PinDrop

[mkt]

"About the size of a typical conference room, the PinDrop has no windows and two giant flat-screen televisions against one wall, giving it serious Situation Room vibes. And it is, quite literally, suspended in space. The floor floats, set atop isolation blocks. The Sheetrock ceiling is hung from springs. The walls have double rows of studs on isolation pads, along with multiple layers of Sheetrock and insulation. There are no parallel walls, making it harder for sound waves to bounce around. Acoustic panels hang from the walls and ceiling. And it’s all shut in by a soundproof door. The result is a space so quiet that a low-noise microphone only picks up 13 decibels. (A whisper registers at around 30 decibels.)"

A Room in Midtown Is Quietly Fighting the Battle Against City Noise (Published 2022)

A new room in Manhattan, billed as ‘one of the quietest in the world,’ is designed to help developers and architects defend your ears.

www.nytimes.com

And for @Pearljam5000 1234ACs?

 

[Pearljam5000]

"About the size of a typical conference room, the PinDrop has no windows and two giant flat-screen televisions against one wall, giving it serious Situation Room vibes. And it is, quite literally, suspended in space. The floor floats, set atop isolation blocks. The Sheetrock ceiling is hung from springs. The walls have double rows of studs on isolation pads, along with multiple layers of Sheetrock and insulation. There are no parallel walls, making it harder for sound waves to bounce around. Acoustic panels hang from the walls and ceiling. And it’s all shut in by a soundproof door. The result is a space so quiet that a low-noise microphone only picks up 13 decibels. (A whisper registers at around 30 decibels.)"

A Room in Midtown Is Quietly Fighting the Battle Against City Noise (Published 2022)

A new room in Manhattan, billed as ‘one of the quietest in the world,’ is designed to help developers and architects defend your ears.

www.nytimes.com

And for @Pearljam5000 1234ACs?
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Amazing
I wish I could live in it

 

[sarumbear]

"About the size of a typical conference room, the PinDrop has no windows and two giant flat-screen televisions against one wall, giving it serious Situation Room vibes. And it is, quite literally, suspended in space. The floor floats, set atop isolation blocks. The Sheetrock ceiling is hung from springs. The walls have double rows of studs on isolation pads, along with multiple layers of Sheetrock and insulation. There are no parallel walls, making it harder for sound waves to bounce around. Acoustic panels hang from the walls and ceiling. And it’s all shut in by a soundproof door. The result is a space so quiet that a low-noise microphone only picks up 13 decibels. (A whisper registers at around 30 decibels.)"

A Room in Midtown Is Quietly Fighting the Battle Against City Noise (Published 2022)

A new room in Manhattan, billed as ‘one of the quietest in the world,’ is designed to help developers and architects defend your ears.

www.nytimes.com

And for @Pearljam5000 1234ACs?
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Interesting. There are two active speakers. How can they be producing such a low SPL?

 

[restorer-john]

The article (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/realestate/pindrop-midtown-manhattan.html) and the comments are interesting.

 

[mkt]

Interesting. There are two active speakers. How can they be producing such a low SPL?

Background room noise I guess.

 

[restorer-john]

How can they be producing such a low SPL?

Because they only turn them on to add (various sounds) to the noise floor of the room, I'd say.

 

[sarumbear]

Because they only turn them on to add (various sounds) to the noise floor of the room, I'd say.

Then they measure the noise when the room is empty as well. Human body generates more than 13dBSPL.

 

[Somafunk]

Behind a paywall for me unfortunately, will have a Google for info.