Q Acoustics and their sister company Audica have worked together in order to develop a new range of fire and acoustic hoods that can be used to cover the rear of in-ceiling and in-wall speakers. This new product will be beneficial for property developers and builders delivering projects involve installed speakers in the design. These new hoods provide reassurance that they the installation is compliant with a new selection of building regulations.

The new hoods that have been developed by Audica and Q Acoustics have been designed in a way that would significantly slow the spread of a fire between floors a well as lowering the potential of sound leakage from the back of the speaker. In many new buildings, it has been made a legal requirement that all of the speakers that have been installed below habitable rooms and escape routes have to be fitted with a fireproof hood.

The hoods that have been developed by Q Acoustics are available in a range of different sizes to meet a wider range of requirements. The product, once exposed to the high temperatures associated with a fire have been designed to melt. When the hoods melt, a strong seal is formed in the ceiling and around the speaker. This product has been thoroughly tested at the UK Building Test Centre and comply with Part B and Part E of the UK Building Regulations put in place. This means that the hoods can maintain 30-60 minutes of fire-resistant rating.

The speaker hoods are incredibly beneficial in more ways than one. On top of the added fire protection, the hoods have been created to reduce sound pollution, reducing the sound leaking out into other rooms within the building. The hoods have been developed to be compatible with the complete range of speakers on offer from Q Acoustics Install and Audica speakers.