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Greetings All, A few months ago I was presented with one of those once in a lifetime gifts, an opportunity to visit Melbourne Australia…and of course, as most of you know, it is the home of Involve Audio, the birthplace of The Surround Master, the now state of the art SM/SQ decoder which was literally a labor of love and an answer to 10 years of wailing on this forum….one box that does both formats…no sex jokes please!
Last month I met with the very personable guys who make Reality Technologies tick, Chucky, David, Dawson, Trevor and many others at their offices,( you’ve seen their pictures if you bought the SQ Master) which is actually their factory too…..I was flabbergasted by the scope and breadth of their endeavor…from very efficient electrostatic panels and esoteric prototypes to their proprietary TOTAL PERPECTIVE system which removes the need for a center channel, and as you will hear in the recorded MP3 interview, I was not ready to accept that, but the proof was in the listening. Please forgive my exuberance and stuttering…I do shut up after the intro and let them do the talking!
I was not prepared for what I heard. Somehow, after encoding a 5.1 source and playing it back through the INVOLVE decoder in TOTAL PERSPECTIVE, there was more information retrieved than from the 5.1, and the center channel sound was superior to the standard 5.1 presentation with the center channel speaker. The standard system was all B&W…not a slouch system! I was able to move around their theater setup and the dialogue was always center, but more importantly, it was always clearer and more natural. Hopefully this will be the subject of much discussion in the future.
I will let Chucky tell you in his own voice, but like me, I’m sure you will have to hear it to believe it, and I hope that happens soon.
I was also treated with such hospitality by a long standing member of this forum “Rustyandi”….Ron has an amazing system, phenomenal sound with a wall of components reminiscent of an audio salon…it is beyond belief …more cables than I have had in my worst nightmares and the largest single collection of quad records I have ever seen. He can play anything with the push of a button. … and what a beautiful family…his wife and daughter made me feel as if I were home and fed me the best lasagna I have ever had in my life….I now have the recipe and will attempt to replicate it today……..I was also introduced to a friend of Ron’s and his massive custom built room….with huge concrete enclosures….Horns and large direct radiators ….sound as effortless as I have ever heard.
Here is the interview…..I hope hearing the voices that go along with the names and faces is enjoyable and informative. I really have to thank the guys in Australia….they are not just brilliant, but very warm and approachable. …and thanks to Jon Urban for making all of this possible!
Dwight
Greetings All, A few months ago I was presented with one of those once in a lifetime gifts, an opportunity to visit Melbourne Australia…and of course, as most of you know, it is the home of Involve Audio, the birthplace of The Surround Master, the now state of the art SM/SQ decoder which was literally a labor of love and an answer to 10 years of wailing on this forum….one box that does both formats…no sex jokes please!
Last month I met with the very personable guys who make Reality Technologies tick, Chucky, David, Dawson, Trevor and many others at their offices,( you’ve seen their pictures if you bought the SQ Master) which is actually their factory too…..I was flabbergasted by the scope and breadth of their endeavor…from very efficient electrostatic panels and esoteric prototypes to their proprietary TOTAL PERPECTIVE system which removes the need for a center channel, and as you will hear in the recorded MP3 interview, I was not ready to accept that, but the proof was in the listening. Please forgive my exuberance and stuttering…I do shut up after the intro and let them do the talking!
I was not prepared for what I heard. Somehow, after encoding a 5.1 source and playing it back through the INVOLVE decoder in TOTAL PERSPECTIVE, there was more information retrieved than from the 5.1, and the center channel sound was superior to the standard 5.1 presentation with the center channel speaker. The standard system was all B&W…not a slouch system! I was able to move around their theater setup and the dialogue was always center, but more importantly, it was always clearer and more natural. Hopefully this will be the subject of much discussion in the future.
I will let Chucky tell you in his own voice, but like me, I’m sure you will have to hear it to believe it, and I hope that happens soon.
I was also treated with such hospitality by a long standing member of this forum “Rustyandi”….Ron has an amazing system, phenomenal sound with a wall of components reminiscent of an audio salon…it is beyond belief …more cables than I have had in my worst nightmares and the largest single collection of quad records I have ever seen. He can play anything with the push of a button. … and what a beautiful family…his wife and daughter made me feel as if I were home and fed me the best lasagna I have ever had in my life….I now have the recipe and will attempt to replicate it today……..I was also introduced to a friend of Ron’s and his massive custom built room….with huge concrete enclosures….Horns and large direct radiators ….sound as effortless as I have ever heard.
Here is the interview…..I hope hearing the voices that go along with the names and faces is enjoyable and informative. I really have to thank the guys in Australia….they are not just brilliant, but very warm and approachable. …and thanks to Jon Urban for making all of this possible!
Dwight