I can echo the comments about the wands --you really should go with headphones.
I've mentioned before in this forum the Audio-Technica headphones are solid, museum-durable, excellent-sounding headphones. We've used the ATH-M50, which are pricey, and Mark Paradis (National Gallery of Canada) recommends the ATH-M30. Adam Carrier Digital Media Technician The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7319 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda August Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:58 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Audio wand From: Linda August Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 3:11 PM To: 'mcn-l at mcn.edu' Subject: Audio wand Hi, I'm new to your list. I've already found some great information in your archives, so I'm hoping perhaps you can help. We have an artist in residence who is creating a 5-7 minute animation video. We've decided to purchase a touchscreen tablet (like an ipad) and mount it to the wall to display the video. To keep the noise level down, I wanted to get headphones to plug into it. Other staff here think headphones would be germy. So I'm trying to find an audio wand (something you could hold up to your ear as opposed to over your head) that could be easily plugged in. Any suggestions or recommendations of companies for this? What about getting some kind of basic audio-tour equipment? I can't find anything that gives any idea to the cost (all of the companies want to be contacted for a quote). Does anyone have any ballpark figures? Thanks so much! Linda August Reference Librarian Library Company of Philadelphia 1314 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 laugust at librarycompany.org <mailto:laugust at librarycompany.org> 215 546-3181
