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Auracast at Marriott Theatre — Audience Reactions and a Behind the Scenes Look

From https://assistivelisteningknowledgebase.org/evidence/hhtm-2026-marriott-auracast/ · record checked 13 October 2026

  • HHTM; Andrew Bellavia (host)
  • Hearing Health & Technology Matters, This Week in Hearing

Independent (HHTM editorial interview coverage; the launch audience was invited by manufacturer GN ReSound, and host Andrew Bellavia runs a hearables marketing consultancy; no episode funding statement is given)

Summary

Interviews at Marriott Theatre describe adding Auracast while retaining a long-established loop, with staff reporting coverage beyond the auditorium.

Key findings

  • In the launch transcript, the host describes retaining the loop while adding Auracast; the theatre representative (speaker 5) estimates that the loop had been in use for over a decade.
  • A theatre technician says a patron’s question prompted an initial trial, followed by a Listen Technologies transmitter; the technician reports one transmitter serving the theatre, both lobbies, entryway, minibar and box office, and partway toward the restrooms.
  • The technician (speaker 7) describes discussing an improved setup with the host after the host contacted the theatre; the host acknowledges that contact in the transcript.
  • GN ReSound invited a few dozen hearing-aid users plus companions or guests to experience the system; the article includes favourable audience interviews about speech and music.
  • The host says the system had been running for two or three weeks before the formal launch; the technician (speaker 7) replies that no patrons had yet approached with feedback.

Limits

The full public article and written transcript were read; the video was not viewed. An invited launch audience and selected interviews, without a participant total, systematic comparison, speech scores, coverage measurements or relative loop/Auracast delay. Coverage is a technician’s account. The article publication date does not establish the exact installation or launch date. The transcript identifies most interviewees only by speaker number.

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HHTM; Andrew Bellavia (host). Auracast at Marriott Theatre — Audience Reactions and a Behind the Scenes Look. Hearing Health & Technology Matters, This Week in Hearing. 8 February 2026. https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/2026/auracast-marriott-reactions/ (accessed 13 October 2026).

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