Meyer Sound’s Bluehorn Loudspeaker is Available Now
Meyer Sound has announced availability of the Bluehorn System, a technology breakthrough
that for the first time achieves flat amplitude and phase response from 25 Hz to 20 kHz
in a large-format loudspeaker. Bluehorn is the result of more than six years of
intensive research, applies advanced proprietary algorithms to cancel out the
non-linearities inherent in all mechanical transducers and loudspeaker cabinets,
resulting in breathtakingly transparent aural neutrality.
Complete Bluehorn Systems are available in either stereo or LCR configurations, with
each channel comprising a two-way mid-high loudspeaker, a separate low frequency
element, and dedicated digital processing.
High-Resolution Monitoring, Upgraded HF Driver & Low-Frequency Cabinet
Bluehorn is designed for high-resolution monitoring applications in mid-sized rooms for
music recording, cinema post-production, music mastering or other applications
requiring the highest accuracy in sound reproduction. Externally, Bluehorn shares the
same cabinet footprint, driver dimensions and waveguide configuration as Meyer Sound’s
Acheron Designer loudspeaker. On the inside, however, Bluehorn utilizes an upgraded HF
driver and new amplifiers with ultra-low noise and distortion.
Absolutely unique to Bluehorn is the dedicated processor that sits in front of both the
mid-high loudspeaker and the companion low-frequency cabinet. The system-specific
correction algorithms hosted by the processor were developed by meticulously analyzing
all physical and electrical non-linearities throughout the entire system, from 25 Hz to
20 kHz, in order to bring acoustic output — at any level — into absolute phase and
frequency alignment with the input signal. Essentially, the processing nullifies the
non-linearities of drivers and enclosures, resulting in a phase-coherent response
previously achieved only by open-air electrostatic headphones with their extremely
low mass diaphragms.
Expert Comment
Among cinema professionals John Powell is the first one to take the delivery of a
Bluehorn System. He installed an LCR Bluehorn System in his private recording and
mixing facility (dubbed “5 Cat Studio”) in Pacific Palisades, California.
“We initially brought the Bluehorns in on a temporary basis for a specific project,
but we wouldn’t let them leave the building,” says Powell. “For the work that I do,
I need monitor loudspeakers that do not flatter the music at all. I need to hear
exactly what is going on in an unbiased way. I have no time when working to enjoy
what we did right; I need to hear when things are wrong so we can fix them, and I
can hear those problems better with the Bluehorns.”