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Hi everyone,

This feels like a question that probably gets asked a lot... at  
least, it comes up in our discussions here at LHS quite a bit.  But I  
searched the list archives and didn't find much, so I figured I'd ask  
again:

Does anyone have recommendations for focused speaker systems?

We have one of those plastic dome speakers upstairs right now, and  
it's pretty lackluster.  And ugly.

We borrowed one version of the Dakota Audio steered arrays to try out  
several years ago, and that one didn't work too well, but they may  
have improved in the intervening time.  (Apparently the new Newseum  
is filled with Dakota Audio speakers -- has anyone been there and can  
share impressions?)

The other major vendor I'm aware of is Holosonics, with the Audio  
Spotlight.

Has anyone deployed any of these products, or have any experiences,  
thoughts, impressions?   We're developing a new exhibit that might  
pack as many as five video loops into 1000 square feet, so we're  
eager to find something to localize the sound as much as possible.

Thanks!
--Allan



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Allan Ayres
Exhibit Developer
Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-5200
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