Lonestar Acoustics

Therapy spaces must protect private conversations and personal health information, and sound masking is one of the most effective and economical ways to support HIPAA-aligned speech privacy.

Why do some offices feel draining even when they aren’t loud?

Eric explains…

“People usually think distraction comes from volume. Most of the time, it’s actually clarity.

If your brain can clearly understand conversations happening across the room, it keeps trying to process them—even when you’re focused on something else.

That’s why some offices feel mentally exhausting by the end of the day, even when nobody’s being particularly loud.”

Office gossip travels fast in open workplaces. Sound masking helps reduce overheard conversations, improve speech privacy and create a more focused, comfortable office environment.

Less distraction. More privacy. Better culture.

How Office Gossip About Coworkers Can Create A Toxic Work Culture Learn how office gossip erodes workplace morale and trust, leading to a toxic culture, and what you can do to remove yourself from it or if you become a gossip target.

🎉 We're proud to announce that Lonestar Acoustics has been recognized by Biamp as the **Top US Sound Masking Dealer for 2025!** 🎉

The award was presented during a recent dinner with Biamp leadership, including Rashid Skaf, President & CEO and Co-Chairman of Biamp.

This honor reflects the hard work of our team, the strength of our partnerships, and our continued commitment to delivering high-quality sound masking solutions for our clients.

We are incredibly grateful for this recognition and excited about what lies ahead!

Your floorplan tells us more than just where the desks go. It helps identify noise issues, privacy concerns, and the best sound masking strategy for your space.

Send us your floorplan, and we can get you a quote within 24 hours!

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“Most offices are losing nearly an hour of productivity… per employee… every single day.”

And they don’t even realize it.

Discover how much money sound masking could save you with our ROI calculator.

Does sound masking actually pay for itself? - Workplace privacy failures can lead to compliance risks, lost trust, and reduced performance. Discover how sound masking protects conversations and improves workplace outcomes.

Some of the most **overheard conversations** by support staff (i.e. receptionists, custodians, security guards, administrative assistants, etc.) include conversations around…

• People complaining about the boss or other workers: 62%
• Layoffs or firing someone: 35%
• Someone’s compensation: 22%
• Romantic relationships between coworkers: 20%
• Lying to the boss: 18%
• Setting up another coworker to fail: 11%

You can’t control every conversation. But you CAN control how far it travels.

Thanks for the data from your natioanl survey, !

Most people think sound masking is just white noise. It's not.

White noise hits every frequency at equal energy, so when it's loud enough to actually mask conversation, it sounds like blasting AM radio static ⚡️🎙️

Sound masking is different.

It's specifically engineered to match the frequency range of human speech, so it quietly does its job without anyone noticing it's even there.

As you can see on the graph… sound masking follows the recommended spectrum while white noise only hits this area at a small frequency and amplitute convergence.

Why can't I just use a white noise machine?

"Your ears can find a white noise machine the same way they find a fan. Sound masking surrounds you completely and thus disappears into the background."