Whilst perhaps practical in terms of maintenance, hard finishes cause sound to bounce around (echo) for long periods and extends the time a sound takes to “fade” to nothing.

Increased “fade” times literally mean that each freshly made sound piles into the mix with the slow to “fade” previous sounds. Effectively, courtesy of multiple reflections, each sound arrives at the ear separately but numerous times, milliseconds seconds apart. The poor ear does its best but does not have time to meaningfully translate any sound before it is overwhelmed. This makes comprehension difficult and frustrating.

Many of us have experienced this frustration in a room with these poor acoustic characteristics. A hall, café, restaurant, gymnasium, indoor pool, open plan office, video conference room, meeting room even our own homes in many cases. Whether you are trying to enjoy a lecture from a single orator, trying to understand your exercise instructor, trying to enjoy a quiet dinner and conversation with friends or give your drink order over the bar the extended “fade” time causes poor and frustrating sound clarity for listeners and speaker alike.

Leaving the venue, you may have noticed ringing in the ears, perhaps the onset of a headache and a croaky voice or sore throat the next morning from having extend your voice to be heard and strain your ears to listen. Additionally, you might be surprised to learn it also increases your stress level.

We offer calculated solutions, customised to each space, to ensure a very successful result for the best value.

Our success’s include video conference rooms, open plan offices, meeting and boardrooms, classrooms, church, school and community halls, childcare centres, restaurants, cafes, bars, nightclubs, pubs, dance and aerobic studios, gymnasiums, waiting rooms, laboratories, professional consulting suites, TV and recording studios and edit suites.

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