10/23/2026
THE POOL NOODLE THEORY. By The Mixing Engineer Rafael Capone
Imagine somebody taking a piece of foam, putting a hole through the middle, and telling the world it would change how people enjoy swimming pools.
Somebody probably said, “Who needs that? We already know how to swim!”
Yet today, the pool noodle is one of the most recognizable recreational products around.
Not because people were asking for it.
Because somebody saw an opportunity others overlooked.
When we developed the DMP-75™ (Dynamic Mechanical Processor) at SasAcoustics, we weren’t trying to make another isolation puck or foam pad.
We were looking at the mechanical relationship between your reference monitor, the surface supporting it, and the energy being transferred between them.
A relationship many engineers rarely think about until someone gives them a reason to.
And just like the pool noodle, the question becomes:
“Do we really need that?”
Well, instead of answering that question ourselves, we decided to let the engineers actually using the DMP-75™ speak.
🎚️ DeLaVanta Tabor, MPSE — Reports increased focus and perceived low-end extension, even with smaller monitors.
🎚️ AudioKemestry Mastering — Calls it “the easiest monitor upgrade you can make.”
🎚️ William Bowser | Mix Engineer | Mastering Engineer — Explains how better monitoring information leads to more confident decisions when mixing records.
THREE ENGINEERS. THREE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES. ONE OVERLOOKED PROBLEM.
And here’s something important.
The DMP-75™ wasn’t developed exclusively for SAS monitors. It was designed to address mechanical energy transfer in monitoring setups across different speaker brands.
The pool noodle didn’t reinvent swimming.
And the DMP-75™ doesn’t reinvent your monitors.
It addresses how they’re mechanically supported, helping manage unwanted vibration and resonance.
Sometimes innovation isn’t about giving people what they’re already asking for.
It’s about recognizing something they didn’t realize was missing.
SAS ACOUSTICS — DMP-75™
Dynamic Mechanical Processing.
For Those Who Want to Hear More and Feel It.
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