We are lowering the ceiling in a basement room that is going to function as a home theater. The current ceiling is plain wood, but we want to hide a lot of cable wiring and at the same time install LED downlights. The walls are some concrete variant, and the floor is click flooring, so the acoustics are probably not the best. Acoustic panels in the ceiling would therefore be the best, but that suggestion is dismissed due to high prices and because we want to lower the ceiling as little as possible. I have seen online that some people have installed black or dark needlepunch carpet on the ceiling to somewhat improve acoustics. Does anyone have any experience with that? Is it a complete dust trap? Does it look completely crazy? Is it a fire hazard considering the lights?
As mentioned above, we are not trying to create a showcase home theater with perfect acoustics; we just want to improve it to make it more bearable, and the money also needs to be enough for the kitchen and bathroom.
As mentioned above, we are not trying to create a showcase home theater with perfect acoustics; we just want to improve it to make it more bearable, and the money also needs to be enough for the kitchen and bathroom.
Unfortunately, the truth is that an acoustic ceiling with profiles is still a much better solution. For example, Ecophone Sombra is a fairly affordable solution and not particularly expensive in the long run, even if it costs more initially.
You get easy installation and cable routing over it. You can still compromise due to ceiling height by placing it quite tightly against the ceiling.
Acoustically speaking, a thin needle-punched felt on the ceiling doesn't provide much damping; however, it does provide a little while also reducing light reflection from the projector. Are you going to glue it up and have cables routed over it or what?
You get easy installation and cable routing over it. You can still compromise due to ceiling height by placing it quite tightly against the ceiling.
Acoustically speaking, a thin needle-punched felt on the ceiling doesn't provide much damping; however, it does provide a little while also reducing light reflection from the projector. Are you going to glue it up and have cables routed over it or what?