Orbitsound links:
orbitsound products use airSOUND® to power their stereo soundfield. see www.airsound.net for more information
Frequently asked questions
orbitsound™ is not currently released so there are not many frequently asked questions as yet. If you have a question that you would like answering, we would love to hear from you, please email sales@orbitsound.co.uk
T3 questions:
Q1. When will orbitsound™ be released?
A. There will be an announcement about orbitsound™s release in mid December 2007.
Q2. It looks like there's only one speaker, how does it produce stereo?
A. orbitsound™ is deceptively simple looking. Using airSOUND® technology, orbitsound™ uses an internal speaker to shape and mix the main sound signal with spacial information outside the unit. See the page on airSOUND® for more information.
Q3. Does it really sound like stereo?
A. YES, ABSOLUTELY YES! It has to be heard to be believed. there is also a feature on the unit to compare mono with airSOUND®. This means that you get a large stereo aura experience wherever you listen to orbitsound™.
Q4. I want to listen privately, can this be done?
A. Yes, orbitsound™ has a standard minijack connection for headphones, in which case it automatically switches to BODYSOUND™ mode, producing inaudible but feelable subsonic frequencies, and enhancing your headphone listening experience.
T6 Questions
Q1. So why do valves sound warm?
A. This is a huge subject! There is no such thing as a perfect amplifier, and any amplifier will introduce characteristics onto the signal being amplified. Normal (transistor) amplifiers introduce charateristics that are symmetrical, and because of a mathematical oddity, these characteristics are always non-musical in nature. A valve on the other hand will introduce characteristics that are assymetric, and inherently musical in nature. This means that a signal will sound 'pleasant' and 'warm' when compared to a non valve amplified signal. It is a really big subject with lots of reading material online, but the professional recording industry has been championing valves for years, especially in the days of digital recording.
T12 Questions
Q1. How does the T12 compare with multichannel DVD systems.
Anyone who has used surround systems will agree that there's a lot of wires, and the occasional 'noise' that comes out of one of the satellite speakers rarely justifies all the technology and mess. Furthermore, the fact that there are so many speakers around the place means that when you listen to music, much of the detail and fullness of sound can be lacking, since the satellite speakers are optimised for speech and effects. The T12 takes a different approach. The T12 is a full bandwidth music system with the capability to surround the audience with sound, making it capable of delivering a surround like experience but with the power and quality of a traditional 2.0 or 2.1 speaker system. However, the T12 works better than a normal stereo when listening to a movie sound track because the presence of a central 'speech' unit gives real clarity to dialogue that is often missing from stereo systems.