Audiophiles jump through proverbial hoops upgrading their systems, believing in cable pseudo science magic or the latest tweak to reach sonic ecstasy. Yet they rarely consider the room it plays in, or ...

Taught by Steve Haas of SH! Acoustics Our first three courses in the CEDIA Seminars series covered proper system calibration after installation and set-up was complete, followed by two complementary ...

First, alas, a bit of acoustics. Any room will have what is termed “modes,” which are areas of lower and higher pressures, and thus sound intensities, dictated by the dimensions of length, breadth, ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center found that noise in patient rooms sometimes reaches twice the maximum 30-40 decibel level recommended by the World Health Organization, ...

Sony has delivered a host of soundbar and headphone products in recent months designed to make enjoyment of its 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology as convenient as possible. We hadn’t expected this ...

Chicago (May 10, 2013): Ambient background noise—whether it is the sound of loud surgical equipment, talkative team members, or music—is a patient and surgical safety factor that can affect auditory ...