on 2/21/04 7:20 AM, seeklektek at eclectics@comcast.net wrote:
quoted 59 lines BeoLab 5
> BeoLab 5
> http://www.bang-olufsen.com/sw2212.asp
> http://www.bang-olufsen.com/sw2219.asp
> If your ultimate passion is to get as close to the music of your favourite
> artists as possible, the
> new BeoLab 5 will take you there. Conceived, designed and built by Bang &
> Olufsen, BeoLab 5 is our
> latest loudspeaker concept developed for everyone with a passion for listening
> and living with the
> ultimate in audio and video entertainment.
>
> http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/02/03/a_sound_idea/
> "The room at Moulton Labs is only few miles outside Boston, but it seems light
> years away from the
> iPods of the MP3 generation. In each corner are strange mechanical beasts,
> looking like children of
> Rosie the Robot and a few Daleks from Dr. Who. According to audio guru David
> Moulton, they
> represent the latest generation of the most important musical instrument of
> the 20th century: the
> loudspeaker."
> "Our hearing is one of the oldest senses," Moulton says, "predating humans and
> common to all
> mammals. I can't prove it, but my speculation is that it developed underwater.
> Hearing reflections
> of sound was a primary navigation aid. In tidal waters, horizontal
> localization is really
> important. Vertical doesn't matter, because overhead is safe; it's a
> non-place. Anything from above
> or below is merely confusing. What we really want is just limitless
> verticality."
>
> http://www.time.com/time/2003/inventions/invspeakers.html
> The aluminum platters stacked on top of these BeoLab 5 speakers aren't just
> for show. They're
> designed to distribute the high- and mid-range sound waves emanating from
> within the cone-shaped
> speakers a full 180s-without the usual sweet and not-so-sweet spots. To ensure
> that the speakers
> sound their best in any space, there's a built-in calibration system. Simply
> press the button on
> top of each speaker. It will send out test bass notes and then automatically
> adjust the sound to be
> evenly distributed. Pumping out 2,500 watts apiece, these saucy speakers
> definitely know how to
> rumble too.
>
>
> seek
>
> np: Global Goon - Family Glue (demos)
>
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Those are some bad ass speakers!!!! david moulton is a very cool cat!!!
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