The original portable bass trap, the TubeTrap is a highly modified version of Harry F Olson's "functional sound absorber" and operates far more efficiently and to a lower frequency than its size would suggest. By including an integral treble range polycylindrical diffuser with each unit, Art Noxon (ASC founder, president, engineer) created a broadband acoustic control device able to maximize the sound quality in any space.
Their cylinder shape provides the structural rigidity and internal air cavity necessary to absorb sound in the low frequency range. It’s their diameter, not length, that determines how deep into the bass range they can absorb. Because TubeTraps are “impedance-matched” to sound, they are fast-acting bass traps. Unlike slow acting membrane and resonator bass traps, TubeTraps handle musical transients just as easily as they handle sustains. TubeTraps transform room acoustics into an unforgettably articulate and dynamic musical bass line.
Effective 2019: TubeTrap models are upgraded to IsoThermal TubeTraps. Original TubeTraps are available as a custom ordered product.