davidcotton
X-CANs and HDAMs
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I was walking through CanJam London 2019 during setup day (Friday), and came upon this:
Warwick Acoustics is exhibiting their new APERIO, which is their new flagship electrostatic headphone system. Warwick wanted to exhibit in the main CanJam exhibit hall, yet keep ambient noise to a minimum, to help showcase the resolving ability of their new APERIO system. To do this, Warwick Acoustics brought an acoustic isolation pod to CanJam London (built by a company called Framery) that has solid walls and a roof made of a sandwich of sheet metal, birch plywood, recycled acoustic foam and acoustic felt. The glass windows are made of a thick sound-control laminated glass. This listening pod also has an active ventilation system that keeps the air inside fresh and cool.
They were still setting up, so I haven't yet had a chance to listen to the APERIO. I did, however, get to go inside Warwick's acoustic isolation pod, and I was very impressed with the level of acoustic isolation it provides. I was watching people outside the pod in the lounge area talking, but not hearing them. I asked a couple of the guys to yell from the outside, and the pod did an excellent job, the yells smothered to muted, faint utterances inside. I can't wait to hear what it's like in there when the show's in full swing later this morning. Here are some other photos:
I'm glad my first audition of the Warwick Acoustics APERIO will be in the confines of that pod, as I'm excited to hear what it's capable of. I know Warwick Acoustics put a lot of effort into the APERIO, including the use of extensive audio test and measurement through the system's development. For more information on the new APERIO, click here for the APERIO page on Warwick Acoustic's website.
Any chance of having that pod installed where I work? Would probably end up cheaper than headphones in the end