Re: Listening Get Together
I found this explanation of how it "works".
What is a Manipulated Vortex Waveguide?
Manipulated Vortex Waveguide tm is an electro-mechanical system that harvests and reuses the energy from the back of the loudspeaker transducer.
Basic Theory
Force tuning of the transducer does not occur.
Audio transducers are mounted in either cross-fired or single in a scoop configuration in order to provide better driver loading and dispersion.
Energy from the rear of the transducers is harvested, fractured and re-energized inside the Vortex Waveguide system.
Each fractured segment is time shifted in the waveguide prior to release in the output flare port where it is encapsulated by the output energy stream. The time shifted packets of auditory information are summed with the output of the front of the transducers in the scoop area.
The resulting multi-time-shifting signal exits the front of the cabinet encapsulated in the bass energy stream. This causes the creation of a nearfield event horizon. The resulting auditory information emulates sound creation in nature.
The de-correlated packeted information is summed by brain of the listener into correlated auditory information, as is done in nature. The multitude of of slightly time shifted audio packets created are reflection resistant and more natural sounding due to the manner in which the information is transmitted to the listener.
The Vortex Event Horizon provides an expanded nearfield effect allowing more efficient transmission of information to a larger audience area. This also provides the ability of the MVW loudspeaker to transmit auditory information beyond line of sight with minimal loss. The Vortex Event Horizon will wrap around objects, obstructions, and up to boundaries providing a self-adjusting nature to the nearfield.
