ASC TubeTrap^™ User Guide

The tri-corner of a room transforms and compresses all of the acoustic energy in a sound wave into pure pressure fluctuations. Tube Traps are designed to take full advantage of the acoustic pressure zones created in the corners of a room. The patented design of the Tube Trap converts these pressure changes into air movement, and, through the regulated friction in the walls of the Tube Trap, energy is damped out of the sound wave.

Simply bass trap the corners behind the main speakers to stabilize reverb buildup in the front of the room and add shock control for attack transients. This will remove room boom and clarify tonality and soundstage.

At first placement of the Tube Traps in the front corners (behind the speakers) of the room, orient the reflector to point towards the listening position to maintain room ambience. The chrome buttons on the front side of the Tube Trap locates the center point of the built-in reflector. The Tube Traps can then be rotated (tuned) to find the preferred personal listening arrangement.

Add 2 more Tube Traps in the back corners to smooth out peaks and valleys of the major room modes. Add additional side wall Tube Traps halfway between speakers and the listening position to block early side wall reflections and enhance imaging. Orient the reflectors on the side wall Tube Traps toward the back, and corner Tube Traps toward the listener.