At 08:27 PM 2/26/2008 Greg McManus wrote:
>I would be very interested to hear from anybody on the list who has used
>or experienced Audio Spotlights in museum and gallery applications.

This is a very different technology than you have experienced 
before.  It is not a panacea as it's capabilities are actually quite 
limited in ways traditional audio is not, such as volume, frequency 
response and methods of "control."  Even the listeners experience is 
different.  It's not a perfect comparison, but the listener hears 
something a bit like wearing headphones except not in stereo.

On the other hand, they can do some pretty cool things that are 
simply impossible with traditional speakers.  I once made a bird fly 
over our heads in an arena sized space, absolutely convincingly.  I 
was holding an early prototype in my hands standing on the floor.  It 
was an astonishing effect that would have been impossible with speakers.

I would not recommend these solely as a sound control device, but 
they CAN do this quite remarkably in the right circumstances.   And 
they can provide near perfect control in circumstances where nothing else can.

If you have the need and the means, I suggest a demonstration is the 
best way to begin to appreciate how these can be used.  I don't know 
the current pricing, but keep in mind they are not something you 
simply buy and throw up on the wall.  Installation should be handled 
by someone with some experience.

Cheers,
                 tod


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             Tod Hopkins
         Hillmann & Carr Inc
    2121 Wisconsin Ave., NW
      Washington, DC  20007
             202-342-0001
       www.hillmanncarr.com
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