For projects in Munich
Auditorium acoustics and soundproofing in Munich
A large hard volume where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey. The target is intelligibility at the back row, which is a reverberation and early reflection problem, not a loudspeaker problem. Concert halls, church buildings and civic Saal spaces are long-reverberation rooms where any intervention has to be reversible and visually disciplined.
- Reverberation time
- Set against use. Speech and music want different numbers, and a dual use hall needs a decision.
- Early reflections
- Shaped surfaces that send energy to the rear seats rather than absorbing everything.
- Rear wall
- The single worst surface in most halls, and the first one to treat.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / The product
What you are buying, and what it fixes in Munich
A large hard volume where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey. The target is intelligibility at the back row, which is a reverberation and early reflection problem, not a loudspeaker problem.
Concert halls, church buildings and civic Saal spaces are long-reverberation rooms where any intervention has to be reversible and visually disciplined.
Work reaching us from Munich is mostly apartments and villas, corporate floors, studios, hotels, clinics, schools.
- Altbau above, concrete below A stucco ceilinged Altbau flat and a post-war concrete block need different answers to the same complaint. We ask which one you are in before we quote anything.
- Specified, with numbers attached Send us the acoustician report and the target values. We will tell you what our build-up gets to and where it falls short, in writing, before you commit.
- Floor area is expensive here Every centimetre the wall grows into the room is money. A dense membrane plus a resilient layer usually beats a thick framed build-up on both cost and depth.
- Reverberation time Set against use. Speech and music want different numbers, and a dual use hall needs a decision.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for auditorium acoustics are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Munich.
02 / The build-up
What goes where, from the structure in
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Layer 1
Wood wool acoustic panels
Wood fibre bound into a rigid board with an open texture. In Munich, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery is standard in newer stock, so duct-borne noise and terminal unit noise are the sources rather than open windows.
Direct fix. Mechanically fixed to the soffit or wall. Durable and simple.
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Layer 2
Wooden slat acoustic panels
Timber slats on an acoustic backing. In Munich, concert halls, church buildings and civic Saal spaces are long-reverberation rooms where any intervention has to be reversible and visually disciplined.
Slats on felt backing. The standard. Absorption comes from the backing behind the gaps, so the slat gap ratio is an acoustic decision, not only a visual one.
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Layer 3
PET felt acoustic panels
A rigid non-woven panel pressed from 100% polyester fibre, a large part of it recycled. In Munich, school and university buildings are built to a high thermal standard with hard, cleanable surfaces. Speech clarity in classrooms and long corridors is where the acoustic budget goes.
On a 25 to 50 mm air gap. The same panel on battens. The air gap moves absorption down in frequency at no extra material cost, and is the cheapest improvement available.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
03 / On the ground
What we see driving Munich briefs
- Altbau above, concrete below
A stucco ceilinged Altbau flat and a post-war concrete block need different answers to the same complaint. We ask which one you are in before we quote anything.
- Specified, with numbers attached
Send us the acoustician report and the target values. We will tell you what our build-up gets to and where it falls short, in writing, before you commit.
- Floor area is expensive here
Every centimetre the wall grows into the room is money. A dense membrane plus a resilient layer usually beats a thick framed build-up on both cost and depth.
- Corporate and studio work
Head office floors, media rooms and production studios around the city want measured performance and a finish that survives a design review.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Concert halls, church buildings and civic Saal spaces are long-reverberation rooms where any intervention has to be reversible and visually disciplined.
- School and campus buildings
School and university buildings are built to a high thermal standard with hard, cleanable surfaces. Speech clarity in classrooms and long corridors is where the acoustic budget goes.
04 / Room by room
Space by space, for Munich briefs
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Reverberation time
Set against use. Speech and music want different numbers, and a dual use hall needs a decision. A stucco ceilinged Altbau flat and a post-war concrete block need different answers to the same complaint. We ask which one you are in before we quote anything.
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, MDF, FR MDF, HDF or HDHMR
- PET felt acoustic panels, 9, 12, 18 and 24 mm standard, tolerance plus or minus 5 percent
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, Made to the drawing, standard and custom
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Early reflections
Shaped surfaces that send energy to the rear seats rather than absorbing everything. Send us the acoustician report and the target values. We will tell you what our build-up gets to and where it falls short, in writing, before you commit.
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 13-3, 14-2, 28-4 and 59-5
- PET felt acoustic panels, 4 to 24 mm
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, Both faces work, which is why suspended area outperforms the same area laid flat
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Rear wall
The single worst surface in most halls, and the first one to treat. Every centimetre the wall grows into the room is money. A dense membrane plus a resilient layer usually beats a thick framed build-up on both cost and depth.
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 2440 x 192 mm and 2440 x 128 mm
- PET felt acoustic panels, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, ASTM C423
For a Munich interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Conditions
The Munich climate decides the material list
Munich is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
Cold wall build-ups and long heating seasons mean interstitial condensation is a real risk behind any lining. PET felt is unaffected by damp air and will not feed mould where a fabric-faced mineral product would.
The failure we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.
On a Munich job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Read this first
What we watch go wrong on jobs like this
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Absorbing the whole room and losing the back rows
This is the one that comes back as a second fit-out rather than a snag.
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Adding speakers to fix a reverberation problem
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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Ignoring the rear wall because it is behind the audience
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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Treating it as a generic Munich job
A stucco ceilinged Altbau flat and a post-war concrete block need different answers to the same complaint. We ask which one you are in before we quote anything.
05 / Route to site
What the route into Munich actually looks like
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Hamburg or Bremerhaven, then rail and road south to Bavaria |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Hamburg |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order.
Sea freight into Hamburg or Bremerhaven, then rail and road south. It is a long inland leg and we build it into the dates we give you rather than pretending it is not there.
Questions from Munich projects
What makes auditorium acoustics and soundproofing different in Munich?
Concert halls, church buildings and civic Saal spaces are long-reverberation rooms where any intervention has to be reversible and visually disciplined. A stucco ceilinged Altbau flat and a post-war concrete block need different answers to the same complaint. We ask which one you are in before we quote anything.
Where should the budget go first on a Munich project?
Reverberation time. Set against use. Speech and music want different numbers, and a dual use hall needs a decision. Early reflections. Shaped surfaces that send energy to the rear seats rather than absorbing everything.
Do you have an office or installation team in Munich?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Munich. We give you drawings, build-ups, a BOQ and material that arrives complete, and we will tell you plainly when a job needs a local contractor we cannot be.
How does material get to a Munich site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Hamburg or Bremerhaven, then rail and road south to Bavaria, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
Absorbing the whole room and losing the back rows. Adding speakers to fix a reverberation problem.
What do you need from us to quote?
A plan, a section through the critical partition or ceiling, and what the room is for. From that we can give a build-up and a BOQ rather than a price per square foot.
Next step
Send the drawings, get a straight answer
A plan and a section is enough. We will come back with a build-up, a BOQ and a delivered date, and we will say so if what you are asking for will not work.