Zip Tie Domes donated a 20' diameter 12' tall 3v 5/8 Geodesic Shelter Dome to Asst. Professor John Merchant and the MTSU Department of Media Arts for research of ambisonic and other audio technology.

With the help of Asst. Professor John Merchant and the Music Engineering Graduate Students Valentina, Gleb, Christian, John, and Mike, the Dome took approximately 2.5 hours to build.

The 3v 5/8 Geodesic Dome was built with 6" Hubs, 1.5" Schedule 40 PVC pipe, and 250 lb Stainless Steel Zip Ties.

This dome can support over 300 lbs from a single hub.

So supporting the array of Neumann KH 120 speakers (which weigh 13 lbs each) was absolutely no problem.

The graduate students installed the first speaker at the very top of the dome using a C-Clamp connected to a Neumann Mounting Bracket, and pointed the speaker straight down at the listener.

This location was called the "Voice of God" as the speaker was directly above the listener.

This clamp size perfectly matched the 1.900" Outside diameter of the 1.5" PVC pipe struts that made up the dome.