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[size=small]I was recently over at Glenn Poor's Audio and had the opportunity to hear the Smyth Research Realiser. They are a dealer for Smyth Research and will be hosting an event at their store on Monday, May 7th at 6 pm. Here is a link to their website with contact information. I hope to get over and get a chance to listen with custom settings rather than the generic ones I listen to.[/size]
http://www.glennpoors.com/
Below is some information I received on the event from them:
[size=small]The Smyth Research Realiser recreates, in headphones, the complete experience of listening to any real loudspeaker system in a real room - in up to eight channel surround sound. The emulation includes the precise localization of all the speakers in the room, the room acoustics, and the response of the speakers and the electronics in the emulated system. In immediate A/B comparison between the actual room/speakers and the Realiser/headphones, listeners say the two are indistinguishable. Head tracking keeps the sound image stationary as the listener's head turns. The Smyth Realiser is a revolutionary product that will change the way we listen to headphones.[/size]
[size=small]Additionally, I was told the following for those thinking of attending and would like the individual settings saved for their customization:[/size]
"Lorr said that the SD Card has to formatted to a FAT32 file system and cannot be larger than 2GB. However he also added that if anyone wants a copy of their settings he can also e-mail them to that person."
[size=small]There will be beer wine and snacks. We will have two rooms set up - one for multi-channel - and one for stereo. Lorr Kramer, from Smyth Research will be there to do the in-ear calibrations for each person that attends and to help with the demonstrations and questions.[/size]
Some additional information. The event will run until 8:30 pm but for those of you who just can't wait, I have been told they should be able to accommodate those who come after 5 pm.
The other item to mention is that if you would rather use your own headphone amplifier and headphones, you can do so. The default package includes the Stax headphones and amplifier but you can buy just the Realiser. I probably will bring my own amplifier and headphones to try.
I just found out some additional cool information for those that may also be interested outside of the Smyth Realiser A8. Below is the additional information:
"At the event we will also be auditioning the incredible new D'Agostino Momentum Stereo Amplifier. This is the latest creation from Dan D'Agostino (think Krell). Machined from solid billets of aluminum and copper - it is beautiful audio jewelry. Power is 200 Watts into 8 ohms and 400 Watts into 4 ohms. Frequency response is 1 Hz to 200,000 Hz, -1dB and 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz +/- 0.1dB. It is a full complementary balanced design with 1% metal film resistors and 69MHz output transistors."
http://www.glennpoors.com/
Below is some information I received on the event from them:
[size=small]The Smyth Research Realiser recreates, in headphones, the complete experience of listening to any real loudspeaker system in a real room - in up to eight channel surround sound. The emulation includes the precise localization of all the speakers in the room, the room acoustics, and the response of the speakers and the electronics in the emulated system. In immediate A/B comparison between the actual room/speakers and the Realiser/headphones, listeners say the two are indistinguishable. Head tracking keeps the sound image stationary as the listener's head turns. The Smyth Realiser is a revolutionary product that will change the way we listen to headphones.[/size]
[size=small]Additionally, I was told the following for those thinking of attending and would like the individual settings saved for their customization:[/size]
"Lorr said that the SD Card has to formatted to a FAT32 file system and cannot be larger than 2GB. However he also added that if anyone wants a copy of their settings he can also e-mail them to that person."
[size=small]There will be beer wine and snacks. We will have two rooms set up - one for multi-channel - and one for stereo. Lorr Kramer, from Smyth Research will be there to do the in-ear calibrations for each person that attends and to help with the demonstrations and questions.[/size]
Some additional information. The event will run until 8:30 pm but for those of you who just can't wait, I have been told they should be able to accommodate those who come after 5 pm.
The other item to mention is that if you would rather use your own headphone amplifier and headphones, you can do so. The default package includes the Stax headphones and amplifier but you can buy just the Realiser. I probably will bring my own amplifier and headphones to try.
I just found out some additional cool information for those that may also be interested outside of the Smyth Realiser A8. Below is the additional information:
"At the event we will also be auditioning the incredible new D'Agostino Momentum Stereo Amplifier. This is the latest creation from Dan D'Agostino (think Krell). Machined from solid billets of aluminum and copper - it is beautiful audio jewelry. Power is 200 Watts into 8 ohms and 400 Watts into 4 ohms. Frequency response is 1 Hz to 200,000 Hz, -1dB and 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz +/- 0.1dB. It is a full complementary balanced design with 1% metal film resistors and 69MHz output transistors."
