Hypersonic Sound by American Technology CORPORATION
(also known as HSS)
Comparisons with other Directional Sound
Relevant Technologies such as sound domes and sound arrays
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Hypersonic Sound by American Technology CORPORATION (also known as HSS) |
Comparisons with other Directional Sound
Relevant Technologies such as sound domes and sound arrays |
Comparison of Audio Spotlights and Hypersonic Sound Systems (HSS) to Sound Domes Such As Brown Innovations
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| Aesthetics | Audio Spotlight - flat transducer allows for flush mounting. Sublimation Printable cover for extremely easy camaflouging. Hypersonic Sound - 3.5" thick - considerably thicker than an Audio Spotlight transducer, but nowhere near the size of a sound dome |
dimensions of typical dome futuristic looking, large, dome shaped plexi-glass dome looks great in some installations, cumbersome and hard to integrate into many others |
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| Ease of Installation | Distances of 1.5 to 7.0 feet from sound beam source allow for optimal output. With average height listeners having an ear height of 5', the Audio Spotlight and Hypersonic Sound may be mounted 12' in the air with full quality sound and beam output. This height makes the transducer easy to camaflouge and retrofit into existing surroundings. Audio Spotlight transducers may be suspended using cables and are hard to spot using this type of mounting with minimal thickness. |
Suggested mounting height of 7.5' - 9' to keep listener within sweet spot of sound zone beneath dome. Low installation height and cumbersome size make the dome hard to camaflouge into existing environments. We have encountered installations where there is a seated area for listening. When standing up you can hear the audio from the dome, but when seated, the 3' change in the distance, moves you out of the sound zone. |
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| Directionality of Sound Emitted | Very directional. These units can be placed within inches of each other, resulting in true zones of sound. This sound remains in the beam, and does not spread out to fill the room with sound. Many units can be placed in very close proximity without raising the background noise level of the room. |
Somewhat directional. These units can be placed within feet of each other to create zones of sound. Once this traditional sound is outside the dome, it spreads out to fill the room resulting in a louder overall background sound level or noise level. |
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| Sound Quality | Definitely a compromise when compared with traditional loud speakers. By a majority of opinions a clearer, more audible signal when compared with sound domes. |
Definitely a compromise when compared with traditional loud speakers. Some installers and systems integrators stated clearly that they would not use a sound dome in any future installation because of the sound quality issues. |
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| Cost | On average - 1.5 times more expensive than a sound dome. Less expensive sound domes than Brown Innovations increase this cost differential, but trade-offs in sound quality also increase in the Audio Spotlight's and Hypersonic Sound's favor. | On average a top quality Brown Innovations sound dome is approximately 50% less expensive than Hypersonic Sound or an Audio Spotlight. | |
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