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StudiofoamPro is the first melamine-free acoustical foam with a Class A fire
rating. Even though its profile is a slim 1.5” thick, StudiofoamPro offers
a higher noise reduction coefficient (NRC =.90) than 2” Studiofoam Wedges,
Auralex’s most popular product and a world standard.
StudiofoamPro
presents a low-cost option for sound absorption in churches,
restaurants, clubs, professional settings and other venues that require Class A
fire-rated acoustical treatment.
Due to its proprietary chemical
formulation, StudiofoamPro has all the traditional benefits of Auralex’s
industry-leading Studiofoam, including outstanding durability due to reduced
oxidation. StudiofoamPro will not rot, crumble or suffer surface harm from
normal use like other Class A alternatives such as melamine are
reported to. Plus, it's more affordable!
The
Backstory
Since Auralex became involved in acoustics decades ago, they’ve known
that the Holy Grail of acoustical treatments was the invention of a version of
Auralex Studiofoam that would yield their excellent absorption
characteristics AND a Class A fire rating. They’ve worked with the chemists for
years and years on this concept, but until now had never been able to come up
with the magic formula. Now they have.
Some types of buildings and some local fire
codes require that acoustical materials be Class A flame retardant. (Class A
indicates that the product's "flame spread" and "smoke developed" ratings fall
below certain thresholds.) Until now, when one needed Class A acoustical
treatments under such circumstances, one's choices were basically cloth-covered
fiberglass and a special flame-retardant type of foam called melamine.
Nobody makes better-looking or better-performing cloth-covered fiberglass
panels than Auralex. They are called ProPanels and they are wildly
successful, primarily because the quality is second to none. The
ProPanel edges are laser straight and their corners don’t exhibit the
frayed cloth that many competing products do. Auralex panels are beveled
for a clean, professional look that customers love. But ProPanels are not as
affordable as Studiofoam has always been, so they weren’t ideal for some
customers’ budgets.
Melamine can be a decent absorber and does offer a Class A fire rating, but
it is quite expensive and its physical attributes make it very sensitive to
physical damage. It is quite brittle and not forgiving at all, so while it may
look good when installed, it often doesn’t stay looking that way. Auralex has
sold melamine, but it’s obviously not the ideal solution.
So,
while Auralex has been able to provide a couple of different products
to customers who required Class A fire ratings, they’ve not had a product with
the perfect combination of appearance, pricing, absorption and flame retardancy.
This is why they’ve kept pushing their chemists over the years to come up
with a Class A Studiofoam formula. They knew they could develop such a
fantastic product, but it sure has taken a long time and a lot of effort. Many
times, the chemists wanted to give up, but Auralex wouldn’t let
them.
It was worth the
effort, though.
Now Auralex can offer their customers
the ideal product: Class A flame retardancy, excellent pricing, a pro look AND
the renowned physical characteristics of Auralex Studiofoam. StudiofoamPro
exhibits the same reduced oxidation and long-lasting physical properties
Studiofoam has always been known for, so your investment in StudiofoamPro will
continue to yield benefits for many years to come.
The reduced oxidation and physical resiliency of StudiofoamPro makes it
appropriate for use in classrooms, nightclubs, studios and more where physical
contact with the product might occur or where the environment is less than
ideal. In these cases, there’s simply no better product choice than
StudiofoamPro. Competing products’ formulations can lead to extreme oxidation
under less-than-ideal conditions, as shown in the unretouched photo here, which
is of a pile of a well-known competing product. This will NOT happen with
Auralex Studiofoam or StudiofoamPro. They guarantee it.