dukewilloman
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[size=small]Last weekend, I took the opportunity to visit the IFA show in Berlin. When I entered the beyerdynamic booth, I could listen to the new 32 ohm Tesla models for portable use:[/size]
[size=small]T 50 p - on-ear cans with good bass, clear mids and detailed treble, very compact[/size]
[size=small]T 5 p - full-size cans with maximum resolution and fundamental bass, extremely comfortable (!)[/size]
[size=small]For these cans, threads in Head-Fi have already been started, and so I don´t want to duplicate here:[/size]
[size=small]http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/479768/beyer-t50p-beyerdynamic-announces-the-t50p-portable-tesla-headphones[/size]
[size=small]http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/508803/review-of-the-all-new-beyerdynamic-t5p-dynamic-headphone[/size]
[size=small]But there was some strange thing that caught my attraction:[/size]
[size=small]A Headzone Base Station driving the Tesla T 1 in 5.1 surround sound! Some may say that surround is not for audiophiles, but for me this setup is like high end surround that has never been realized before.[/size]
[size=small]As I learned, the Headzone Base Station is a plug-and-play stand alone unit (no need for a surround receiver or speakers), comprising[/size]
[size=small]- digital S/PDIF audio inputs (optical or coaxial)[/size]
[size=small]- built-in certified decoder for Dolby Digital, DTS and PCM Stereo[/size]
[size=small]- digital signal processing with binaural technology[/size]
[size=small]- realization of mutiple room reflections, where room size and ambience (reflection patterns) of an ideal living room can be adjusted within reasonable limits[/size]
[size=small]- high resolution DAC (Digital-Analog-Converter)[/size]
[size=small]- high grade headphone amplifier, capable to drive up to 600 ohm impedance like T 1[/size]
[size=small]The beyerdynamic staff were showing 'Avatar' in Dolby Digital, and when putting on the T 1, I felt like being part of the movie! Beside of the perfect front localisation, I could hear the creatures stalking behind me even before they were appearing on the screen.[/size]
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[size=small]To see what´s going on, I pressed the 'Bypass' button to listen without processing, and the whole scenery was compressed like happening inside my head only. I immediately released the bypass to return to processing mode... and jumped into the environmental scenery again. Surprising![/size]
[size=small]Then I did another test: I put a stereo CD (no DVD!) into the DVD player and just listened. Headzone automatically detected 'PCM Stereo'. The perceived sound field was absolutely realistic. All the musicians appeared in a wide front stage, like being right in the concert. Again, I pressed the 'Bypass' button and felt the localisation compressed inside my head.[/size]
[size=small]I was explained that with speakers, not only the left ear, but also the right ear is perceiving sound of the left speaker (of course, with a little delay and different frequency and phase response), and vice versa. But when using headphones, the left channel is applied to the left ear only (and not to the right ear at all), and vice versa, causing some in-the-head localisation (that´s what I felt, unnatural 100% channel separation).[/size]
[size=small]With the binaural technology of Headzone, beyerdynamic claims to apply the left signal to the left ear and also to the right ear (with a well defined delay and different frequency and phase response) exactly as it is with ideal speakers in a living room with perfect acoustics. And it really works, in stereo and surround as well![/size]
[size=small]
[/size]
[size=small]Found further information in Head Gear and on beyer´s website:[/size]
[size=small]http://www.head-fi.org/products/beyerdynamic-headzone-base-station-5-1-surround-dac[/size]
[size=small]http://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/shop/hah/headphones-and-headsets/at-home/headphones-amps/headzone-consumer-basisstation.html[/size]
[size=10pt]Would be glad to see if I´m not the only one appreciating this technology. Does anybody else have the chance to test Headzone Base Station with T 1 and give a review?[/size]
[size=small]T 50 p - on-ear cans with good bass, clear mids and detailed treble, very compact[/size]
[size=small]T 5 p - full-size cans with maximum resolution and fundamental bass, extremely comfortable (!)[/size]
[size=small]For these cans, threads in Head-Fi have already been started, and so I don´t want to duplicate here:[/size]
[size=small]http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/479768/beyer-t50p-beyerdynamic-announces-the-t50p-portable-tesla-headphones[/size]
[size=small]http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/508803/review-of-the-all-new-beyerdynamic-t5p-dynamic-headphone[/size]
[size=small]But there was some strange thing that caught my attraction:[/size]
[size=small]A Headzone Base Station driving the Tesla T 1 in 5.1 surround sound! Some may say that surround is not for audiophiles, but for me this setup is like high end surround that has never been realized before.[/size]
[size=small]As I learned, the Headzone Base Station is a plug-and-play stand alone unit (no need for a surround receiver or speakers), comprising[/size]
[size=small]- digital S/PDIF audio inputs (optical or coaxial)[/size]
[size=small]- built-in certified decoder for Dolby Digital, DTS and PCM Stereo[/size]
[size=small]- digital signal processing with binaural technology[/size]
[size=small]- realization of mutiple room reflections, where room size and ambience (reflection patterns) of an ideal living room can be adjusted within reasonable limits[/size]
[size=small]- high resolution DAC (Digital-Analog-Converter)[/size]
[size=small]- high grade headphone amplifier, capable to drive up to 600 ohm impedance like T 1[/size]
[size=small]The beyerdynamic staff were showing 'Avatar' in Dolby Digital, and when putting on the T 1, I felt like being part of the movie! Beside of the perfect front localisation, I could hear the creatures stalking behind me even before they were appearing on the screen.[/size]
[size=small]
[size=small]To see what´s going on, I pressed the 'Bypass' button to listen without processing, and the whole scenery was compressed like happening inside my head only. I immediately released the bypass to return to processing mode... and jumped into the environmental scenery again. Surprising![/size]
[size=small]Then I did another test: I put a stereo CD (no DVD!) into the DVD player and just listened. Headzone automatically detected 'PCM Stereo'. The perceived sound field was absolutely realistic. All the musicians appeared in a wide front stage, like being right in the concert. Again, I pressed the 'Bypass' button and felt the localisation compressed inside my head.[/size]
[size=small]I was explained that with speakers, not only the left ear, but also the right ear is perceiving sound of the left speaker (of course, with a little delay and different frequency and phase response), and vice versa. But when using headphones, the left channel is applied to the left ear only (and not to the right ear at all), and vice versa, causing some in-the-head localisation (that´s what I felt, unnatural 100% channel separation).[/size]
[size=small]With the binaural technology of Headzone, beyerdynamic claims to apply the left signal to the left ear and also to the right ear (with a well defined delay and different frequency and phase response) exactly as it is with ideal speakers in a living room with perfect acoustics. And it really works, in stereo and surround as well![/size]
[size=small]
[size=small]Found further information in Head Gear and on beyer´s website:[/size]
[size=small]http://www.head-fi.org/products/beyerdynamic-headzone-base-station-5-1-surround-dac[/size]
[size=small]http://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/shop/hah/headphones-and-headsets/at-home/headphones-amps/headzone-consumer-basisstation.html[/size]
[size=10pt]Would be glad to see if I´m not the only one appreciating this technology. Does anybody else have the chance to test Headzone Base Station with T 1 and give a review?[/size]
