Room Size

Any home listening room or studio

System Overview

PanAmbiophonics, an audiophile-grade reproduction system, meant to replace the 5.1 speaker layout in homes, allows true binaural like localization of sound over the full 360 degrees of the horizontal plane via just four speakers. Works with standard 5.1 movies, games or filmed or surround concerts and operas, but a center speaker is never needed and far side images are clearly audible. See www.ambiophonics.org or www.tactlab.com/Products/RCS22XP/ambiophonics_system.html for technical papers and free PC downloads. PanAmbio and 2.0 Ambiophonic demos are ongoing at the Ambiophonic Institute in Rockleigh, New Jersey and at TacT Audio in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Components

Digital Source

CD/SACD/DVD or LP (2.x, 4.x, 5.x,7.x)

Signal Processors

PC/or High End Digital Processor Running RACE Program

Preamp

Any

Power Amp

Any

Speakers

Any

Center

None ever required

Surrounds

Two but placed directly behind the listeners at 26 deg. angle.

Subwoofer

Optional

Speaker Cable

Any

Interconnects

Any

Power Cables

Any

Headphones

None

Racking

Optional

Power Cond

Optional

Tuning and Tweaks

Part of RACE program

Other Components

Like stereophonics, four speaker Ambiophonics can be tweaked to taste.