Office Acoustic Panels Don't Work in Studios (Here's Why)

TL;DR: Most "acoustic" panels were designed for offices, not studios. They target speech frequencies (250 Hz to 4 kHz) because that's what offices need. Your studio bass problems sit below 100 Hz. Completely different job. These panels will make your room feel nicer, but they won't change what your speakers are actually doing in the low end. Real studio treatment needs at least six inches of absorber depth, ideally with an air gap behind it. There's a word that gets slapped on products so loosel