+1, Good choice, let the super rich do the startups QC - R&D for them!JBL intrest me more tbh iv had it with start ups
Run like hell!Half a million to be surrounded by Daleks?
+1, Good choice, let the super rich do the startups QC - R&D for them!JBL intrest me more tbh iv had it with start ups
Run like hell!Half a million to be surrounded by Daleks?
What kind of software or technical thingies are you using for getting HRTF to work? Do you need special phones?
The only phone listening I have tried was with the Smyth Realiser. That was motivated by a fascination with the technology and I was amazed to find that it was excellent. However, I cannot wear headphones comfortably, so they are a no-go for me.
Someday, in my rocking chair in an old folks' home, I envision myself with a Smyth Realizer including HRTF calibration and head tracker, but playing Mch recordings, not stereo.
I do not agree that at all that phones, especially stereo phones, can exceed Mch via speakers, even with HRTF. It still lacks too much spatial information in stereo. To each, his or her own, of course.
Are there any technical documents? Videos don't work for me.
Are there any technical documents? Videos don't work for me.
Yes, I know, I know. Headphones are hot, hot, hot. And, I understand the concept of the HRTF. What is wrong, incomplete, inadequate, etc. about Smyth's approach to this?Here's the thing, though:
1. There is a huge amount of R&D going into making HRTF better, driven by gaming / AR / VR.
2. The cost of entry is so much lower
3. The convenience is so much easier
If there is one lesson in audio history is that paradigm shifts happen in audio when quality meets convenience and price, not when quality is hard or expensive.
Yes, I know, I know. Headphones are hot, hot, hot. And, I understand the concept of the HRTF. What is wrong, incomplete, inadequate, etc. about Smyth's approach to this?
Like Kal, I do not find headphones enjoyable, non-fatiguiging or more accurate for music listening. Although, it is no wonder that they would be of great interest for gaming and virtual reality, yawn. I also understand their appeal to young audiophiles who cannot pony up for a decent system/room with actual speakers. Incidentally, in ancient history, my first stereo used headphones because I could not afford decent speakers. I am not eager to go back to that idea.
Gotcha, and I am well aware of the cool millennial fashion trend, the mobility, the envelopment, etc. etc. etc. Yuck. I hate to be an old timer spoil sport, but until such time as headphones can produce an actually better replica of live sound, count me out. I will even put up with the inconvenience or fatigue factors, if the sound is actually better. But, it just ain't.
One reason the attempt is immensely satisfying is that OTT rock extravaganzas, and such-like, become amazing listening experiences - they reveal kaleidoscopic whirlwinds of sound which never fail to impress - this is something which currently would be impossible to experience any other way.I don't think that's their benchmark.
Actually, I doubt it's a benchmark for anyone except audiophiles. Even my musician friends don't try to compare their (usually modest) home systems to live sound -- they consider the attempt pointless, like comparing TV to real life.
One reason the attempt is immensely satisfying is that OTT rock extravaganzas, and such-like, become amazing listening experiences - they reveal kaleidoscopic whirlwinds of sound which never fail to impress - this is something which currently would be impossible to experience any other way.
Rock recordings are of performances you can never catch live - and if they try to make them happen they will most likely stuff it up by using cruddy PA systems - the barrage of high intensity shite is too much ...You totally lost me...
To what are you referring?
I can buy into the fact that headphones can be a more detailed listening experience in the realm of inner detail, dynamics, and such, but after a time they just run out of being enjoyable to wear. As it stands now they still can't create the soundstageing experience of speakers though future manipulation may change that.Like Kal, I do not find headphones enjoyable, non-fatiguiging or more accurate for music listening.
No but I believe it's their fad. Most of us have been thru the can craze at least once in our HiFi days but they just have never been about to replace speakers do to the comfort issue at least. Headphones can do a lot of things but I doubt they'll ever be fun to wear. YMMVI don't think that's their benchmark.
Rock recordings are of performances you can never catch live - and if they try to make them happen they will most likely stuff it up by using cruddy PA systems - the barrage of high intensity shite is too much ...
But if you get a home system that can go all the way, SPL wise, and totally clean - that's pure magic, fabulous to listen to!
Rock recordings are highly "manufactured" - I'm not talking of recordings of a live gig - the latter are another experience again, with a very different "feel" ... . So, I'm talking about listening to, say, classic 70's, 80's studio recordings at "concert levels".I still don't understand...
Live rock events are awesome, but you can never make them, but if you do, the PA system is bad, so listen to recordings of live rock bands at home, at PA SPL levels, because they don't sound like real PA systems?
Huh?
Yes, I know, I know. Headphones are hot, hot, hot. And, I understand the concept of the HRTF. What is wrong, incomplete, inadequate, etc. about Smyth's approach to this?
Like Kal, I do not find headphones enjoyable, non-fatiguiging or more accurate for music listening. Although, it is no wonder that they would be of great interest for gaming and virtual reality, yawn. I also understand their appeal to young audiophiles who cannot pony up for a decent system/room with actual speakers. Incidentally, in ancient history, my first stereo used headphones because I could not afford decent speakers. I am not eager to go back to that idea.
You have a lot better luck putting a 5 man rock or jazz group in your living room than a symphony orchestra.Live rock events are awesome, but you can never make them, but if you do, the PA system is bad, so listen to recordings of live rock bands at home, at PA SPL levels, because they don't sound like real PA systems?