Listening to HiFi Equipment vs Listening to the Music it Plays
To establish a reference baseline for the following discussion of Hi-fi listening, it is helpful to skim an article published in Stereophile: The View into [...]
About Art Noxon
Art Noxon is a fully accredited Acoustical Engineer with Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering/Acoustics and Physics. A Professional Engineer since 1982, he is licensed in Oregon to practice engineering in the public domain with the specialty area of acoustics. A prolific inventor, he developed and patented the iconic TubeTrap, the original corner-loaded bass trap/treble diffuser, 150 other acoustic devices, and counting. Lecturer, writer, and teacher of acoustics, he has presented 7 AES papers, numerous magazine articles, white papers and blogs. He is president of Acoustic Sciences Corporation, the company he founded in 1984.Part 3 – Spaciousness Signals
ASC Founder & Inventor to the TubeTrap Art Noxon, PE Acoustical had an opportunity to address PAF Hifi enthusiasts regarding Hifi room acoustics. We [...]
Secrets of Setting Up Rooms
Check out Art Noxon's talk at the California Audio Show from 2019 regarding the secrets of setting up rooms for [...]
A Sonic Tsunami
A Sonic Tsunami: Born in the front end of your listening room. December 9, 2016 Comment recently added to Sunday Morning HiFi #4 blog [...]
ASC’s 5.1 Surround AttackWall
ASC’s 5.1 Surround AttackWall Transcript of a seminar presented by Arthur Noxon P.E., President of Acoustic Sciences Corporation, at the Surround 2001 International Conference [...]
The Sound of Space Design
An invited lecture to Interior Design class at Oregon State College in 2012 The goal of this paper is to help interior designers open their [...]
Stonehenge Acoustics and ASC’s QuickSoundField
Let's talk about Stonehenge Acoustics and ASC's QuickSoundField. The Neolithic monument in southern England known as Stonehenge has a 4500 year history that is [...]
Playing a Long and Narrow Room Properly
If your audio room is quite long and fairly narrow, this tip applies to you. If your audio room also has a peaked ceiling that [...]
Ambience
For the audiophile, "ambience" is a highly desirable acoustic quality of the listening room where sound seems to hang in the air, to have a low level [...]
Diffusion
Diffusion is the scattering and weakening of reflected sound. A properly diffused reflection produces a more natural sound, contributing to enhanced Ambience in a room. The concept [...]
