[David E. Bath]

Here's an interesting article I came upon that caught my attention
since "high-end sound" was in the title:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16044915/

High-end sound for low-end speakers

New chip adapts to compensate for deficiencies of listening space

"NEW YORK - Veteran audio engineer Tony Bongiovi, who once worked with
Jimi Hendrix, has been disappointed for decades that the equipment
most people used to listen to music couldn't replicate the
high-quality sound heard in the studio.

Now, he thinks he's created an answer: a technique for sound
processing that's making its debut in a JVC car stereo this week.

Speakers are such a primitive device, but with digital technology we
can overcome that, Bongiovi said. (If his name sounds familiar to
those who know music but nothing of audio engineering, it's because
his second cousin is Jon Bon Jovi.)"

See the link for the rest of the article.

--
David Bath - RAHE Co-moderator

[Kalman Rubinson]

On 6 Dec 2006 00:13:23 GMT, (David E. Bath)
wrote:

Here's an interesting article I came upon that caught my attention
since "high-end sound" was in the title:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16044915/

High-end sound for low-end speakers

Not an interesting article, imho, since these claims have been made
before and there's nothing in the article by way of useful
explanation. How, in fact, does it differ from EQ commonly used in
decent OEM car stereos to optimize performance in a given model? How
does it differ from the Audyssey approach which has been applied to
prototype HITB and car stereos with success? Guess I'll have to email
Glenn to see if I can find out more.

Kal

[Gary Eickmeier]

David E. Bath wrote:
Here's an interesting article I came upon that caught my attention
since "high-end sound" was in the title:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16044915/

High-end sound for low-end speakers

New chip adapts to compensate for deficiencies of listening space

"NEW YORK - Veteran audio engineer Tony Bongiovi, who once worked with
Jimi Hendrix, has been disappointed for decades that the equipment
most people used to listen to music couldn't replicate the
high-quality sound heard in the studio.

Now, he thinks he's created an answer: a technique for sound
processing that's making its debut in a JVC car stereo this week.

Speakers are such a primitive device, but with digital technology we
can overcome that, Bongiovi said. (If his name sounds familiar to
those who know music but nothing of audio engineering, it's because
his second cousin is Jon Bon Jovi.)"

See the link for the rest of the article.

I don't know why audio people think they can keep reinventing the wheel
and convincing us that it is something new. Going to turn cheap JVC
boombox speakers into subwoofers huh? Play it again, Sam.

Gary Eickmeier

[Harry Lavo]

"David E. Bath" wrote in message
...
Here's an interesting article I came upon that caught my attention
since "high-end sound" was in the title:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16044915/

High-end sound for low-end speakers

New chip adapts to compensate for deficiencies of listening space

"NEW YORK - Veteran audio engineer Tony Bongiovi, who once worked with
Jimi Hendrix, has been disappointed for decades that the equipment
most people used to listen to music couldn't replicate the
high-quality sound heard in the studio.

Now, he thinks he's created an answer: a technique for sound
processing that's making its debut in a JVC car stereo this week.

Speakers are such a primitive device, but with digital technology we
can overcome that, Bongiovi said. (If his name sounds familiar to
those who know music but nothing of audio engineering, it's because
his second cousin is Jon Bon Jovi.)"

See the link for the rest of the article.

Well, I'm with him until his last statement.....there is another way. To
buy a good audio system to begin with!!

[Kalman Rubinson]

Just found out that the big NY unveiling of the product is today.
Unfortunately, I cannot attend but I hope someone else can and report
back.

Kal

[Walt]

Kalman Rubinson wrote:
On 6 Dec 2006 00:13:23 GMT, (David E. Bath)
wrote:

Here's an interesting article I came upon that caught my attention
since "high-end sound" was in the title:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16044915/

High-end sound for low-end speakers

Not an interesting article, imho, since these claims have been made
before and there's nothing in the article by way of useful
explanation. How, in fact, does it differ from EQ commonly used in
decent OEM car stereos to optimize performance in a given model? How
does it differ from the Audyssey approach which has been applied to
prototype HITB and car stereos with success? Guess I'll have to email
Glenn to see if I can find out more.

Right. The "fix it with more processing" trick has been tried again and
again and again. More processing certainly makes it sound different.
In some instances it makes it sound "better" (for some values of
better). But more processing never makes it sound closer to the original.

//Walt

[Steven Sullivan]

Looks like 'room correction' for a car speaker system.

So? Has this never been done before?

___
-S
"As human beings, we understand the world through simile, analogy,
metaphor, narrative and, sometimes, claymation." - B. Mason

[BEAR]

Tony Bongiovi (as the article noted) is the former owner of Power
Station studios in NYC. He sure looks a lot older than I remember him...
heh.

Well, it is a 120 band EQ, now how cool is that wink wink.

When they figure out how to get rid of the ca 80dBSPL plus constant
background noise level, the subsonics and related noises in a car, then
perhaps it will make some sense to pour big $$ into car sound.

But, if you can sell it to Ford, more power to ya! :-)

_-_-bear

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