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installationnews UNITED KINGDOM TV volume solution researcher awarded By Erica Basnicki
MARCOS SIMÓN has won the 2013 Institute of Acoustics (IOA) Young Person’s Award for Innovation in Acoustical
His line array-based system produces a sound ‘hot spot’ by boosting the audio signal in the area of a room where a hearing impaired person is sitting but
maintaining the same audio levels elsewhere. His prize is a weekend for two
in Paris and £500 (€592), donated by the award sponsor and noise control specialist IAC Acoustics.
Simón’s array design, which comprises eight phase shift sources, is based on the hearing impairment of a 70-year-old woman, so that a boost of about 10dB was required between 500Hz and 8kHz.
“It’s estimated that disputes
over TV volume affect one in 10 households, and these are often caused by family members having age-related hearing loss,” he said.n
www.ioa.org.uk
Marcos Simón, winner of the 2013 Institute of Acoustics Young Person’s Award for Innovation in Acoustical Engineering
Engineering for his work in developing a loudspeaker system to help people with hearing problems listen to television without affecting the sound for other viewers.
SWITZERLAND
KV2 sets the tone at Aura
By Erica Basnicki
PISO AG has installed 54 KV2 ESD10 loudspeakers and 16 KV2 ESD1.2 subwoofers into Zurich’s newest venue, Aura. The system is used with Sonic Emotion’s Absolute 3D audio technology.
Finding a system to install behind Aura’s 360º projection screen was a challenge: “The space between the screen and the walls was very limited,” said Stefano Trevisan of KV2’s Swiss distributor Plusmusic AG. KV2’s European sales director
Alex Pagliani added: “After long conversations and testing by Plusmusic a solution was finally found with KV2 ESD10.”n
www.kv2audio.com
Aura: a 360˚ audiovisual events space
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