[dsperber]

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Originally Posted by bmoura /img/forum/go_quote.gif Interesting. Since there is much more content out there in 5.1 than 7.1, seems to me while it would be best to have both, 5.1 is the one to nail in a calibration.

Today was my day over at Mi Casa.

See this post on AVS Forum for my reaction.

 

[bmoura]

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Originally Posted by dsperber /img/forum/go_quote.gif Today was my day over at Mi Casa. See this post on AVS Forum for my reaction.

Thanks for sharing !

 

[frenshprince]

Hi there

I'm really interested in the svs, and I might need your opinion.

I would like to know if the SVS can reproduce sound, exactly like a home theater at 10000$.
If yes, in this case, why buying a Home Theater at three times the price of the svs, if the quallity sounds the same ?

Thank you.

 

[Edwood]

Why stop at a $10,000 Home Theater?

I have mine sound like a $1,000,000+ Home Theater. ( that includes the room "treatments")

 

[frenshprince]

Thanks Edwood for your answer.

I saw you bought some great tactile transducer on ebay.
How much did you pay for that ?

 

[Edwood]

I bought the Crowson Tactile Transducers directly from Crowson Tech.

Crowson Technology - Home Theater Tactile Motion Actuators - Beyond Bass Shakers

 

[frenshprince]

Wow, it' too expensive to me

Maybe next year.

 

[Sledge]

How does the Crowson connect to a system? Can you connect it directly through the Realiser or do you need a processor/receiver?

 

[Edwood]

They work like speakers. They need an amplifier. Since the Realiser has a dedicated Tactile Transducer output with low pass "filter" option, you don't need to use Crowson's amps or preamp. You can use a standard stereo amp, as long as it is within the correct specs.

 

[Spraj]

So it's a glorified DSP, color me unimpressed.

 

[Edwood]

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Originally Posted by Spraj /img/forum/go_quote.gif So it's a glorified DSP, color me unimpressed.

And headphones are just glorified miniature speakers.

I'll bet real money you've never heard the SVS system before.

 

[Spraj]

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Originally Posted by Edwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif And headphones are just glorified miniature speakers. I'll bet real money you've never heard the SVS system before.

There's a difference between the miniature ear speaker comparison and the DSP comparison, mine makes sense. A stereo to 5.1 DSP already exists and it does the exact same thing that the SVS Realizer does, except it's free.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

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Originally Posted by Spraj /img/forum/go_quote.gif There's a difference between the miniature ear speaker comparison and the DSP comparison, mine makes sense. A stereo to 5.1 DSP already exists and it does the exact same thing that the SVS Realizer does, except it's free.

So, you haven't heard the SVS Realizer. I have and it made me think the speakers were still playing when the sound switched to the headphones. It was a perfect speaker emulation, with sound coming from 10-15 feet away and not inside my head.

 

[Spraj]

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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif So, you haven't heard the SVS Realizer. I have and it made me think the speakers were still playing when the sound switched to the headphones. It was a perfect speaker emulation, with sound coming from 10-15 feet away and not inside my head.

Have you heard this Stereo -> 5.1 DSP though?

Maybe I'm having some trouble choking down the price tag. I just don't see the importance of this, at all.

 

[Edwood]

OK, I win real money. You haven't actually heard the Smyth SVS Realiser before IN PERSON.

Also, again, you are incorrect. The Smyth Realiser takes up to 8 channels of separate audio signals and processes them. It does not take 2 Channel Stereo and magically recreate multi-channel sound.

-Ed