Acoustic Sciences News
ASC at SWAF 2025 Show Report
Acoustic Sciences featured at Southwest Audio Fest 2025 Lou Hinkley of Pacific Audio Fest, in collaboration with Gary Gill of Capital Audiofest, held the SouthWest Audio Fest, March 21-23, 2025. Audiophiles, gear heads and music lovers gathered in Dallas to experience the latest and greatest in Hifi. The vibe was cool and the weather was pleasantly warm. (more…)
TubeTrap Sightings at CAF 2024
ASC TubeTraps were sighted in several Hifi rooms at the 2024 Capital Audiofest, the East Coast’s Favorite Audio Show! CAF started out in 2010 as a very casual show and has evolved into a well-organized and well-attended event that most everyone in the audio industry knows about. (more…)
PAF 2024 Show Report
Event Recap: ASC at the Pacific Audio Fest 2024 The 2024 Pacific Audio Fest gave audiophiles from all over the Pacific Northwest (and beyond) a chance to listen to dozens of high-end audio playback systems that may be difficult to audition otherwise. That’s one of the things we love about HiFi shows. Another thing we love is discounted demo-stock TubeTraps! Click over to our online store HERE to get yours while they last. (more…)
Art Noxon’s What’s Best Forum Interview
This week we share Art’s most recent Q & A where he discusses several Hifi topics. Watch and listen as Ron Resnick of What’s Best Forum interviews Art Noxon, Founder, President and Chief Designer of ASC as part of the Masters & Makers series. (more…)
ASC at Pacific Audio Fest 2024
ASC is proud to once again be participating in Pacific Audio Fest! We will be providing TubeTraps for many of the exhibition rooms, so keep your eyes (and ears) out for our tubular friends. (more…)
ASC at NAMM ’24
ASC will be at NAMM ’24! Visit us at booth #14114 in the ACC North building from January 25-28 in Anaheim, CA. ASC will be demonstrating the sight and sound of both the AttackWall and QSF (QuickSoundField). Our Pro Audio Gurus will be on-site for some Q&A. (more…)
Art’s Lecture at BAF ’23
ASC president and TubeTrap inventor, Art Noxon, PE Acoustical provided a video lecture for this year’s Burning Amp Festival Attendees. Read the quick summary below, then watch the video! People know and love the classic Frequency Response Curve. Another test, the Multitone, has been employed more recently to assess other aspects of audio equipment performance, particularly distortion. (more…)
PAF 2023 Show Report
Event Recap: ASC at the Pacific Audio Fest 2023 The 2023 Pacific Audio Fest showcased many top HiFi equipment manufacturers and was a wonderful experience for all involved. Year two went off smoother than ever, with a nice steady flow of attendees testing the various systems set up in rooms throughout the DoubleTree-Hilton in SeaTac. Special thanks to event organizer Lou Hinkley for his tireless assistance and flexibility. (more…)
Ready for PAF 2023
ASC will be at our “local” HiFi show at the Doubletree-Hilton in Seatac, the Pacific Audio Fest 2023, June 23-25. ASC founder and TubeTrap inventor Art Noxon will be presenting on Saturday at 1PM in Maxi’s Lounge on the 14th floor – mark your calendars! We will also have a booth in the marketplace and encourage you to stop in and say hi! And of course–keep an eye out for our Tubular friends throughout the show in all the finest rooms (more…)
The Who Rocks Portland
On October 20th The Who rocked Portland, Oregon’s Moda Center once again! This time supporting their The Who Hits Back – The North American Tour 2022. ASC staff were in attendance to appreciate these monsters of rock perform their brand of driven and brash classic rock that has influenced the genre for over 50 years. (more…)
Hi-fi Market in Vietnam Remains Robust
ASC is off to Vietnam! Acoustic Sciences Corporation – manufacturer of the iconic TubeTrap – recently completed and shipped a full 40ft ocean container loaded with our high end acoustic control devices for our Vietnamese Dealer: Nguyen Dung Electronic Co, LTD All products are HAND-MADE IN THE USA right here at our factory in Oregon (more…)
ASC at PAF
Acoustic Sciences at Pacific Audio Fest 2022, Seattle, WA The inaugural Pacific Audio Fest showcased many of the world’s top HiFi music playback equipment manufacturers and was a wonderful experience for all involved. Special thanks to show director Lou Hinkley, who, together with show manager Gary Gill, facilitated a trouble-free and thoroughly enjoyable event. (more…)
TubeTraps Are TAS Editors Choice
The March 2022 issue of The Absolute Sound is hot off the presses and we are thrilled that once again TubeTraps are TAS Editors Choice for acoustic treatment. The March issue features the Editor’s choices for outstanding products for your hifi room and beyond– we are honored to be chosen among other top-quality hifi room components. (more…)
Congrats Dr Vibb on Grammy number 7
Acoustic Sciences Corporation is proud to say Congrats Dr Vibb on Grammy number 7! Our old buddy AttackWall user mixed the winner for Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Trilogy 2”, by Christian McBride, Brian Blade and (the late) Chick Corea. Working professionally since 1991, multiple Grammy Award Winner Brian Vibberts evolved in audio production at a time when analog equipment was still used for the majority of recording and mixing. (more…)
ASC Ships Container to Europe!
Once again, ASC Ships a Container to Europe! Our European dealer of ASC products will be receiving a large shipment of TubeTraps and assorted ASC acoustic control devices. Owner Alan Grindheim has been working closely with a number of HiFi enthusiasts to carefully tune the sound of their rooms over the past many months. (more…)
Rest In Peace: Bruce Swedien 1934-2020
Acoustic Sciences Corporation is extremely saddened that recording and mix engineer legend Bruce Swedien passed away on November 16th. He was a passionate devotee of ASC studio acoustics, in particular, the AttackWall and QuickSoundField. (more…)
ASC Ships Yet Another Ocean Container to Vietnam
Acoustic Sciences Corporation – manufacturer of the iconic TubeTrap – recently completed and shipped another container load of high end acoustics, our main distributor in southeast Asia and #1 international dealer: Dien Hi End of Vietnam. (more…)
US Patent Awarded to Art Noxon for IsoThermal TubeTrap
We’ve been pioneering, building and improving bass traps since 1984. Our flagship then remains the same today… the TubeTrap The TubeTrap bass trap diffuser is the original portable acoustic device. Invented in the fires of a concrete-poured basement with uncontrollable bass reverberation, these devices tamed the muddy booming sound like nothing seen before them. (more…)
Remembering Albert von Schweikert 1945-2020
Today we’re remembering Albert von Schweikert 1945-2020. Acoustic Sciences Corporation is saddened that loudspeaker titan Albert von Schweikert passed away on May 29th. He will be missed by many in the audiophile community. Our founder and CEO has a few words to say about him. (more…)
The Who gets more TubeTraps for 2019 Tour!
Acoustic Sciences Corporation ships another small load of replacement TubeTraps to The Who for the west coast US and UK leg of their 2019 tour. Keep on rocking! (more…)
TubeTraps Used at Rocky Mountain AudioFest
The 2019 Rocky Mountain AudioFest (RMAF) is being held at the Gaylord Rockies resort in Aurora, Colorado. TubeTraps were used at Rocky Mountain AudioFest 2019. YG Acoustics has partnered with Acoustic Sciences to help make the Homestead Room one of the premier listening demos in the entire show. (more…)
Isothermal TubeTrap Production Surpasses 1000
We are excited to announce that Isothermal TubeTrap production surpasses 1000! One thousand new-generation TubeTraps in approximately 200 rooms…providing listening pleasure and protection from bad room sound. (more…)
TubeTraps Featured at CAS 2019
ASC is excited to announce that TubeTraps Will Be Featured At CAS 2019. The California Audio Show (CAS) is produced by an audiophile who shares the passion of stereophonic playback with other music lovers in the San Francisco Bay Area. (more…)
TubeTraps Featured At Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018
Although Acoustic Sciences Corporation will not have a booth at the upcoming Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018, we will certainly be well represented. We will be sending a small fleet of our IsoThermal TubeTraps to the fest for the listening rooms of Bricasti Design and Bending Wave USA. (more…)
Unveiling Of The New MiniTrap Desktop AttackWall At ASCAP Show!
After a long time in production, Acoustic Sciences Corporation will be Unveiling Of The New MiniTrap Desktop AttackWall system at the ASCAP Show this May 7-9, 2018 in Hollywood, California! The ASC Mini-Desktop AttackWall redefines world class mixing environments. It’s a modular, free-standing workstation that fits right on your desktop or table. (more…)
ASC & Von Schweikert Audio Win Positive Feedback Audio at AXPONA 2018
ASC & Von Schweikert Audio Win Positive Feedback Audio at AXPONA 2018 in The Audio Company room featuring Von Schweikert Ultra 11 loudspeakers with VAC 450iQ power amplifiers. It is no small accomplishment when the fruits of the painstaking, exhaustive, indefatigable, and passionate labors of some of the world’s most exceptional designers and engineers combine to provide a listening experience so profound, so stunningly real, so inescapably authentic. (more…)
ASC & Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert! is an upcoming live television special, scheduled to broadcast on NBC on April 1, 2018 on Easter Sunday, and Acoustic Sciences Corporation will be helping with the live sound, right on stage! The reason they contacted us was to help with the drum sets that will be live on the stage during this broadcast. (more…)
Acoustic Sciences Helping With Magnepan 30.7 Speakers
So what is a Magnepan 30.7? It is a four-panel (two panels per side), line-source, ribbon/quasi-ribbon loudspeaker system of considerable width (a little under four feet across per side!), height (about six-and-a-half feet), and just a couple of inches in depth. (more…)
How We Setup The Listening Room At Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017
High definition acoustic playback requires great equipment and great room acoustics. The equipment produces one kind of sound, the direct sound while the room produces another kind of sound, reflections and reverberation. (more…)
ASC Will Be Featured At 2017 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
We are excited to announce that ASC Will Be Featured At 2017 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest! The 14th Annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) is the largest consumer audio and home entertainment show in the United States. (more…)
Artist David Jacobs-Strain Using Our AttackWall & TubeTraps!
David Jacobs-Strain has appeared at festivals from British Columbia to Australia, including Merlefest, Telluride Blues Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Hardly Strictly, Bumbershoot, and Blues to Bop in Switzerland. (more…)
ASC Will Be Featured At 2017 California Audio Show!
We are excited to announce that this year ASC will be featured at 2017 California Audio Show! ASC will have our new IsoThermal TubeTrapTM products at the 7th California Audio Show 2017 going on July 28-30, 2017. If you are able to attend this show, try to make a point of hearing how our new IsoThermal TubeTraps dramatically improve the music coming out of the speakers. (more…)
Positive Feedback Award At LA Audio Show!
The new IsoThermal TubeTraps from Acoustic Sciences Corporation were in full display at the LA Audio Show 2017 Show…and we won another Positive Feedback Award! Acoustic Sciences Corporation’s IsoThermal TubeTraps shared the award in the VAC / Von Schweikert room featuring their ULTRA 11 large floorstanders, with Shockwave V12 subwoofer. This award-winning sound could never be achieved without the IsoThermal TubeTraps. (more…)
New IsoThermal TubeTraps At Los Angeles Audio Show
Acoustic Sciences Corporation will have their New IsoThermal TubeTraps At the Los Angeles Audio Show June 2nd – June 4th. This is California’s premier consumer audio show! Acoustic Sciences Corporation is just coming off the AXPONA 2017 show, where they shared the Gold Show Award for best sound, along with Von Schweikert Audio, MasterBuilt Audio, Kronos and some other very notable audio manufacturers in the industry. (more…)
ASC Helps Von Schweikert Audio Bring In The Gold At AXPONA 2017
The new IsoThermal TubeTraps from ASC Helps Von Schweikert Audio Bring In The Gold At AXPONA 2017 Show… and ASC won another Gold Award for Best Sound! The new IsoThermal TubeTraps from Acoustic Sciences Corporation were used for room treatment, and all equipment rested on Artesania Audio stands, including the Exoteryc 4-shelf Rack an Exoteryc 3+3 tandem Rack the Exoteryc Turntable Platform and the Aire Monoblock Amplifier Platform. (more…)
IsoThermal TubeTrap Press Release
Press Release ASC To Unveil New Product at T.H.E. Show Newport Oregon-based company unveils the IsoThermal TubeTrap at T.H.E. Show Newport in Irvine, CA IsoThermal TubeTrap Press Release- Eugene, OR. May 11, 2016: Acoustic Sciences Corporation (ASC) – manufacturer of the iconic TubeTrap – recently added a new product to their expansive line of acoustic treatment products: The 16×3 IsoThermal TubeTrap. (more…)
ASC Unveils IsoThermal TubeTrap at THE Show Newport
ASC Unveils IsoThermal TubeTrap at THE Show Newport to much excitement! Acoustic Sciences Corporation – manufacturer of the iconic TubeTrap – recently added a new product to their expansive line of acoustic treatment products. (more…)
Acoustic Sciences Corporation Ships Another Ocean Container to Vietnam
Update: August 3rd, 2016 Acoustic Sciences Corporation – manufacturer of the iconic TubeTrap – recently completed and shipped another container load of high-end acoustics, our main distributor in southeast Asia: Dien Hi End of Vietnam. This was Dien Hi End’s third fourth major ASC order in less than two years and came in just as their previous order was in route. (more…)
Exclusive Interview with Mauricio Gargel
“To me, the importance of detail in music is huge and it is crucial to have an accurate room and a monitoring system that shows the absolute truth.” – Mauricio Gargel Mauricio Gargel is an accomplished audio engineer from São Paulo, Brazil, who is considered by his peers to be a multi-task professional. (more…)
Exclusive Interview with Mic Roussos
Hailing from the beautiful island of Cyprus situated in east of the Mediterranean Sea, Mic Roussos is one of a kind. He’s a man of many hats, finding work as a producer, an engineer, a multi-instrumentalist, a composer and a piano tuner. And he’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. Enjoy our exclusive interview with Mic Roussos. (more…)
ASC Participates on a Panel at AES 139
ASC Participates on a Panel at AES 139 as Art Noxon, PE lends his expertise. Check out the AES site for more convention info. Low Frequency Behavior in Small High Accuracy Listening Environments Thursday, October 29, 2:15 pm — 4:15 pm (Room 1A22) ASC President and TubeTrap inventor Art Noxon will be joining a panel of some of the industry’s finest acoustic minds to discuss low frequency control in small rooms. (more…)
Exclusive: Pete Townshend’s The Who Live Rig
Guitar-and-Bass Magazine’s Exclusive: Pete Townshend’s The Who Live Rig, including Pete Townshend’s revolutionary use of TubeTraps to control and refine his amplified sound. Pete is one of our longest term customers and one of the first to apply our modular acoustics to the stage. (more…)
Acoustic Sciences Releases the IsoThermal TubeTrap
Finally! You can get control of the rear wall bounce! Acoustic Sciences Releases the IsoThermal TubeTrap We’ve added a new model to our TubeTrap line, brand new for 2015. It’s an isothermal-class RC time constant bass trap combined with the adjustable treble diffusion of our regular TubeTrap. It delivers twice the bass absorption of an equivalent sized TubeTrap between 30 Hz and 250 Hz. (more…)
Acoustic Sciences at AES Conference 137
Acoustic Sciences will be exhibiting the AttackWall at the 137th Annual AES Conference in Los Angeles in conjunction with RSPE and TOWERSONIC. We’ve arranged for you to receive a free Exhibits-Plus Badge good for the Exhibition, all Special Events, Project Studio Expo and Live Sound Expo. (more…)
QuickSoundField and Miles Mosley
Brian Vibberts uses his portable QuickSoundField to record Miles Mosley on a 250 year old upright bass for “What’s Tracking’s” 5th webisode. The Quick Sound Field provides an acoustically controlled recording space, which Brian uses for all of his recordings. In this episode of “What’s Tracking,” Brian uses the technique to while demonstrating various mics and filters for the show. (more…)
Espen Lind’s Studio & Mix Class of 2014
The Norsk Innspillingsbyrå Studio in Oslo, Norway features a beautiful AttackWall with double Monitor Stacks for mixing and a Quick Sound Field for recording. Espen Lind’s Studio chosen by Mix Class of 2014, the studio designed by Jeff Hedback is the production and mixing studio for musician/producer Espen Lind. (more…)
Panels Calm Reverb at Yoga a Center
Panels calm reverb at yoga a center with large, hard surfaces, causing noise to build-up, which makes it difficult to practice yoga. Large custom ceiling panels ordered by Goodwin’s High End calm excessive reverb at a nearby yoga center. (more…)
123 Main Street’s Brand New Sound
Luxury apartments above and a new busy restaurant below had become a noise problem. The restaurant was too noisy for patrons inside and too noisy for the neighbors overhead during busy hours. Acoustic Sciences was happy to help provide 123 Main Street’s brand new sound. (more…)
Sam Lynn Halonen Passes
Sam Lynn Halonen, a longtime friend of ASC, passed away on Christmas Day 2013 after a valiant battle with bone marrow disease. Sam inherited the family capacity for making music, writing music and playing guitar with his father Gene and brothers Brian and Dean. He eventually established multiple recording and mastering studios, becoming focused on designing systems for delivering high quality audio. (more…)
TubeTraps for CAS4
The 4th annual California Audio Show was a great success, showcasing the latest in high end audio. ASC handcrafted 50 “Original” TubeTraps for CAS4 to provide the acoustics necessary to appreciate the amazing technologies represented. (more…)
TubeTraps Win TAS Editors Choice Award… Again.
TubeTraps Win TAS Editors Choice Award…again and are featured in The Absolute Sound’s Editors Choice Awards issue. The editors and writers of The Absolute Sound hand pick the audio gear they feel is “most worthy of your consideration.” (more…)
TubeTraps for The Who’s Quadrophenia Tour
Recently, we here at ASC had the amazing opportunity of working with The Who in providing TubeTraps for The Who’s Quadrophenia Tour. Guess “who” we just worked with? Once again we are working with the Pete Townshend and the Who, this time it’s on stage for their present 50 stop tour. (more…)
Acoustic Panels For Falling Sky Brewery
ASC Builds Acoustic Panels For Falling Sky Brewery in our hometown of Eugene, Oregon. ASC is famous for our corner-loaded bass trap, the TubeTrap, but some people don’t know we also do many other things, including restaurant acoustics. (more…)
ASC Gives Away Four TubeTraps in EnjoyTheMusic.com’s Contest
ASC Gives Away Four TubeTraps in EnjoyTheMusic.com’s Contest. Enjoythemusic.com’s high-end audio sweepstakes lucky winner received four 13″ TubeTraps. (more…)
RSPE AttackWall/Focal Speakers Event
We had a great turnout at the RSPE AttackWall/Focal Speakers Event on June 26th. It featured Focal’s SM9 speakers, and the ASC AttackWall. ASC’s Art Noxon was there to show the benefits of ASC’s products. (more…)
QuickSoundField Provided For Yo-Yo Ma Cinecast
ASC’s QuickSoundField provided for Yo-Yo Ma Cinecast live from Boston of his latest CD release–“The Goat Rodeo Sessions”. Joining Yo-Yo Ma are world-class bluegrass musicians Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile. For more info, please visit Yo-Yo Ma’s site here. (more…)
Custom Acoustic Soffit For Skywalker Sound
ASC was asked to provide a Custom Acoustic Soffit For Skywalker Sound with a modified acoustic soffit to accommodate a projector they planned to install in one of their two primary Sound Design suites. (more…)
Art Noxon Guest Lecturer At Bruce Swedien Workshop
Art Shares His Acoustic Knowledge in a Studio Workshop Bruce Swedien mentored 9 recording engineers from all over the world, once again in his home studio in Ocala, Florida. Art Noxon, Bruce’s acoustic design engineer, taught “Swedien Acoustics” to the group each morning session for the first 3 days of this 6 day session. (more…)
Conference & Classrooms
When it comes to conference & classrooms, the reverberant acoustics in most traditional classrooms makes the unfamiliar speech common in a learning environment harder to process, making it harder to learn. (more…)
