Ambiophonics
"STC" wrote in message
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Anyone here using Ambiophonics for their dedicated setup? After many
years of trying with physical barrier between the speakers to
implement ambio I am now using DSP method and very much pleased with
the sound.
It did let me down on a few albums but overall excellent recordimgs
especially live Jazz and classical music sounded very much closer to
being there. I am wondering why it hasn't caught up. I find that
serious music lovers are so reluctant to even experiment with it and
hardly any serious discussing about it in RAHE. I find a lot of
critism but hardly anyone ever attempted to listen in a proper setup
other than a few quick trials using PC which hardly a true
representation of what it could do in a proper room setup.
I have seen some contributors compared it to Carver's Holo amplifiers
and others but could not find any constructive critism of the weakness
of Ambiophonics except for the sitting arrangements.
Looking forward to hear your feedback on Ambiophonics from you guys.
The simplest explanation of why it hasn't caught on is that it requires
additional complexity beyond normal stereo listening. You have to purchase
the components (not heavily advertised) to convert the signals, and you have
to sit in the sweet spot to make it work. Not real suitable for sharing the
playback experience.
Gary Eickmeier
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