Thanks a lot for clarification. That was a short anticipation 🙂 But maybe one day...

"over-ear-floating solution" was I wrong? Would be interested in a true (as other earspeaker touching the ears) K1000 successor. Thrilled again

Doesn't look like an earspeaker system ☹️

First Watt F1 is often mentioned. I myself drive them with an Emotiva BasX A100 and am happy with it (especially with the low noise floor). But I have to say that I'm using it only in conjunction with a Realiser A8.

I think it is OK to post here that there are no cushions available. So I'm pretty curious if and how someone done a custom replacement.

Hallo Heinz, technisch sind die MySpheres oder auch Raal Ribbon Hörer sicherlich als Nachfolger zu sehen. Leider bieten beide keine Möglichkeit die Treiber 100% frei schwebend zu betreiben. Die einzige Ausnahme stellt da der Jecklin Float QA dar. Leider braucht man da wieder einen speziellen...

Good job. Shows love for the phones which got no true successor till nowadays 😢 Please report back if u find a comfortable solution for the pads. Some day I will have replace them too.

Course https://www.mixonline.com/blog/dolby-atmos-personalized-rendering-enters-public-beta#:~:text=In%20mid%2DMarch%2C%20Dolby%20Laboratories,Head%20Related%20Transfer%20Function%20algorithm

personalized rendering of Dolby atmos went public beta. Time is ticking for Smyth.

But none of them allows interchanging of sound relevant parts within the hrtf afaik 😉

They're speaking of parameters: "When enough of the underlying parameters of the generic HRTF are personalized, the composite HRTF dataset should be indistinguishable from a measurement of the individualized HRTF of the user." Seems to be more than just eq

https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2021/11/apple-has-won-a-patent-relating-to-spatial-audio-that-determines-an-interaural-head-related-transfer-function-hrtf-paramete.html Seems Apple found a way to decouple the user specific hrtf parts for mixing with room measurements not done by...

I guess there's still no guide how to change the battery of the headtracker by yourself?

Has someone tried to use the wired headtracker of the a16 with the older a8?

for me k1k are the perfect companion because nothing touching the ear area elevates the realism of the simulation. to bad theres no real successor which can be bought new.

I'm pretty sure you are wrong. In the beginning of 2017 i've got an email from Mike stating that the electrical hardware of the A16 tracker/set-top is compatible with the A8 and they plan to release a firmware which gives the option to select the attached tracker model. Of course its been a...

The price increase was a big let down for me too. Dont get me wrong. This thing is worth the money. But as an a8-user combined with the estimated retail price the saving was not big enough to have to fund it. Especially when considering shipping costs, taxes etc. That changed of course when they...

soundstage and imaging is negligible because it just have to playback those of the prir. in terms of bass i've read that the more you have the driver parallel and closer to the ear canal the better the performance gets.

comfort and the open front kind of amplifies the illusion when simulating speakers to uncanny territory

is it possible to change the angle so that nothing touching the ears when wearing them without the cylindrical pads? Or is it the front part of the cage starting to touch the ears?

a seamless, app-based setup editing with and without test sound playback would be an argument for upgrading. Like adding a speaker and moving it around in the virtual room.

subjective impressions for anyone interested: - SMSL SA50: great attack, rhythm, can get harsh, little bit noisy, subpar vocal performance, relatively flat soundstage, one channel dropped in one instance - Marantz PM-6006: nice build and looks, relaxed sound, subpar attack and rhytm, boring...

congratz @Sanctuary if you can get a good prir i'm shure you will be pleased. i've never regretted the expense. i wonder if someone was able to change the battery of the headtracker by themselves? the capacity of mine seems to dimish quickly and can't get a reply from the smiths if theres...

thanks for your confirmation. in my case even with a power amp i have two volume dials in the chain. the source goes to an avr by rca multichannel output and from there to the a8. i think the only problem could be if the power amp has to much juice so theres no way to find a suitable or low...

is it possible to connect a power amp to the rca outputs so the volume only gets controlled by the realiser? or does it have to be an integrated amp?