This
guide is intended to help the customer in placing their TubeTraps
in the room to achieve maximum performance.
TubeTrap
Performance
The tri-corner
of a room transforms and compresses all of the acoustic
energy in a sound wave into pure pressure fluctuations.
TubeTraps are designed to take full advantage of the acoustic
pressure zones created in the corners of a room. The patented
design of the TubeTrap converts these pressure changes into
air movement, and, through the regulated friction in the
walls of the TubeTrap, energy is damped out of the sound
wave.
Simply bass trap the corners behind the
main speakers to stabilize reverb buildup in the front of
the room and add shock control for attack transients. This
will remove room boom and clarify tonality and soundstage.
Basic Setup
Room Modes
Advanced Setup
TubeTrap
Placement
At first placement
of the TubeTraps in the front corners (behind the speakers)
of the room, orient the reflector to point towards the listening
position to maintain room ambience. The chrome buttons on
the front side of the Tube Trap locates the center point
of the built-in reflector. The Tube Traps can then be rotated
(tuned) to find the preferred personal listening arrangement.
Add 2 more TubeTraps in the back corners
to smooth out peaks and valleys of the major room modes.
Add additional side wall TubeTraps halfway between speakers
and the listening position to block early side wall reflections
and enhance imaging. Orient the reflectors on the side wall
Tube Traps toward the back, and corner Tube Traps toward
the listener.