Hi Daniel,
I just had a quick look at the discussion on sounddesigners. We've just bought an ST450 based on
reports from people we trust who have had pre-production units. I've not personally done anything
serious with it yet as it's been marking season here, so I can't comment directly on it yet other
than to say it seems very quiet and a seriously professional piece of kit, much better built than
our existing ST250. I like the fact that whilst it still uses Lemo connectors on the mic lead as
first seen on the ST350 (I think) they've got both the stereo and the B format outputs on XLR's,
rather than having the B Format signals on another Lemo. Note that if you've only used the ST250, a
welcome surprise is that (like the 350), stereo and B format are output on separate connectors. The
capsules, though, do seem to have had a makeover, at least as far as I can see through the grill
with the aid of my trusty LED keyring torch. The front edges of these are now bevelled, unlike those
in the earlier versions, portable or otherwise - although they are still using the same illustration
in the 450 manual as is in the 350 manual, which shows the earlier design. The only thing I miss is
a test oscillator, which I, personally, think is an even more important facility on portable kit
like this than it is on the studio units.
Dave
PS A little bit more historical stuff from the manual
"Early SoundField prototype models were developed using Gerzon’s theory in conjunction with the
National Research Development Corporation of Great Britain and Calrec Audio. Chief Designer at
Calrec, Ken Farrar, and colleagues played a leading role in turning Gerzon’s theory into a real
product and Ken Farrar’s contribution was later recognised by his appointment as a Fellow of the
Institution of Electrical Engineers (F.I.E.E.). In 1993, the company SoundField Ltd. was formed
specifically to manufacture and further develop the range of products and their application in both
stereo and multichannel audio environments"
On 25/09/2011 19:54, Daniel Courville wrote:
Le 11-09-25 02:36, Richard Lee a écrit :
Why do you ask, Daniel?
Well, it's related to this discussion over at Sounddesigners.org
<http://www.sounddesigners.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=vi
ewtopic&p=104025> about the SoundField.
I was really convinced that the SoundField/MBHO partnership had been going
on for a while longer and, rather than to put my foot even farther in my
mouth, I thought I would do some fact checking over here.
- Daniel
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