Trap building question

[riccol]

I have quite a bit of rigid fiberglass that I got for free. I have a lots of sizes but plenty to make some nice sized corner traps. However the stuff is in 1/4 inch thickness. I plan on stacking them to make six inch traps.
But would there be any benefit to spacing them a little as I stack them? I mean like maybe a small 1/16 or so space between the sheets.
Using a little spacing of course I could make a lot more panels, but if it really reduced the effectiveness I would of course just pack them tight.

[garageband]

But would there be any benefit to spacing them a little as I stack them?

Not really much difference, but you could use that technique to make them look really cool (using hidden spacers), like you super-duper know what you're doing.

[riccol]

Yea I kinda like the idea of the hidden spacers, and I could build several more panels that way.

[garageband]

I'm for more total panels, especially for FREEEEE!

[brandondrury]

If it were me, I'd just stack 'em. I leave the interior decorator stuff to.....well, nobody.

Brandon

[riccol]

Well if I was to space them they would look no different after they are covered, you could not see if they were spaced.
However I have asked the question in a number of places and no one is really sure, even the acoustic experts say it is an interesting question. But the spaced panels would need to be tested.
So I probably will stack them together.

[brandondrury]

One thing everyone agrees on is the more total absorption, the better. The more dispersed this is throughout the room, the better.

Brandon