Re:Sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces
by atoav on Saturday May 11, 2024 @03:38AM
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I think you misunderstand my point, there are many ways how one could do this, but any "magical" solution is going to be hightech metamaterial DSP-and-sensor-heavy and cost a hundred grand or more for a small room.
What I can't imagine is that ever becoming an economically viable option.
What I can imagine is that we get better materials, with crazy absorbtion coefficents on a small volume. But those are still going to be magnitudes more expensive than the best acoustic foam you can buy today. And those still need to be placed in the right spots by someone who knows what they are doing. And the person responsible for the room needs to be able and willing to shell out the money for both.
As I said, this isn't a unsolved problem. It is just that people don't want to pay for the solution and many people don't think about preventing it as they build new stuff.
My solution would be to make the building code requirements when it comes to acoustics and sonic insulation much stricter, especially if the purpose of a room is to talk/listen within it.
What I can't imagine is that ever becoming an economically viable option.
What I can imagine is that we get better materials, with crazy absorbtion coefficents on a small volume. But those are still going to be magnitudes more expensive than the best acoustic foam you can buy today. And those still need to be placed in the right spots by someone who knows what they are doing. And the person responsible for the room needs to be able and willing to shell out the money for both.
As I said, this isn't a unsolved problem. It is just that people don't want to pay for the solution and many people don't think about preventing it as they build new stuff.
My solution would be to make the building code requirements when it comes to acoustics and sonic insulation much stricter, especially if the purpose of a room is to talk/listen within it.