Out of curiosity, how does the reflective side work? Apart from the silver button there doesn't seem to be any difference in the material. For the life of me I can't see how one side would reflect more than the other...
Out of curiosity, how does the reflective side work? Apart from the silver button there doesn't seem to be any difference in the material. For the life of me I can't see how one side would reflect more than the other...
It should definitely feel different. The reflective side is a diffuser while the other side simply absorbs. You should be able to hear the difference immediately, it's kind of like an adjustable diffuser depending on how you turn the trap. You can kill the life in your system with the absorptive side very quickly.
Out of curiosity, how does the reflective side work? Apart from the silver button there doesn't seem to be any difference in the material. For the life of me I can't see how one side would reflect more than the other...
Off their website: TubeTrap[SUP]™[/SUP] Technical Details
Unlike any other bass trap, the physics behind the TubeTrap are based on a capacitive-resistive circuit. The acoustic capacitor (C) is the air chamber inside. The bigger it is, the more efficient the TubeTrap is at low frequencies. The acoustic resistance (R) is DC impedance matched to the radiation (LC) impedance of a freely radiating soundwave. Because of this design feature, the TubeTrap is more than 100% efficient.Another unique feature is the adjustable diffusion grid built into the TubeTrap. The specular diffusion panel that covers half of the TubeTrap is an acoustic choke (L) which is sized, ported and mass loaded to backscatter the treble range.