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Casa Futura Technologies |
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Other companies |
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Pocket Speech Lab |
SmallTalk |
Telephone Fluency System |
School DAF |
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Fluency Enhancer |
SpeechEasy |
Fluency Master |
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| Delayed Auditory Feedback |
DAF
30-200 ms
User-adjustable
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DAF
30-200 ms
User-adjustable
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DAF
50 ms
Fixed
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DAF
30-200 ms
User-adjustable
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DAF
30-200 ms
User-adjustable |
DAF
up to 220 ms
Not user-adjustable |
No |
| Frequency-altered Auditory Feedback |
FAF
+0.4 to -1.2 octaves
octave scale
pitch-shifting |
FAF
octave scale
+0.8 to -1.2 octaves
octave scale
pitch-shifting |
FAF
octave scale
+0 to -1.2 octaves
octave scale
pitch-shifting |
No |
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FAF
octave scale
+0.4 to -1.2 octaves
0.2-octave steps |
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No |
| Masking Auditory Feedback |
MAF
110 Hz sine wave
manual button |
No |
No |
No |
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No |
No |
No |
| Biofeedback Features |
Analyzes vocal frequency and amplitude. Audio and visual display. |
No |
No |
No |
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No |
No |
No |
| Binaural or Monaural |
Binaural (two ears) or monaural (one ear). |
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Binaural or monaural. |
Monaural |
Monaural |
| Effectiveness |
More than a dozen studies. Approximately 70-80% immediate stuttering reduction. Long-term studies found more than 50% carryover fluency (after removing device). |
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| Anti-Noise Features |
- Noise-cancelling microphone
- High filter
- Dynamic expansion
- Acoustically transparent FAF
- Voice activation
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- Noise-cancelling microphone
- High filter
- Dynamic expansion
- Acoustically transparent FAF
- Push-to-talk button
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- Noise-cancelling microphone
- High filter
- Dynamic expansion
- Acoustically transparent FAF
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- Noise-cancelling microphone
- High filter
- Dynamic expansion
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- Noise-cancelling microphone
- High filter
- Dynamic expansion
- Acoustically transparent FAF
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- High filter (Frequency Shaping)
- Noise attenuation (INAS)
- Voice activation (EVAT)
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| Telephone Features |
Plugs into telephones. User hears callers voice and DAF/FAF
in both ears. Caller hears the user's unaltered voice. |
No |
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Yes |
No |
No |
| Size |
4.5" x 2.7" x 0.9"
(11.5 x 7 x 2 cm) |
3" x 2.25" x 0.75"
(7.5 x 6 x 1.75 cm) |
4.5" x 2.7" x 0.9"
(11.5 x 7 x 2 cm) |
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4.75" x 2.4" x 0.75" |
Hearing aid-style |
Hearing aid-style |
| Weight |
5.1 ounces
(145 grams) |
2.8 ounces
(80 grams) |
4.6 ounces
(130 grams) |
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4.8 ounces
(136 grams) |
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| Color |
Black |
Gray |
Beige |
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Black |
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| Power |
9-volt alkaline lasts about 25 hours. AC adapter doesn't charge battery. |
Battery lasts about 18 hours. Recharges like a cellphone. |
9-volt alkaline lasts about 25 hours. AC adapter doesn't charge battery. |
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Standard 9 volt battery. An AC adapter is also provided. |
Battery |
Battery |
| Jacks |
Two 3.5mm headset jacks (microphone, headphones)
One 2.5mm cellphone earset jack |
Two 3.5mm headset jacks (microphone, headphones); additional 3.5mm headphone jack for SLP; one 2.5mm cellphone earset jack |
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Two 3.5mm headset jacks (microphone, headphones)
One 2.5mm cellphone earset jack |
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| Included Accessories |
- Full-size headset
- AC adapter
- miniature cellphone earset
- telephone cable
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- Full-size headset
- battery charger
- miniature cellphone earset
- telephone cable
- mini belt case
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- Full-size headset
- AC adapter
- miniature cellphone earset
- telephone cable
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- Full-size headset
- AC adapter
- alcohol wipes for microphone
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Integrated speech therapy treatment program |
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| Best for |
Speech clinics; individual consumers; silent blocks. |
Individual consumers; noisy environments. |
Individual consumers. |
Schools and speech clinics; home practice for children. |
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| Parkinson's? |
Improves clarity and analyzes volume |
Improves clarity |
No |
No |
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| Price |
US$3495 |
US$2495 |
US$1495 |
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US$2400 |
US$4100-4900; ask if there are additional fees |
US$3500
ask if there are additional fees |
| Trial Period |
60 days, 100% moneyback from speech clinics (speech clinic fees, if any, are not refundable); 30 days, 90% moneyback on direct (mail order) sales |
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4 weeks, 90% moneyback |
60 days, 90% moneyback; ask if additional fees (if any) are refundable |
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| Warranty |
One year no-fault warranty on repairs. All repairs covered regardless
of the reason the device broke or whose fault it was. |
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Ask whether the warranty covers accidental breakage or only factory defects. |
