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Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:07:19 -0500
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Re: [idm] the most intelligent (dance) music loudspeaker?
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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) > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
Those are some bad ass speakers!!!! david moulton is a very cool cat!!! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org