NEWS

FROM MY VAULT

These videos are not about sound quality - because that is very limited being recorded live in the room and on a simple mobile phone - in mono - with all the colouration, distortion, resonance etc... (which can be experienced for instance in the Lecuona section, where the music really shows the limits of the microphone. In the range between 1200 and about 5000 Hz, it gets very bright and aggressive, NOT like what is heard in the listening room.
Yes, hearing this music in the actual room is quite another experience...

So, this is about "known" music, some less known music, music no longer heard, fine interpretations, known as well as less known artists.
It is a totally personal choice - not at all what some would call "objective".
What we are trying is to share some music and a few experiences. There may be questions as the sources are not always - but sometimes they are ! - first hand experiences.

This is a very simple format and very limited in size. There may be wrong dates, names, titles and other matters; please apologize; it's all about the enjoyment of music.

Academics, scholars, experts in the field may criticize "inexactitudes", declare this approach as too simplistic - which it has to be because of its very limited scale.

Human enjoyment is analogue, personal and will remain so - hopefully.
Manuel Huber

The breathtaking presence of this 55 year old recording clearly defies the sometimes stated preconceived idea that

'...FM ACOUSTICS is only for listeners of classical music...'

Here is an unprocessed video of the actual sound in the listening environment.

This is one of the rare Inspiration System XS-1C together with the TS-1 (True Subwoofer) installation. Calibrated and fine tuned to this very demanding acoustic environment, this is as great as music can get...

Make sure to use a decent music system or decent external speakers on computers or phones !

Repeated requests for a short online demonstration/explanation of the ARC (Acoustic Resonance Compensation) have been received.
This unique feature solves the problem of standing waves which exists in any listening environment. The ARC is included in the FM 268 C and in the "RC" version of the FM 266-MKII.

Here a brief demo.
Note: this is recorded directly into a mobile phone. Make sure to hear this on an audio system or decent external speakers to capture the difference.

Of course, in reality, the actual improvement is much larger than a mobile phone microphone can capture. The idea here is to give a short demonstration to help understand the importance of eliminating standing waves. For the real experience, contact the local FM ACOUSTICS distributor - or write us an email and we will organize that he contacts you.

INTRODUCING THE CLASS AMP M1

It is a great feeling to re-introduce the Class Amp M1 precision microphone and transducer pre-amplifier.

The Class Amp M-1's are employed in the most critical professional applications in sound, movie, video and audio pre-production as well as music instrument pre-amplification.

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TS - 1

"TS - 1" is aptly named - and stands for what it is - the "TRUE SUB".

The TS - 1 excels with true, absolutely uncoloured reproduction.

The TS - 1 met with uncanny approval paired to the full range XS-1C. Reactions were simple: amazement, disbelief, even shock - and this 100 m away...

Listeners were most astonished when the amplifiers powering the XSI-C's were turned off. While other sub-woofers falsely reproduce low and even low-mid frequencies (which colours the reproduction of the whole system and is one of the reasons that sub-woofers are notorious for poor definition) the TS - 1 only reproduces extremely low frequencies.

The TS - 1 provides an extension of an octave - of course only with source material where such LF signals are present. This manifests itself not just in a natural extension but an amazing increase in realism and hall ambience - one is closer to concert hall experience then ever.

Obviously, the TS - 1 is NOT needed for a number of music styles but it does provide the real "basso profundo" for realistic - very - full range recordings.

When the TS - 1 is combined with an existing Inspiration System XS-1, a brand new dedicated active crossover will replace the current XS-1 crossovers. The TS - 1 can be combined with any versions of XS-1 - "A", "B" and "C".