Phase Technology dcb-1.0-lr Informationshandbuch

 

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lead to a revolutionary solution to the problem. The multi-year research commitment required to develop this framework 

was undertaken by Sunil Bharitkar, a USC doctoral student, who used a very novel signal processing approach to solve the 

problem. The algorithms were then developed into the many thousands of lines of DSP code that were required to 

productize the technology.   

 

Audyssey Laboratories’ first product is Audyssey MultEQ XT, an innovative set of patent-pending technologies that address 

the numerous problems of calibration and room acoustical correction in the home, automotive and professional audio 

markets.    

 

The most audible and visible part of any entertainment system is the speakers. Every home and every room have different 

parameters for successfully integrating multiple speakers into their layout, both aesthetically and practically. Phase 

Technology recognized this fact and decided to offer high-performance speakers in several modular configurations to 

integrate with the digital system, meeting nearly any listener’s need. Some media rooms include a front wall of cabinetry or 

a perforated projection screen and require speakers to be built in and hidden. Some clients would like to have their main 

speakers exposed to make a strong visual statement. Others want everything to be flush mounted into the walls and 

painted over, so as to be nearly invisible. Some locations for surround speakers may not be built with framing to 

accommodate in-wall speakers, necessitating surface-mounting versions, and both types need to be able to address the 

directional versus non-directional surround issue. Phase Technology anticipated these needs and has designed a complete 

line of application-based solutions to answer the age-old question of “What do we do with all these speakers?”  

 

 

Phase Technology has developed a series of six different systems based on the dARTS technology. There are two basic 

sizes, based on either 5-1/4” or 6-1/2” woofers, sharing identical sonic properties, with the only difference being in output 

level. 

 

There is a series of “black box” speakers to be hidden in cabinets or behind screens. This custom built-in series will offer the 

highest output level of the various speakers, as most dedicated theaters will use hidden speakers. Each front speaker 

features two drivers to handle the bass and midrange, with a 1” soft dome tweeter for the high frequencies, surrounded by 

Phase Technology’s signature Unicell Acoustic Treatment™ to eliminate diffraction effects of the cabinet on the tweeter. The 

woofers are made of a three-layer composite of a honeycomb aircraft core, surrounded by crystalline woven glass and 

finished with a butyl rubber surround. This lightweight yet very strong material reacts with lightning speed to all the nuances 

in the music and movie soundtracks and is one of the few materials which can keep up with the incredible speed of the 

digital amplifiers. There is a matching powered subwoofer featuring two of Phase Technology’s acclaimed 10” long-throw 

drivers, each coupled to their own 250-watt amplifier, for a total of 500 watts per cabinet. The subwoofer’s cabinet is the 

same width as the front speaker, so it can be used as a stand if the need arises. There is also a smaller subwoofer cabinet 

available containing an active 12” woofer with two 10” bass radiators, utilizing the same 500-watt amplifier. Surround 

speakers can either be additional main speakers or a unique bipole/dipole speaker, which can be mounted either on the