I just learned from our Indiegogo account person that the campaign will end at midnight on Friday 5/4. They did a promotion for us on their site and wanted to give people a chance to get the device. There are about 40 units left at the 50% discount link. Thanks for the support!

The binauralization can be turned on or off...it is not automatic. Those users that simply want to use the bar to create a stereo sound field would turn it off.

I'm running around most of the day today. But a couple of quick comments/answers. The near field setting is when the unit is placed closer to you...on top of your desk for example and far field is for home theater positioning. Near field would not be appropriate for 12-15 feet away seating.

The difference between near field and far field is the focus point of the left and right beams. Near field works at about 3-6 feet and far field from 12-15 feet. The near field is more impressive but the effect is still present from across the room. It will work quite well with the binauralized...

The seven modes are independent and cannot be used in conjunction with each other. There is not manual yet, I asked last week. Here's the seven modes currently working in the YARRA 3DX sound bar: Mode 0 Directed Audio no ambient control, no Sub Directional Audio Mode 1...

The near field and far field modes are just two of seven different modes of operation. As I did at the show, you can send already binauralized two-channel information into and beam to near or far fields. The wide dispersion mode for stereo models a large sound field...regular stereo music sound...

I'm sorry for being absent for the last few days...I've been in the studio working with Michael Jackson's niece Yashi on a VR spoken word/music EPK. We're using the new 8-Ball quad binaural microphone from Hear360...very cool. As soon as I get some rough mixes, I'll pass them along. As for the...

I took the left and right outputs from the Smyth A8 and went into the stereo analog inputs of the YARRA 3DX. With Near Field processing the crosstalk processing is activated and the incoming binaural signals reach your ears. Presto, immersive surround. APT X HD is a very popular audio encoding...

I regret not visiting Head-Fi.org earlier. I've been a member here for a long time but haven't visited or posted. I own and run AIX Records and operate AIX Studios in Los Angeles — many Smyth customers have been measured in my room (with great results). About 16 months ago, a long term friend...

I spoke to the Symth brothers and will be getting my own box as soon as they can spare one. I don't know when that will be. I'd like to ask this group what you think would be a reasonable charge for the hour spent in the studio doing the setup for each person. As a studio we charge $250 per...

I was very glad to be part of the Smyth-Research effort at the recent Head-Fi/Can Jam event and have been checking back here over the past week to see the musing that visitors and others have offered. I thought perhaps I would chime in briefly with regards to my recordings, my thoughts on...

First let me state that I'm a recording engineer and label owner that has been capturing and releasing HD Audio content since 2000. I've been very curious about this particular release since the PR hype started over a month ago. I was even interviewed by another journalist who was also curious...