Audio Spotlight

The Audio Spotlight is a revolutionary new audio technology that creates sound in a narrow beam, just like a spot light. Aim the flat, thin speaker disc to your desired listening area, and provide all of the sound — with none of the noise.

About the Inventor

Beginning his career in acoustics at 16 as the youngest engineer at Bose Corporation, Joseph Pompei continued at Bose while earning a degree in Electrical Engineering with an Electronic Arts minor from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Recognising the importance and underutilisation of spatialised sound, he decided to pursue research in psychoacoustics at Northwestern University, earning a Master's degree. Acutely aware of the limitations of traditional loudspeakers, he had the idea of using ultrasound as an acoustic projector, and has now developed such a device at the MIT Media Lab, continuing his education to earn a
Ph. D.

Chief Engineer J.C. Olsson began working with Dr. Pompei while still an undergraduate at MIT. After quickly establishing his value as a capable engineer, he was appointed as a full-time researcher at MIT, where he earned his Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering under direction of Dr. Pompei.

When Holosonics was founded in 1999, he became its first full-time employee. In addition to his own continuing research and design responsibilities, he now manages our team of engineers in developing new, innovative technology for current and future Holosonics products.