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If sound is bouncing around your large open space and making it difficult to hear clearly, you’re not alone. Echo and reverberation are common issues in areas with high ceilings, hard surfaces, and minimal soft furnishings — such as showrooms, warehouses, gymnasiums, indoor sports centres, and converted industrial buildings. These spaces can become virtual echo chambers where noise lingers and speech clarity suffers. This echo…
Solving Classroom Noise with Acoustic Panels Classrooms can often be noisy environments, with sound bouncing from walls, ceilings, and desks. This reverberation makes it harder for teachers to be heard and students to concentrate. Sontext Serenity™ Acoustic Panels are designed to absorb these unwanted reflections, creating a calmer and more productive learning space. Classroom Noise Fixed with Serenity Acoustic Panels Installing acoustic panels in classrooms…
Clearer Speech on Zoom with Serenity Acoustic Panels Many people ask: “Why do I sound unclear or echoey on Zoom?” The answer often lies in poor room acoustics. Hard surfaces like desks, screens, glass, and walls reflect sound waves, creating reverberation. This “echo chamber” effect makes it hard for colleagues and clients to hear you clearly, even with a good computer microphone or headset. Reduce…
Sontext are happy to introduce Acoustiscreen Privacy desk screens. Made from environmentally friendly fire rated materials, the desk screens are lightweight and provide privacy and some acoustic treatment. Available in two thicknesses of 12mm and 24mm and length of 600mm, 900mm and 1200mm. The Acoustiscreens can be setup very quickly with the desk attachment or the portable desktop stand. Contact Us for more information …
MSAC ‘Champions Room’ Acoustic Panel Installation Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centres (MSAC) houses training, competition and recovery facilities for elite athletes and the Melbourne community. The ‘Champions Room’ is used for functions and had a serious problem with high noise levels. With a floor-to-ceiling glass exterior window wall looking out over Albert Park and the city, the root cause of the problem was severe reverberation…
One of the most confusing issues facing people who are experiencing loud or unwanted noise is how to treat it effectively. This can be from the choice of the type of Acoustic Panel, the look of the acoustic panels to how many and where to locate them.. Incorrect placement of sound absorbing panels (Acoustic panels) in a room, can cause undesirable acoustic effects, such as…
In today’s meeting rooms or boardrooms reflected sound and background noise are two important aspects that need to be considered. This has come about because of the increasing use of these rooms for teleconferencing. Hard surfaces such as glass, stone or tiles reflect sound waves that may cause ‘echo’ or distort speech when using teleconferencing. An effective solution is to install Acoustic Wall Panels, such as…