Can storage cabinets be used as acoustic room dividers?

Storage cabinets placed perpendicular to the office floor plan can function as visual room dividers, but their acoustic performance is limited — standard steel or laminate cabinets provide minimal sound attenuation (3–8 dB reduction, similar to a thick door). For meaningful acoustic separation, storage cabinets should be supplemented with acoustic panels, soft ceiling tiles, or a combination of storage cabinets with absorptive surfaces mounted on top. The mass of a fully loaded, tall steel storage cabinet does provide more acoustic blocking than an empty or laminate unit. As a practical strategy, storage cabinet walls work best for visual privacy and reducing speech intelligibility rather than eliminating noise. OfficeFurniture2go.com's storage cabinets can be positioned as visual dividers — call 1-800-460-0858 for storage wall configurations.