Armstrong Auditorium has been designed and constructed for the finest acoustic projection and balance. With an extremely low nine-millisecond initial time-delay gap, listeners enjoy a remarkable level of acoustic intimacy that draws the performance close. The ratio comparing the hall’s volume to each seat is more ideal in Armstrong Auditorium than in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Boston’s Symphony Hall or Vienna’s Musikverein—the three world standards engineers use to measure acoustic quality. 

A specially designed orchestra shell provides for the projection of the truest in unreinforced natural tones. Sound can be reflected or absorbed in a variety of ways depending on the use of the auditorium.