Acoustic Transparent Material FAQ’s

Q: Is there a minimum distance I need to place the screen in front of the speaker drivers or can I place the screen flush with the wall containing in-wall speakers?

With few exceptions, acoustically transparent projection screens are flush-mounted to the wall directly in front of the speakers but never in direct contact with them. The distance between the acoustic screen material and the speaker should be a minimum of about 5mm to several inches. A speaker’s voice coil vibrates in the process of producing…

Q: How far should I place my speakers behind Elite’s AcousticPro 1080P3 and AcousticPro UHD (Acoustically Transparent) screen materials?

projection screen mounted flush against the wall over a properly installed in-wall speaker will have a sufficient distance by itself. There will generally be about a 1” total distance between the speaker’s dust cap (depending on make/model) and the screen with a 5mm (.2”) spacing between an in-wall speaker’s grill and the AT screen material…

Q: Will I sacrifice picture quality using Elite’s AcousticPro 1080P3 (Acoustically Transparent) screen material?

All acoustically transparent materials on the market today are light enough in thickness to allow sound to penetrate it with low-level attenuation (decrease in sound quality) but normally come at the cost of having considerable light loss as well. Elite’s AcousticPro 1080P3 acoustically transparent (AT) material is an exception to this rule.  It has an…