“If you can impress professionals who calibrate and design home cinemas for a living, then you are on to something. I know I am speaking for everyone who attended the Trinnov Advanced training that what we experienced on our final day was a revelation. Watching movie scenes that we have seen 100s of times left us with shivers and opened mouths. The tactile feel from the subwoofer array transcended our belief and understanding. Frequencies that traveled right through my body created sensations I have never felt. Not just the sheer impact, what we experienced was balanced over multiple rows of listening and subtle frequencies that only enhanced the overall cinematic soundscape. I can’t wait for the opportunity to show our clients what is possible with WaveForming”, reported Mick Stillone, Director of Sydney HiFi Mona Vale.
And others imminent
"Trinnov and Divatech solutions are already combining beautifully to deliver unparallelled sound quality. This is not only us talking, but also our best resellers. Trinnov's demonstration at ISE was really impressive; it is a huge step forward. Our MACH systems are acoustic walls, and can inherently accommodate this new technology with minimal adjustment, making Trinnov/Divatech a match made in heaven. We can't wait to update our processor and experience WaveForming in our repurposed Showroom.", said Guillaume Dognin, CEO at Divatech.
A Divatech MACH 5 was used in Numéro Deux, a CEDIA Award winning home cinema project in 2021 by French integrator Dark Side of the Room. Divatech’s MACH walls consist of speaker and subwoofer (2x10 inch woofer) modules that can easily be rearranged to accommodate the requirement of Trinnov’s new technology. The first demonstrations are planned in a couple of weeks.
“Immediately after experiencing Trinnov’s demonstration at the ISE show in Barcelona, we made a commitment to integrate this technology into our European demonstration theater outside Amsterdam, said Anders Uggelberg, founding partner of Procella Audio. “We have enjoyed a long working relationship with Trinnov Audio and eagerly anticipate being able to showcase for our customers and the European market the major improvement of this breakthrough technology in our reference theater environment.”
Procella Audio’s reference theater is located at its Amsterdam offices. The theater, which was used by Procella and Trinnov at previous ISE shows, seats 15 and incorporates a 15.3.10 channel Dolby Atmos immersive audio system. The theater room is being remodeled to incorporate the newly introduced Procella P18Si single 18 inch subwoofer, which will be installed in the front and rear walls.
Scientific Progress
At its first public presentation at ISE, Trinnov successfully demonstrated the dramatic improvement that WaveFormingTM can bring in an uncompromised environment. As a statement, this shows Trinnov’s ambition and determination to make available a solution with an unparalleled level of performance.
As Trinnov’s R&D progresses with more field tests, its team of engineers will compile data from each installation to enable the drafting and publication of clear installation guidelines. The guidelines are expected to become available later this summer. Whilst the recommendations for the ideal configurations are well defined, testing will provide validation for less demanding speaker layouts that will enable implementation in a wide variety of rooms and speaker layouts.
Trinnov WaveFormingTM is part of an ongoing research and development project that began over six years ago and is likely to keep the Trinnov team busy over the next decade. At this early date, along with limited public exposure, few may be able to fully appreciate its potential. In the following phase of development, the research team will pursue a more comprehensive approach, with the mission to establish how WaveFormingTM will produce the best results in any existing environment, even without requiring a physical change to the room or subwoofer/speaker layout and placement.
About Trinnov Audio
Trinnov’s founders began researching high spatial resolution audio over 20 years ago; well before today’s immersive audio formats were even conceived.
Today, the French manufacturer is advancing audio performance in homes, studios and commercial cinemas with our world-renowned loudspeaker/room Optimizer and other proprietary technologies that are protected by over 50 international patents.
With over 10,000 high-performance installations worldwide, Trinnov’s unique hardware and software platform enables first-to-market solutions and virtually eliminates obsolescence, with each installation backed by industry-leading remote technical support. Prestigious customers include Technicolor, Fox, BBC, Globo, NHK, Toho and UGC. For more information, visit
www.trinnov.com.
About WaveForming
Trinnov WaveFormingTM technology will be made available to all owners of Altitude16 and Altitude32 processors. It uses active acoustics to address the formidable challenge of accurately reproducing low frequencies in residential high-performance listening spaces. While integrators have developed multiple approaches to address the overwhelming effects of room modes and standing waves, the laws of physics have limited what can be done through subwoofer placement and fine-tuning levels and delays. WaveFormingTM captures a representation of the 3D acoustic field in the listening area and its algorithm utilizes the subwoofers to both steer and actively absorb low frequencies. The result is unprecedented clarity and impact in the low frequencies, with a uniform frequency response and decay time for all seats.
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