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Treating the windows

Treating the windows

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Treating the windows

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A window doesn't pose much of a problem if it's on the front wall, since the speakers are pointed in the opposite direction. That said, there may be complications if it's located in other sections of the room. First of all, if the window is in the RFZ, your only choice is to acoustically treat it, otherwise you'll no longer have a reflection free zone. If that's the case, you have a number of options. You can place a piece of 703, or Rockwell over the window. Then cover that with a heavy drape. You can place an acoustic panel over the window with another piece of 703, or Rockwell behind the panel, or you can place a diffuser over it. You probably want to cover the outside of the window with a pane of quarter inch to half inch Plexiglas, tightly attached to weather stripping on all sides to increase the isolation as well. Of course the easiest way to increase the isolation and eliminate any leakages by totally plugging the window. But the trend in studios these days is for lots of…

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