Abstract: An acoustically damped disc drive assembly having a housing, the disc drive assembly having internally disposed components capable of generating acoustic vibrations, the housing having a cover comprised of a plurality of plate members, each pair of the plate members having a damping layer disposed therebetween for damping acoustic vibrations imparted to the cover by the internally disposed components. In addition to the damping layer, which is preferably a viscoelastic material compositely bonding such plate members together, an acoustic isolator area may be provided to surround the attachment points of the internally disposed components to the cover in order to provide further damping of the acoustic vibrations.