audiohobbit
500+ Head-Fier
SR-A16, from Starwars...head of a robot...
SR-A16, from Starwars...head of a robot...
I had to chuckle when I read your post. That’s because I’m Kickstarter backer #174 and I hope to receive my A16 in January, 2020. Per Kickstarter, backer #130 just received an A16 and backer #131 has received his pre-shipping email.Did everyone notice that his serial number is 174? I don't know if the headstand and 2U units share the same serial number sequence, but even if they do that's 174 units in 20 weeks.
While I don’t disagree with you, it looks like DTS certification precedes Auro 3D on the Smyth to do list.Can subwoofers be recommended for the A16? Can someone recommend a specific model?
Implementation of Auro3D would be a really nice feature, especially for movie fans like me, because many Atmos movies sound better with Auro3D compared to the original Atmos track.....
I had to chuckle when I read your post. That’s because I’m Kickstarter backer #174 and I hope to receive my A16 in January, 2020. Per Kickstarter, backer #130 just received an A16 and backer #131 has received his pre-shipping email.
Anyone here trained a Harmony remote or similar remote (like Sevenhugs) to work with the A16?
If the sound level is compensated for distance (that should be the case for simulated speakers in a simulated surround system) , and the sound source is straight ahead, above, behind or below you, or anywhere between those, there's absolutely no mechanism that would allow you to tell the difference. If it is anywhere to the side, the difference in sound level between your left and right ear might give you a clue, but I strongly doubt that that works at all without training.
Firmware 1.81 is now up for download.
Mine is #179. Come on Smyth Research, can you ship it before Lunar New Year? Say YESI had to chuckle when I read your post. That’s because I’m Kickstarter backer #174 and I hope to receive my A16 in January, 2020. Per Kickstarter, backer #130 just received an A16 and backer #131 has received his pre-shipping email.
I have the vertical unit and the front and back aluminium plates are 4mm thick each, it is really impressive. The whole A16 as a vertical unit is solid material. But it is of course only a box covering the inside with the exclusive "copyrighted" software...
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It looks like that there will be some new finish designs for A16: https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=0a44ef7fe2bc268b6b74c14958e25706&oe=5E72F05E
I asked them on Facebook if we could buy this foil and add it to our A16 and that is the way it is planned.
They're not doing the printing themselves. Picking a pattern, and sending 3 case lids to a printer along with a few A16 they're shipping may have taken all of half an hour. If they even sell two or three A16s based on those designs, the benefit you as a customer gain from that in improved sustainability of the Smyth Research operation should be worth a lot more than the minuscule potential delay in shipping your unit. And it certainly doesn't take a programmer to pick a design or ship the parts, so there should add no delay whatsoever to their bug fixing or new features.I do not understand why they posted it. This early with the shipping[...]