IsoMike

Ray Kimber has blown minds at previous shows with his IsoMike surround-sound exhibits. I recall, in fact, one at RMAF with huge Sound Labs electrostats that had everyone shaking their heads in disbelief at how amazing it sounded. But in this case, despite the excellence of four Sony SSAR-1 loudspeakers, Pass Labs X350.5 amplification, an extremely expensive array of EMM Labs equipment connected to a Sonoma—32 super audio center, and excellent Kimber Kabling, something was not right.

An unidentifiable piano recording, for example, did not sound real; its highs were wiry, and the overall sound rather tinkly. On a recording of Mendelssohn’s Octet, the midrange was emphasized, and the highs lacked vibrancy. Nor, I must confess, was the surround experience, from either the first or second row, analogous to the real thing.

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WAF Warrior's picture

Ray gave me a demo on this same setup this year at CES. It was striking to say the least. If you get the chance tell him to cue up the race track recording. Some of his marching band tracks are also quite nice  :)

JRT's picture

Is Kimber still promoting IsoMike recording microphone technology, or has this fallen by the wayside?

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