[LAU] ambisonics: fons ambdec and muse.demon.co.uk ambidec

[Leonardo Palomares]

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Leonardo Palomares <leoave at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Niels Mayer <nielsmayer at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Can ambisonics be used in a "handheld" configuration? I noticed that
>> > Nokia has a phone with four speakers, which I assume would be for
>> > positional sound effects in games:
>> >
>> http://pocketnow.com/tech-news/nokia-x7-leaked-four-speakers-eight-megapixels-video
>> >
>> http://www.technolifestyle.com/2010/11/nokia-x7-00-mobile-phone-with-4-speakers/
>>
>> i quote: "Certainly, listening to music or even watch high definition
>> movies will feel more booming with Nokia X7-00."
>>
>> ambisonics assumes a speaker in the midst of an array of speakers that
>> point more or less in the general direction of
>> the listener's head. this phone is just a gimmick.
>>
>> > I would imagine such a configuration would be able to "beam form" the
>>
>> the nokia phone has so little to do with any kind of "spatial sound"
>> that i hardly know where to begin.
>
>
> This takes me back 10 months ago when I replaced my family 30" lcd
> tv+sorround system with a tv from Mitsubishi, they had this type of
> publicity to sale it.. 16-speaker system discrete 5.1 channels..
>
> I remember reading that "discrete" word and imagining: hey, no more problem
> with wife about those ugly looking speakers all around of the living room,
> and got myself going deep on the economics just to get this tv.
>
> Man, you better believe: image on 40" 1080p tv it's way better than my
> older 30" 720, and for sound, yes they got it right, no more ugly speakers
> on walls for the room, as well no more rich 5.1 sound, because that is sooo
> "discrete" too.
>
> I miss my real sorround system.
>
> I have to get my wife agreed with me, about returning that "ugly" sound
> system to the place it belongs.
>
> Greetings
> Leo
>

on second though, maybe for this special model (bunch of front "surround"
speakers) the brand has to be changed to "Mythsubishi". Any way, wife and
children are full happy with it.

:D

Leo
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