{"id":745,"date":"2025-05-27T10:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acoustic-measurement.com\/?post_type=technology&#038;p=745"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:45:18","slug":"how-quiet-is-an-aeb","status":"publish","type":"technology","link":"https:\/\/acoustic-measurement.com\/en\/technology\/how-quiet-is-an-aeb\/","title":{"rendered":"How Quiet Is the Inside of an Anechoic Box?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Simple Performance Evaluation Using an Anechoic Box and Sound Level Meter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An anechoic box is a high-performance sound-insulating enclosure designed for acoustic measurements.<br>It is primarily used for testing the acoustic characteristics of low-noise components, such as precision drive units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a general guideline, the ambient noise level in the measurement environment should be at least 10 dB lower than the sound pressure level (SPL) of the Device Under Test (DUT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, to measure a 30 dB sound, the background noise should be 20 dB or lower.<br>In other words, the quieter the environment, the smaller the sound that can be accurately measured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the actual background noise data (A-weighted) measured inside one of our anechoic boxes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table tableSmall\"><table><thead><tr><th>Frequency (Hz)<\/th><th>63<\/th><th>125<\/th><th>250<\/th><th>500<\/th><th>1000<\/th><th>2000<\/th><th>4000<\/th><th>8000<\/th><th>Overall (dBA)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Background Noise<\/th><td>-17.6<\/td><td>-17.3<\/td><td>-14.9<\/td><td>-9.8<\/td><td>-5.8<\/td><td>-3.7<\/td><td>-3.7<\/td><td>-4.1<\/td><td>3.5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a background noise level of 3.5 dB(A) inside the box, the minimum SPL that can be reliably measured would be approximately 13.5 dB(A).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve such low background noise, careful selection of the installation environment is crucial.<br>We provide tailored solutions to meet each customer\u2019s specific measurement needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple Performance Evaluation Using an Anechoic Box and Sound Level Meter An anechoic box is a high-performance sound-insulating enclosure designed for acoustic measurements.It is primarily used for testing the acoustic characteristics of low-noise components, such as precision drive units. As a general guideline, the ambient noise level in the measurement environment should be at least [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","solution_cat":[4],"class_list":["post-745","technology","type-technology","status-publish","hentry","solution_cat-tax_aeb","en-US"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acoustic-measurement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/technology\/745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acoustic-measurement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/technology"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acoustic-measurement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/technology"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acoustic-measurement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"solution_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acoustic-measurement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution_cat?post=745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}