Sound Reduction Systems Ltd (SRS) is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading manufacturers of sound insulation and sound absorption materials for use within buildings. With over 25 years in the acoustic supply industry as a company and an industry leading, Institute of Acoustics registered, technical department Sound Reduction Systems Ltd can be sure of giving the most comprehensive advice for treating a given noise issue.
Over the years Sound Reduction Systems Ltd has developed a comprehensive range of acoustic products for the effective treatment of walls, ceilings and floors, both in the public and private sectors. Sound Reduction Systems Ltd's range of materials includes SoundBlocker, Soundstop, and SoundBar which can be used to improve speech privacy and reduce noise breakout within offices, schools, and leisure complexes such as cinemas. In addition to this SRS produce Acoustilay, Maxiboard, Maxideck, and SubPrimo for improving sound insulation within the home, and to meet the requirements of Part ‘E’ of the Building Regulations. Sound Reduction Systems Ltd have solutions for both New Build and Material Change of Use projects.
Full details on Sound Reduction Systems Ltd’s products and systems can be accessed via this website. Downloads of the product literature are available free of charge here: Downloads. Should you require a small sample or hard copies of the literature these can be requested using the sample request form.
Sound Reduction Systems Ltd's office hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm Mon - Fri. However, as part of our continuing commitment to outstanding customer service, we will aim to answer your call at any time, on any day. If it is not possible to answer your call, please leave a message and your contact details on the answer phone, and an advisor will get in touch as soon as possible.
If calling outside of office hours, please allow a little longer for the call to be answered, as it takes a few rings to divert to an available advisor.
Sound Reduction Systems Ltd - For a quiet life.
Maxiboard Demonstration
SRS Manufacture Maxiboard, a high performance acoustic building board. Please view the video below for a demonstration of the effectiveness of Maxiboard compared with mineral fibre alone:
Soundproofing? Possible in Practice?
The definition of soundproof within the Collins English dictionary is given as follows:
soundproof Adj
(of a room) built so that no sound can get in or out, Vb
to make (a room) soundproof.
Soundproofing is a very common term especially in the online market place where many manufacturers are keen to convey the effectiveness of their acoustic materials and systems. By definition it suggests that a particular material is able to be used to eliminate all sound transmission in or out or a room or building. In the real world, it is almost impossible to achieve this. A more appropriate term would be sound insulation, sound reduction, or sound attenuation rather than soundproofing.
SRS prefer to use different terminology, as soundproofing could actually be considered a misleading term. Taking the word literally, sound proofing suggests that sound transmission, from a neighbours property perhaps, can be completely eliminated, reduced to nothing, to a sound pressure level of 0dB. To make a wall ceiling or floor soundproof to this extent is not possible, nor is it actually necessary in practice. 0dB represents the threshold of human hearing in terms of a sound pressure level. In practice, the goal is to reduce sound transmission below the level of background noise, at which point any transmission of unwanted sound will be “masked” and therefore not cause disturbance or annoyance to the listener. By no means could the wall be considered soundproof as, although not obvious to the listener, sound transmission is still occurring, albeit at a much reduced level.
It could also be considered quite misleading to give impressions of sound insulation performance in terms of a percentage reduction or improvement. Mathematically speaking, it is possible to refer to dB’s as percentages, as decibels are simply a way of representing a given ratio or fraction with a logarithmic base, but as humans we think in terms of subjective apparent loudness. Due to the subjective nature of sound, and more specifically noise, a perceived percentage reduction is very specific to the individual.
SRS are committed to offering free, honest, expert advice on any aspect of sound insulation and acoustics.
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