Direct sound and reflected sound
You hear sound arriving from a speaker and sound bouncing off the room. Directivity describes how a loudspeaker distributes sound in different directions. Controlling that distribution can reduce energy sent toward unwanted surfaces and improve intelligibility. d&b audiotechnik explains directivity and intelligibility.
Start with the listening area
Our first questions are practical: where are people sitting or standing, how far away are they, and what do they need to hear? A café, a gallery, and a home listening room need different things. A quick sketch of the room is often a more useful starting point than a list of speakers.
Useful words, simply explained
- Coverage
- The listening area a system is intended to serve.
- Intelligibility
- How clearly speech can be understood.
- Reverberation
- Sound that persists in the room as reflections decay.
- Headroom
- The margin between an operating level and the system’s limit.
- DSP
- Digital signal processing used to adjust a system, for example with equalization, delay, or crossover filters.
What to send with a rental inquiry
Include your guest count, a room plan or dimensions, indoor or outdoor use, and whether you need speech, live music, or a DJ. Mention separate rooms and any venue sound restrictions. We’ll use that information to discuss coverage and the complete setup.