Acoustic Knowledge Base

Every room has modal resonance problems — the question is how severe they are. This guide explains what room modes are, how to identify them, and the step-by-step treatment strategy to get your bass response under control.

Learn how to treat small rooms with bass traps, panels, and diffusion to fix low-end issues, reduce reflections, and achieve clearer, balanced sound.

Learn how early reflections impact clarity, imaging, and fatigue—and how treating reflection zones improves sound accuracy and listening experience.

Inside University of Salford, GIK Acoustics tests real-world performance for accurate, transparent acoustic data.

Learn how diffusion improves sound and which diffusor suits your studio, hi-fi room, or home theater for clearer, more spacious audio.

"I don't want my room to be too dead" — it's the first thing most clients say. GIK designer John Dykstra explains why balance is the real goal, and why home theaters and surround rooms need to be treated very differently from stereo listening spaces.

Carpet will absorb high frequencies, but that’s not always the kind of absorption we need to balance our rooms.

Avoid common diffusion mistakes—learn how to properly use diffusors to improve clarity, balance, and spaciousness in your room acoustics.

Hear the difference acoustic treatment makes—watch as removing panels impacts frequency response, playback, and recording clarity.