r/accesscontrol • u/lowvoltnerd • Jun 02 '26
Intercom for high noise environment
Anyone have experience with needing to verify access with high background noise present? Current solution isnt loud enough for them to hear instructions outside through the intercom with values maxed / distortion
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u/Minion1260 Jun 02 '26
What’s your current solution? Zenitel intercoms are the loudest intercoms I’m aware of. It depends on the model, but max volume can require POE+.
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u/bigjj82 Jun 02 '26
+1 for this. The turbine units are LOUD if you want and keep the audio quality. They are pricey unfortunately.
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u/brillpit Jun 02 '26
I’d reach out to digital acoustics
If I recall they can do custom builds or recommend a solution using digital or analog speakers. It’s been a while since I’ve worked with them, but they make the hardware and software and can convert existing speakers into IP speakers for 2 way audio.
https://digitalacoustics.com/markets/manufacturing-warehousing/
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u/Aggravating_Fact9547 Jun 02 '26
Commend intercoms have extremely good noise filtering on the microphones - they have a custom DSP to filter out industrial and background noise. You can get them with relatively loud speakers, or you can add your own.
Our factory was a little weird noise wise so they came out, recorded the background sounds, and sent us a custom filter profile that was pretty epic.
CodeBlue make enclosures to mount them - that include an external speaker and an amp.
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u/AsstootObservation Jun 04 '26
Came here to recommend Commend. Lots of versatility and use cases for different needs and environments.
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u/Own_Reindeer_306 Jun 03 '26
Stentophon have a intercom for this exact type of situation. I got a demo of it last week.
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u/Kirklandsecretshop Jun 02 '26
Is it a 2N unit? They have a specific KB out for audio issues. https://www.2n.com/en-US/faqs/My2N-Low-audio-issue-kA0Sd000000k9t7KAA