The debut series will reflect jones latest ideas in speaker design, picking up from where he left off with the highly regarded pioneer spbs22lr. You can use its min button to select a speaker with minimum dimensions. Box notes is an excellent speaker design software both for. I spoke with andrew jones by phone last week, just as he was finishing tweaking a prototype of his latest speaker design, the bookshelf debut at elacs brandnew design lab. Sep 24, 2017 andrew jones is just about the most fun and interesting speaker designer to listen to speak. Designed by world class speaker designer andrew jones of kef and tad fameoriginal owner, bought new in feb 19 from authorized elac retailer in the greater toronto area. Eminence designer is a bass speaker design program. Feb 3, 2018 termpro enclosure design software download. Technical support is provided by harris tech audio, the programs developer. This highlyacclaimed speaker delivers on sound, creating an immersive listening experience. I remember when i started the design of the original versions, the bs21, that i thought it would be fun to design a true entrylevel speaker that would perform to such a surprising degree that it would excite firstcomers into hifi and inspire them to get more interested in their music and our hobby. Dean is a trained electronic engineer with a career spanning 30 years in loudspeaker design, working for wellknown hifi and professional audio brands. Speaker designers usually focus on one part of the market.
An affordable entry point to the world of kef speakers, which also owe a debt to designer andrew jones, who worked on the original uniq concentric drivers. As a musician, audio enthusiast, and technologist, he continues to be excited by the challenge of reinvention. Andrew jones an incredibly brilliant loudspeaker designer. Pro enclosure design software download with images. View andrew kleins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Elacs andrew jones on the art of speaker design youtube.
Pioneer spbs22lr andrew jones designed bookshelf loudspeakers pair type. Mar 15, 2018 andrew jones and the audiophiliac discuss the juggling act of speaker design. Designing speakers is a juggling act, says elacs andrew jones. Coinciding with this new initiative was the hiring of wellknown speaker designer and engineer andrew jones, formerly of kef and infinity, to work with the all. Celebrated speaker designer andrew jones joins elac. Elac adante loudspeaker series aims to raise bar on. May 30, 2015 when longtime tadpioneer speaker designer andrew jones moved on to design new speakers for german manufacturer elac, we expected big things, though not quite immediately.
Feb 12, 2018 legendary speaker designer andrew jones is vp of engineering at elac america. This is part of the series designed by andrew jones who is probably the most famous speaker designer in consumer world. Andrew jones played a deadmau5 cut at leasebreaking levels and the sound held together as well as with speakers four times the size and price. General speaker frequently asked questions by andrew jones. The speaker part of the system was easy to recommend. The purpose of this website is to provide that support, including maintenance. Chatting with legendary speaker designer andrew jones tested.
Its featured attraction is a coincident midrangetweeter. I dont know about you but im becoming heartily sick of andrew jones. Pioneers chief speaker engineer, andrew jones talks about what his goals are when he designs, develops, and builds home theater. That is coming from someone that doesnt even own any speakers designed by him, just love listening to him speak about audio. Winisd is a great speaker design software that is designed for the windows platform.
Ive had a number of chats with elacs andrew jones about speaker design over the. Frozen 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pioneer elite spefs73 andrew jones home audio floor standing speaker. Final thoughts with decades of experience in loudspeaker design and engineering, phil jones of airpulse has another winner on his hands. Home forums unifi general speaker frequently asked questions by andrew jones this topic has 3 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 10 months, 2 weeks ago by elac support. In his teens he became very interested in electronics and hifi. Its in the top 3 bestselling subwoofers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as earthquake sound djquake ver 2 or yamaha ystfsw150bl. Mar 10, 2020 one of the first things many speaker enthusiasts will notice is the neoretro design. It provides various arrangements of speakers such as single 12 inch driver in a box, twin 12 inch driver in tower box, quad 12 inch drivers in a square arrangement, etc. In may, following the merger of pioneer and onkyo, germanys elac announced that jones had not only joined the company. The andrew jonesdesigned elac debut speakers and subwoofers are expected to go on sale in the fall of 2015. Englands andrew jones certainly would not have self anointed, but he must have noticed and enjoyed the many layers of coverage at audio shows and elac. Aj i was sponsored in my post grad work by celestion, and i knew laurie fincham of kef from attending audio. The 89yearold germanbased speaker company announced yesterday that it is returning to the u.
Airpulse model1 active speaker by phil jones enjoy all. Andrew jones has used this type of driver in all but the least expensive of his designs, including his preelac work at kef, pioneer, and tad. Meet andrew jones, legendary speaker designer whos now engineering amazing audio gear for elac. I wanted to do a better midrange driver, and an especially effective tweeter. The build quality is incredible given the very low price. Andrew jones heads the engineering side at elacs north american office. Tads andrew jones, a brand and name familiar to most serious audiophiles has created for pioneer a line of remarkable loudspeakers priced where most anyone can afford a pair. Pioneer sw8mk2 andrew jones designed 100watt powered. Sony core vs polk t series vs pioneer andrew jones buying advice us so, i had my heart set on the pioneer andrew jones with floor standers 5. Legendary designer andrew jones set to launch a brand new speaker line. The software is 100% free and offers quite a wide range of features. After the success achieved with concentric drivers in the elite home theater system, andrew jones decided to bring the cst technology to these pioneer speakers. Jones designed wellregarded entrylevel speakers at pioneer and elac, and the stepup unifi speaker line that carlo lo raso called killer value in. Speakers across three incredible days, youll hear from an incredible assortment of speakers who will help you learn how to transform our industry, your business, and peoples lives through the power of people and technology.
But jones and elac made a big splash at the newport show with the new line of debut speakers. Peter rabbit 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The first model ready for demo was the baby of the debut family, the b5. The saying goes that everyone who saw the sex pistols first gig started a successful band. Feb 03, 2018 termpro enclosure design software download termpro is a software package that enables users to design highperformance subwoofer enclosures. Designed by pioneers chief speaker engineer, internationally renowned andrew jones, this speaker comes with a remarkable pedigree of over 70 years of pioneer audio heritage and industry firsts. The art of speaker design, explained by a master cnet. The demo version includes the information for the eminence sigma pro18 woofer. Elac adante af61 floor standing speakers for sale canuck. An interview with andrew jones of pioneer positive feedback. Much like celebrity chefs, i dont usually put much store in celebrity designers. Designed by pioneers chief speaker engineer, andrew jones, these speakers embody all his highend expertise and passion for pure audio reproduction. The model1 active speaker benefits from custom, inhouse produced drivers he designed and engineered, including the amazing signature 5. May 16, 2016 the hype surrounding speaker designer andrew jones newest creation was deafening.
The spbs21lr is a two way, bassreflex bookshelf speaker that is the brainchild of designer andrew jones who is pioneers chief speaker engineer and. Legendary speaker designer andrew jones is vp of engineering at elac america. It finds out exact box dimensions to design speaker cabinets. Like every speaker we build, these are engineered to offer incredible design and amazing sound quality. Andrew jones at ces 2018, discussing the argo series b51 wireless powered speakers. While most powered speakers rely on class d digital designs, elac engineers build in 300 watts of pure analog amplification for maximum power and. Pioneers chief speaker engineer, andrew jones talks about what his goals are when he designs, develops, and builds home theater speakers. Andrew jones basketball born 1997, american basketball player andrew jones cricket administrator born 1972, current ceo of cricket nsw andrew jones australian cricketer born 1964. Now legendary speaker designer andrew jones is best known for designing ridiculously good, reasonably priced loudspeakers in fact one could argue they are unreasonably lowpriced considering their performance. Pioneer spfs52 home audio andrew jones designed floor standing loudspeaker. Possibly the best wilson yet, a big speaker thatuniquely, in my experiencescales music correctly.
But speaker designer andrew jones home theater enthusiasts are excited about dolby atmos elevated sound technology, which creates a height channel sound experience. Like every subwoofer we build, the sw8mk2 is engineered to offer incredible design and amazing lowend frequency sound quality. He said you had written that no one would play, say, rammstein so he did followed by metallica and with a huge smile on his face. Andrew jones shows off new flagship elac speaker he did. Boxnotes is a free speaker enclosure design software for windows. A superbly executed design under the leadership of andrew jones kef, infinity, pioneer, it exemplifies what can be achieved within the box paradigm. But then thats exactly what youd expect from speakers designed by internationally renowned speaker engineer, andrew jones. Like every speaker we build, the spc22 is engineered to offer incredible design and amazing sound quality. Audio and speaker electronics high school engineering mit.
Andrew jones has an impressive history in loudspeakers, having served as the chief speaker engineer at kef, infinity, technical audio devices laboratories tad, and pioneer, where he established a reputation for designing budget speakers that sound shockingly good. Speaker designer extraordinaire, andrew jones, who left pioneer in the wake of the recent merger with onkyo to join the german speaker company elac, has not been sitting idle. Reason for selling is that they arent an optimal match with my 300b tube amp. Andrew jones on the realities of loudspeaker design. When longtime tadpioneer speaker designer andrew jones moved on to design new speakers for german manufacturer elac, we expected big things, though not quite immediately. Highly acclaimed and award winning series of speakers designed by worldrenowned speaker engineer andrew jones.
With this, it is easy and possible for the users to create vented, bandpass as well as closed boxes that will deliver quality sounds. Horn speakers, diy speakers, hifi audio, car audio, subwoofer box design, speaker box design, passive speaker, woofer speaker. Well andrew jones has that opportunity, working for pioneer, and pioneers highend speaker company, tad. Juha hartikainens interactive speaker designer several java applets software collections. Elacs navis series answers every minimalist audiophiles dream of a nocompromise powered speaker driven by bestinclass amplifiers that are truly deserving of the name high end. Chatting with legendary speaker designer andrew jones. But speaker designer andrew jones knew a single driver could never deliver true highfidelity sound. Eminence designer is a versatile speaker box design program for pcs running windows 10, 8, 7, vista or xp. Pioneer spfs52 andrew jones designed floor standing. Andrew jones, famed loudspeaker designer now working with elac, gave a wonderful seminar about loudspeaker design and engineering.
The new elac line had a good start in life, the product of ex kef, pioneer and tad designer, andrew jones. You can be the recipient of his highend expertise and passion in. Andrew jones australian politician 19442015, australian politician andrew jones british politician born 1963, british politician andrew jones fl. Andrew jones may be one of the more storied names in speaker design when it comes to engineering speakers for discerning ears in the.
In this video shot at munich high end 2016 jones shows off elacs new flagship speaker that will cost around 60,000 euro. We will learn about the engineering and art involved throughout musicmovie recording and playback, the design and application of everything from microphones to dacs, amplifiers, and speakers. Eminence designer is a versatile speaker box design program for pcs running windows 7, vista, xp, 2000, nt4, me or 98. As a speakerstand system, they look great together. Most dolby atmoscompatible speakers use a single, fullrange upwardfiring driver to produce a ceilingspeaker effect. Elac s10 debut series vs pioneer andrew jones center. Ive had a number of chats with elacs andrew jones about speaker design over the years. Andrew jones and the audiophiliac discuss the juggling act of speaker design. The spbs22alrs upwardfiring driver is a concentric array with a tweeter inside. All the drivers and the cabinet design are very much from ground up and testify to years of learning and experience. Join me for a handson ride through the fundamentals of electronics and acoustics and the process of loudspeaker design and construction. Aug 22, 2018 the as61 standmount model is the least expensive speaker in the adante range.
The spfs52 floor standing speakers were designed to offer extraordinary performance and remarkable sound quality for music and home theater at an affordable. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover andrew s. Its quite apparent that andrew jones, the designer, was heavily influenced by old british manufacturers like wharfedale. Attendees raved about engage boston 2018 speakers, rating them an impressive 4. Jones is best known among audiophiles for jawdroppingly excellent speakers such as the pioneer s2ex and tad labs ce1. The 2007 tuberculosis scare occurred when atlanta personalinjury lawyer andrew drew speaker flew from atlanta, georgia to paris, france and on to greece and then italy before returning on a flight from prague, czech republic to montreal, canada, where he crossed over the border and back into the united states while infected with multidrugresistant tuberculosis. There are a lot of ways to put together a home theater system. Designer whos breaking the rules of the audiophile industry. High quality home audio doesnt have to break the bank. Andrew jones is just about the most fun and interesting speaker designer to listen to speak.
Aug, 2012 in october of last year, my world was rocked after i learned and listened to a speaker from a littleknown american manufacturer, tekton design. The kef q350 is redesigned for 2018 and features a new cabinet, new finishes, and generally screams highfidelity. This popular speaker simulator lets you propose various speaker systems and then evaluate them in software before you cut wood or order expensive transducer components. So elac comes up with another debut, the debut reference dbr62, good thing andrew jones is quite the designer, and this new speaker isnt shabby at all. Andrew jones talks about his first extraordinary jet tweeter speaker design elac carina the next best thing studio. From speaker designer andrew jones comes a collection of speakers that bring professionalquality sound to your living room. Pioneer andrew jones center is a popular option on the lower end of the price range. Tads andrew jones designs surprising sounding budget. Pioneer elite swe10 andrew jones designed elite powered subwoofer. Andrew jones talks about his first extraordinary jet. Sony core vs polk t series vs pioneer andrew jones. As an identical mirror twin andrew is right handed while his brother is left handed he was born in stereo. As pioneers chief speaker engineer, andrew has designed some of the worlds finest loudspeakers, some.
As an engineer, if you had a choice youd always do an active speaker because theres more you can do with it, except the reality of the marketplace is active speakers have never really been popular in the past. Pioneer elite spec73 concentric driver with a three 3way design developed by andrew jones type. Home audio secrets with speaker savant andrew jones duration. With the aid of computer assisted audio measuring equipment at. Spbs22lr andrew jones designed bookshelf loudspeakers. Dec 28, 2016 speaker designer extraordinaire andrew jones continues his work for german manufacturer elac with some of the best monitorclass speakers weve ever heard plus a provocative, appdriven sub.
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