(Eckel: Cambridge, MA) -- Microsoft now holds the Guinness World Record for Quietest Place on Earth, and Eckel Noise Control Technologies helped the tech giant get there.

Microsoft is known as a leader in computer and electronics research and development, and continually invests in upholding that reputation. So, when the company needed a new anechoic chamber for audio and device testing at its Redmond, WA, Audio Lab, the engineers aimed to create a truly state-of-the art acoustic environment. What they didn’t realize was this: they were designing something truly unique—the absolute quietest room on the planet.

In March, 2014, Microsoft contracted with Eckel to design and build the chamber. Installation began at Microsoft Building 87 in May, 2014, under the direction of Eckel’s installer, Viking Enterprises of Waterford, CT. Eckel completed the entire project in July, 2014 (which also included constructing two smaller anechoic chambers).

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