sound of silence

i had second thoughts about posting this hack, because, well, it’s ugly. but then, i thought perhaps some other hacker out there may have a better solution to this piece of conversation stopper. isn’t there a way to hide those horrid wads of sponge?

in case you’re still wondering “what the … ?”, they are deflector/absorbing panels – made from ikea shelves. the hacker writes: “i’m thinking of a way to make them look a bit more pro, but the idea works acoustically.” link.

other audio visual hacks:
> hip ikea music machine
> make an audio cabinet from lack tables
> fixing gaje speaker stands
> make your own cam creature

tags: ikea, audio, deflectors