Pearljam5000
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Now they need to make
an open back headphone with a 60mm driver like HD800S
an open back headphone with a 60mm driver like HD800S
You forgot driver membrane from berylliumNow they need to make
an open back headphone with a 60mm driver like HD800S![]()
With an aluminum bodyYou forgot driver membrane from beryllium![]()
That's where the market is going ... dedicated recording studios are closing down in large numbers (if you believe the anecdotes) but more people are mixing / recording in homes and ad-hoc spaces.Genelec seems to be unusually focussed on non traditional recording spaces. First they pioneer speakers with room independent response so that you can get accurate sound in a bedroom or office. Next, they offer the same level of room independence with the output levels of a soffit mounted monitor. Now this.
ATC would never.
I see this a much cheaper way to enjoy Atmos content than buying and installing a full on 9.4.2 system.Lets face it - this set is for studios and serious production work. Not for many of us here![]()
I see this a much cheaper way to enjoy Atmos content than buying and installing a full on 9.4.2 system.
Many of us use this Genelec stuff just to consume audio.
Good question. It does seem like the secret sauce is the UNIQ software not the headphone.Isnt it still just a stereo headphone?
This is silly. A well tuned low distortion headphone works for both monitoring and media consumption.They talk more about what it actually is, they don't even want to call them headphones, it's a whole software and hardware system for monitoring not really meant for media consuption. There's a support for head tracking via external webcam
But this isn’t the point. Your well tuning provides a particular sound. You may be used to it and happy to use it for purpose. It may sound better, and be objectively better, than these headphones. But it won’t sound the same as a physical set of Genelec monitors in a known configuration. And you will have no mechanism (or desire) to make them sound so.A well tuned low distortion headphone works for both monitoring and media consumption.
But this isn’t the point. Your well tuning provides a particular sound. You may be used to it and happy to use it for purpose. It may sound better, and be objectively better, than these headphones. But it won’t sound the same as a physical set of Genelec monitors in a known configuration. And you will have no mechanism (or desire) to make them sound so.
Genelec provide a software system that incorporates your HRTF and the measured response of the exact headphones you buy to create the same sound as heard with a physical system using their monitors.
The entire point is to enable work across different locations, even when no monitors are available. And to do so for production of immersive audio as well as simple stereo.
Consistency is just as important, if not more, than the absolute sound quality. Genelec try to get their quality as good as it gets, which is good, but if your mix sounds different in each production location you have bigger problems. They are very keen about consistency.
Unless you are involved in such a production environment and workflow you are not part of the target market. Clearly the market is big enough for Genelec to build a business around it. And do so to significant acclaim.
They use a video of you. They then reconstruct the surface and compute the HRTF.How does genelec measure you HRTF? I know Sony does it as a service for their MDR Open backs monitoring headphones at certain locations.