What Is a Good Nrc Value

A room that is considered ‘loud’, ‘reverberant’, or ‘echo-ey’ generally needs additional sound absorption. Materials with an NRC rating of . 75 or higher are generally considered highly absorptive, and will yield the greatest improvement with the least amount of material.

What does a noise reduction coefficient of 1 mean?

An NRC of 1 means that the product absorbs all sound. The higher the NRC, the better the product is at soaking up sound. The thickness and density of a product are two factors in calculating a Noise Reduction Coefficient.

What's a good noise reduction coefficient?

The NRC figure ranges from 0.00—perfectly reflective—to 1.00—perfectly absorptive.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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