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Atlantic Technology H-PAS Speaker Technology Debuts
Uses engineering theories to create speakers that play louder and more dynamically without increasing cabinet size.
There's many ways to define efficiency. In the case of Atlantic Technology's new Hybrid Pressure Acceleration System (H-PAS) design, the word can be applied to more than how easily the speaker converts amplifier power into sound.
Atlantic Technology kicked off CEDIA Expo 2009 by introducing the technology, which Atlantic Technology's president and founder Peter Tribeman described as a breakthrough that can be applied to everything from computer speakers to freestanding speakers.
"This technology is scalable ... you can use it to build everything [including subwoofers]," says Tribeman.
"The real benefit of H-PAS is at about 65Hz on down. We take out the resonances of the drivers and the cabinet and all you hear is the fundamentals [of the notes]."
Tribeman described H-PAS as a combination of several designs highlighted by special algorithms that were applied to speaker enclosure designs.
"There is no special crossover, it's all in the cabinet," he notes.
Tribeman recalled the initial idea for H-PAS had come from his colleague Philip Clements of Solus/Clements Loudspeakers, who had shown an early version of the design years ago during a consumer event.
Clements says it's important to note that H-PAS' affect on music and movie playback benefits more than just low frequency extension.
"The greatest advantage [of H-PAS] in my opinion is not [low frequency] extension, it's its dynamic extension," he says.
"Dynamic range has been the weakest link of loudspeakers for years."
Atlantic Technology kicked off CEDIA Expo 2009 by introducing the technology, which Atlantic Technology's president and founder Peter Tribeman described as a breakthrough that can be applied to everything from computer speakers to freestanding speakers.
"This technology is scalable ... you can use it to build everything [including subwoofers]," says Tribeman.
"The real benefit of H-PAS is at about 65Hz on down. We take out the resonances of the drivers and the cabinet and all you hear is the fundamentals [of the notes]."
Tribeman described H-PAS as a combination of several designs highlighted by special algorithms that were applied to speaker enclosure designs.
"There is no special crossover, it's all in the cabinet," he notes.
Tribeman recalled the initial idea for H-PAS had come from his colleague Philip Clements of Solus/Clements Loudspeakers, who had shown an early version of the design years ago during a consumer event.
Clements says it's important to note that H-PAS' affect on music and movie playback benefits more than just low frequency extension.
"The greatest advantage [of H-PAS] in my opinion is not [low frequency] extension, it's its dynamic extension," he says.
"Dynamic range has been the weakest link of loudspeakers for years."
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About the Author
Robert Archer, Senior Editor, CE Pro
Bob is an audio enthusiast who has written about consumer electronics for various publications within Massachusetts before joining the staff of CE Pro in 2000. Bob is THX Level I certified, and he's also taken classes from the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) and Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA). In addition, he's studied guitar and music theory at Sarrin Music Studios in Wakefield, Mass.
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