I have retrieved a lot information from a thread proposed in 2009 by Mr. Luigi Agostini. So, 2 years later, it seems that x-Spat and Blackbox are the only multichannel standalone players on the market. If it is true, it is strange, because I really think there is market for this kind of devices, especially for sound installations (such as soundscapes). There are many software multichannel players out there. I think some cheaper "hard" products should already exist. cheers sf PS.I think x-spat is just a player indeed. I quote mr. Agostini "[X-Spat player] It is a simple, innocuous and friendly tool that play what you tell it to play. No decoding or similar options, what you give is what you get. The content must be pre-decoded or made with an X-spat boX."
-----Original Message----- From: Jörn Nettingsmeier <netti...@stackingdwarves.net> To: sursound@music.vt.edu Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:51:13 +0100 Subject: Re: [Sursound] R: Multichannel audio players (hardware) On 03/23/2011 03:47 PM, Andrew Levine wrote: >> There is also this one, >> http://xspat.aegweb.it/new/inglese/x_ingplayer.html, but honestly I >> do not know what to think about it. It costs 1600 euro and it is >> made in Italy. Anyone can give me some feedback on this >> product-company? > > According to the specs it only does 16 bit& 44.1 kHz whereas the > BlackBox handles up to 24 bit& 96 kHz. More importantly the BlackBox > can play back 24 tracks as opposed to 8 with this device--from USB2 > drives, which should be the way to go with large track counts. All in > all I'm amazed by the ridiculously high price of the X-spat… iiuc, the x-spat is not just a file player, but includes a number of spatial rendering techniques, its mail selling point. at least one of the x-spat people used to be on this list. best, jörn -- Jörn Nettingsmeier Lortzingstr. 11, 45128 Essen, Tel. +49 177 7937487 Meister für Veranstaltungstechnik (Bühne/Studio) Tonmeister VDT http://stackingdwarves.net _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110323/61a1f05c/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
