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What acoustic treatment costs for a home recording studio

Budget estimates for treating a typical home studio, and where the money goes.

2 minute read · Updated Nov 2026

For the typical home studio in these guides, 15 × 24 × 48 in rectangular panel, 4 in thick comes to about $1,593 before shipping and tax (including a 10% volume discount).

What drives the price

  • Size and thickness: more core and fabric per panel.
  • Shape: curves and angles take longer to cut and wrap than rectangles.
  • Fabric: premium fabrics such as wool felt, Guilford of Maine and Xorel cost more and some take longer to wrap.
  • Surface patterns: routed grooves and facets add machine and finishing time.
  • Mounting: ceiling and baffle kits add hardware.

Ways to save

  • Use fewer, larger panels. Labour per panel is partly fixed, so two 24 × 48 panels cost less than four 24 × 24 panels.
  • Mix: premium fabric on feature panels, standard fabric where nobody looks.
  • Order everything at once to reach a volume tier.

Prices update live in the designer.