$30 vs $500 Sound Panels - Is There Any Difference?
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Published 2021-03-04
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0:00 Why audio matters for your stream
1:52 Sound absorption vs sound insulation
2:16 Price
3:01 Mounting options
4:11 Materials and design
5:42 Testing method
6:58 Tests
8:04 Results
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All Comments (21)
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What are your thoughts on Elgato's new wave panels? Worth it? Overpriced? Nice looking? Ugly? Let me know 👇
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Great video - my takeaway was that 95% or more of the battle is just having a solid mic close to your mouth
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And the winner is...a good dynamic mic:)
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Man! I wanted to take a moment to appreciate all the Youtubers that takes so much time into making these videos for us to help us with our passion while you show us your passions
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I think you just sold me on the GIK panels, huge difference. I've also used the cheap Amazon panels in the past and they do help but as a fellow full-time creator my new apartment needs a more pro treatment. The GIK mounting is also more minimal versus other pro options. Also pairing with the Shure SM7B as well. Awesome job!
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I've built my panels myself with a wood frame and combination of stone wool and foam panels 4 inches thick all in all. For sound absorption, the thicker the better.
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the GIK sounds by far the best... even at the low quallity microphone you really hear a difference there. But not only the affect is the most strength, but it also sounds the most natural to me
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Thank you for the vid. Was wondering about this after seeing the announcement. Glad first vid I saw was yours.
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Now this is how to create evergreen content! Nice work! You’ve also inspired the background lighting for my studio.
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Huh. I was actually looking for some ideals for my new setup too. Gonna look into these. Good job man
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The sound insulation vs the sound absorbtion information was golden, thanks a lot!
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Excellent video, just moved into a new house and it echoes crazy good in there. Definitely going to need to work on our setups and get some proper treatment done for both stations
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The testing cracked me up a bit. Amazing video, going to look into this for the future
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This video taught me so much bro thank you‼️
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I noticed no difference except with GIK panels but not verry affordable when solutions exist like using a towel acoustic pannel costing less than100$ to make a whole wall ... Nice tests tho
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This video is amazing, bro gave me more than I needed
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I used poster command strips right on the foam panels from amazon and they have held up well so far (3ish months so far) as well
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Very awesome demo here. Just a side note, what we have to keep in mind though is that we are comparing $24 setup vs a $200 setup and possibly a $500 plus setup. You should do a video to even the odds meaning spend the same amount on each sound treatment and then see what the results are.
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There's a couple of DIY channels (might be DIY perks) that shows you how to make your own to suit your budget. The Elgato options look like a really good option though.
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Great video! RE: mounting, I have the cheap amazon option as a low key streamer, I do intend to upgrade, but the way I mounted them was almost exactly the same. I used gorilla selotape, 2 tiny bits per panel and then mounted all the panels to a large piece of cardboard, then command strips. Works really well!
