The Acoustic Chamber lets you experience absolute silence

The Acoustic Chamber is just one section of a large array of environmental testing labs; where products are tested for regulatory compliance – including EMC, safety, NEBS (Network Equipment Building System), earthquake, and altitude. The Acoustic Lab was constructed for the purpose of testing the noise levels of routers and switches in various sizes. 

 

The wide space of the lab is capped off with extremely high ceilings—and every section of the room is covered with white sound-absorbing padding; acoustic foam. The visuals of the opaque-white, expansive room immediately transports visitors into a sci-fi fantasy. 

 

My mission—along with discovering the purpose and history of one of the most exclusive testing labs—was to see how long I could withstand in a room of absolute silence.