PSI Audio AVAA C214 Active Bass Trap - Black

Product Description

The PSI Audio AVAA C214 is an active bass trap that uses two powerful transducers driven by DSP to effectively absorb resonant frequencies between 15 Hz and 160 Hz with zero tuning or calibration. Instead of trapping acoustic energy in foam or insulation, the PSI Audio AVAA C214 works as a pressure-based absorber, driving a pair of diaphragms with ultra-low-latency DSP engines to cancel out room modes in real time. With an equivalent absorption area up to 45 times its physical size, the PSI Audio AVAA C214 is ideal for recording, mixing, mastering, and post-production studios where deep passive traps won't fit. Because it needs no calibration and minimal setup, the PSI Audio AVAA C214 tightens your low-frequency response the moment you power it up. Read on to discover how the PSI Audio AVAA C214 can help you achieve perfect room acoustics with a minimal footprint.

CORRECT PROBLEMATIC FREQUENCIES AT THE SOURCE

Your room dimensions shape the low-end more than anything else in your signal chain. Solid boundaries reflect bass energy back into the space, creating resonances called room modes that blur bass, mask detail, and leave some notes booming while others vanish. The PSI Audio AVAA C214 treats those problematic frequencies at the source so you don't have to compensate with EQ in your monitor chain. Simply place the PSI Audio AVAA C214 wherever you hear a buildup of bass, and it automatically senses the acoustic pressure and moves its diaphragms at the correct frequencies to hold that pressure near zero, effectively defeating room modes in real time. Because the AVAA C214 only absorbs and emits no signal of its own, the PSI Audio AVAA C214 is not a phase-cancellation device and adds no artifacts.

THE SMARTEST WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR ROOM ACOUSTICS

Unlike the AVAA C214, traditional passive traps require depth, so taming a 40 Hz mode can demand more than a meter of material. But because AVAA technology gives the PSI Audio AVAA C214 an absorption area up to 45 times its size, the AVAA C214 active bass trap does the same job in a much smaller footprint. Two AVAA C214 units usually make an immediately noticeable difference, a neat solution for rooms that can't spare space for treatment. In a 215-square-foot studio with a stubborn 32 Hz mode, two AVAA C214 traps can cut low-frequency decay time by roughly 300 ms and even out response across the frequency range. Users report a sense of space expanded in their rooms, with sharper imaging and better sound quality. The PSI Audio AVAA C214 absorbs only what is in the room, so while it can't block outside noises, the AVAA C214 fixes a low-frequency problem that no other music production gear can.

AVAA C214 REMOTE CONTROL

In Standalone Mode, the AVAA C214 operates from its own power switch, while Remote Mode links the AVAA C214 to a free app for Apple and Android devices over Wi-Fi. From any compatible phone or tablet, you can switch single units or whole groups of AVAA C214 traps on and off as needed, adjust each unit's area of effectiveness to fine-tune larger arrays, and even adjust the gain in the extra-reverberant rooms that need maximum absorption to achieve flat acoustics. The app also handles firmware updates over Wi-Fi, so the PSI Audio AVAA C214 keeps improving after purchase. Initial setup of the AVAA C214 takes only minutes, and none of it demands calibration, measurement microphones, or acoustic modeling software, so you can enjoy better sound with minimal hassle.

OPTIONAL AVAA C214 MOUNTING FEET

Out of the box, the AVAA C214 is designed to sit directly on the floor, but an optional set of mounting feet widens your placement choices. Sold separately in black, the optional mounting feet fix the PSI Audio AVAA C214 to a wall, a ceiling, or the floor, which matters because room modes build up along boundaries where low-frequency pressure runs highest and floor-standing units alone cannot reach. Mounted high or low, the AVAA C214 stays clear of stands, desks, and foot traffic. At 33 pounds, the PSI Audio AVAA C214 is still easy to unmount and move, so you can easily rearrange your studio or move to a new room without wasting time and money uninstalling and reinstalling traditional bass traps. With optional mounting feet, the AVAA C214 suits any tracking, mixing, mastering, or listening room layout.