I have had an Ambisonic setup for almost thirty years, which I have
upgraded several times. My decoder is a much modified Integrex, built
with Mil-Spec tight tolerance Caps and resistors and upgraded with
modern, high slew-rate op-amps. It drives dual Hafler 220 power amps. I
also recently added an Onkyo Integra amp with Ambisonics mode, although
I find that the decoding is not nearly as accurate as it is with my
dedicated decoder. I have two sets of 4 speakers: a set by Yamaha
(3-way) and another by Tannoy (2-way).
I still have not found another music surround system that I would rather
have.
On 5/1/2011 8:17 AM, John Leonard wrote:
Some years ago I asked a question about how many list-members actually had
correctly set up surround systems of any sort at home; not in the studio, or
research facility, but in their own homes as a way of enjoying music. I seem to
remember that very few - three, if I recall correctly - said that they had. Is
it worth asking the question again?
Most people I know (in the UK, at least, where the prevalence of a 'den' set
aside solely for watching sport on huge televisions is rather less than it is
in the USA) still have nasty all-in-one 5.1 systems in their living rooms where
the speakers are arranged so as not to get in the way or look ugly. They're not
listening to properly set-up systems with well-defined levels and localisation,
they're listening to a bunch of speakers in random positions and occasionally
to a bit of LFE going 'boom' when a car explodes. It's probably far worse now
in terms of localisation than it was when stereo first came out and everyone
knew how you were supposed to set the system up and listen to it.
Regards,
John
On 1 May 2011, at 12:15, Richard Dobson wrote:
Have any listening tests actually been carried out to establish what "typical"
users consider to be sufficiently good localization?
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