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Will Sound Beaming solve the room and speaker problem or create new problems to solve. Is this technology as promising as it appears ? https://noveto.com/
I keep seeing mentions of "vocal band", which I assume is hinting at the frequency response. and "vocal" appears many times in the patent, with "music" once (maybe more, got tired).
The problems with this tech have always been bandwidth, distortion, and SPL capability. I don't see that changing radically, and I don't read anything on the Noveto website that suggests it has.
I have used these things (2 different kinds / manufacturers) in museum installations, and the fidelity is truly awful. Last time I heard one was 2-3 years ago, so unless they have improved a LOT, this will not change what we are doing. PA line array technology and beam-steering is much more likely to make it into home audio sooner than these things.