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September 2023 Newsletter: Vinyl Unveiled

More than a few of us at Metropolitan Acoustics are vinyl record enthusiasts. Vinyl is a true survivor, having outlasted all of its would-be physical media successors. Ultimately, not even the digital compact disc could dethrone the analog ambassador of high-fidelity. Streaming services and compressed audio deliver us fast-food quality music that gets the job done when we are in a rush or on the move, but the ritual of laying down the needle to the groove has yet to be outdone. Read on to learn more about how vinyl and the turntable bring warm music to our ears.

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I-95 Cap Ground Breaking

Felicia attended the ground breaking ceremony for the I-95 Cap project. The who’s who of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia attended including inspirational and funny speeches from PA Governor Josh Shapiro and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Metropolitan Acoustics provided services for noise control of the interior cafe spaces on top of the cap as well as sound buildup underneath the cap for bikers and runners on the Delaware River Trail. It is so great to be a part of this once in a generation project!

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Company Phillies Game

A few weeks ago the crew attended an afternoon Phillies game against the Braves. Although the boys didn’t win, we had an absolute blast together. Even some of the Metro kiddos came along to enjoy the sunshine and hotdogs.  

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JVS Philadelphia Fund for Women Networking Event

One a rainy evening in June, The JVS Philadelphia Fund for Women had a reception for grant and investment recipients, including Felicia for our new technology SenSV (sensv.tech). The event was hosted at Judith von Seldeneck’s house. Judee is the generous donor

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June 2023 Newsletter: Location, Location, Localization

In our April 2023 newsletter on selective auditory attention, we discussed how our brain processes sounds from the environment, separating what is important from what is background noise. Part of this process is the determination of the location of different sounds in order to identify and categorize them. But how exactly is this spatial calculus accomplished? Read on to learn more about sound localization.

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Bungalow Beach Boardwalk Run

She’s at it again! At the beginning on the month, Felicia participated in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk 5miler Run. It started on the Boardwalk at Iowa Ave. in front of Tropicana Casino and finished on the beach for a 400ft dash to the finish line. Afterwards the racers were rewarded with cold beers at the Bungalow Beach Bar. Check out Felicia’s hard work here.

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Closing of the Sir Isaac Julien Exhibit

During the final days of the Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Museum, members of the Balé Folclórico da Bahia traveled from Brazil to Philadelphia to perform in response to this installation. This performance, directed by Isaac Julien and choreographed by José Carlos Arandiba (Zebrinha), activated the architecture of the Museum’s Williams Forum in a conversation across art, architecture, and performance spanning historical and cultural contexts. Check out pictures taken by our consultant, Jack Johnson, who was in attendance.

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May 2023 Newsletter: A Little dB’ll Do Ya!

As spring moves into summer, the world starts to wake up. People spend more time outside talking and playing, and that pesky bird keeps waking you up at 4 am! With all this activity, you might find yourself thinking that everything seems so loud now. As you are probably aware, all this sound can be measured in units of decibels (dB), but did you know that the unit dB means multiple things? Read on to learn about how the decibel may not be as simple as you think.

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