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  • 1.  Recommendations for Directional Speakers

    Posted yesterday

    Hello all,

    I am looking for recommendations and practical insights on directional or highly focused speakers used successfully in gallery settings.

    I would appreciate hearing about:

    • Specific products or manufacturers you have used
    • Situations where directional audio worked well in exhibitions
    • Key considerations when selecting speakers (sound bleed, clarity, mounting, durability, system integration)
    • Features that have provided the most long term flexibility (ease of content changes, zoning, scalability)
    • Any challenges or limitations encountered

    Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.


    Mark



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    Mark Osterman
    Assistant Director for Digital Experiences
    The Wolfsonian–FIU
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  • 2.  RE: Recommendations for Directional Speakers

    Posted 4 hours ago

    Mark,

    The College Park Aviation Museum has just bought a small, AS-168iX from Holosonics (and I mean just bought, we received it this week). This is our first directional speaker, and it's been easy to test and set up. We requested it have a motion sensor trigger and a micro SD card, to pre-load the audio. The exhibit it's for won't open for another month, so we don't yet have anything to share re. how it sounds in its final space or its durability. It was affordable, with the mount, motion sensor, and microSD slot, it was less than $1,300. They shipped a demo speaker and you can buy a previously demoed speaker for a 15% discount.

    The other directional speakers we looked into were

    1. Audfly - https://www.audflyspeaker.com/products/
    2. Dakota Audio https://dakotaaudio.com/products/
    3. Brown Innovations - https://www.browninnovations.com/sonicbeam-directional-speaker

    Hope it helps and good luck,

    Luke Perez



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    Luke Perez
    Curator of Collections
    Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
    College Park MD
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  • 3.  RE: Recommendations for Directional Speakers

    Posted 3 hours ago

    Hello Mark, 

    I had the pleasure of managing a great sound installation for the Peabody Essex Museum's Asian Export Art permanent collection installation. It was done in partnership with Jason Reinier of Earprint and is still on view.  This blog post sums it up pretty well and includes some technical information, but Jason is the guy to speak to about the latest and greatest technology options. 

    Cheers, 

    Jim



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    Jim Olson
    Co-Founder and Principal, The Experience Alchemists
    Natick MA
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