I was totally against those acoustic panel things until last week

My upstairs neighbor got a new subwoofer for his gaming setup and I was about to lose my mind. The whole wall shook every night around 9 PM and I couldn't hear my TV over the bass. My buddy Jake from work kept telling me to try those foam wedge panels but I thought they were just for music studios and looked stupid. Finally caved and spent $40 on a 12 pack off Amazon and stuck them on the wall between our apartments. First night the bass was way less punchy and I could actually watch my shows without cranking the volume. Still hear some thumping but it's like 60% better which is wild for foam squares. Anyone else tried these or found something else that works for low frequency noise?

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rivera.jake1d ago

Ngl those foam wedges are hit or miss for low end but they work way better than people give them credit for when you position them right. I threw a couple panels in the corner of my room behind my desk and it knocked down the worst of the boominess from my neighbor's system downstairs. For $40 it's worth trying before dropping cash on those heavy bass traps that cost like $200 each.

caseyl1812h ago

Yeah, I feel you @rivera.jake. I tried those cheap foam panels in a weird spot in my room - right on the wall behind my monitor at ear level - and it actually helped clean up some harsh reflections from my desktop speakers. Didn't fix everything, but for like $30 it made a noticeable difference on those tinny high frequencies. I figure it's a good way to test if acoustic treatment even matters in your space before you go all in.