Are Ambisonic decoders being manufactured commercially?
Yes. By Minim Electronics Limited. When I last spoke to them in January 1995, they were about to revamp their offerings. Minim Electronics Limited Lent Rise Road Burnham Slough SL1 7NY United Kingdom Phone: +44-1628-663724 Cepiar Limited manufacture a reference Ambisonic decoder, the Ambi-8x. This is intended for professional use, and is priced accordingly. Using plug-in resistor boards, the decoder can be configured for 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 speakers, and for horizontal or periphonic (full-sphere) surround sound. Cepiar also plan to release a consumer Ambisonic decoder in the second half of 1998. Cepiar Limited Debden House 11 St Ethelwold’s Close Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3AX United Kingdom Phone: +44-1353-666818 Fax: +44-1353-666819 In March 1993, Sound & Vision (see References) reviewed the Onkyo TX-SV909PRO A/V Receiver which incorporates an Ambisonic decoder. When in Ambisonic mode, the receiver is configured only for four speakers. The successor to the Onkyo 909PRO was the Onkyo 919THX,
