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A Brief History of Ferrosound Ferrosound personal loop systems derive from an original idea developed in 1983 for Pat, a profoundly deaf young musician. She was unable to hear the clarinet she played in her orchestra without the help of a small suitcase full of loop equipment and miles of unsightly cable, most of which was coiled around her neck. There had to be a better way! After searching the market in vain, we designed a mini-loop system that would slip into Pat's handbag. This evolved over the years to become the Powered Personal Loop and the System 121 - top quality personal loop systems for hearing impaired people. In 1984 we started a non-profit technical service for hearing impaired people, based in a small high street mini-market - perhaps the first resource centre to be open six days a week. It soon became clear that there was a real need for the new, more user friendly audio products which we custom-made for local people. So Ferrosound was established in 1989 to develop and manufacture these new products and many more to come. These now include SCART couplers, multimedia and mobile phone devices, and a wide range of user-friendly portable loop systems for areas up to 250 sq. metres.The "We" in this brief history refers to our product and systems design engineer and to his family, friends and colleagues, who have given support and encouragement to this project, as it has evolved for over 20 years. He has a lifelong experience of deafness and other hearing impairment, both his own and that of other close members of the family in which he grew up. In responding to this challenge, his own severe and progressive hearing impairment has become an invaluable research tool in his quest for new and more useful products for hearing impaired people. |