Guides

Guides to wireless audio systems for events

How RF wireless headphones and transmitters work, which frequencies are used, and how to plan a headphone event: from silent discos to conferences with simultaneous interpretation, from museums to open-air cinema.

RF technology delivers audio to hundreds or thousands of people at once, with no sound spilling into the surrounding space.

Silentsystem RF transmitter connected to a mixer
Technology

Guides to RF audio systems

The complete guide: how RF headphones and transmitters work, which frequencies are used, and how to set up a wireless audio system.

How the wireless audio systems used in silent events, conferences, and professional installations work.

Wireless headphones for silent discos, conferences, museums, guided tours, and immersive installations.

How RF transmitters work and which models are used in professional wireless audio systems.

How to organize headphone handout and collection at events, festivals, conferences, and silent discos, while cutting down wait times.

How to properly sanitize wireless headphones, which protocols to follow, and how to ensure safety and comfort.

Applications

Guides to wireless audio system uses

How a silent disco works, what equipment you need, and how to organize music events with multichannel headphones.

Wireless audio systems for conventions, trade shows, simultaneous interpretation, and multilingual corporate events.

RF headphones and transmitters for guided tours, walking tours, Silent Walks, and immersive activities.

Wireless audio systems for the visitor experience in museums, exhibitions, and art installations.

Wireless audio systems for outdoor movie screenings, film festivals, live podcasts, and immersive events.

Wireless headphones and RF transmitters for yoga, workouts, and wellness activities with audio delivered straight to the headphones.

Standards

Wireless audio technologies and standards

The differences between radio frequency (RF), infrared, Bluetooth, and new broadcast systems like Auracast, plus standards and regulations.

Technical standards and regulations for using RF wireless audio systems at events: safety, frequencies, and compatibility.

A technical comparison of radio frequency (RF), Bluetooth, and new audio broadcasting solutions like Auracast.

From theory to practice

Real projects

The guides explain how RF wireless audio systems work; the case studies show how we use them in the field. All case studies →

Audible × Saviano case study Silentsystem

Audible × Saviano

Roberto Saviano at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano: the first Audible live podcast, with live binaural listening.

Yamaha Silent Experience case study Silentsystem

Yamaha Silent Experience

A piano concert becomes a multisensory experience that goes where a traditional concert can’t.

Rockin’1000 case study Silentsystem

Rockin’1000

Technical partner since 2015: the RF system that gives a thousand musicians playing together the same reference.

Bright Festival case study Silentsystem

Bright Festival

Florence: visual mapping, digital installations, and audiovisual performances, with sound built into the installation.

Recording studios case study Silentsystem

Recording studios

Wireless listening across the control room, the live room, and live performance: live bands and silent concerts in recording studios.

Fashion Week case study Silentsystem

Fashion Week

Silent fashion shows in Milan, Madrid, Granada, and New York: the headphones become part of the runway.

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Products and services

Products

RF wireless headphones, transmitters, microphones, and accessories, designed and manufactured in-house.

Multichannel systems

How to design a system with multiple languages, rooms, or content streams running in parallel.

US cities

Complete systems with delivery, on-site support, and pickup at your event venue.

Sales and support

For regular event organizers, with maintenance, Swap Repair™, and the Headphone Manager app.

FAQ

Wireless audio systems FAQ

An RF transmitter receives audio from a source, such as a mixer, a microphone, or a smartphone, and broadcasts it by radio to every headphone tuned to the same channel.
To deliver audio to many people without sound spilling into the space: useful wherever noise needs to be kept down or multiple content streams need to run in parallel.
Bluetooth connects one device to a few headphones; an RF system broadcasts from a single transmitter to hundreds or thousands of headphones at once. The full comparison is in our RF vs. Bluetooth vs. Auracast guide.
At silent discos, conferences and simultaneous interpretation, museums, guided tours, open-air cinema, live podcasts, fitness, yoga, and corporate events.

Have an event coming up?

The Silentsystem technical team will help you choose the best configuration. You can also call us at +39 338 155 5535.

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