There is a difference, and the Congard Code is what makes it. So, what is it?
It is a specific layout and guide to install a sound system in your home in order to provide the real thrills of the very best sounding commercial cinemas.
The Congard Code is an approach that focuses on bringing the audio technologies involved in a full-scale Cinema in a home. It differs from typical Home Cinema installations that are a mix of various historical compromises.
Disregarding the concept of “Primary seat”, it aims at providing a smooth and even sound coverage on a whole audience.
Also, its primary goal is to retrieve the intact emotions conveyed by the original film soundtracks. What this implies from a technical standpoint:
- Never mix the front channels low-frequencies content with the LFE. This means defeating the “Bass Management” for front channels. - Increase the delay suggested by the AV processor on the surround channels. This enlarges the area of correct surround sound perception. - Do not EQ the room, only the loudspeakers. Acoustic issues should be solved by acoustic treatment, not by tweaking the loudspeakers response in the sole frequency domain. - Provide sensible subwoofers location.
How to achieve this?
Put simply, you don’t have to. If you implement an Audio Excellence system, you’ll only need to provide us with a complete room plan including dimensions (metric, please), and a complete sound system design will be offered with it.
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Vertex and Raijuu are two complementary range of loudspeakers. The Vertex are small size, high efficiency loudspeakers of the limited range type: They operate only at frequencies higher than 100 Hz. Raijuu are subwoofers operating below 100 Hz to complement the Vertex.
See all loudspeakersIn your “How-To” guide, you will read “an amplifier that does not clip always sounds better than an amplifier that is clipping”. Achieving this only means ample available power, headroom and high current capability. This is the core of the Audio Excellence amplifiers design.
See all amplifiersPlease find here our favorite configurations. These are only examples of what is possible, but they provide an excellent base that will always provide the ultimate clarity and bass response.
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