The s tatement “SubwayAudioLoop (2) ” is shown at top of the screen throughout the vide o

.

At the start of the video clip, the s creen shows the words “ Hearing Loops: A demonstration of how hearing loops provide clearer sound ”

. No audio is provided of this text.

The screen changes and shows text saying “l ive recording at the subway booth at 66 th Street Lincoln Center, asking for directions ” while the audio reads the text.

The screen changes with a subway booth shown which has a sign displaying the symbol fo r an assistive listening system . The symbol has the letter T in the lower right corner with words under it read ing “induction loop installed switch hearing aid to T

- coil. ” The sound of a train makes the audio recording of
the discussion with the booth at tendant difficult to understand. At text statement appears on the

screen , without audio, which reads “ L ive ambient sound: Difficult to understand

. ”

The screen changes with text appearing which reads “ the exact same encounter as heard over the audio loop system installed at the subway booth at 66 th S treet and Lincoln Center ” with audio reading the text.

The screen changes to show the subway booth again and via the hearing loop audio one hears the booth attendant’s voice say “ take the 1 train to 14 th street get off an d get the L train to B e d ford that’s heading toward Brooklyn ”

. Text on the screen reads “Hearing Loop Audio. “ The sound of a train is heard in the background and new text replaces the hearing loop audio text with “ T he loop signal is much easier to
understand. ” No audio is provided of this text.

The screen changes and text appears , without audio, which reads “ T wo recordings were made simultaneously on August 31, 2011 at the downtown West 66 th St. subway station as an express train
rumbled past. I asked for directions to Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. The live recording picked up both my questions and the MTA employee’s responses. Because the loop system is only activated when the operator speaks in the microphone, only her directions w ere recorded. No signal processing or overdubbing was used. ”

The screen changes and text appears , without audio, which reads “ I n order to make the contrast as clear as possible, captions were deliberately omitted. If there are captions over the live re cording, they make it much easier to understand than it actually is to hear. Likewise, if there are captions over the looped sound, it becomes so easy to understand that the comparison is unfair .”

The screen changes and text appears
, without audio, which reads

“ Recorded by Richard Einhorn Additional engineering assistance: Missy Cohen Equipment for the live recording: Iphone 3gs running the FiRe 2 recording app

. Equipment for the looped recording: Univox Listener loop receiver/testing device connected to an Edirol
R

- 09 portable digital recorder. Video by Steve Lewis ”The screen changes and text appears , without audio, which reads” F or more information about hearing

loops, go to Hearingloop.org [and] hearingloss.org.

The screen changes and text appears , without audio
, which reads “ P ublished originally as part of the media to the article A hearing Aid That Cuts Out All the Clatter in the New York Times on October 24, 2011. Special thanks to the employees of the MTA for their courtesy and cooperation. ”

End of video clip description.