LG HX906TX home theater system announced

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:19 AM PDT

If your current audio set-up isn’t ‘real-world’ enough for you LG thinks it has the answer: the HX906TX cinema sound system. Its ten speakers, it is claimed, deliver ‘truly 360-degree sound’ that’s designed to make you feel as if you’re in amongst the audio (even if you’re huddled in a chair that’s crammed in a corner of the room).

LG HX906tx 9.1 sound system

LG has used a ‘DSP algorithm’ to push the sound vertically and horizontally using ’3D reflectors’ extending the audio in a way that fills in the gaps in the room. Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company said:

“LG is pioneering the field of 3D sound with the 9.1 speaker system on the HX906TX. Along with our ground breaking CINEMA 3D TV, the HX906TX sets new standards in immersive entertainment, with a sound so rich and textured, it’s hard to believe it’s not real.”

That’s some promise, so how do they do it?

The answer seems to be in the 9.1 speaker system which adds 4 speakers to the conventional 5.1 channels. Those ten speakers deliver optimized, multi-directional audio. Sitting on top of the tallboy speakers the Upright 3D Speakers pump the sound vertically filling the vertical space. In addition, a 360° reflector in each of the Uprights reflects the sound in all directions creating an immersive sound that’s rich enough to simulate a concert or cinema experience.

But then it gets technical. LG says:

By applying LG’s unique 3D effect DSP algorithm, Sound Field Expansion technology further expands the horizontal sound field, and works in harmony with the Upright 3D Speakers to create a truly immersive, 360-degree sound experience. Sound Field Expansion extends the audio “sweet spot” so viewers always feel as if they are right in the middle of the sound, even when they’re gathered together in larger groups. Moreover, the 3D Sound Analyzer analyzes complex layers of original sound, adding sound information to any empty space. The result is more detailed and realistic 3D Sound audio.

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