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With frequency range of 20-20,000 Hz, Sound Clarity Headphones are customized to accommodate personal sound preferences and hearing needs. Since hearing loss is most common in higher frequencies, headphones provide harmonic boost in those frequencies, while filtering sounds that mask them. Linx Audio(TM) restricts EMI, making headphones compatible with hearing aids. Units feature full-sized ear cups with soft cushions that swivel, and lightweight adjustable headband.
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Able Planet's New Sound Clarity Headphones Customize Sound Experience for All Hearing Preferences and Needs
High Performance Audio Delivers Full, Rich Sound without Background Noise, Customized for User's Own Sound Preference and Hearing Needs
ORLANDO, Fla., March 27 /- 2007 CTIA Wireless, Booth# 1077 -- Able Planet, Inc., an award-winning designer and manufacturer of innovative audio and communication devices for individuals with all levels of hearing, announces that its proprietary Linx Audio(TM) technology is now available in its new Sound Clarity Headphones. Like all Able Planet products, the Sound Clarity Headphones are customized to accommodate personal sound preferences and hearing needs. Users with mild to moderate hearing loss will be able to enjoy the same full, rich sound experience as those with normal hearing, and an enhanced audio signal increases the perception of loudness without increasing volume, enabling listeners to Turn it Down(TM) to safe listening levels to help preserve hearing. As an added benefit for those with hearing loss, Linx Audio(TM) restricts electromagnetic interference, making the Sound Clarity Headphones compatible with hearing aids.
Because hearing loss is most commonly in the higher frequencies, the Sound Clarity Headphones provide a harmonic boost in those frequencies, while simultaneously filtering sounds that mask them. But the Sound Clarity Headphones are not just for people with hearing loss. Quite the opposite, in fact. Different users have different preferences for their sound experience, and Able Planet's cutting-edge audio technology ensures that everyone can use the Sound Clarity Headphones to receive the most complete, full-bodied sound experience imaginable.
The Linx Audio(TM) technology, originally developed for a new generation of top-of-the-line hearing aids, alters the audio signal to increase the intensity of higher frequency harmonics. This makes it easier to hear words or notes in the higher frequencies where clarity is often lost, ensures that speech and other high-frequency sounds are not smothered by bass tracks, and increases the perception of loudness without forcing users to crank up the volume to potentially damaging levels.
The Sound Clarity Headphones also reduce distortion at higher volumes by soft-clipping the sound wave rather than squaring it off, deliver a frequency range of 20 to 20,000 Hz for a fully satisfying listening experience, and provide an industry-leading active noise cancellation technology to reduce unwanted background noise, ranging from jet engines to overhead lights. Taken together, these features produce a noticeable difference in the quality and clarity of both music and speech.
The Sound Clarity Headphones feature full-sized ear cups with soft cushions that swivel for maximum comfort, and a lightweight adjustable headband for hours of listening pleasure.
Pricing and Availability
The Sound Clarity Headphones will sell for $149.99 (MSRP) at www.ableplanet.com/ and through leading retailers, catalogs, and Internet stores.
About Able Planet Inc.
Able Planet designs and manufactures innovative audio and communication devices for individuals with all levels of hearing. The company's products range from headphones and telephones to assistive listening devices and hearing aids featuring Able Planet's patent-pending Linx Audio technology. Able Planet's designs have won numerous honors, including 10 International Consumer Electronics Show awards in the past two years. They are marketed through Able Planet, leading retailers, catalog and internet sites, audiologists and hearing centers, nonprofit foundations and strategic partners. The privately held company is headquartered in Denver. For more information, please visit www.ableplanet.com/ .
