Open Baffle Dipole Speaker Demo with Sennheiser Binaural Mic - Acoustic Elegance, Mundorf, Zapco

More behind the scene content:
www.patreon.com/pssound
Playlist for this project:
• Open Baffle Dipole Hom...
Microphone used for recording:
Sennheiser Ambeo Smart Headset
Equipment in used in the video:
OB stereo pair:
- Acoustic Elegance Dipole15
- Hybrid audio X6P
- Mundorf AMT25D6.1-R
Sub:
- Acoustic Elegance IB15AU x2
DSP:
- Zapco HDSP-V
Old cheap amps and cheap cables.
Playlist of songs:
1. Chantal Chamberland - I put a spell on you
2. Fugees - Ready or not
3. Chantal Chamberland - Ain't no sunshine/I can't stand the rain
4. Halie Loren - Feeling good
5. Felix Laband - Black shoes
6. Infected Mushroom - Deeply disturbed
7. Fink - Trouble's what you're in
8. Arne Domnerus - Antiphone blues
9. Dr. Dre, Eminem, Xzibit - What's the difference
10. Ghost Rider - Make us stronger
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Website:
www.pssound.co.uk
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[@alferfoot1861]

Finally, finally, an audiophile dude that is actually playing music on their stuff instead of making love to it and playing all these boring sleepy acoustic stuff..and great music bro and yes it sounds awesome even through my headphone.

[@IsleOfFeldspar]

It’s a good point. I’ve always been put off by demos because ‘audiophiles’ play the simplest and slowest stuff they can find. Music that would sound good on a cheap boombox. To me, a speaker system isn’t any good unless it can reproduce the problem areas like saxophone and female voices at volume. Meaning loud. If distortion remains low in the midrange at a healthy volume THAT’S a speaker I want to buy. Don’t give me quiet jazz that’ll sound good on a crappy Bose 301.

[@ibrhelmy]

This actually sounds better than streaming the music directly through my phone, Well done Peter

[@dlfrestoration]

The bass on troubles was better than the streamed version

[@guilhermesimao6604]

@@dlfrestoration i think that this is how it should sound lol

[@paulcorreggio4925]

Friggin incredible! Very clear and on point! Keep the demos coming.

[@NeaveConstantine]

I love the sound of it through my headphones! Very impressive!

[@wadephillips6052]

The detail comes over very good even for youtube, I love it!!

[@eandjroch]

Whoa, I am reeeeeally diggin' this setup. That sub creation in the center is great.

[@daveshear]

Awesome job Peter. Open baffle speakers will blow you away. I purchased the Spatial Audio Sapphire M3's last year. The hair will stand up on the back of your neck while listening to a good open baffle. Thanks again for showing us your creativity.

[@nunoborges2909]

This sounds great, system and mic setup. Can't wait to hear this type of recording in a car!

[@pssound9749]

Nuno Borges that’s coming soon too! 🤘💪

[@marksalisbury1132]

wow! the detail is amazing!! ty for sharing Peter!!

[@carlnorrbom]

Transparency is absolutely top notch.

[@dlfrestoration]

Beautiful work as always love your demos.

[@ch1potle]

This system blows me away. Everything I've ever known has involved boxes for bass to be made and yet here we are. The sound comes through quite well in this format and I thank you for the time and the tracks.

[@pssound9749]

Check out the playlist for this build in description if you haven’t seen those yet. 👌👍

[@07tsala]

Unbelievable sounding. It sounds like you are on track to blowing away the most hardcore audiophiles.

[@krowwithakay]

On track? He literally does precisely that every year 😂

[@oleksandrkozyr2434]

Fantastic sound. Watched few times with decent headphones on to get the idea. It’s sweet. Was soo cool to see big speakers move in previous video. There’s more to this then just sound. Visual effects are just as important. Always liked the look of large paper speakers there’s something in their design that’s so attractive

[@zack4258]

The quality is amazing . Wow . You have a good taste in every aspect . Equipment and music I'm into as well . But this excellent .

[@eccentric363]

wow they do sound amazing even through the headphones

[@RAMON20IES]

Another fantastic job!!! Love your work. Bet it sounds bad azz in person. 👍👍

[@mazhartahir5810]

Finally found audiophile demo of music

[@gary991]

Wow, great video, new mics sound awsome, its like sitting back on that sofa again 😍👌😎

[@takhu]

This video sounds like listening to a late night radio show with a calm DJ voice talking and playing some new tunes. The speakers and sound quality are awesome too.

[@anandshah71]

Again in the morning fresh I listened to your video the sound is awesome You are blessed. Have fun. It’s so satisfying when one has a system that we can live with. I am in diy and learning waiting fir such a day

[@reywissler]

(Applause) this transfered nicely. Fun music choices, I will be searching these out.

[@danielmiller469]

Dude that is bloody brilliant love it man

[@lildadh5308]

Nice system as always you are a legend my friend and good music too

[@fretfanaticno1]

You could start a streaming service with this! Wow!

[@TheRokko66]

Phantastic speakers - very impressive! I took my headphones off occasionally because I thought the music in my room is too loud :)

[@lucaslong5368]

You have great taste in music, Peter!🤙

[@obudaifourty9]

An EXCELLENT as you called it 'Solution'. If you place a plush carpet in from of the set up ... you WILL find an even higher level of improvement you only dreamed of. Great design.

[@dlfrestoration]

Can't wait for the in car demo with this mic

[@robinsonpeixoto8521]

Awesome project and sound.. congrats

[@copdwarriormcdonald7968]

I like the set up! I see you got the bass Traps up! Nice

[@gertjanvanderkooij9242]

frinkin unbelievable,awesome sound

[@RonnieMacJr69]

Great work man. Been watching your videos to decide on building a pair of ripole 18s to pair with my Maggie mg-IIb

[@deadpeoplestuff5686]

good job. once you hear 'open baffle' there is no going back

[@colbydolby6559]

That's a whole other ball of game for sure.

[@devastation360]

Peter. My brother, your taste in demo music is second to none 😀. Pssound demo playlist coming soon.?

[@pssound9749]

Devin Brathwaite yes, Demo 4 list should really come soon. It’s gonna happen i promise. 👍🤘🔊🔊

[@myboy051]

Fink is a go to song for me. The tight kick bass is very nice in this song. Antiphone blues is so immersive. Another song I keep in my favorite songs list.

[@alferfoot1861]

That ghost rider music was absolutely awesome..thanks for sharing

[@adameidimtas3354]

Sounds phenomenal I am impressed. Considering I have this running through a pioneer elite plasma with it stock speakers in a 10 inch Velodyne. Sounds just right

[@UltraLowMuzik]

Sounds crazy clean

[@mati7029]

Amazing sound

[@skris8227]

Excellent recording! Your system sounds awesome. Tight and deep bass. Clear but not shrill treble. Nice. I too have a DIY open baffle system, with DSP bass management on 3 x non-mirrored (this is critical - it makes use of their comb effect to even out the room nodes) powered subwoofers. With such a bass end, the sound does not change if one moves around the room. To listen to your video I am using a pair of Superlux HD-668B headphones equalized with the Android (only) Neutralizer app by SoftwareHut (give them both a try!) Well done.

[@adrianbarrera9025]

This is something else, this is another level of sound quality very impressive to see and hear.

[@GMR_Works]

Sounds so good! I am on my lunch break, listening to it in my - not so well tuned car😃

[@pssound9749]

Gatis M inspiration inspiration! 😃

[@chrisgray118]

Simply amazing!

[@kinggangar198]

oh my gosh brilliant!

[@inerceptor]

You can tell a true audio enthusiast when their music collection includes just about every genre. My collection is similar.

[@salientram]

Maaan i cant find words. Im just sitting here and cant write anything. TOP quality work again. The new mic is awesome! That stereo content at 13:40 is blew my mind. I hope it will show the stage in cars too. Before that video i just waiting for you to come to Hungary again by the Honda. Now i wanted to go to see your crazy SQ cave.

[@paulsharp7463]

You need to play more tracks as this is better quality than my Amazon HQ playlists. Amazing setup and stunning sound quality.

[@AlexWayne1]

amazing. seriously. amaaaziiiing.

[@johncrochet8508]

The open baffle towers are amazing. Transparent, clear,accurate and larger than life in spl. Yes the Fink track we were at the concert in the front row with better than concert sound reproduction. You can hear every word and nuance, totally revealing sound. The sub bass thing is present, we hear it. In my personal testing open baffle subwoofers almost do the job. If you put the sub thing with the open center up to a hole in the wall or floor then you could quickly test if you like it better open or infinite. As usual thanks for sharing Peter.

[@pssound9749]

John Crochet ohh those subs would be epic if I could vent them to the outside space, but that is a bit too far! 😃

[@timjohnson136]

Dude. You've done it again. That sounds fricking amazing. I wish I could come and listen to that in person, but you might have a hard time getting rid of me. 👍

[@pssound9749]

Tim Johnson i’m used to it, usually people don’t want to leave! 😃

[@datdudeinred]

WOW just WOW! That bass is just superb. Those AE woofers really are some of the best & don't even cost TAD or greatplains levels of money. The midrange was super clear too I thought with that many 15" woofers going around creating some of the fastest bass i've heard in a youtube demo everything else would be just garbage but man. What a sound and that too just on youtube imagine how itll be in person. Granted I was listening on my lovely yanyin canon 2 so theres that. Ps the 2nd song was just mind blowing how the sound literally traveled to the top of your head & to the side wtf? INSANE.

[@patrickventuri5864]

Excellent brother!

[@markcoe69]

Wow that’s truly incredible! My goal is for my next house to be ‘detached’ so I can get a nice audio system and not worry about upsetting my neighbours. I am inspired by yet more of your work Peter, thank you for your time in making this demo.

[@bartvanransbeeck1341]

Wow the more i listen the more i am impressed...it sounds like limitless power and finesse....it beats even 100.000 dollar speakers i listened !!!!!

[@pssound9749]

It’s certainly very impressive in real life. 🔊🔊

[@JesusGreenBL]

The stage on these must be incredible, this binaural recording over my headphones produces a stage so large that it makes the stage from my current speakers look small. I've listened to tons of binaural recordings and only heard a couple before that sounded as vast as this.

[@pssound9749]

I know, many people find my recordings kinda unbelievably good considering it’s just a cheap Sennheiser Ambeo set.

[@bassboylowg]

Man that sounds killer. Wish I could wrap my mind around how a open baffle setup can sound so clean, even into the lows. In my mind it is like the opposite of a T line, material/build wise, but with similar results

[@pssound9749]

Bassboylowg it’s nothing like T-line or any box. Your room is the box, so placement is super important! Check out description and the link to the playlist of this project.

[@bassboylowg]

@@pssound9749 I've followed the project for awhile, it still just astounds me that it works the way it does

[@pssound9749]

Bassboylowg i like challenges and i wanted to test it myself too, because i believe in science & physics. I love when few people walk around it with staring eyes 👀, scratch their heads and just get shocked! 😃🤣

[@Metal-Possum]

This sounds like my speakers, but with the quality of your speakers and the microphone you recorded them with. This demonstrates nothing other than the fact those speakers actually work. :)

[@pssound9749]

It demonstrates that a recording like this can actually sound somewhat good and believable in stereo, not like phone recordings. Should it be used as a reference? Absolutely no!

[@jamesoneil9757]

These recordings do a remarkably good job of capturing the room response, standing LF, reverb, etc. Even an iPhone mic captures this very well. I think you may be misunderstanding what’s being measured. As explained very well by the author, room interactions and the way the open baffles interacts makes a profound difference, which is certainly audible here.

[@ari.acoustics]

Absolutely great sounding system. I like the transparent look of the sub. maybe, one could use glass for parts of the dipoles as well in order to make the big systems look "lighter".

[@jonfanneran5145]

Good stuff pete👍 you pretty much played my audio test tracks. The Fink live recording is seriously on point. Try Artist Tipper , track Table flipping for the Honda demo. 🙏

[@pssound9749]

Jon Fanneran oh yesss, i know Tipper, he has music that can screw up people’s 🧠😃🤣

[@crtgamer2355]

@ 23:17 I had to make sure my headphones was on because it sounded like it was coming from outside lol, OUTSTANDING!

[@miharoskar]

Very nice sound. Those Technics SU-V3 amps are quite good. Had SU-V9 and it was the fastest sound I've heard till today. Had few scratches and it needed a recap, so I sold it and bought Sansui Alpha.

[@pssound9749]

Yesss, old is not necessarily bad. 🔊🔊❤️

[@nickbenz9023]

Amazing, just amazing!!!!

[@hifiguy77]

❤❤❤ Ok, I have been out of 12volt audio for several decades; but this video got the subscribe. I understand you are primarily 12volt focused but certainly hope there is future home audio content.

[@pssound9749]

Fingers crossed we can expand into home hifi very soon! ✌️🔊🔊

[@kingok9147]

Awesome!

[@tariksaadaoui1967]

I think those pair of speakers would kick any pair of loudspeakers in 6-10k range. Well done Peter.

[@mrmusik-hv2od]

Great video Peter.open baffle speaker sounds really good. wish i could learn to adjust my system like yours.good playlist :) best regards.sorry for my poor english.

[@pssound9749]

You can do a lot when you have a fully active system.

[@jackvargasarteaga2599]

Really really really nice ⚡️

[@pssound9749]

Glad you like it!

[@stevewestwood4832]

Hi again Peter, the sound was so amazing on my freeby iPhone earbuds that I decided to get something better and have watched the video again with some Sennheiser HD650’s and “boy oh boy” your system is sounding just fantastic, many congratulations on producing a superb demo. Would be nice to hear a track off VCMG SSSS album in future video maybe 🤔 I also got some of those binaurals too so can’t wait for pubs to re-open and try recording some live music with them. Watching your video has sent me down a new and interesting path for which I am very grateful 👍

[@pssound9749]

Be careful with these mics as above a certain SPL level they start to distort very badly! An acoustic gig maybe fine, but a band with proper PA and heavier bass will definitely kill these Sennheiser mics.

[@stevewestwood4832]

@@pssound9749 “phew” thank you for the warning peter.

[@McCullochMac6]

Cool I'm listening with my sennheiser hd 650s headphones...wow.

[@ambrepallier3320]

superbe vidéo j adore merci

[@p4tr1ckl31n3r]

I unliked the video to be able to like it again! It sounds interessting.

[@pssound9749]

Patrick Leiner haha if only that would count! 😃 You can watch the video 100x, that definitely helps! 😃🤣

[@p4tr1ckl31n3r]

@@pssound9749 hahaha Peter you know that i love what youre doing. Keep doing it please! Btw. the binaural mic sounds really good! I got now stuck at the part with vini vici. I repeated it now twice because that bass!!! I want go to a Goa Party or much better to the Euro Finals Party :D

[@pssound9749]

Patrick Leiner to be fair any party would be great after a year now! 😃💪🤘😎🔊🔊

[@Gersberms]

I'm so glad to see you play Infected Mushroom! They have the highest quality electronic music I know of. I heard they mixed some songs with 200 channels, it's nuts. I believe their goal is to massage the brain, as it were, with their music. Some of their dubstep is a bit dumb sounding to me but their collaborations with singers and other artists have been awesome.

[@anandshah71]

Awesome Peter Congrats on a superb system you have put together. Just wish if the sub box would had not been there. I like the looks of your 3 way The box in middle spoils the look

[@pssound9749]

Anand Shah it sounds better though! 😃 If i had time, i’d re-build the stereo pairs and have dual 15” each side, but at least now i don’t have to worry about a TV stand/cabinet. 😃

[@scottc784]

incredible!!!!!!!!!!!

[@emanueltoma8945]

I'm listening this through Skullcandy Crusher headphones... Insane sound quality even though them. I'm planning a home audio system setup right now, Dolby Atmos capable, open baffle system (whereas possible). Your setup is a completely plan changer! I wonder if DSP is supporting the Dolby Atmos configuration? But your home setup sounds absolutely incredible! Well done here! Love it to bits!

[@pssound9749]

It’s certainly so impressive even through a recording as i run this system fully active with a DSP. If you do Atmos, then you’ll need low level RCA outputs for the DSP that you need for your active speakers. It can easily becomes complex and expensive if you want all speakers fully active. I’d probably only run the main L&R fully active plus the sub through a DSP, so it can be tuned properly with an RTA mic too.

[@dirtyminerapparel]

I didn’t know you were into home Hi-Fi. I’ve been designing some open baffle stuff for my desk. I have some ribbon tweets and some drivers I picked up years ago that I will use and a tube amp. I use a Lepai right now that has been rebuilt with solid state caps but I have a ton of gear including a couple rack mount amps from the 70s. The current speakers I use are vifa tweets with hi-vi drivers and Phil Harmonic designed the crossover. It’s all hand built. Sweet setup bro! I’m listening to your video on my Pioneer Elite Amp and Elite Andrew Jones Atmos speakers and that sounds so airy and almost like you’re in front of the artist even with the mic you are using to record the sound. Maybe one day we will be out your way and we can check out the shop and this setup. We are in California now.

[@jojotolosa4817]

magnifique!!!

[@dlfrestoration]

Listening in my demo car 🤣 I'm like dam your system sounds good 😋

[@royd7984]

Some pictures and information about you speakers would be much appreciated. Thanks for your wonderful video.

[@pssound9749]

Hi, please check the description in the video. There’s a link to a playlist of this project.

[@sc0or]

A number of the first "single watts" depends on a speaker sensitivity I think. My Focals start to play from about 2-3 watts (on the indicator) with that Technics in a typical room like yours.

[@bartvanransbeeck1341]

Top sound , great system , without snobery 'high end' prices ....

[@redline_78]

Sounds awesome Peter very clear and such tight bass. I do have a question though what product have you used to convert the signal from the amps to the speakers as the impedance would be different from home audio to car speakers i believe

[@pssound9749]

lee hey there is nothing between the amps and the speakers, only few meters of OFC cable! 😃 Midbass and mids run on 4ohm, tweeter is 8ohm iirc. Subs are 4ohm too.

[@xzing7]

Liked and Subscribed

[@jamesoneil9757]

I can’t find the video showing the room treatment measurements. I’m really curious to hear you talk more about that.

[@pssound9749]

Yes, because it has never been finished.

[@Herculesprods]

If only you could make this room setup into plugin as cla nx studio by waves did. It would be apocalyptically mind blowing.

[@rokornel4325]

I think it looks awesome, to be honest. Such a fresh breath compared to the old dogma speakers. How great would they look in signal orange, f.ex.? ^^

[@lucacorso_audiosystem]

I finally see the correct distance between the emission centers of the respective speakers and the frequency range assigned to them! Good boy! The dipole question could be deeper. Is it okay to add 50% “reverb” sound in the room when the correct amount of reverb is already present in the recording? 🤔 Then how does such a system behave towards "fire", that is, the system's ability to correctly position the virtual sources in the environment? 🤔

[@Pierre-Leloup]

Nice demo, makes me think of the $120k IO Design Naked RS, a little bit crasy for what you get 😆They've probably seen your version before getting inspired! Oh no, that's right, they have custom-made AEs (just like the rest...) and unique type of aliminium... Quick question, the dipole 15 AEs mounted in the baffles, do you apply a hi-pass to them, given that you use the IB15AUs as subwoofers? More than 10 years ago, I made a pair of OBs with Alpha 15As, 2 per channel stacked on top of each other, with hardly any baffle, maybe 5cm above the drivers, and it sounded pretty good, without going as low as yours (more like 40Hz).

[@oleksandrkozyr2434]

It seems to me that you’ve invented looseless sound recording:)

[@Saphire_Throated_Carpenter_Ant]

Lets hear it play some classical! Maybe something like 'Bass I Love You'...

[@felixmedrano8208]

Smilk - The Last Rainforest, if you haven't heard it, is a somewhat similar track to Ghost Rider - Make Us Stronger. Equally good.

[@pssound9749]

Felix Medrano yeppp, i played that before in other videos, so i was worried to play that one again! 😃

[@cuongbui2215]

Are you streaming tidal music to the zapco? will it down grade from master quality to cd quality? In caraudio, is there anyway to use original infotainment system to control but play hi-res music?

[@pssound9749]

Cuong Bui yes i stream from Tidal and also from iPad to DSP over HD BT module in DSP. Some brands like BMW, Audi & Merc can be integrated on MOST signal with great success.

[@astakimi]

World-class sound recording in a room, very very impressive quality. I never heard a loudspeaker system sound like this in the KZbin. OB speakers are my goal for DIY system, and yours are trully inspiring. Can you show us your recording setup and techniques in another video? Congratulations Pssound.

[@pssound9749]

Antonio Takimi i’ll share a short video of the recording gear. 👌🤘🔊🔊

[@luxpiotr]

This is stuning, even sound from youtube is amazing. I wish hear something like this in real... Dont know how much can cost this but this is damn hi end end game stuff. Unreal good.

[@pssound9749]

This system has certainly shocked many people who set down in this room. Some people can spend $50-100k+ to be amazed, whereas this was put together from the fraction of it.

[@Lsi581]

Anyone watching; no matter how “great” this sounds. You have no idea how good, no not good- amazing it really is till you listen in person, with minimal power and I mean minimal 2-10 watts- it’s fucking ridiculous and the crispest sound you can imagine. Any music genre, it fucking owns it.

[@1411rammstein]

Hello peter, I wanted to do a trunk baffle setup in my lexus. currently running 1 sealed idmax 12 and not as happy with the response of the box and power im sending it. Wanted to run a second idmax, my issue is that i dont have a ski pass nor do my seats fold down, I only have the rear armrest that folds down. Could I benefit from using a triangle shaped baffle, similar to your true ib setup, and mount that over the armrest hole with two 12s,?

[@pssound9749]

You gotta make an opening, that’s for sure! Those cars have trunk which are very well sealed, somehow that wave from the trunk has to get into the cabin.

[@1411rammstein]

@@pssound9749 yes my idea is to keep the rear center armrest down all the time, and mount a triangle shaped baffle (similar to your ib build) over the hole with 2 12s or 15s, whichever fits

[@markjackson5247]

The new mic’s sound good peter but it still sounds way better in person.

[@pssound9749]

Mark Jackson well, you’re one of the lucky ones who heard it! 😉🔊🔊

[@pnaubry]

Just discovered your channel (now subscribed) and looked at both previous videos of your open baffle speakers and was impressed by the sound. With binaural, the sound is even more impressive !! Well done. You mention not molesting "too much" the signal. Would you be willing to share more details on the signal path with what's done where ? My motivation is that I want to build a pair of open baffle speakers, and I am seriously considering building yours ! :-) Regardless, I look forward to more of your experimentation with home audio. All the best.

[@pssound9749]

patrice aubry i said it wasn’t molested as much as i have a DSP for signal processing to run the system actively and I didn’t use many EQs. I have 31band on each channel.

[@pnaubry]

@@pssound9749 Thanks for that... What are your cross-over settings ?

[@pssound9749]

patrice aubry 60/700/5000

[@pnaubry]

@@pssound9749 Thank you again... Btw, I see that you are inviting (post-COVID) interested listeners to your lair, which is very generous of you. Where is your lair ?

[@pssound9749]

patrice aubry my cave is in Newhaven, East Sussex, UK. 🇬🇧