Residential Hearing Loop Systems In Florida
In-home loop systems tailored to your rooms, TV and audio sources.
Residential Hearing Loops (Home Use)
Residential hearing loops are typically placed around the perimeter of a room, either at floor level or ceiling level. This allows unlimited users to sit anywhere within the looped area and listen clearly to TV audio or conversation.
Two options: professional install or DIY kit
There are two paths for residential loops: (1) professionally installed home loop systems and (2) DIY residential loop kits. We can advise which option is most appropriate based on room size, your audio source, and device compatibility.
Where the wire is installed
For a floor-level system, the wire can be placed under, behind, or on top of the baseboard, or under carpet. At ceiling level, wire can be placed in the attic or along the point where the ceiling and wall meet, or at/near crown molding.
Audio sources and microphones
Audio is typically sourced from a TV, DVD/Blu-ray player, amplifier, or cable box. It’s also common to provide one or more microphones to improve communication with friends or family. Microphones can be a boundary mic that sits on a table, a hanging mic (such as in a choir area), or a lapel mic that clips to your collar. Options can be wired or wireless depending on budget, as wireless is generally more expensive.
Site visit and recommendations
A Complete Hearing Solutions hearing loop system technician will meet with you to discuss the options, inspect the location, and, in some cases, conduct tests. From there, we’ll recommend the most appropriate approach and advise how and where the wire should be installed. The benefit of Complete Hearing Solutions handling the installation is that we can resolve complications involving audio output and TV settings, install the wire safely and as discreetly as possible, and ensure the system is performing optimally
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Residential Loop Kits
Residential Loop kits are available for those who feel as though they can do the installation themselves. This would require a basic knowledge of how your TV works, specifically what OUTPUTS are available and where the audio comes from. Additionally, the installation of the wire is an important process. It must be placed in the correct location for the Loop to function properly. Also, aesthetics are a factor. If you don’t want the wire to be visible, then you will need to be able to properly conceal it.
Residential Loop Kits come with everything necessary to complete the installation. It includes the Loop amplifier, audio cables, and Loop wire.
If you aren’t comfortable installing wire but you also don’t have the budget for us to send a staff member to install the Loop wire, there is a Chair Pad option.
A Chair Pad replaces the Loop wire that would normally go around the perimeter of the room. It is now coiled up inside the chair pad unit. The chair pad is then placed under or on top of a seat cushion. A wire connects it to the back of the Loop amplifier near the television.
The benefit of the Chair Pad is that it allows the homeowner to easily install the system on their own. The downsides are that it limits the use of the system to only that of the person sitting on it. Other residents or guests would not benefit from the Loop System. Also, there will be a wire running from the pad to the amplifier.