Lonely Raven
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1D vs 2D - absorbers or diffusers, it's all just different tools for different needs.
Think of sound treatment as taking medicine to cure your frequency, timing, and reverberation ills. You really shouldn't take random medicine for ills you don't know about, right?
In general, I would say 1D diffusers make the most sense for most people. The front/back left/right walls are the ones that muck with your listening position the most - a 2d diffuser throws some sound to your floor and ceiling - is that really something you want/need? Depends on your situation.
For building - smaller 1D diffusers are a breeze to build. Smaller 2D skyline diffusers are pretty easy to build in general. But the bigger you get, the harder the 1D builds get, whereas the 2d builds I don't find get much more difficult as they scale up...they just get heavier!
Also keep in mind, the (loose) rule of thumb is that you need 25% of your wall space covered with diffusers to be truly effective.
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