Customers who have tried it love Auracast. Those who haven’t, love the idea of it. Being able to access Auracast directly from their own hearing devices is the ‘gold standard’ for accessible audio. Some of the audience feedback says that this is the best listening system that they've ever experienced." - Head of Audiences and Marketing, Delfont Mackintosh Theatres We now have regular users who come and use the...
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No actionable change for clinical practice; this is an advocacy resource aimed at venue operators, not audiologists changing treatment decisions.
Growing adoption of Auracast in public venues could increase real-world benefit for hearing aid users, making awareness of the technology relevant for patient counselling.
- 01RNID positions Auracast direct Bluetooth streaming as the gold standard for accessible audio in theatres.
- 02Audience feedback cited in the playbook is positive, favouring Auracast over legacy assistive listening options.
- 03The resource targets venue owners and decision-makers rather than audiologists or clinicians.
- 04Auracast streams audio directly to compatible hearing devices, removing the need for a separate receiver or loop.
- 05This is one chapter of a broader RNID Auracast for Theatres playbook series.
Direct streaming to personal hearing devices via Auracast is the gold standard for accessible audio in theatres.
opinionpartially supportedAudiences report positive feedback on their experience with Auracast assistive listening.
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