How much sound dampening do I need

We are always asked, "how many acoustic panels do I need, In my room or restaurant?"

1) there are online calculators you can use to figure this out.  

2) try to cover 1/3 of one wall and 1/3 of another wall or ceiling.

3) borrow our loaner panels to figure out how much dampening you need. It's easy we can drop off 10 or 11 acoustic panels to any location in the GTA. 

How important is using a material with a high NRC rating

People are after acoustic treatment that has the highest NRC rating, usually a rating between .9 and .95. 

Sometimes the acoustic treatment that you have chosen, maybe based on esthetics, and has a lower acoustic rating then standard acoustic media. 

My advice is.. If product you have chosen has a low acoustic rating....simply apply more acoustic treatment.. It's a matter of .. If you can't get the quality.. Then go with quantity.