Acoustic panels are used to reduce the noise in offices, studios, homes, restaurants, churches, gymnasiums, lobbies, pools, banquet halls, in homes and recreational spaces.

Our acoustic panels can reduce noise by 35% to 45%.

Finding a local acoustic panel supplier

There are many different types, and sizes of acoustic panels. Some look better than others, and some perform better than others. We see so many people get caught up in the science of acoustics, which is important for a home theatre, but can be futile when trying dampen an office or restaurant.

The safest route to go, when choosing an acoustic panel supplier and installer is find someone local, and accountable, and get a guarantee. We are located in Toronto, Canada.

We provide a simple guarantee that minimizes the risk for the client.

Why Acoustic panels?

Two words, cost effectiveness. Acoustical panels are the most cost effective and aesthetically pleasing to reduce room noise by 35% to 45%. Read more about other options, acoustic baffles, acoustic diffusers, acoustic clouds, acoustic wood.

Do Acoustical panels look good?

Yes, our acoustical panels look great The panel construction, along with the high quality acoustic fabric, make our acoustic panels look like they belong. If you opt for the printed decorative acoustical panels, the graphics, images, and text are are stunning. We recommend printing on only a few of the panels, and use standard complimentary fabric for the rest, the printing can be overwhelming to the eyes in an office or restaurant.

Does the placement of the acoustic panels make a difference?

Yes, acoustic panel placement is important in a room. It is ideal to install the acoustic panels on 2 to 3 perpendicular surfaces. We are not always able to address all the wall and ceiling areas that we would like, due to furniture, fixtures, conduit, pictures etc. The proper coverage and acoustic panel configuration is just as important as the panels themselves. If I had a choice, I would choose coverage over NRC rating.

Acoustic panels for Offices

We are always asked: How can I reduce the noise level in my office? People in the office are complaining the noise levels are excessive. Boardrooms and offices are often built like boxes, with flat, parallel, reflective surfaces. Acoustic panels can reduce the echo in your office,

They eliminate echo in your conference room. The parties on the other end of the conference call, will notice there is no longer and echo.

If you are experiencing acoustic issues in your office, we can solve your office echo problem.

Don't invest in another speakerphone yet. The problem may be the room.

Have us assess the room and provide some "acoustic loaner panels" to test out.

Our Office Acoustic panels can eliminate office and boardroom echo completely, by simply absorbing the reflected sound. We can help you with your acoustic problems.

Eliminating boardroom echo

Boardroom echo is a common problem, and can make it difficult to hold meetings, or teleconference calls. Echo can be reduced to a level that is acceptable and in many cases totally eliminated. Read More about boardroom echo.

How do I know how many acoustic panels need to be installed? Have a look at our acoustic panel coverage calculator. Don't forget that the panel placement is just as important the proper amount of acoustic coverage.
Read what Quora has to say about echo in a room

When is an office or conference room too loud?

This is very subjective. If you have internal meetings and people at the end of the table are straining to understand you, you have a noise issue. If the person on the other end of the phone call, says you are echoey, you have a noise problem. If you leave the room, and all of sudden everything sounds quieter, you probably have an office noise problem.

Soundproofing vs sound dampening

We get lots of calls, from people that are trying to stop noise from travelling from one room to another. In order to stop sound, which is essentially vibrations, you will have to employ dense material on the surface that the sound is travelling through, This can be expensive, time consuming and costly. Unfortunately acoustic panels don't help with that. For a full explanation of soundproofing Read more...

Acoustic panels for Restaurants

It is important for Acoustic panels to blend into a Restaurant's ambience and design. We work with you to design a layout, that will be aesthetically pleasing, and provide noise reduction of 35% to 45%. Read more..

Panels for restaurants can be installed on walls or the ceiling. Our acoustic ceiling panels can be installed on your restaurant ceiling. They can also installed on the walls of your restaurant.

Fixing your noisy restaurant

Canadian restaurants are getting louder. Customers are complaining online that the restaurants are too loud? Can acoustic panels help? Read more. When a customer complains that the restaurant is too noisy, it can cost the owner a bad review online and the loss of a customer. If a restaurant loses one customer per month, that is direct loss of about 1K per year. If that customer tells others, the problem compounds. Read about the cost of losing customers in your restaurant.

NRC

NRC is an acronym that stands for Noise Reduction Coefficient. This term describes how well an object or surface absorbs incoming sound. An NRC rating of .8 or better is ideal for room acoustic treatment for offices and restaurants.

Sound reverberation

Sound reverberation is the technical measurement of sound reflections, measured with frequency, response times and decay.  Acoustic panels are used to reduce sound reverb in a room.

White noise

White noise can be broadcast in an office environment, to help cover up distracting noises. Typically this noise is static and constant. Unfortunately White Noise will not  help reduce room echo and reverb in an office or restaurant. Open concept offices often utilize a combination of white noise and acoustic panels to reduce the noise and increase privacy.

Acoustic Foam

Acoustic Foam is commonly found in recording studios and is typically made from polyether or polyester, or melamine. It comes in different sizes and shapes and is easily cut. Acoustic foam is generally not used in acoustic panels. The typical installation method is glue, directly to the wall. Acoustic foam is not used in professional environments, due to aesthetics. Amazon.ca sells this product.

Room Acoustics

The phrase: "room acoustics" is used to describe how sound behaves in a room, and is generally used by the music community. For a live music performance, a room with "good room acoustics", means the room will have a little, natural reverb. A room with poor "room acoustics" will have annoying echo and reverb. Read more about Room acoustics. The proper amount and placement  of acoustic panels can be utilized to manage reverb and echo to provide the desired room acoustics.

Acoustic Wall Panels

Our acoustic panels for walls are simply acoustic panels that designed to be installed on walls as opposed to ceilings. They are cheaper to manufacture and install than ceiling panels. We supply and install acoustic wall panels in offices and restaurants.

Acoustic Baffles

Acoustic baffles also known as acoustic sound baffles, or just Sound baffles .

They typically come in cylinder, rectangle and square shapes.

Acoustic baffles cannot be installed on a ceiling where there are sprinkler heads installed.

Acoustic baffles hang from the ceiling by wire. Baffles are effective, but because they are typically smaller than acoustic panels, more baffles are needed to cover the same space. Unfortunately, baffles will intrude on your line of sight, and have a tendency to lower the perceived height of the ceiling. For a comprehensive overview of acoustic baffles.. Read more . For this reason acoustic panels are the most widely used solution to resolve room echo, reverb and noise.

Not every vendor in the Toronto area will make acoustic baffles, most of the time they are brought in from the States.

Acoustic Diffusers

Acoustic diffusers are designed primarily for music studios. They are made of hard objects, at different angles. These diffusers will break up sound upon impact, to reflect an imperfect reflection, eliminating echo and reverberation. Acoustic diffusers can be costly and often don't fit in with the architecture in offices and restaurants. They are more commonly utilized in offices and restaurants.
There are not many vendors out of the Toronto area that sell acoustic diffusers. Most the vendors that provide this product are out of the US.

Acoustic Blankets

Acoustic blankets are used as temporary fixes, to solve acoustic issues. They don't look good, but they are cheap and they do the job. Just make sure that if you are using them any other than your home, make sure they are fire rated.

Spray Foam

We get asked if spray foam can dampen the noise in a room. Typically spray foam is used as an insulator but does absorb sound, but not much. There are special acoustic coatings that you can apply to the spray foam that will dampen the noise in a room, but those are upwards of $7 / square foot. If you do use spray foam, you will need to coat it with intumescent paint, for the proper fire rating if you don't install drywall over it. This paint is available at Sherwin Williams and Home Depot. Contego also offers fire rated paint

Acoustic paint

There is a product called acoustic paint. This product is designed to form a layer that is helpful for soundproofing, not sound absorption. The paint is very expensive and provides very little soundproofing value.

Acoustic ceiling tiles

Acoustic ceiling tiles are prefabricated tiles, designed to fit in a t-bar suspended ceiling. These tiles are quite different than our acoustic ceiling panels.

Vinyl covered acoustic panels

Some acoustic panels manufacturers offer acoustic vinyl covering, instead of acoustic fabric. This is ideal for hygienic areas, pools, kitchens and spas. Even though one might think that vinyl would essential reflect sound, it actually transfers the vibrations to the core of the panel, reflecting very little back into the space.

Acoustic waves

Acoustic waves are larger type acoustic panels that are either formed into waves, hung from the ceiling. They are usually 4'x8' or larger. They can be square, circular or irregular shaped. The challenge is with the obstruction of sprinklers. If there are sprinklers on the ceiling, acoustic waves are not feasible and may violate building and fire code. Waves are similar to clouds and acoustic baffles in the sense that they all hang suspended from the ceiling.

Acoustic clouds

Acoustic clouds are similar to acoustic waves, and can be used interchangeably. Both hang from the ceiling, suspended by wire and are usually in the line of sight. Clouds should not be installed on ceilings where there are sprinklers.

Decibel readers

Decibel readers are used to measure sound pressure. These devices are useful for acoustic engineers that measure sound and it's frequency for the purpose of isolating specific frequencies. They are not typically used in conjunction with the installation and configuration of acoustic panels, as the decibel reader does not measure where the sound is reflected, and does not measure reverb. Long & McQuade is a Canadian company that sells this product.

Felt acoustic panels

Felt works well. Felt can be used in the construction of the panel, or it can be used to adhere to the wall directly. The NRC value of felt is actually quiet high. The NRC value will depend on the type and thickness of the felt. We don't provide felt panels.

Acoustic echo cancellation

Acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) is a software or hardware solution for telephone systems, where voices seem to echo or repeat. This is a digital solution usually employed in offices or boardrooms, when the party on the other end of the phone complains of echo.

Acoustic Panels made in Canada

There are many vendors to purchase acoustic panels, and acoustic baffles from in the US. But few acoustic panel manufacturers in Canada that both provide the acoustic panels and install them. Read more to find out where you can buy acoustic panels in Canada,

We are Canadian. We are physically located in Canada. Our acoustic panels are manufactured in Toronto. We deliver and install. We provide a turnkey solution for offices and restaurants in Toronto.
There is a great company that sells acoustic panels called "Acoustic panels Canada". They are a great option for those people that want to install the acoustic panels themselves. They supply wall and ceiling acoustic panels. They are one of the most economical solutions, that are designed to be installed by the end user. They ship locally from Mississauga.

What type of installations are most common in Toronto

Most our installations in Toronto are offices that are typically older builders with some drywall , and alot of concrete. Installing into concrete can actually increase the install time by about 50%. With the older buildings in Toronto can become an issue. We have special vacuum attachments to catch all the dust, before it falls.

Where are most of your acoustic panels installed?

Most of our are installations are in Offices and Restaurants in Toronto, Canada. It seems to be the location of biggest demand. Our panels are also installed the surrounding cities, like Mississauga, Vaughan, Brampton, Richmond Hill.

Toronto is challenging to navigate, especially with a trailer full of acoustic panels. We typically will incur at least one $60 parking ticket per day during an install, due to the parking issues.

Acoustic panels in Worship centers.

Worship centers are subject to a few different audio dynamics. They usually have a worship team, with drums, guitars, pianos and vocals. Then there is the public speaker, which is different audio dynamic altogether. To manage the audio dynamics in this space is challenging. The look of the acoustic treatment also needs to worthy of a worship space. In spaces this size, proper coverage is the big factor, without it, slap echo may be a problem.

What is an acoustic consultant?

An acoustic consultant is an acoustic engineer that will survey your space with physical acoustic meters and equipment. They will usually bring the results back to their lab and analyse the audio files on a computer. They will make recommendations, but refer all of the work out to Acoustic installers. There are three or four consultants in the Toronto area:

Swallow Acoustics: 
366 Revus Ave #23,
Mississauga, ON L5G 4S5, Canada

Aercoustics: 
1004 Middlegate Road, Suite 1100
Mississauga, Ontario Canada, L4Y 0G1

Valcoustics: 
30 Wertheim Ct #25,
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B9 Canada

What are acoustic panels made of ?

They can be made from many different materials, Read more here. The materials used for the inside of the panels range from cotton, fibreglass, felt, and other synthetic materials. We make our panels with an internal frame made from extruded aluminum.

What is an acoustic panel Room Kit?

Acoustic panel room kits are packaged set of acoustic panels designed for home theatres and home recording studios. These kits have been engineered for specific sizes of rooms. The kits usually include a few diffusers, a few ceiling panels and quite a few wall panels. Looking for an alternative vendor for acoustic panels?

DIY Acoustic Panels

If you live in Canada, and are looking to make your own acoustic panels?. Read more to find out how.

We also have extra material that we can provide to you at no cost if you come by the shop. We would be happy to provide you with enough acoustic fibreglass to build a few acoustic panels of your own.

When searching the phrase ,acoustic panels for sale , consider that many suppliers do not install the panels themselves. In some cases a supplier may subcontract the work out.

How does TheQuietRoom.ca make acoustic panels

We have a developed a unique construction method that provides incredible strength, the best fire rating and provides for extremely clean and tight lines for aesthetics. Our panels are made right here in our shop, in Oakville, Toronto Canada. We are proud to be one of the few Canadian companies that make and install their own acoustic panels.

Installing the panels yourself

We prefer to install the acoustic panels, but we would be happy to supply the acoustic panels. Read our installation instructions too.