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New Loudspeaker Eliminates Distortive Influence
fejrskov writes "The Danish audio/video company 'Bang & Olufsen' announced a new loudspeaker which promises to eliminate the bad influence from walls, floors and ceilings on the sound. This is achieved by using two technologies: ALT (Acoustic Lens Technology) uses sound dispersing lenses to make sound travel equally in all directions. ABC (Adaptive Bass Control) involves sliding a tiny microphone out at the base of the speaker, playing a series of test sounds, and adapting the bass according to the measured acoustic response. Each active loudspeaker contains amplifiers for a total of 2500W (!) output using B&O's patented ICEPower concept. The price? Approximately 55.000 Danish kroner (8.000 Euro) each."
Do they no realise that slashdot readers will soon have no windows and in some cases no walls, using paper thin LCD's instead so all this distortion reduction will be wasted.
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Yeah, I can't wait for the idiots who will shell out the megabucks to put this into their cars, along with the low rider suspension and the ground effect lighting. And when they pass me by in traffic, the loud obnoxious rap will still sound just as obnoxious. Only with less distortion. I mean, why do people even bother with the alphabet soup of technologies? SRS, XBS, ABC, PQT, does it make any difference when you listen to music that makes a point of distortion? Or does bubblegum pop sound magically better this way?
Sorry for the rant, but it seems like people make a point of blasting their poor taste out of their car windows. And this will make things distortion free? Color me unimpressed.
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