Auditory Assistance: As our population ages, the number of congregants with hearing impairment increases. Statistics show that over 10 percent of our population suffers from one form of hearing impairment or another. How many members of a congregation stop coming to services because of frustration in hearing the message?

And don't limit yourself. Since you can add an infinite number of receivers to a single transmitter, that means you can be using the system for personal auditory assistance receivers, overflow in the nursery, cueing for the ushers and audio recording devices, all with the same ALS system.

There are a wide variety of earphones (even a neckloop for hear aids), to make your system comfortable and convenient for your members.

Soundfields: Do you need audio in another room or even for an outside service? The term "SoundFields" refers to any sound amplification system set up for a specific area. This can include small rooms that traditionally haven't received amplification systems, overflow areas such as foyers or hallways, or even outdoor pavilions.

Soundfields are perfect for Easter Services when congregations suddenly increase. You can easily add additional overflow capacity whether in one large room or multiple classrooms -- it doesn't matter how many personal receivers or stationary receivers with speakers you want to use. If you decide to go out-of-doors for a sunrise service, wireless audio transports easily and is set up in minutes, eliminating the need for wiring or complicated systems.

Product Suggestions: Need to set up a temporary sound system? The LR-100 Stationary Receiver / Power Amplifier may be just what you are looking for. With its built in 44 watt amplifier, this receiver accepts the same signal as the rest of your wireless ALS system. Adjustable squelch and auxiliary audio input controls are just a few of the features offered by the LR-100.

Listen's LR-600 Wireless Speaker / Receiver incorporates a 10 watt, two channel speaker along with a built in Listen receiver. And, of course, there are a variety of stands and mounts to utilize as well. See our product catalog section for details.

Team Teaching: Have more than one instructor in a class, but need to have amplification for both? The LR-100 can be set up to provide amplification for up to four instructors, or a combination of speakers and audio/visual equipment.

Language Interpretation: Some worship centers hold multiple meetings to accommodate minority members. Other meetings utilize "consecutive interpretation" - where the speaker says a sentence, and the interpreter repeats it in the alternate language. While both systems work, they can be time consuming, cause building scheduling problems, and make congregations feel more disconnected and segregated.

Simultaneous interpretation with a wireless audio system lets everyone meet together, and even offers the chance for multiple interpreted languages in the same meeting.

In-Ear Monitoring for Choirs and Ushers: The latest trend in church choirs is to provide in-ear direction from the conductor. Each choir member is given an unobtrusive personal receiver, while the chorister uses a LT-700 Portable Transmitter and microphone so they can give directions easily to the singers or musicians.

Similarly, ushers can wear receivers to hear the service and know to what point it has progressed to in order to minimize disruptions. They can also receive instructions from a director in the sound booth that can see available seating.

And, as a side note, they also can hear the service on the same auditory assistance frequency, even if they are outside the sanctuary or even in the parking lot!

Camcorder / Special Event Recordings: Tired of hearing as much of the audience as the performance on the recording of your special event? Coughing, whispering, and people moving about aren't picked up by the facility's sound system, so you can get a clean audio feed by using a personal receiver and camcorder adapter cable. No longer do proud parents have to listen to the background noise during the youth pageant, or hear the fussing of children during wedding tapes.

Professional and consumer camcorder cables are available that can be used with Listen receivers.

Meeting Monitoring: Want to record a board or committee meeting? Or do you have staff that can't attend the meeting due to other duties? The LT-700 Portable Transmitter can be used for auditory assistance in the meeting, as well as providing monitoring for other staff or recording devices. Simply use a Listen microphone (like the LA-277 Conference Microphone). Similarly, telephone calls can be monitored by using a LA-263 Line/Microphone "Y" Cable with your teleconferencing equipment.

Tour Excursions: Ever take your senior citizen members on an outing, only to have the problem that not everyone can hear the tour guide? Or maybe you just need to be able to give instructions to your youth group members and be sure everyone gets the directions? Your ALS system (with an LT-700 Portable Transmitter and personal receivers) is completely portable. Using it at your worship center or away, it doesn't matter ... but it does add value and functionality to your wireless audio system!

Listen has also introduced the latest in wireless audio technology ... Listen SQ! Through a combination of technologies, ListenSQ provides 80dB signal-to-noise ratio -- that's 20dB better than the industry standard!

Listen's products are still 100 percent digital and frequency agile, and offer up to 57 channels. Listen products are also still compatible with all major brand auditory assistance systems. When you add advanced battery charging and management, Listen wireless products become the easiest to use and manage in almost any wireless audio application. By offering SQ, Listen is putting itself another 20dB farther ahead of the competition.