AcousticSoffit System

The ASC AcousticSoffit is a true broadband acoustic device that may be all your room needs!  Hear the benefits of TubeTraps in the wall/ceiling bi-corners and SoundPlanks on the walls without consuming any floor or wall space. Your friends and family may not even know you installed acoustic treatment!

The AcousticSoffit excels in these types of rooms, with these benefits:

  • Home Theaters – clear dialog, even bass levels, reduced harshness 
  • HiFi Listening – articulate bass, sparkly overhead ambience, improved imaging
  • Music/Jam Space – less midrange congestion, better instrument separation, less hearing fatigue
  • Recording/Mixing – more accurate bass levels, less comb filtering, cleaner signal-to-noise

Cost is determined per section, with typical full-perimeter installations costing $6,000 – $10,000, and single-wall from $2,000 – $3,000.  See Pricing tab below for more details.

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Description

With hundreds of hours of real world testing, ASC’s unique solution is the best acoustical soffit available anywhere. Acousticians and architects have known for hundreds of years that a soffit is an excellent sound diffuser.  ASC improved the idea to include deep bass & midrange absorption and lateral scattering in the treble range. As a bonus, the hollow interior allows you to install lighting, conceal wire runs & conduit, or build around HVAC ducts.

The bulk of an AcousticSoffit system is usually built in 24″ long sections. Subtract 16″ for each of the “corner tiles” and then determine how many pieces you need for your wall’s length. We build all but one of the pieces for each wall segment, and you provide final measurements for us to build you a perfect-fitting “keystone” to complete the installation.


Why Install the AcousticSoffit?

Here is your bare room. These are its sonic characteristics.

  • Excessive bass buildup in corners = booming & slurring
  • Poor stereo imaging
  • Low intelligibility/musical articulation
  • Poor balance between mains & surrounds

Front Wall AcousticSoffit

ASC AcousticSoffit in burgundy in a home theater

  • Head-end ringing control = less upper bass and midrange glare
  • Room mode reduction = more even bass notes with less boom
  • Improved intelligibility = a musical bassline and clear, tight rhythm

Front Wall Soffit + TowerTraps

ASC AcousticSoffit in burgundy in a home theater

  • Further improved head-end ringing control
  • Two-axis mode control
  • Great for dual subwoofer installs
  • Dramatic look, like a theater proscenium

Full-Perimeter Acoustic Soffit

ASC AcousticSoffit in burgundy in a home theater

  • Substantial bass control with ZERO footprint
  • Upper corner treble range reflection control
  • Lateral diffusion = improved ambience, big sound
  • Improves balance between mains & surrounds
  • Smooth architectural look – does not look like acoustic treatment!

Full-Perimeter + TowerTraps


When floor real estate is precious, the ASC AcousticSoffit is the answer to your bass trapping, treble control, and diffusion needs.  By utilizing a large air cavity surrounded by a flow-resistive membrane made from porous absorptive material, the AcousticSoffit provides the benefits of flat wall panels and large-diameter free standing TubeTraps in a tidy, easy-to-install package.

This is a custom engineered product, sized specifically to integrate into your room and make it sound and look its best.  Our standard size unit protrudes 16″ from the wall and 10″ down from the ceiling, which works very well for most rooms. This treatment is roughly equivalent to installing 16″ TubeTraps along the entire length of your wall/ceiling intersection!

ASC engineering has taken care of the math to ensure that your room remains sonically controlled without becoming over-deadened.  You will hear much more sonic detail from your speakers, from fine string work in orchestral passages to crystal-clear movie dialog and singers.  True broadband control can be yours as musical bass lines emerge and sparkling ambience surrounds you.

  

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The best sonic results will be found with a full-perimeter layout. This includes (4) Corner Tiles, between 16-40 standard length pieces, plus (1) keystone piece for each wall. We find very consistent and trouble-free installation when the keystone measurement is provided AFTER the installation of corner tiles and standard sections. This slows completion of the project, but the final result is beautiful and sounds great.

Many rooms work better with a single-wall layout, running across the front and/or back of the room. This eliminates the need for corner tiles, but the keystone measurement is still needed to ensure an excellent fit.

The third most common option is the “horseshoe” shape in which the front wall is covered full width, and the soffit extends down the side walls to the plane of the speakers or slightly beyond.  For this, 3-sided pieces or end plugs are built to “cap off” the short sidewall run.

Customization

Often times, the standard 24″ section lengths will result in a keystone whose size is wildly different than the rest. If this aesthetic is undesirable, we can design the system so all the pieces roughly match size. We are also able to alter depths and/or heights to match existing architecture, or to accommodate HVAC ducts or low-voltage electrical wiring.  We’ve also developed a method of integrating LED can lights into the bottom face of the soffit sections. The surcharge for each of these customizations varies, but expect a cost increase of 10-25%.

Custom Fabric Colors

Any product using Guilford Stock Fabrics qualifies for custom color fabrics. Custom fabric pricing is 10% additional
(minimum $175/order)


Order Cost Custom Fabric Cost    Total
$2,500.00 $250.00 $2,750.00
$218.00 $175.00 $393.00

NOTE: Some lighter-colored fabrics can incur additional sub-charges for hue matching.

Custom fabric does not impact shipping costs or product weight.

We carry many custom colors in our factory, but this is not guaranteed.  Orders requesting custom fabric will require 1-4 weeks lead time based on availability.  Contact us for details and availability.


 

The AcousticSoffit installs using a straightforward system of pliable rails. One set of long rails is installed onto the ceiling at a prescribed distance from the wall, another is installed onto the wall at a prescribed distance from the ceiling. Shorter rails come pre-installed onto the units from the factory. Once the wall & ceiling rails are installed, the soffit sections snap into place with relative ease.

They can then be slid along these rails until fitting snugly against one another to provide an air seal for best bass absorption performance. Next, the corner tiles are dropped in place, and lastly the keystones are measured and the numbers sent to ASC.  We send the last 4 pieces which are able to be snapped down into place with the help of a short strap.

Detailed instructions included with every order.

  • Height: 10″
  • Depth: 16″
  • Section Length: 24″
  • Standard Section price is $250 per 24″ section
  • 16″ x 16″ Corner Tile price is $200 each
  • Contact us for assistance with design and exact pricing
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