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Ascendo’s Seismic Subwoofer Is a Modern Marvel
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 25, 2020  |  3 comments
There’s no denying the lure of powerful, deep, visceral bass. How it pulls you into the action. How it scares the living hell out of you. How it makes music real. We were so intrigued by the beastly 6-foot-tall SMSG50 super subwoofer designed and built by Germany’s Ascendo Immersive Audio that we had to dig deeper. We wanted to know what it takes to design and build a subwoofer of this caliber — one capable of producing peak levels up to 140 dB and deliver 105 dB of sound pressure at 5 Hz. Is a subwoofer that weighs 441 pounds and uses a single 50-inch (!) driver to plumb the infrasonic depths really better than a model of more manageable size with maybe a few 18-inch drivers? We caught up with Geoffrey Heinzel, partner and director of international sales and marketing for Ascendo, to learn more about this modern marvel.
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CES 2014
At the Intersection of Art and Sound
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 10, 2014  |  0 comments
TOWERING TROPHY Quite possibly the most striking speaker system at 2014 CES, Scaena’s statuesque Iso-Linear Array is made of chrome-encased stone and boasts 15 midrange drivers and nine ribbon tweeters per column. The subwoofers have 18-inch drivers and are governed by a digital bass-management system that employs a 32-bit SHARP processor and 24-bit Crystal A/D and D/A converters. Asked who might be interested in this sonic work of art, designer Sunny Umrao does not mince words: “People who have the best but still want something more—a trophy of achievement.” At $75,000, it is a trophy, indeed.

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ATC’s New Super Subwoofer Digs Deep
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 28, 2023  |  5 comments
Acoustic Transducer Company (ATC), the pro-leaning U.K.-based firm that bills itself as “manufacturer of the finest audio systems in the world,” today introduced a subwoofer designed to reproduce the lowest four octaves of the audio band.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Atlantic Tech Improves its Best-Ever 8600 Tower Speaker without Raising the Price
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 25, 2024  |  0 comments
Atlantic Technology has introduced an updated version of the speaker it considers to be the finest effort in its 30-year history.
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CEDIA 2014
Atmos Alley
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 12, 2014  |  0 comments
Hailed by many as the most significant advance in audio since the advent of surround sound more than 20 years ago, the home theater version of Dolby Atmos surround is off and running with support from at least 20 brands—a roster that is sure to grow in the coming months. Let’s break it down:
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CEDIA 2014
Atmos Competitor Auro Does Dazzling “Immersive Sound” Demo
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 14, 2014  |  1 comments
Wilfried Van Baelan talks about the Auro-3D surround sound format he invented before the demo clips roll.

Belgium-based Auro Technologies dazzled CEDIA Expo showgoers with an 11.1-channel “immersive sound” demo of the Auro-3D surround format it introduced in theaters in 2011 and is now bringing to home theaters.

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The S&V InterviewAudio Video News
ATSC 3.0: TV’s Next Generation
Bob Ankosko  |  Jul 19, 2017  |  3 comments
15 Minutes with ATSC President Mark Richer

ATSC 3.0 is hailed by its proponents as a revolution in technology that will transform TV broadcasting by bringing together internet and over-the-air signals with a common IP backbone. We reached out to Mark Richer, president of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, to learn more.

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Audeze and Microsoft Develop Limited-Edition Planar-Magnetic Gaming Headset
Bob Ankosko  |  Jul 13, 2023  |  1 comments
California-based headphone specialist Audeze has partnered with Microsoft to develop a limited-edition “Ultraviolet” version of its popular Maxwell “ultra-low-latency” gaming headset.
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Audeze Introduces Wireless Gaming Headset with 80-Hour Battery Life
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 08, 2022  |  0 comments
Audeze, the Santa Ana, CA-based company specializing in planar-magnetic headphones, today introduced two versions of a new “ultra-low-latency” wireless gaming headset dubbed Maxwell — one for Xbox and one for PlayStation.
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Audio Advice LiveShows
Audio Advice Live A/V Show Kicks Off Friday in Raleigh
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 01, 2023  |  0 comments
Last year’s inaugural Audio Advice Live event was so successful that it will be back bigger and better when the 2023 edition of the show returns to the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Raleigh, NC this Friday. Are you going?
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