Acoustic mirror
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An acoustic mirror is a passive device used to reflect and focus sound waves. Parabolic acoustic mirrors are widely used in parabolic microphones to pick up sound from great distances, employed in sur
4.5-metre-high (14 ft 9 in) WW1 concrete acoustic mirror near Kilnsea Grange, East Yorkshire, UK. The pipe which held the "collector head" (microphone) can be seen in front of the structure.
Acoustic mirrors at RAF Denge
A parabolic whispering dish that is part of an installation at Jodrell Bank Observatory
A pair of smaller acoustic mirrors in a park in Muiderberg
Parabolic microphone
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A parabolic microphone is a microphone that uses a parabolic reflector to collect and focus sound waves onto a transducer, in much the same way that a parabolic antenna does with radio waves. Though t
Acoustic mirror
…An acoustic mirror is a passive device used to reflect and focus (concentrate) sound waves. Parabolic acoustic mirrors are widely used in parabolic microphones to pick up sound from great distances, employed in surveillance and reporting of outdoor sporting events. Pairs of large parabolic acoustic mirrors…
Parabolic microphone used at an American college football game.
A Sony parabolic reflector, without a microphone. The microphone would face the reflector surface and sound captured by the reflector would bounce towards the microphone.