http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/tags/ihome Bongiovi Acoustics DPS Community en-US Fri, 18 May 2012 23:21:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/search.php http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/bongiovi-dps-on-the-ellen-degeneres-show#post-1708 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:50:26 +0000 Joseph Beaty 1708@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>I know right?! Free stuff is always good! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/bongiovi-dps-on-the-ellen-degeneres-show#post-1705 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:57:57 +0000 Rob Summers 1705@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>I don't watch the show, but I wouldn't mind going during Christmas for the free stuff they give away to the audience. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/bongiovi-dps-on-the-ellen-degeneres-show#post-1704 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:44:38 +0000 Joseph Beaty 1704@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Day 1 of 12 Days and a Hilarious Fakeout - Bongiovi DPS and iHome On The Ellen DeGeneres Show! <a href="http://lnk.ms/Wcmh8" rel="nofollow">http://lnk.ms/Wcmh8</a><br /> Share on your social nets! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/getting-the-most-from-an-ip1#post-356 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:21:06 +0000 Joey Butera 356@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Here is Tony's reply to your post:</p> <p>Richard,</p> <p>You will be pleased to know that the iP1's Digital Power Station technology was tuned in an environment very similar to the ideal you have discovered. This was in a control room at Power Station Studios that I designed. All of the Power Station control rooms are the exact same dimensions and use a slotted absorber technology that is very effective in controlling both low and high frequencies. The ceilings are made up of a low absorption coefficient material and the floors are hard wood. The reverberation time of these rooms is less than 250ms which emulates a standard living room in which music will be listened to.</p> <p>It was an excellent observation on your part that the low frequency component was better with the iP1 on the bench grinder stand. This is due to the fact that the grinder stand has a greater mass than the iP1. During the final calibration of the iP1, we placed it on the recording console in the same position as the studio monitors we used as a reference. This combination exhibits the same acoustic/mechanical characteristics as your bench grinder stand. An isolation plate may also improve this effect by mechanically de-coupling the iP1 from the stand and further decreasing possible resonance. </p> <p>This same resonance is why the low-mass wood coffee table is not a good choice as the vibrations generated by the iP1's speakers are mechanically coupled to the surface of the table. The table absorbs this vibrational energy, converts it into heat and causes some low frequency cancellation. </p> <p>Your observation of better low frequencies away from the wall is also sound. Low frequencies are omni-directionally radiated and will reflect off of wall, floor and ceiling surfaces. This changes the low frequency response of the iP1. This effect intensifies as you approach a surface and is sometimes referred to in acoustics as "corner effect". In fact, some speakers have been designed to take advantage of this.</p> <p>Here is a link to the history of the studio: <a href="http://www.avatarstudios.net/aboutus/history.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.avatarstudios.net/aboutus/history.html</a></p> <p>If you have any other questions in regards to the Digital Power Station or the recording studio please don't hesitate to ask.</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Tony Bongiovi </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/getting-the-most-from-an-ip1#post-353 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:27:32 +0000 Joey Butera 353@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>I'm glad you are enjoying your iP1! Tony Bongiovi read your post and would like to reply to your technical findings. I will post his reply when I get it. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/getting-the-most-from-an-ip1#post-351 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:45:11 +0000 finger55 351@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>After waiting a while for my IP1 to be delivered I was looking forward to seeing just what it was able to do. And after receiving it and living with it for just 2 weeks now I am astounded how good it can sound. The instruction manual said "place on a stable surface", but made no mention of positioning in the listening environment. So much experimentation took place.<br /> My usual listening room measures 5m x 8m with a 2.5m ceiling, hard floor and a mixture of hard and soft furnishings with a minimum of parallel reflective surfaces. Experimentation with positioning showed a marked low end hump with the IP1 anywhere near the rear wall and moving away from the wall in 0.25m increments allowed a more natural bottom end with the ideal being effectively open field i.e. equidistant from the rear and side walls.<br /> As to the "stable surface", once again I experimented with a selection of stand configuration, from coffee table to high end isolation equipment stand but the best by far proved to be the cheapest. A bench grinder stand! Basically a 75mm x 900mm steel tube with a 350mm x 250mm cast iron top plate and splayed 380mm cast bottom plate. The basic design weighed in at 20kg but adding sand ballast to the tune of an extra 15kg really firmed up the low end.<br /> I intend to try isolation plates on top of the stand in the near future and will post my findings.<br /> I spent a few years working for a company in England making studio monitoring speakers for the BBC and having access to some VERY hi end equipment in their listening room the nearest comparison I can make is to my IP1 is the LS3/5a, for the clarity of mid and high range but with a more serious bottom end leaning in the direction of a pair of Rogers AB1 teamed with the LS3/5a's.<br /> In short, I am seriously impressed with the IP1!!<br /> Richard Taylor </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/doing-an-audio-mix-down-through-the-ip1#post-236 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:27:23 +0000 Joseph Beaty 236@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>I am working on a fun electronic thing at home and I plan on using the IP1 for mix monitoring...along with my Tapco S-8s...What a great tool for this...thanks for thinking of that guys! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/doing-an-audio-mix-down-through-the-ip1#post-230 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:12:14 +0000 flafilmmaker 230@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>That's awesome to hear - it really helped me out. Could really differentiate the voices from room tone, sfx and music, etc.</p> <p>I think a lot of mixers should give it a try! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/doing-an-audio-mix-down-through-the-ip1#post-224 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:40:43 +0000 Rob Roy 224@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Joe, check with your dad... We got a letters from some well known Mastering Studios about how they were using the iP1 as a "real-world" listening platform when mastering different projects. Maybe we can share some of them here on the forum???? </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/doing-an-audio-mix-down-through-the-ip1#post-215 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:59:00 +0000 Joey Butera 215@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>I'm sure lots of folks will we listening to the stereo mix through devices just like the iP1. A totally valid monitoring platform if you ask me! It is the "Studio Series" after all... </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/doing-an-audio-mix-down-through-the-ip1#post-214 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:10:20 +0000 flafilmmaker 214@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Hey, guys.</p> <p>I'm doing something crazy here. The distributor is going to an HD cam tape master of the last film I directed; and for my 2.0 foldown (from the 5.1 mix) - I'm monitoring through the IP1!</p> <p>I guarantee this is the first it's been used in that respect!</p> <p>This thing has so many uses - and sounds so amazing :-) </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/interview-with-tony-bongiovi-at-ces-2010#post-147 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:03:31 +0000 Joey Butera 147@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Here is an interview with Tony at CES 2010 as he explains the DPS technology in the iHome iP1:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7mxnXvi7s4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7mxnXvi7s4</a> </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/new-ihome-app-for-the-iphone#post-60 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:44:26 +0000 Rob Summers 60@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>iHome has release a app for the iPhone &amp; iTouch called "iHome+Sleep"</p> <p>iHome+Sleep is an interactive, sleep-lifestyle app for iPhone and iPod touch users. In addition to a full screen clock - with weather, iPod controls, and photo backgrounds - the app introduces Sleep Cards, a fresh way to encapsulate personal bedtime and wakeup settings such as alarms, wake/sleep music, social updates, personal reminders, and much more.</p> <p>Now available on the iPhone App Store. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/ihome-ip1-gets-best-of-show-2010-ces#post-43 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:50:17 +0000 Joseph Beaty 43@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Note how they said the most important feature from the ip1 that is staying with the ip2 was the Bongiovi Button. Sweet! Great article! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/ihome-ip1-gets-best-of-show-2010-ces#post-42 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:56:43 +0000 Joey Butera 42@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.iprong.com/iphone/ipodiphoneitunes/2579-best-of-show-ces-ihome-ip2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.iprong.com/iphone/ipodiphoneitunes/2579-best-of-show-ces-ihome-ip2/</a> </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/photos-from-ces-2010-las-vegas#post-33 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:48:19 +0000 Rob Summers 33@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Check out what's at CES 2010 this year, photos from the show at</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/summers007/sets/72157623044586513/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/summers007/sets/72157623044586513/</a> </p>