Treating a home studio is not complicated in principle — but it is confusing in practice. How many panels do you need? Which walls? Do you need bass traps? Where do they go? What thickness? Most people either buy too little and wonder why it made no difference, or buy too much of the wrong thing and end up with a dead room and an empty wallet.
Studio Kits are pre-configured acoustic treatment packages designed around real home studio scenarios. Each kit specifies the right combination of products — broadband absorption panels, bass traps, and optionally diffusers — sized for a particular room and treatment goal. You tell us your room dimensions and what you are trying to achieve; we recommend the right kit level and ensure everything works together.
Budget tier overview
| Tier | Approx. budget | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | [TBD] | Smaller rooms up to ~15m²; removing flutter echo and primary reflection points |
| Silver | [TBD] | Home studio rooms 15m²–30m²; comprehensive first-reflection and corner treatment |
| Gold | [TBD] | Larger rooms and critical listening; full absorption plus rear-wall diffusion |
The three kit levels
Bronze — First-pass treatment for smaller rooms
A Bronze kit addresses the most impactful acoustic problems in a small home studio (up to approximately 15m²). It targets the primary early reflection points and adds corner treatment for basic bass control. After a Bronze kit, flutter echo is gone and recordings stop sounding boxy. The room is not perfect, but it is good enough to work in without frustration.
- Absorption panels for left and right side-wall first reflections
- Absorption panel for the ceiling reflection above the mix position
- Corner bass traps for the two front corners
- Suitable for rooms up to approximately 15m² (e.g. 3.5m × 4m × 2.4m)
Silver — Comprehensive treatment for small to medium rooms
A Silver kit goes further: full first-reflection coverage on side walls and ceiling, all four corners treated, and rear-wall absorption to control the direct reflection behind the listening position. The result is a room with a short, controlled reverb time that translates well — recordings made in a Silver-treated room sound consistent on different playback systems.
- Full side-wall and ceiling first-reflection coverage
- All four floor-to-ceiling corner bass traps
- Rear-wall absorption behind the listening position
- Suitable for rooms approximately 15m²–30m² (e.g. 4m × 5m × 2.4m)
Gold — Full treatment with diffusion for larger rooms
A Gold kit is designed for rooms where the acoustic environment itself is part of the work — professional home studios, mastering rooms, and critical listening spaces. It combines comprehensive absorption with rear-wall diffusion to maintain a natural, spacious quality in the room. The rear wall does not go dead; it scatters energy so the room feels live and accurate simultaneously.
- Full absorption package from Silver kit
- Rear-wall QRD diffuser panels replacing or supplementing rear absorption
- Optional additional bass traps for tri-corner positions (floor-to-ceiling-to-wall junctions)
- Suitable for rooms of 30m² and above, or any room where critical listening accuracy is the goal
Which kit is right for me?
The right kit depends on three things: your room size, what you are using the room for, and your budget. The table below gives a starting point:
| Room size | Primary use | Recommended kit |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 15m² | Casual recording, podcasting, home office | Bronze |
| 15m²–30m² | Home studio, vocals, guitar recording | Silver |
| Any size | Mixing, mastering, critical listening | Gold |
| 30m²+ | Serious home studio, professional use | Gold |
These are starting points. Room shape, ceiling height, existing surfaces, and what you are recording all affect the right specification. If you want a recommendation based on your actual room, tell us the dimensions and we will work it out with you — no charge for the advice.
Technical notes
All kit components are tested to BS EN ISO 11654. Absorption data for individual products within each kit is available on request for specification or planning purposes. Kit contents are optimised for the room sizes listed; larger or unusually shaped rooms may benefit from a custom specification rather than a standard kit. We can provide this as part of a free desktop assessment — see our Desktop Assessment service.