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Author Topic: Theatre Wall covering or or sound panels Marc Jones Film Handler Posts: 82 From: Elizabethtown, KY Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-04-2003 11:02 AM                     I was in a theatre where the walls were finished sheet rock & painted, and they had about 4 acoustic tile things mounted to the wall. I'm just curious if this is current practice in other places. I know in the picture of the Broadway cinema it looked to be the same as what I tried to describe. Thanks  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-04-2003 01:41 PM                        How big were the acoustic tile things? How were they mounted? And the million dollar question, How did it sound in there?  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 09-04-2003 02:03 PM                     I have in the past heard good comments about them. However, as Mike asked: How big are they and how are they mounted. My question is how many are there, and what is the auditorum size? Going back to Mike's comment - how did it sound?  |  IP: Logged Travis Hubrig Expert Film Handler Posts: 175 From: Minot ND, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 09-04-2003 02:52 PM                     How much of the finished sheet rock was exposed? Where were they mounted? Does anyone know what they are called or a manufacturer?  |  IP: Logged Greg Pauley Expert Film Handler Posts: 173 From: Huntington, WV, USA Registered: Jun 2000 posted 09-04-2003 03:08 PM                        I think that SRT has panels with speakers installed. This could be what you saw. I know a guy in a different city that is trying the panels over sheet rock on a new build, but haven't had the chance to check the sound quality.  |  IP: Logged Marc Jones Film Handler Posts: 82 From: Elizabethtown, KY Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-04-2003 04:44 PM                     The panels were approx 3 ft wide and 8 ft height , they did have the surround speakers mounted in them. I didn't stick around so I did not get a chance to see any of the movies there. As far as the size of the theatres they were approx 200 to 100 seat auditoriums and I would guess that the room diminsions where about 50 X 60, 30 X 40. Nice thing about this is not putting the drapes on the walls gives the local fire/building inspector one less thing to question, other than how well does your acoustic panel burn I know one theatre I patroned had the entire wall covered with a foam covering on the wall simular to what you would find on a seat. No echo or reverberation in that theater.  |  IP: Logged Per Hauberg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 883 From: Malling, Denmark Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-04-2003 04:53 PM                        Thomas Hauerslev: Now is the time to show us a picture of the Imperial Totems ! p.  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-04-2003 05:10 PM                     Wall panels leave too much hard wall surface still exposed and make auditoriums more like 'echo chambers'.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-04-2003 07:40 PM                     Wall panels made of 1" rigid acoustic fiber glass is superior to just ecconopleat by itself I personally have found little benifit from econopleat and the likes by itself unless fiberglass is installed behind it The other option I like is the spray on K13  |  IP: Logged Will Kutler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1506 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 09-04-2003 09:13 PM                     Going back as far as the late 1920's early 1930's, several cinema auditoriums were constructed..or lined with a material called Acustone (I believe this is the correct spelling). The material looks like concrete block (or depending on how the interior designer used it) but was in fact acustic material. The Tucson Fox Theatre circa 1929 (Fox West Coast Theatres) used this.  |  IP: Logged Marc Jones Film Handler Posts: 82 From: Elizabethtown, KY Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-05-2003 12:39 AM                     So what is K13 a urethane foam?  |  IP: Logged

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