Sonic Acoustics 12 Pack Hexagon Acoustic Panels, 14" X 12" X 0.4" High Density Sound Absorbing Panels Sound Proof Insulation Beveled Edge Studio Treatment Tiles-Silver Grey

With the switch to working from home during the pandemic, I was looking for something to help cut down the amount of sound coming through the door to my office. Along with a some additional items that I'll go into below, these tiles really did the trick.HOW MANY DO YOU NEED: With 24 tiles I was able to fully cover (i.e. no gaps) a standard interior door (32" x 80"), with a few tiles and some scraps to spare. I've included a picture so that you can get a sense of what that might look like.ACOUSTIC EFFECTIVENESS: These tiles significantly reduce sound at the locations they are placed, but whether they reduce sound enough for your needs will largely depend on whether you've left other ways for sound to enter your space. Most obviously, they will not be able to eliminate or reduce sound that's coming through gaps they aren't covering. If your sound is coming through a wall, covering the wall in these should significantly help. If your sound is coming from a door, as was my case, these tiles should be the first step you take in fixing the issue, but you may also want to seal the gaps around your door, depending on your needs.COLOR: I purchased the white tiles, which you can see in the attached picture. For reference, the light source in the picture is a "daylight" color LED bulb, which is a fairly cool white, the trim in the picture is painted with Snowbound SW 7004, which is a fairly stark white, and the walls are (I think) Light French Gray SW 0055, which is a very true gray (i.e. neither warm nor cool).QUALITY CONTROL: Out of the 24 tiles I received, one came with an obvious black smudge on its facing side that wouldn't clean up easily. I was able to use it for scrap pieces around the edge of the door.CUTTING: A standard box cutter, ideally with a fresh blade, was the right tool to use. From experience, scissors are the wrong tool. For my part, I simply used a pencil to trace the lines I wanted to cut, then made a series of successively deeper cuts with the box cutter until I was through. It was surprisingly easy. I was even able to mount it cleanly around the door handle with some careful measuring and removing the fitting so that I could use it to trace the circle.MOUNTING: Based on recommendations in various comments, I opted for Scotch-Mount Indoor Double-Sided Mounting Tape 314H-MED, 1 in x 125 in. foam mounting tape, figuring that the foam cells and the air gap it creates between the door and tile would aid in sound isolation. I cut off 5 squares from the roll for most of the tiles (four in the corners and one in the middle), each a bit under 1" in size, and I still had plenty of tape left at the end. None of the tiles have fallen off after 2 months of opening and closing the door, though I have noticed that a few of the scrap pieces along the edge where I used less tape have become a bit loose, so I may need to add some more. Link: https://amazon.com/gp/product/B0007P5G8YADDITIONAL MATERIALS: After getting the tiles up on my office door, I couldn't hear typical sounds coming through the tiles themselves, but I could hear sounds coming through the gaps between the door and the door jamb or floor. After doing some research, neoprene seemed like a good choice, so I picked up a few rolls of White Foam Weather Stripping in different sizes to fit the variously-sized gaps around my office door. Make sure to measure each of the dimensions of your gaps carefully, since neoprene doesn't compress much and that adhesive WILL take paint off your door if you try to remove it later (e.g. I had to remove the 1/8" thickness tape I put on the hinge side because it kept the door from closing). Even so, I HIGHLY recommend it if you want additional sound isolation for your door. In my case, I added it to the top, left, and bottom sides of the door as it appears in the attached picture. Link: https://amazon.com/gp/product/B08HVJ2KZGRESULTS: With both the tiles and tape in place, my office door transformed into an airlock. It feels like I'm sealing myself off from the world whenever that door closes, making a sucking sort of sound as it does so. It's EERILY quiet. My wife has literally been watching movies at theater volume in the room across the hallway from my office, and I had no clue until I opened the door. I can usually hear when she knocks at the door, but I have to practically shout "come in" for her to be able to hear my response.FINAL WORD: If you're wanting to get sound isolation for a door, start with these, cover your door while leaving no gaps, and then see how it is for you. If you need additional isolation, look into the tape I mentioned above.-------------------EDIT (2023-05-16): Following up two years later to provide notes on longer-term use. In general, everything has held up remarkably well. The solution I laid out two years ago with the tiles and neoprene weather stripping has proven every bit as effective as I had hoped.A few of the tiles near the latch-side of the door have become discolored with dirt and oils from hands touching them over the last few years. I wouldn't necessarily change anything in response to that, but it's something to be aware of if you're purchasing light-colored tiles for use on a surface that will have frequent touch.The one thing I would change is how I taped them up. The adhesive doesn't really penetrate well into the fabric-like surface of the tiles, so it's a bit easier than I'd like to knock them off by brushing up against them. They're easy enough to put back on, and they'll generally stay in place so long as they aren't disturbed again, but if I was starting from scratch today I'd either find an alternative tape that works better with fabric or I'd use 2-3x the pieces of tape in the hope that it would prove more effective.

These Isolation Pads are listed at 8”x12”, however my set measured 7.5”x 11.75”. They are a bit softer than I expected and need to be fully supported underneath. My speaker stands’ platform is smaller than the Pads so I made a 7.5”x11.75” platform out of 1/4” plywood and screwed it on to my stands’ platform. Amazingly, my DIY mods worked out quite well. I use both Pad sections for a tilt back of 10 degrees. The Isolation Pads support my 21 pound speakers excellently now. I did notice a bit of improvement in bass extension and a livelier performance overall. I can recommend these Isolation Pads to be used with your speaker stands provided they are fully supported.

I recently moved and was so eager to sign the lease before doing some neighborly recon. Luckily, only one VERY long hallway adjoins to the adjacent apartment. I work night shift so I sleep past noon and I tend to be awake WAY past midnight. Each morning like clockwork 3 toddlers race back and forth for hours on end screaming. So I got on Amazon to see what I could find to help my situation and came across these sound absorbing panels. Let's just say I don't hear screaming toddlers at 9 in the morning anymore, but I still hear their thunderous footsteps. I'm assuming these panels help more so with sound than vibrations if that makes sense. Unlike my noisy neighbors I try to be respectful considering I enjoy watching movies and listening to music when I'm awake at 3 in the morning. Let's just say these are heaven sent when looking to keep noise from traveling. All in all I would definitely recommend. 4 packs later and considering a 5th pack to round out my music "hallway" of fame lol 😆

When design my new office, a room 22’ long and 9’ wide, I knew I’d have acoustic issues. As an Associate Technical Director and Sound Designer I need my office space to not echo and be visually stimulating.I picked up 8 packs total, 4 flat and 4 3D of different colours. My 2 short walls have been covered with these tiles and they have greatly helped. Once my full office is set up, I might have to add a few titles on my longer walls to make the room as dead as possible.I’ve attached the tiles with hot glue. I was going to use E6000 but the dry time was too long, and the fumes were getting me a little high.The 3D tiles are about a 1/16” smaller in each side, so about 1/8” total than the flat tiles. You’ll need to keep that in mind if mixing styles

These look really great for my planned zoom calls and coming youtube channel. Subtle but noticeable effect on the room sound. I attached them to the wall with two small pieces of Command Strips. Those are very strong, so you only need a piece about .25 inches long, one at the top and one at the bottom, to hold them to the wall and keep them straight. Be sure to use a level so the rows are straight. I had to redo the first ten I put up when I realized they were slanted.

They fit really nicely on a shelf. Look great. The foam protects the speakers as well as prevents vibration on the shelf or surrounding. Great liitle piece of foam! Oh, and there is no annoying branding stuck to them!

I ordered two packs of white in the same order, both had the same sku on the bag, but one was slightly darker. Not as bad as it appears in the photo, but noticeable. I wish I would have noticed the difference in shades, I would have checkered them or something. I kinda like the way it turned out, enough not to start over.Otherwise, they seem to work well and are easy to cut with a sharp box cutter. I needed two 12 packs to cover a 3 by 6.5 foot door, with one full tile left over.

I wish this had actual adhesive on it. I used Gorilla spray adhesive which worked fine for my purposes. I put it on the back of an armoire which had wafer thin luan attached. I wanted sound absorption from my neighbor on the other side of the wall in case some of his impact noise was being transmitted through the thin board. It actually has helped with the sound on our TV projecting forward toward us which has been a nice bonus. Sound absorption from behind? Eh.

Arrived and works well

Fits my KRK Rokit 5s perfectly. Speedy delivery. Good price. Thanks

These do a good enough job of removing unwanted vibrations through my desk, but given they are essentially just slabs of foam I can't see why they're priced so highly.

Allora, questi pads li ho presi con ben poche speranze a dire il vero, stanco di avere degli accrocchi fai da te che esteticamente lasciavano a desiderare. Li ho posizionati sotto i miei diffusori a pavimento a due vie dal peso di ben 14 kg cadauno e si adattano molto bene in quanto hanno la stessa dimensione in pianta dei diffusori. Ecco, non riesco a capire come si fa ad acquistare certi prodotti audiofili dal costo di qualche centinaio di euro quando con 19 € ci si toglie il problema delle vibrazioni indesiderate per la stanza, del pavimento ecc, provare per credere. Non so come si comportano coi mini monitor da studio ma con i miei da pavimento che hanno un basso notevole, ben articolato e veloce adesso sono migliorati ancora, l'unica differenza che avverto coi pads è che devo alzare leggermente di più il volume dell'integrato ma questo è normale rispetto al diffusore con punte posizionato direttamente sul pavimento, in ogni caso i pads non mortificano la dinamica ma anzi invogliano ad alzare ancora più di prima il volume e lo stage si staglia di fronte al punto di ascolto invece che veleggiare per tutta la stanza causa vibrazioni complice anche un ambiente scarsamente trattato. Qualcuno ha scritto che per due pezzi di spugna 19 euro sono troppi...dipende, se si risolve il problema delle risonanze disaccoppiando i diffusori dal pavimento senza spendere una fortuna come alcuni prodotti "audiophile" che ci sono nei siti specializzati ecco che i 19 € non sono tanti. Comunque un ottimo prodotto, consiglierei alla Sonic Acoustics di aggiungere nelle specifiche del loro sito anche il peso che possono sopportare questi pads e non solo le misure, l'unica controindicazione è di non urtarli se si posizionano sopra diffusori a pavimento alti 90 cm perché la cassa tende a traballare un po' ma ritorna subito in posizione, quindi se si hanno bambini bisogna stare attenti. Misure come da descrizione e pads tagliati perfettamente a misura, consegna il giorno dopo l'ordine. Complimenti, li consiglio fortemente a chi non vuole mettere le solite punte, contropunte, dischetti e amenità varie.

Cosa sarà mai un pochino di spugna....cosa vuoi che faccia mai.... e invece....credetemisoldi ben spesi. parliamo di dettagli, lo so ma sono i dettagli che fanno la differenza...