ORLANDO — The InfoComm International Board of Directors approved release of the association’s first performance standard, The Audio Coverage Uniformity Performance Standard, which provides a procedure to measure spatial coverage and criteria for use in the design and commissioning of audio systems.
The procedures prescribed by this standard can be used for a variety of AV venues, including conference rooms, training rooms, classrooms, auditoria, theaters and museum exhibits. This standard may also be applied to large venue audio systems or any system that includes audio coverage within enclosed spaces.
The Audio Coverage Uniformity Standard is limited to uniformity measurements and does not include testing or measurements for spectral response, time domain issues, or other parameters that may be required to assess the total performance of an audio system. Future standards may address other audio concerns.
“The ACU Standard was developed by InfoComm’s Standards Committee and the Audio Coverage Uniformity Working Group to improve the listening experience in a wide variety of audio installations,” said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., InfoComm International’s executive director, “Architects, facilities managers, owners, and technology managers will benefit from a test which verifies that their audio system meets one important criterion of quality.”
The ACU Standard, developed in an open process with consensus and transparency, will be submitted to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for potential adoption consideration in the next few weeks.
“The entire audiovisual industry is indebted to Audio Coverage Uniformity Task Group Chair Fred Ampel of Technology Visions, Performance Standards Planning Committee Chair Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED AP, of Waveguide Consulting and their team of volunteers who developed this important tool for AV consumers and technicians,” said Lemk.
For more information, please visit www.infocomm.org.
