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Seriously though, I think it was obvious that I was joking but with all the incredible help ...

I'm afraid I'm a stickler for getting things exactly right Rod so I want to know that what I am doing is going to give me the best possible performance. I am aware that this philosophy is not entire ...

Rod, I understood that you were comparing to a simple wall. Since I am doubling up an existing 16" stone wall, I'm pretty sure I shouldn't build a double wall because that will make a triple leaf sys ...

Sorry Rod, I used the term "hat channel" to communicate in US terms. Over here the metal "Rails" system is as you descibed with the brim folded in thus:

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Rod, excellent book and easy to understand. Thank you for making this information available.

On page 59 you mention RSIC clips. I have found a French version of these:

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Rod, thanks for all your help in this. I'm going to go away for a while as I have some reading to do Thumbs Up

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If you do a seperate wall - then you do not need (or even want) the resilient channel.

Use 2x6 construction @ 2'- 0" om cemter (the same board feet of lumber as 2x4 16" o.c.) without resilient chan ...

You shouldn't waste time and money on the ceiling if you are not planing on isolating the rest of the room.

Flanking through the walls will defeat anything you do on the ceiling alone.

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Yes there is an added efect that takes place, picture that the decoupling take place trough 2 processes - the first is the design of the channel itself - the holes (or slots as the case may be) decr ...

The answer is both..........

Added Air space increases isolation.

Remember - the A in MAM stands for Air.

Thanks Rod. I didn't consider the air space factor. Another question:

Would th ...

I have decided I need to cover the vaulted ceiling in my basement space

(thread with photo here http://www.recording.org/ftopict-47059.html)

with plasterboard on resilient channel. Not wantin ...

MDF, Jigsaw cutter, T-moulding (T-molding.com) and the job's done. Exactly to your specs.

I can't imagine radiators are a problem unless they rattle etc. With acoustics, what matters most are the big things.

--Ethan

This is great news! I have two of these radiators left over from th ...

About 85 dBSPL is about as loud as I get except for some transients. Yes you are correct.

Thanks Thomas.

should I leave the ceiling as is or am I going to get weird echoes/reflections?
Curves are a problem, but these curves are slight. A flat ceiling is not much better, and what you really need is absor ...