An acoustic device (10) that has a neck loop (12) that is constructed and arranged to be worn around the neck. The neck loop includes a housing (13) with a first acoustic waveguide (110) having a first sound outlet opening (50), and a second acoustic waveguide (160) having a second sound outlet opening (40). There is a first open-backed acoustic driver (14) acoustically coupled to the first waveguide (110) and a second open-backed acoustic driver (16) acoustically coupled to the second waveguide (160).