Hearing Loops: Equipment, Portable and Small Area Uses
A variety of European and American manufacturers are designing and marketing hearing loop drivers for a wide variety of installations, including versatile portable uses, home TV rooms, and temporary hearing loops.
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Portable Counter Hearing Loops (1:1 applications)
Portable Counter Hearing Loops – Manufacturers
- Audio Directions, Portable ILP1 (webpage)
- Contacta, Inc., Portable InfoLoop (webpage)
- Sarabec, LA90, sold through US distributor WilliamsAV (webpage)
- Univox, SmartLoop, sold through US distributor NHT Sales (webpage)
Portable Counter Hearing Loops – See Photos
- Counter hearing loops (this website)
- Healthcare (this website)
Permanent Counter Hearing Loops
Hearing Loops for Smaller Rooms (Home TV, Chairs/Sofa, Vehicles, and Smaller Meeting Rooms)
Description, information, “how to” guides is available. Hearing loops in home TV rooms (this website)
Companies whose business focus includes home hearing loop products and services include:
- Audio Directions, Several products: Loop Cushion, Loop Pad
- Contacta, Inc., LA-240 Hearing Loop System and HLD3 Home Loop Kit
- LoopAmerica, Several products: Autoloop 2.0 (room size up to 50 m²/~538 ft²), Sofa loop, Univox CLS-1 Room Loop Kit (room size up to 550 ft²), loop pad
- OTOjOY, Univox Autoloop 2.0, incl. room loop, loop pad and audio cable (room size up to 50 m²/~538 ft²)
- Oval Window Audio, Microloop Basic (room size up to 100 ft²)
Temporary Hearing Loops (1:many applications)
Designing the layout is key for good sound no matter where someone sits. See temporary hearing loop photos
- Contacta, Inc., Portable Large Area Loop – PLALS-V. Versatile room sizes
- Oval Window Audio, Satellite III, two versions: up to 3,906 ft² and a second for larger spaces
- Univox P-Loop 2.0. Portable loop system for areas up to 150m²/~1614 ft2
- WilliamsAV, Digi-Loop 104, spaces up to 919 ft²
Specialized Products
- Audio Directions, Hearing loop rubber floor mat
- Code Blue, Michigan-based, manufacturers, Help Point® add-on, Hearing Loop Drivers.
- Contacta, Inc., Door entry and speech transfer systems.
Products
Catalogs and stores that sell hearing loop receivers, headphones, and portable hearing loops (this website)