2025 Performance Audio Deep Dive

1. Which performance audio products and technologies does your firm integrate on a regular basis? (Check all that apply)

• Background Music Systems
• Beam-Steering Speakers
• Ceiling Array Microphones
• Ceiling Speakers
• Column Arrays
• Digital Signal Processors
• Immersive Audio
• Intercom Systems
• Line Arrays
• Paging Systems
• Point-Source Speakers
• Power Amplifiers
• Wired Microphones
• Wireless Systems

2. Over the next 12 months, which THREE performance audio product or technology do you expect to see the most growth in?
 

• Background Music Systems
• Beam-Steering Speakers
• Ceiling Array Microphones
• Ceiling Speakers
• Column Arrays
• Digital Signal Processors
• Immersive Audio
• Intercom Systems
• Line Arrays
• Paging Systems
• Point-Source Speakers
• Power Amplifiers
• Wired Microphones
• Wireless Systems

3. Over the past year, in which vertical markets have you integrated performance audio products and technologies? (Check all that apply)
 

• Command and Control
• Corporate
• Education
• Government
• Healthcare
• Hospitality (e.g., restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels)
• House of Worship
• Museum/Exhibit
• Performing Arts Center/Theater
• Retail
• Stadium/Arena
• Theme Park/Attraction
• Transportation

4. Over the next 12 months, in which vertical markets do you expect the most growth? (Check all that apply)
 

• Command and Control
• Corporate
• Education
• Government
• Healthcare
• Hospitality (e.g., restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels)
• House of Worship
• Museum/Exhibit
• Performing Arts Center/Theater
• Retail
• Stadium/Arena
• Theme Park/Attraction
• Transportation

5. How do you forecast your company's revenue to fare in 2025 as compared to its revenue in 2024?

• Down more than 10%
• Down 6%-10%
• Only marginal change
• Up 6%-10%
• Up 11%-20%
• Up more than 20%

7. Compared to 2024, how do you expect your performance audio projects to trend this year?

• We expect fewer performance audio projects this year
• We expect the same number of performance audio projects this year
• We expect more performance audio projects this year

8. What percentage of your performance audio applications involve transmitting audio over Ethernet or audio over IP?

• Less than 10%
• Between 10% and 25%
• Between 26% and 50%
• Between 51% and 75%
• More than 75%

9. How would you describe the rise of immersive audio technology that envelops audiences in soundscapes?

• There is limited utility for this technology outside specialized attractions and themed environments
• This technology requires a level of expertise that most clients don't have, and therefore I rarely recommend it
• This will be a significant part of my audio business moving forward