A system for arranging a plurality of sound-absorbing panels or the like is described. The system includes a first and a second guide and a first and a second panel, and each of said guides further includes a longitudinal axis, and a first longitudinal groove and a second longitudinal groove substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, such that the first panel is retained in the first groove of the first and second guides and the second panel is retained in the second groove of the first and second guides and further such that at least one of the panels is displaceable in a guided manner inside the respective longitudinal groove.