex continues to lead the industry in acoustical performance with innovative products the market demands. Many of you wanted products delivering Auralex Studiofoam performance, longevity and value, with a different look than we've had available in the past. "Your products are great! How can we make it look incredibly cool without doing some funky cutting?"

The DST-114s are also 1' x 1's that serve as the ideal design complement to the 112s and other DST Studiofoam products. They can easily be cut in 3" shingles, allowing for a bunch of creative options when used singularly or with 112s.

The two most commonly-used sound absorption materials are high-quality acoustic foam and specialized acoustic fiberglass (no, not the stuff you buy at the hardware store). For brevity, at times we'll generically call acoustic foam just plain "foam," although there are very dramatic differences in cell structure and density between acoustic foam and the thousands of other types we could manufacture. (This is why you can't just run down to the local SuperMart and buy mattress pads with which to acoustically treat your studio.)

In addition to the two most popular types of acoustic absorption materials, Auralex offers a Class A, fire resistant, natural fiber panel called SonoFiber. SonoFiber acoustic panels are the perfect solution for those budget-conscious projects requiring a Class A fire rating without the aesthetic demands of designer treatments such as fabric-covered panels.

Acoustic sound absorption foam is well-suited to alleviate slap and flutter echo, the two most common problems in rooms not specifically designed for music recording and performance. In fact, foam can turn even the most cavernous warehouse or gymnasium into a suitable acoustic environment.

Product Description

The Auralex Studiofoam Designer Kit uses an advanced design to dampen rogue sounds in your studio. Designer kit provides 32 - 1' x 1' x 2" panels in your choice of burgundy or charcoal with 2 tubes of Tubetak Pro Liquid Adhesive and an instruction sheet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

94 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looks great, and the price is hard to believe., May 27, 2010

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Ryan Barnhart (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Auralex Studiofoam Designer Kit Charcoal Gray

I was previously looking at similar acoustic panels that were $4-5 each, so to stumble on 32 of these for $59 was shocking. I've got 25 mounted over the listening area of my home theater and it looks and sounds so nice. I'm pondering getting a few more cases...

Here's a tip - if you want only a semi-permanent installation discard the included Tubetack caulk and get some DAP Seal 'n Peel. [...] Holds these up just fine, and will peel away without damaging the paint or drywall should I chose to remove them.

62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hanging Tips, October 30, 2010

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Trent Austin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Auralex Studiofoam Designer Kit Charcoal Gray

Auralex has been around a long time and their foam does what it says it will do. No news there.

I'm going to disagree with the reviewer who recommended using DAP Seal 'n' Peel, though, if you want to preserve the paint behind the foam. Seal 'n' Peel will hold these panels up, but it will also leave stains. Instead, I suggest you buy some foam board (several brands, sizes, and quantities available here at Amazon), glue the Auralex panels to the foam board, then hang the foam boards as you would a picture.

There are several benefits to this.

1) No stains, of course.

2) Since you're almost always going to be hanging these 1x1 squares together in arrays, it's much, much easier to get them straight and square by gluing them up on horizontal foamboard than gluing them one by one to the wall, where they're going to want to slide. Let gravity work for you instead of against.

3) It's also easier to then get these foamboard-backed units to hang straight on the wall (or at angles, if you prefer), by using good ol' picture-hanging technology.

4) If you wanted to get fancy, you could frame the foamboard-backed units.

5) You could also suspend the units from the ceiling or from curtain or picture rods, so there is space between the back and the wall, which will give you a bit more low-frequency reach.

By the way, just so you can plan accurately: these squares are not actually 12" x 12". They're 11.75" x 11.75". Hard to believe they lose an entire .25" cutting this stuff, so I'm not sure why they're so far off.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Studiofoam, July 30, 2010

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jared14 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Auralex Studiofoam Designer Kit Charcoal Gray

I Bought this and the DAP seal and peal just like the first guy said. This stuff is awsome, it looks really nice and is so easy to put up. With the DAP seal and peal i can take it off whenever i want without the walls getting messed up so this is the best product i could buy. This is a great deal and have bought 2 boxes because i just can not pass this up.