by Nyal Mellor
December 30, 2015
In this blog article we look at the dispersion requirements for ceiling speakers in a Dolby Atmos system.
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by Nyal Mellor
December 14, 2015
This will be a quick article that explains how to interpret manufacturer published speaker dispersion specifications and in particular how these relate to what you might see on an off axis response plot.
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by Nyal Mellor
November 14, 2015
Dolby Atmos has been a big thing with our client base. Since the format was announced >80% of our theaters have been designed to support Atmos and other next-generation audio formats such as DTS.X and Auro.
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by Nyal Mellor
September 27, 2015
In this article we’re going to look at JL Audio’s new Fathom v2 series of subwoofers, and in particular the implementation of their new automated room correction algorithm called DARO (Digital Automatic Room Optimization).
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by Nyal Mellor
September 07, 2015
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by Nyal Mellor
September 07, 2015
Here are ten great articles on subwoofers that you may not have read. These articles cover a whole range of subjects, from the acoustic benefits of multiple subs to the use of equalization to improve your bass. Enjoy!
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by Nyal Mellor
August 07, 2015
This article provides a conceptual basis for understanding speaker toe-in and how it relates to the subject of speaker off axis response.
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by Nyal Mellor
August 06, 2015
There are many ways to integrate subs into your two channel system. We do not believe in running your speakers “full range”, bringing the sub in where the speakers roll off, though if you really want to do that then see our article on how to do it.
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by Nyal Mellor
August 02, 2015
An acoustic overhaul of a band practice space in Napa. Scope: room acoustic analysis.
"I would like to thank Nyal and Acoustic Frontiers for helping me get to this result." Stephen L.
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by Nyal Mellor
July 08, 2015
This article explains how to interpret T60 and other variants of mid and high frequency decay / reverberation time measurements in the context of small rooms like home theaters, listening rooms and recording studios. Note that a lot of things written about T60, both online and in text books, are written in respect to acoustically large rooms such as concert halls.
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by Nyal Mellor
May 08, 2015
Here at Acoustic Frontiers we use these five acoustic design techniques to create amazing bass. Bass that is tight, articulate, defined, impactful and even. Most people have not heard just how good bass can be when the room is taken out of the equation.
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by Nyal Mellor
April 10, 2015
Room acoustics improvement. Scope: room acoustic analysis.
"I would like to thank Nyal for his very professional work and guidance." Stephane N.
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