Hearing Loop Equipment-Portable and Small Area Uses
A variety of European and American manufacturers are designing and marketing hearing loop drivers for a wide variety of installations, including versatile portable uses, home TV rooms, and temporary hearing loops.
The Center for Hearing Access cannot identify all firms that sells hearing loop products, nor can it evaluate the quality of their products or services.
Portable Counter Hearing Loops (1:1 applications)
- Audio Directions, Portable Loop (webpage)
- Contacta, Inc., Portable InfoLoop (webpage)
- Sarabec LA90, sold through US distributor WilliamsAV (webpage)
- Univox SmartLoop, sold through US distributor NHT Sales (webpage)
See photos of portable counter hearing loops
- Counter hearing loops (this website)
- Healthcare (this website)
Hearing Loops for Smaller Rooms (Home TV, Chairs/Sofa, Vehicles, and Smaller Meeting Rooms)
Description, information, “how to” guides is available. Hearing loops in home TV rooms (this website)
American companies whose business focus includes home hearing loop products and services include:
- Audio Directions, Several products: Portable Loop, Loop Cushion, Loop Pad
- Contacta, Inc., LA-240 Hearing Loop System and HLD3 Home Loop Kit
- LoopAmerica, Several products: Autoloop 2.0 (room size up to 50 m²/~538 ft²), Sofa loop, Univox CLS-1 Room Loop Kit (room size up to 550 ft²), loop pad
- OTOjOY, Univox Autoloop 2.0, incl. room loop, loop pad and audio cable (room size up to 50 m²/~538 ft²)
- Oval Window Audio, Microloop Basic (room size up to 100 ft²)
Temporary Hearing Loops (1:many applications)
Designing the layout is key for good sound no matter where someone sits.
- Contacta, Inc., Portable Large Area Loop – PLALS-V. Versatile room sizes
- Oval Window Audio, Satellite III, two versions: up to 3,906 ft² and a second for larger spaces
- WilliamsAV, Digi-Loop 104, spaces up to 919 ft²
Products
Catalogs and stores that sell hearing loop receivers, headphones, and portable hearing loops (this website)