UPS asked me to fill three forms: TSCA 2019 Single Entry, lacey act form, DOT form Can anyone who received A16 in US show me how to do it? Or these are wrong forms for me? Update: Just did a search in the thread. It looks like that I need to fill TSCA only....

Just got the UPS tracking info. It was shipped from Newtownabbey, UK on 2/18

FYI: I am still waiting for mine (#179) although I received the confirmation email 10 days ago.

Looks like they have integrated the measuring mics into the headphones of JVC XP-EXT1. Its sound process unit seems to be an A16 minus the immersive audio decoders... https://www.us.jvc.com/headphones/home_theater_solutions/xp_ext1/

What are those far inferior codecs?

Got the "A16 ready to be shipped" email for #179 today!

Just out of curiosity, how popular is DTS-X format in the contents with the immersive audio these days? I know that DTS-X is not in the next generation of DTV standards including ATSC 3.0 and DVB-UHD. Is it used widely elsewhere? Standard DTS-X requires auto-calibration process which may be...

#179

Hopefully mine will be in the next batch :smile_phones:

I don't know about others in NA. But A16 will be the very first item I bought directly from abroad that has a declared value of more than $2500.

It was quick. It looks like that you didn't have to deal with the customs clearance process? Wondering how many A16s have been held by Smyth Research for full price purchasing...

If the shipment is worth over $2,500, it will be subject to possible delays as it goes through Customs Formal Clearance.

Thanks. It looks like that they are charging 4% duty on A16.

Wondering if they are doing this to all A16 shipments to US?

It seems to indicate that they are sending out about 8 units during the recent week

Did they send the notification by email or message on Kickstarter? For some unknown reason KS has blocked my access to its website for more than one month:triportsad::triportsad::triportsad:

+1 Everyone's ears are so unique that they are even better biometrics than fingerprints:smile_phones: https://www.wired.com/2010/11/ears-biometric-identification/

Are they doing everything themselves over there? Hopefully they have nothing to do with Chinese companies which will be closed soon for about two weeks to celebrate Chinese New Year.

New Apple patent imagines virtual speakers that can simulate sound from anywhere in the room https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/31/21044677/apple-spatial-audio-macbook-pro-patent-ar-applications It looks like that they are trying to use some speakers to simulate a pair of headphones that then in...

Mine is #179. Come on Smyth Research, can you ship it before Lunar New Year? Say YES :) It looks like that there will be some new finish designs for A16...

That looks like a dangerous dead zone or plane for humans:) Well, it is actually not that bad. There is still some way for us to perceive the distance of sound source on that plane without binaural cue, especially in close range, if you believe HRTF parallax....

Are you saying that we can not perceive the distance of sound source in an anechoic chamber? I agree with the rest of your comments on delay. As for what Stephen said, I think he might mean that SVS hasn't yet calculated the distances between listening position and simulated speakers and...

This is possible because you mentioned that it was quiet when in SOLO which rules out any connection issue...

OK, this makes sense. It is based on the idea that the SVS in this case simulates, instead of speakers, the entire audio "system" between the stereo input and listener's ear canal entrance. In this way you don't have to deal with those internally-generated channels (e.g. front/back/center) and...

Does A16 allow multiple virtual speakers to be connected to the same channel?