any1 knows roughly how much does a branded bass trap cost?

Auralex Lenrd RM200 per pc for 2 feet.
But it's dirt cheap in US.

wow so expensive

Yeah, the branded stuff is not cheap. Furthermore, in terms of bass traps the Auralex LERND isn't that great. There are better ones from GIK and Realtraps but these are big, heavy and shipping cost from USA is very high.

So in the end better to DIY those 2' x 4' x 4" panels using rockwool or equivalent. Cost including materials and labour is around RM180-200 each I believe.

Another style you can do is the corner superchunk type (perfect to fit into corners). Like this:



This post has been edited by jchong: Jan 2 2011, 02:22 PM

The material cost is not much, it's the time andeffort ivolved in gathering the materials together.
Luckily,I have managed to source all I need in the area where I work.
Just need time to put them together, the end result of DIY is most gratifying

I checked my records and the rockwool is only ~RM45 per trap. Then have to add wood for the frames, cloth covering material and labour to assemble it all.

Glad that the bass traps worked out well for u! And with the new sofa, now your bass at another level

corner superchunk type bass trap......nice one

I have 2 corner superchunk bass traps that are similar to it

Boss I tot you got quite a few of them.

These are triangular shape. The rest are flat panels (2' x 4'). 10pcs in total. But I did not use all in the HT room.

Btw, I did some calibration and it is better than before. However, still waiting for SB13-Plus to be back.

On another note, listen to some songs today. I think I need to bring those CDs at home to listen.

I listen to some songs today. My speakers tak boleh pakai la. Haha.
One note, Inception digs lower at my pad.

what's your setup at home consists of?

I did post my home setup before in the pinned HT setup thread.

Nothing fancy compared to other serious HT members. Many members herebeen to my pad before. Now, don't have to audition mine since the demo room is a lot better. Still a small fry compares to other shops.

In future (reads when got $ to splurge) going to set up a proper hifi system at home. Currently using Exposure amp with bookshelf spkrs.



This post has been edited by htkaki: Jan 16 2011, 10:55 PM

I have relocate both subs as well as reposition all my bass traps. Done some calibration too.

End result - very satisfying. The best performance that I could get thus far

Interesting...hope I drop by again one fine day
You must be very 'free' to move those heavy stuffs around.

Planning to get a SPL meter, is the Radioshack one is the best one out there? How about other brands like 7 Range, etc on the ebay ? Any recommendation?

RS SPL meter is very affordable. That is why many people is buying. There are many better SPL meters out there but it comes with a price.

RS SPL meter is easy to use (Mine is digital) and price is RM150 which after my friend from US purchased for me when he back to malaysia.

Unfortunately, it could not be found locally and very difficult to get one down south.

SVS SB16-Ultra u can see screenshot
very huge wooofer 16inch and big size and Powerfull 1250Watts RMS i think great
but expensive MSRP $2999
so be RM10K