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JTR Speakers has added a new subwoofer to their lineup. The Orbit Shifter is an amazing product. This is a $3400 high efficiency horn subwoofer with a 4000 watt amplifier. The sound quality demonstrated in a system I recent worked on was incredible. This unit is 30″ tall, 22.5″ deep, 45″ wide and weighs 160 lbs. It would… Read more
When selecting and setting up surround sound it is important to realize that many key features do not work as advertised in a large number of products. Common faults in many receivers, preprocessors and players include the following. Bass management drops bass that should be redirected to subwoofer causing the system to lack punch. Bass… Read more
I have worked on several systems now with the additional height channels available with Dolby PLIIz and Audyssey DSX. Based on listening to several setups these channels can significantly improve the sound field for movies. I found this most successful where the front main speakers must be placed closer together than 40 degrees with the… Read more
Many people are in search of great sound along with a great picture. One thing many do not realize is the impact that a large flat panel display has on sound. Going to front projection can dramatically improve your systems sound performance by eliminating that very acoustically reflective LCD or plasma between the main speakers. Adding an acoustically… Read more
A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to work on a theater designed by a well known acoustical design firm. The RT60 for this theater measured at 360 ms. It had a strong slap echo and was way too reverberant for quality theater sound. The installation had too many diffusers compared to absorbers which was both… Read more
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