Articles & Reviews
People writing about their experiences with ASC and TubeTraps
ASC TubeTrapped For Life!
By Michael Fremer from TrackingAngle.com View as PDF ASC TubeTrapped For Life! Don’t Be Home Without Them Two recent connections provided the perfect opening for this review. One was from a guy I’d not heard from in more than twenty five years. He’d visited my basement listening space but I don’t recall the circumstances. (more…)
AttackWall May Be Your Answer
by Mike Thornton at production-expert.com Need Temporary Acoustic Treatment? ASC’s AttackWall May Be Your Answer Working From Home? The ASC AttackWall has been designed to easily convert any room into a professional sounding studio. (more…)
The Sonic Island
A Recording Engineer’s Perspective of the QuickSoundField by Neil Henderson, Equus Recording View as PDF “There are no problems only solutions”, so said John Lennon. ”No sound system, no sound product, no acoustic environment can be designed by a computer”, uttered Ted Uzzle at an AES meeting. “Necessity is the mother of invention”, Frank Zappa? Oh no, that’s the Mothers of invention. At any rate, you may want to remember all these wise and wonderful words when entering the QuickSoundField experience! (more…)
TAS Acoustic Product of the Year: ASC IsoWall
Acoustic Sciences Corporation is honored to receive the 2019 TAS ACOUSTIC PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: ASC IsoWall, awarded from The Absolute Sound magazine. Special thanks to Editor Robert Harley for his willingness to try the full-fledged system in his own listening room. The original article written by Mr. Harley can be read at The Absolute Sound webpage by following this link. (more…)
AttackWall Acoustic Treatment
AttackWall Acoustic Treatment Michael Cooper tests the application, and evaluates the cost-effectiveness, of the AttackWall from Acoustic Sciences Corporation. View as PDF It could be said that a control room’s acoustics can be regarded as the very end of the signal chain. (more…)
Assessing Audio Quality Using the MATT
Learn how to use Musical Articulation Test Tones (MATT) to identify audio quality issues and obtain the highest quality sound possible from the components in your listening environment. By Richard Honeycutt at AudioXpress View as PDF We humans have been paying attention to optimizing sound in rooms for a long time. The ancient Greeks and Romans took steps to optimize speech intelligibility when building theaters. (more…)
Martin T on TubeTraps
ASC Customer, Martin T shares his experience with his new TubeTraps all the way from the UK: “I really can’t think of another way that I could have yielded such an improvement for so little (relative) cost.” —Martin Now that I’ve had a few days to really listen to the effects of having TubeTraps in my listening room, here are my findings. I have four TubeTraps, two at the front behind my main speakers and one at the rear left of the room, plus a custom-built SubTrap under my REL subwoofer to the right of the r/h speaker. (more…)
StudioTrap User Review
ASC’s Senior Project Advisor recently got this unsolicited StudioTrap user review from one of their customers: Hello, I have received and assembled and installed my new StudioTraps. I’ve only had time for one listening session, but they made a very positive first impression. (more…)
The Room: Mike Malinowski’s Tour de Force
The following article by Mike Malinowski, published by our friends at 6moons, walks the reader through one man’s journey to audio bliss. ASC was grateful to join the adventure and contribute design, theory, testing, and materials. Original Article: The Room… (more…)
Unlocking the Best Audio Performance From Your System
Originally published in Audio Video Interiors in Home Theater Magazine Unlocking The Best February/October 2008 issues by Gary Altunian. Contributions from Art Noxon, PE “The dimensions, shape, and features of a listening room can have a profound effect on sound quality, starting with the bass. (more…)
Room Treatments, Part 2
Originally published in Positive Feedback Issue 32, 2007 by Roger Gordon View as PDF Your listening room, according to the experts, contributes at least half of the sound you hear in your room. As such, your room is the most important part of your audio system. Yet it is the component on which most audiophiles spend the least money. (more…)
TubeTrap Review by John Acton
Excerpts from TubeTrap Review by John Acton for Positive Feedback Online View as PDF I have been a proponent of Acoustic Science Corporation’s (ASC) products for a long time. I experienced an ear-opening epiphany some six years ago when I discovered how dramatic an effect two 16-inch ASC TubeTraps and two ASC StudioTraps could have on the acoustics of my listening space. (more…)
ASC SubTrap – Big Bass Improvement
Reprinted from Widescreen Review, October 2005 Here is an excerpt from a SubTrap review published in Equipment Review by John Kotches. Widescreen SubTrap Review The field of home acoustics control is crowded with relative newcomers to the industry. In this field, the Acoustic Sciences Corporation (ASC) is a relative veteran, and was one of the first companies to offer products for home and professional environments to address noise abatement and acoustical control issues. (more…)
Raise It to Get Down – SubTrap Review
Reprinted from Home Theater Magazine, May 2005 View as PDF Your projector may not be the only problem-plagued component in your home theater system. Subwoofers typically suffer (not in silence, unfortunately) from the interaction of sound waves being radiated by the sub itself and those reflected off of parallel walls in a room. The resulting room modes cause an uneven distribution of sound throughout the room. (more…)
Room Acoustics: Audio’s Final Frontier
The Absolute Sound Roundtable Robert Harley moderates a discussion on room acoustics, equalization, and DSP-based room correction with TAS Senior Writer Robert E. Greene, Peter Lyngdorf of TacT Audio, and Art Noxon of Acoustic Sciences Corporation. Reprinted from The Abso!ute Sound magazine Oct/Nov, 2004 View as PDF (more…)
Music In the Round – SubTrap Review
The following is an excerpt from a SubTrap review published in Stereophile Reprinted from Stereophile, September 2004 View as PDF I had misgivings. A SubTrap is one big, chunky black box—stacking my sub on top of it created a monumental black tower that loomed over the listening position like one of those monoliths from 2001: A Space Odyssey. But it worked like magic. (more…)
SubTrap – Secrets of Home Theater & HiFi
SubTrap review by Ed Mullen for Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity I was impressed by the build quality and high level of fit and finish on the SubTrap. There are four heavy duty rubber feet, and the base and top plates are constructed of black semi-gloss painted MDF. The sides are covered in automotive grade woven fabric, and the top plate is covered with a low nap carpeting. (more…)
Follow-up on the QuickSoundField
This follow-up on the QuickSoundField review by Fett is a follow-up of the review a few months earlier by Mitch Malloy. Originally published in Performing Songwriter, May 2004 View as PDF Mitch Malloy’s Review Following Mitch Malloy’s enthusiastic follow-up on the QuickSoundField review of ASC TubeTraps in our Jan/Feb ’04 issue, I knew I just had to try them myself. (more…)
Church Cry Room Acoustics
View as PDF Let’s talk about well-designed church cry room acoustics. Art Noxon of Acoustic Sciences Corp., who has consulted on many church cry spaces, has noticed this problem. “I have seen plenty of churches with cry rooms, and they are seldom used,” says Noxon. “There are more options for families than a closed cry chamber.” (more…)
The Art Of Church Acoustics
Originally published in Church & Worship Technology Magazine, March 2004 View as PDF Acoustics is a hidden force that can help or hurt a church service; when the acoustics have been shaped and controlled, the sermon will be clear and understandable, and the music will be more energetic and uplifting. But poor acoustics can create problems for all parts of the service, and they can be difficult to correct. (more…)
Mitch Malloy on the QuickSoundField
This review of the QuickSoundField by Mitch Malloy demonstrates the dramatic difference QSF makes in studio recording. Below are some excerpts: Mitch Malloy on the QuickSoundField Originally published in Performing Songwriter, January 2004 View Full Article “I remember visiting a studio that was professionally treated with all ASC products, and the sound of that room was remarkable.” (more…)
MixStation Review follow-up
MixStation Review follow-up: Mitch Malloy’s enthusiastic review of ASC TubeTraps in our Jan/Feb ’04 issue, I knew I just had to try them myself. I first experienced TubeTraps at a Nashville AES meeting, where their creator, Art Noxon, demonstrated them in a configuration he calls the QuickSoundField. (more…)
5.1 AttackWall
Create the Right Sonic Environment Anywhere – And Take It With You Reprinted from the August 2002 Issue of Surround Professional Magazine View as PDF Last year Surround Associates had a bit of an acoustic dilemma. (more…)
Review – ASC TubeTraps
Originally published in AudioRevolution.com, August 2001, by Bryan Southard. View as PDF Introduction Acoustic Sciences Corporation, more commonly known as ASC, has been manufacturing acoustic room treatment devices for decades. Founded in 1985, ASC has become one of the premier manufacturers of acoustic room treatments for the home and recording studios alike, with their core products centered around a patented tube-like design. (more…)
Room Tuning: ASC TubeTraps & the MATT Test Room Tuning
by Brian Damkroger • Feb. 2000 • Stereophile.com | View the full article One of the challenges I faced in optimizing the performance of the Thiel CS7.2 loudspeakers that I reviewed in February 2000 was controlling and tuning their interaction with my listening room. Intuition, experience, trial and error—all came into play, as did several of the procedures and calculations covered by Jonathan Scull in his “Fine Tunes” column. (more…)
Listening Rooms Running Avalon Speakers & TubeTraps
Winston Ma’s impressive listening room: Avalon & TubeTraps Ma’s Hifi listening room was profiled on Positive Feedback Online. Mr. Ma upgraded to Avalon Sentinel speakers. “These new Avalon Sentinels certainly look like glorious transducers… and their specifications are extraordinary. Check Avalon’s site for their current models. Bloody impressive!” Avalon recommends the use of ASC TubeTraps in concert with all their speaker lines. (more…)
The Trappings of Success? StudioTraps
The Trappings of Success? StudioTraps Originally published in Sound on Sound, February 1999. PDF Version Full Article at Sound on Sound Below are some excerpts from The Trappings of Success? StudioTraps: “Used by such famous personages as Hugh Padgham, Roy Thomas Baker, and Pete Townshend, they are ideal when you need a quick but reliable way to combat problems with room resonances, reflections, and reverberation.” (more…)
Acoustic Sciences StudioTraps (for Hifi Rooms)
by Jonathan Scull | Dec. 1, 1998 Stereophile.com View the original article Over time I’ve successfully used a variety of tuning devices to refine the acoustics in Kathleen’s and my listening room. But I’ve always suspected that Acoustic Science’s TubeTraps might be a good way to finish it off. I’ve occasionally asked visitors to stand in one spot or another behind the speakers as I listened for tergiversation (i.e., “to change one’s tune”; Hoo-hah!). (more…)
The ABCs of ASC’s TubeTraps
Originally published from www.audiophilia.com July 1998 by: Jon T. Gale View as PDF While I have always taken pride in my open mind when it comes to things audio, a healthy dose of skepticism has served me well – I’m a “show me ” kind of guy. When a dealer answered my query as to the efficacy of Acoustic Sciences Corporation’s TubeTraps with, “Take a pair home and try ’em out”, I did just that. (more…)
ASC TubeTraps Creating A Listening Studio
by Ann Turner – Originally published in The Abso!ute Sound Issue 112, 1998 View as PDF We come equipped with ears that connect to a brain – a combination act resembling a video set unable to differentiate between channels. We get it all, no channel selector. This perception of auditory cues is incredible, underrated, with complex direction and distance filters built in. Eventually we learn to pick and choose among cues, to tune out, or focus. (more…)
Treat Yourself to ASC Acoustics
To get the best sound from your system, you need the right acoustic treatment. But which kind should you use? We remodeled our NY listening room using different approaches to find out. By Brent Butterworth, CFG Labs Reprinted from the February 1998 issue of Home Theater Magazine View as PDF I’ve advised maybe 2,000 readers on what speakers to buy, but I can’t remember a single reader asking me what kind of acoustic treatment they should use. (more…)
Incredible New Sound for Engineers
—Daniel Sweeney, November 1997 Daniel Sweeney has been a freelance writer for over 15 years. He has written on subjects such as audio, computer networking, wireless and cellular communication, video, film and electronics. “HIStory” In The Making Increasingly, the launch of a new Michael Jackson collection has taken on the dimensions of a world event. (more…)
Bruce Swedien’s Westviking Studio
Here’s what Bruce Swedien said about the design of his Westviking Studio “In recording room acoustics the most important rule to remember is – avoid “like dimensions”. In other words, a “square” room will make a poor studio. Another important rule is; avoid large parallel surfaces. (more…)
Tour de Germany
The Master, Bruce Swedien, teams up with Acoustic Sciences Corporation —Marcel Schaal, 1997 Tour de Germany – Five-time Grammy winner Bruce Swedien is the only producer/engineer whose clients range from the Big Band era of Count Basey to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Swedien, the master of mixing, just finished a two week tour through Germany where he shared a plethora of knowledge with German audio professionals. (more…)
California Brisson & The Soundroom of Doom
California Brisson & the Soundroom of Doom (a tongue-and-cheek reference to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) MIT’s Bruce Brisson & Joe Abrams make a visit with to Gayle Sander’s Reference Room at Martin-Logan. They give the room an acoustic makeover for Gayle, using ASC TubeTraps and StudioTraps. by Wes Phillips | Stereophile (more…)
Beyond the Thunder Dome
The New Bremen American Legion had a problem on their hands. They’d purchased an auditorium with a view to hosting dances and musical events, and the acoustics of that hall were so dreadful they couldn’t pay people to attend. Speech intelligibility was terrible, and musical reproduction was worse. High volume sound reinforcement set off uncontrollable bass resonances that fed back through stage mics, while high frequencies were almost totally lost. View as PDF (more…)
Optimizing ASC TubeTraps
From IAR Hotline! 56, by J. Peter Moncrieff. “Most people apparently don’t fully understand all the sonic improvements that are achievable with TubeTraps, and they don’t know how to optimize the use of TubeTraps for their listening room. The purpose of this article is to help you redress this injustice to your listening room, this shortchanging of you and your enjoyment of music. It is intended as a practical, nuts and bolts guide to using and adjusting TubeTraps.” (more…)
Stereophile Equipment Reports – ASC TubeTraps
Original Stereophile Product Review From 1986 From humble beginnings, come great things. In one of our earliest reviews, Stereophile’s Editor J. Gordon Holt discovers ASC TubeTraps. He explains standing waves, room modes, and how the TubeTrap works to help solve problems associated with this acoustic dilemma. This is the article that help put ASC on the map! (more…)
Your Room: The Final Link
IAR’s New Reference Listening Room – The Best Stereo Imaging in the World (more…)
