So what does 28.5dBA noise reduction mean and what benefits do I get?

 

As with all sound proof enclosures, the performance of the UCousticT family relies upon the ingenuity of the enclosure design and the acoustic material used in order to remove as much noise from the enclosed sound source (e.g. servers) as is possible. Noise is measured in decibels (dBA) so when we claim 28.5dBA noise attenuation, we are basically saying this is the amount of noise we are removing from the sound source. So if the starting point of the sound source is 69dBA (equivalent to a vacuum cleaner at 3m) then by removing 28.5dBA will be the equivalent of reducing the sound source down to say 'quiet speech' (see chart below) putting this into context, the cabinet placed in an office environment which can sit anywhere between 48dBA (average office without speech) and 78dBA (busy office with speech), then basically this is a long winded way of saying you will not be able to hear the original sound source from within the UCousticT Cab - unless you had your ear pressed up again the cabinet!