[Socrates]

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Originally Posted by wnmnkh /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just can't bother reading all of 33 pages.... So, does it works really?

To the extent that if you prefer listening to music or movies on high quality speakers (assuming you get a good calibration) as opposed to traditional headphones, it will destroy any headphone setup right up to and including the Orpheus,.........which I think qualifies as working.

 

[davidhunternyc]

I just thought of something that would be just stunning (wishful thinking but stunning nonetheless)! What if Smyth made a Realiser module that would fit in the HiFi-Man 801? Geez Louise, with the JH-16Pro, fuggettabouttit! I can't imagine that any price no object full-sized headphone system would beat this portable combo.

 

[GardenVariety]

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Originally Posted by davidhunternyc /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just thought of something that would be just stunning (wishful thinking but stunning nonetheless)! What if Smyth made a Realiser module that would fit in the HiFi-Man 801? Geez Louise, with the JH-16Pro, fuggettabouttit! I can't imagine that any price no object full-sized headphone system would beat this portable combo.

I do imagine this would sound amazing. However, in my application, I prefer wide open headphones to further the experience of emulating speakers. When my wife and I watch movies on our Stax systems we can easily talk to eachother during dialogue scenes and can't hear a word eachother are saying during action scenes. Just like the real thing! I also enjoy being able to hear room noises and things going on. To me, the Stax 404LE's are the perfect combo for what I am going for.

 

[Sledge]

Well it finally happened. I had the IR transmitter plugged in for charging which of course sticks out of the front of the unit. A friend of mine tripped and whacked the IR transmitter with her leg as she stumbled into the entertainment center. Now the transmitter will not charge. Sent it back to see if Lorr could fix it. Hopefully it's just a damaged transmitter (though I have a feeling the USB port is also damaged). Can't afford another $3k at this time

Realiser V2.0 should have the transmitter flush with the front face.

 

[Erik Garci]

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Originally Posted by Sledge /img/forum/go_quote.gif Realiser V2.0 should have the transmitter flush with the front face.

Would it help to use a USB extension cable that has a right-angled male connector?

 

[GardenVariety]

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Originally Posted by Sledge /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well it finally happened. I had the IR transmitter plugged in for charging which of course sticks out of the front of the unit. A friend of mine tripped and whacked the IR transmitter with her leg as she stumbled into the entertainment center. Now the transmitter will not charge. Sent it back to see if Lorr could fix it. Hopefully it's just a damaged transmitter (though I have a feeling the USB port is also damaged). Can't afford another $3k at this time Realiser V2.0 should have the transmitter flush with the front face.

Just get a new transmitter and charge it via any other usb outlet. All the USB output does on the Realiser is supply power. All should be fine otherwise.

 

[davidhunternyc]

I was hoping that I would be reading a lot more reviews and experiences with the Smyth Realiser. While everyone is talking about the HD800, T1, and JH-16 Pro, it seems to be that the most revolutionary engineering feat is the Smyth Realiser. If I had the money, I would get it. Hopefully, Smyth SVS could lend one out to the Head-Fi meet in NYC in March so more people can get a handle on its capabilities.

 

[frenshprince]

Lots of things have already been said about the Realiser.
What exactly would you like to know ?

Ask me the questions you wonder, and I'll try to give you answers

 

[Sledge]

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Originally Posted by Erik Garci /img/forum/go_quote.gif Would it help to use a USB extension cable that has a right-angled male connector?

This might work to prevent this in the future

Link

 

[Erik Garci]

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Originally Posted by GardenVariety /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just get a new transmitter and charge it via any other usb outlet.

The Realiser has a mini USB port on the rear, so maybe that one could be used with an adapter.

 

[Sledge]

The funny thing is that since I'm the clumsy one I figured I'd be the one to damage it first. Since my friend did it, I had to laugh a bit at that.

 

[Socrates]

I did a "One" calibration at the weekend with my Def Tech Protower 400 which has an inbuilt subwwofer. As I am feeding my Realiser directly from the analog outputs of my player that created a problem. The "One" is an 8.0 calibration, i.e. it will not recognise the SW channel in the normal setting. I need control over the sw to boost LFE by 10db which receivers/amplifiers do as a matter of course. If I send the full signal including LFE to the 8.0 channels the LFE won't be boosted.

I got great e-mail support from Stephen Smyth and Steve Cheung. For now I have relabelled the Realiser SW channel to be the CB channel from the 8.0 setup, and in that way I can boost the level by 10db. (I fed the SW output from the player to the renamed CB channel on the Realiser) The downside with this is that the Camarillo setting and any future standard calibrations won't have the SW channel engaged. (I'd like to be able to do a quick A/B with Camarillo) I'm going to e-mail my PRIR file to Stephen and he will change the CB channel assignment on the "One" calibration to SW so that I can use the Realiser with the standard channel assignments and listen to other presets. This will also probably lead to a change in future firmware versions to give the choice to have a subwoofer channel assigned when you do a "one" measurement.

 

[Erik Garci]

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Originally Posted by Socrates /img/forum/go_quote.gif For now I have relabelled the Realiser SW channel to be the CB channel from the 8.0 setup, and in that way I can boost the level by 10db.

Do you notice that the SW sounds are coming from behind you (from the CB location), or are the frequencies so low that they are not locatable?

 

[Socrates]

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Originally Posted by Erik Garci /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you notice that the SW sounds are coming from behind you (from the CB location), or are the frequencies so low that they are not locatable?

So far, I've only watched/listened to a 15 minute thx demo disc with various movie clips and wasn't conscious of the direction the LFE was coming from.

 

[Sledge]

Woot! My Realiser is on the mend and they're just waiting for a part. And the best part is even though the damage was due to clumsiness, it's a no charge fix. Again, I say woot!

And I can't wait as I have a few new Blus sitting here waiting to be watched.