Soundboks and the City: The Impact of Mobile High-Performance Speakers on Urban Sonic Living

Vitus Vestergaard*

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Abstract

Since 2015, the Soundboks has become an increasingly popular mobile Bluetooth
performance speaker in Denmark. From a media ecological perspective, the introduction of new technology fosters new patterns of human association, typically
with advantages for some and disadvantages for others. This paper examines the
Soundboks story, focusing on the controversy and nuisance complaints following
an increased presence of the Soundboks in urban residential areas.
As a case study, residents affected by Soundboks speakers, centred around the
Copenhagen waterfront area Islands Brygge, completed a survey on their experiences. The results indicate a problem of a different scale than most other potential
urban noise nuisances.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelConference Proceedings : Sound, Language and the Making of Urban Space
RedaktørerParby Jakob Ingemann
UdgivelsesstedCopenhagen
ForlagKøbenhavns Universitet
Publikationsdato2024
StatusUdgivet - 2024
BegivenhedSound, Language & the Making of Urban Space - Københavns Universitet, København, Danmark
Varighed: 24. aug. 202325. aug. 2023
https://nors.ku.dk/english/calendar/2023/sound-language--the-making-of-urban-space/

Konference

KonferenceSound, Language & the Making of Urban Space
LokationKøbenhavns Universitet
Land/OmrådeDanmark
ByKøbenhavn
Periode24/08/202325/08/2023
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  • Lyd
  • Støj
  • Mobile Medier
  • Byrum

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