SoundControl Ceiling Mounted Panels — 1" Foam Depth | NRC 0.75 | Class C
The 1" SoundControl ceiling-mounted panels use a 25mm open-cell acoustic foam core achieving NRC 0.75 (Sound Absorption Class C), with strong absorption from 500Hz upward: 0.65 at 500Hz, 0.94 at 1000Hz, 1.13 at 2000Hz, and 0.99 at 4000Hz. Low-frequency absorption is more limited (0.30 at 250Hz). The 1" panel is the appropriate specification for offices, meeting rooms, and educational environments where speech-frequency reverberation control at the ceiling plane is the primary requirement. Available in three sizes: 2ft × 2ft (610 × 610mm), 2ft × 3ft (610 × 915mm), and 2ft × 4ft (610 × 1220mm). Fixed to the ceiling surface using mirror plate fixings supplied with each panel.
SoundControl Ceiling Mounted Panels — 2" Foam Depth | NRC 1.00 | Class A
The 2" SoundControl ceiling-mounted panels use a 50mm open-cell acoustic foam core achieving NRC 1.00 (Sound Absorption Class A) — the highest absorption class — with strong broadband performance: 0.61 at 250Hz, 1.03 at 500Hz, 1.16 at 1000Hz, 1.11 at 2000Hz, and 1.10 at 4000Hz. The significantly improved low-frequency performance at 250Hz (0.61 vs 0.30 for the 1" panel) makes the 2" panel the appropriate specification where broadband reverberation control — including low-mid frequencies — is required at the ceiling plane. Available in three sizes: 2ft × 2ft, 2ft × 3ft, and 2ft × 4ft.
Designer Range Ceiling Mounted Panels — NRC 0.75 | Class C
The Designer Range ceiling-mounted panels use the same 25mm foam core and open-weave polyester cloth construction as the SoundControl range, achieving NRC 0.75 (Sound Absorption Class C), but in shaped and circular profiles that create distinctive ceiling installations. The range includes the Cloud9 circular panels (60cm, 80cm, and 100cm diameter), the Barracuda scale-profile panel (800 × 770mm), the Seagull bird-silhouette panel (480 × 480mm), and the Kubrick geometric panel (690 × 1200mm). All Designer Range ceiling-mounted panels are fixed to the ceiling surface using mirror plate fixings supplied with each panel.
Ceiling Mounted vs Ceiling Suspended
Ceiling-mounted panels are fixed directly to the ceiling surface and treat reverberation from one face only. They are the appropriate specification for spaces with accessible ceilings where surface fixing is practical and where the panel is intended to sit flush with the ceiling plane. For spaces with high, vaulted, or structurally complex ceilings where surface fixing is impractical, or where the visual presence of suspended panels is preferred, the ceiling-suspended range provides the same panel formats on wire rope suspension, treating reverberation from both faces simultaneously.
Construction and Compliance
All ceiling-mounted panels use a Class '0' fire-rated open-cell acoustic foam core (BS 476 Parts 6 and 7; C s1, d0 to EN 13501-1), mounted on a rigid MDF or backing board substrate and wrapped in a 100% recycled open-weave polyester cloth. The open-weave fabric maintains full acoustic transparency across all 31 colour options. Mirror plate fixings are supplied with each panel. All panels are handmade to order in the Advanced Acoustics UK facility with a 2–3 week lead time.
