On 19 Apr 2012, at 19:53, Martin Leese <martin.le...@stanfordalumni.org> wrote:
> umashankar mantravadi <umasha...@hotmail.com> > ... >> apart from >> clean reproduction of reverberation, i note the speakers do not have to put >> out much power - compared to the same recording converted to stereo and >> played from a conventional pair of speakers. is this a dataset that could >> sell ambisonics? > > The same was true of the Hafler circuit (which > I used for 18 years), so it is unlikely to be the > "killer app" that sells Ambisonics. > > For those unfamiliar with a Hafler circuit, see: > http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/Audio/HaflerCircuit.txt Class D amps, done properly, are both very high-fidelity, and about an order of magnitude more power efficient, than e.g. a Class-A amp. Unfortunately, the Audio snake-oil sales people manage to convince customers that unless you can fry eggs on your amp and it has a 2 square-foot, half-inch-thick brushed aluminum front plate, it's not a he-man amp... ...so reduced power uptake is not going to sell Ambisonics, at least not in the traditional audiophile circles. Maybe a green-audio angle could be used to get a different sort of clientele excited and asking about Ambisonics. And of course, a green/alternative/acoustic/folksy kind of audience might also appreciate a more realistic ambience of corresponding music than the typical classic-rock or multi-mic-classical-music enthusiasts. Ronald _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
