Grey List / Gray Standard Soundproofing Products: High-Quality Solutions for Noise Control

Glass Fiber Thermal & Fire protection Insulation is often confused with various other types of insulation on the worldwide market.

More often than not the thermal insulation is used as a cheap substitute to soundproofing grade insulation. Thermal insulation is in comparison is to soundproofing grade is poor in its ability to block noise especially Low frequency ranges which typically associated with bass.

The above insulation slabs have the same soundproofing results as Glass Fibre Insulation except they are not as effective in thermal retention however have other technical improvements depending on application such as fireproofing. Also these insulation types can be made into rolls and at very Low densities and thickness.

Metal Studs / U Channels or any other metal structure building materials are a very effective solution when building a fire rated wall, typical office wall or even ceiling. But for best practice soundproofing they are the equivalent of a pitch fork striking a surface and resonating when sound energy come in contact with them.

Mass loaded Vinyl is basically the stuff you use for Vinyl flooring, in a lot of cases its actually a recycled products that came around as a cheap way to turn waste vinyl into a big profit maker. The results from MSV only become usefully at greater thickness and then the cost implication is not practical. The other problem is that after a certain thickness is reach the material becomes very conductive.