Has anyone tried anything from ESI audio? It looks too good to be true. http://www.esi-audio.com/products/gigaporthd/ It seems like they can be had for around $100.
ben On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Dave Malham <dave.mal...@york.ac.uk> wrote: > > > On 29/07/2011 11:30, Michael Chapman wrote: > >> Now I would like to construct a higher-order sound system, ideally with >>> consumer-level (and consumer-priced) components. I don't need a big >>> dynamic range, high power, or the best sound fidelity possible, I just >>> need a working prototype. This is the part I have found very little >>> information on in my research� >>> >>> My understanding is that 8 channels is the minimum needed for stable 3-D >>> Ambisonics (rather than planar surround). >>> >> There was a recent reminder, on this list, within the last month, that >> one could use 6 channels (the mid points of the faces of a cube). >> I've never heard anyone say they've done it, let alone say it was 'nice'. >> (The engineering would, also, not be fun ... though you are not obliged >> to place speakers mid-wall/ceiling/floor ... you can tilt the cube!) >> So I'd stick to eight unless you are really adventurous. >> >> We've used it in the dim and distant past and it's not to be recommended > as it is right at the limits of usability (very unstable image, incredibly > tiny sweet spot and so on). I would compromise on the quality of the > speakers so that I could buy eight, rather than buy only six better ones > (ditto for the audio interface and amps) > > Dave (signing off for now as I'm off on vacation, hurrah!) > > > -- > These are my own views and may or may not be shared by my employer > /*************************************************************** > **********/ > /* Dave Malham > http://music.york.ac.uk/staff/**research/dave-malham/<http://music.york.ac.uk/staff/research/dave-malham/>*/ > /* Music Research Centre */ > /* Department of Music "http://music.york.ac.uk/"; */ > /* The University of York Phone 01904 432448 */ > /* Heslington Fax 01904 432450 */ > /* York YO10 5DD */ > /* UK 'Ambisonics - Component Imaging for Audio' */ > /* > "http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/**mustech/3d_audio/<http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/mustech/3d_audio/>" > */ > /*************************************************************** > **********/ > > ______________________________**_________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/**mailman/listinfo/sursound<https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110730/5280e78b/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
