Pretty cool....

[MarkL]

http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/12/despacio-the-50000-watt-sound-system-designed-for-discerning-audiophiles/

[jont]

Re: Pretty cool....

I agree that the project "went massively over budget" and what is up with that sub deployment?
Power alleys!

Since I am morally opposed to $10 drinks and paying to watch someone spin electronic music I will probably never hear one of these DJ/audiophile club systems...

I don't trust an "engineer" who does not use "math" and wears all white.

kids these days, and get off my lawn!

[Tin_Ears]

Re: Pretty cool....

Ya' gotta' love Eastwood. :D

[billfitzmaurice]

Re: Pretty cool....

I agree that the project "went massively over budget" and what is up with that sub deployment?
Power alleys!

+1. So much about that system is fundamentally wrong it's just plain silly. It doesn't matter how much it costs if the designer doesn't understand basic acoustical engineering concepts. OTOH it's no worse than Funktion 1, another shining example of 40 year old technology run amok.

[badman]

Re: Pretty cool....

+1. So much about that system is fundamentally wrong it's just plain silly. It doesn't matter how much it costs if the designer doesn't understand basic acoustical engineering concepts. OTOH it's no worse than Funktion 1, another shining example of 40 year old technology run amok.

Too much amp for too little speaker.... silly nonsense rig. I could do as well cobbling together what's hanging out in my garage.

[wg_ski]

Re: Pretty cool....

That's why they claim it has "headroom". Can't run it into clip or the magic smoke will come out - just like regular audiophile speakers in your living room.
But that 50kw was distributed among 7 stacks so it may not be THAT far out of line.

[emilime75]

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What does does this mean, the part about health and safety reasons? "With a normal club system, you have a very heavy base with a big scooped out mid-range (for health and safety reasons) and a sizzling high-end."

[billfitzmaurice]

Re: Pretty cool....

What does does this mean, the part about health and safety reasons? "With a normal club system, you have a very heavy base with a big scooped out mid-range (for health and safety reasons) and a sizzling high-end."

It means they're even more clueless than I thought. :rolleyes:

[Sir Roundsound]

Re: Pretty cool....

"If we ran the system at its full capacity, people would die. People's ears would literally be bleeding,"

LOL!

[wg_ski]

Re: Pretty cool....

LOL?

The same is true for just about any rock concert system, if enclosed in a ballroom and turned up to clipping.

[billfitzmaurice]

Re: Pretty cool....

"If we ran the system at its full capacity, people would die. People's ears would literally be bleeding,"

My ears are bleeding just looking at that clusterf**k. :eek:

[badman]

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My ears are bleeding just looking at that clusterf**k. :eek:

Funny, my knuckles got really itchy for some Molly poppin' clowns.