Hughes SRS/SRS Labs

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Rich.Andrews <spmaway@ylhoo.com> wrote:
>I was doing some research and was curious about the SRS Labs (formerly known
>as Hughes SRS) Sound Retrieval System. Has anyone used or is using the SRS
>technology from Hughes/SRS Labs? How prevelent is this technology in the pro
>audio area?

It's a neat gadget that basically expands the stereo width artificially.
It's useful for consumer stereo systems and TV receivers where the speakers
cannot be mounted properly.

It's basically an attempt to simulate proper speaker placement while mounting
the speakers close to one another, and it's fairly effective although not
anywhere near as effective as proper system setup.

I don't know of any professional applications for it other than for broadcast,
and it is definitely not very useful for stretching a poorly-made recording
that is collapsed to the center. But it does what the manufacturers claim
pretty well.
--scott


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Don Cooper <dcooper28800@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<41007CB2.49721C2E@comcast.net>...
> Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
> > I don't know of any professional applications for it other than for broadcast,
> > and it is definitely not very useful for stretching a poorly-made recording
> > that is collapsed to the center. But it does what the manufacturers claim
> > pretty well.
>
>
> The iMacs in my office have this feature. I used to use it for listening
> to CD's, then I just turned it off, and haven't used it for a while.
>
> I also remember an external box from a company that was based near
> Binghamton, NY. (Probably Hughes.)

A few years ago there was a rackmount version by SRS called the
Pro-220. The earlier models that often show up on eBay were the
consumer audio versions with RCA ins and outs and were made by Hughes.
I think the model numbers were AK-100 and AK-200.