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Aaron
08-17-2002, 01:06 PM
Apparently George Lucas doesn't think that his own speakers at Skywalker Sound have to be THX certified. Kinda makes you wonder, huh? Dan, you better explain this to me. If they master stuff on non-THX speakers, how could this THX thing possibly work?

http://www.bwspeakers.com/about/news/news_item.cfm?news=77450F53-CE74-4B25-A9837A85737DCB01&designmode=false

Aaron

http://www.bwspeakers.com/images/NewsArticle/skywalker.jpg
RuSsMaN
08-17-2002, 01:37 PM
Shoot, as long as the score doesn't contain rock music, they should be ok.....
HBombToo
08-17-2002, 01:39 PM
and the flame begins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta get my beer on.
HBombToo
08-17-2002, 01:47 PM
Damn!!!! in all seriousness however, the more I learn the more I think this whole THX thing is a bunch of She-at. We have discussed in many posts how equalizers are taboo but yet Lucas is alowed to build in equalization based on an assumption that we can't control room acoustics. Check spelling..... whatever!

But the whole THX thing should really be redefined IMHO!
TroyD
08-18-2002, 10:40 PM
THX-schmee-HX......just goes to show you that GL is not only a hippocrite but he can't even be consistent with his own line of BS.

Just hacking on you Dan.

BDT
Zero
08-18-2002, 10:58 PM
friggen insane....
nascarmann
08-18-2002, 11:10 PM
I bet it sounds DAMN good in there though......
HBombToo
08-18-2002, 11:22 PM
It BETTER!
LiquidSound
08-18-2002, 11:23 PM
Are those B&W's? Check the transparent chairs.
Heh...and I thought an airplane cockpit looked confusing.
HBombToo
08-18-2002, 11:34 PM
Great Catch LiquidSoud! Effin Ah
mantis
08-19-2002, 07:51 AM
Just so you guys all know............B&W used to make THX CERTIFIED speakers.What you see in that pic is the older Matrix 802's.So whats wrong with that?

O and George doesn't put rock music into his movies......does he??
RuSsMaN
08-19-2002, 08:37 AM
Those are current model 802's. The Matrix 800 models were very 'square', still utilized the 'tweeter on top', but did not look like the current models at all.
Aaron
08-19-2002, 10:20 AM
What you see in that pic is the older Matrix 802's.
Didn't you read the link I posted above the picture? It's a press release from B&W dated March 2002.

Aaron
nascarmann
08-19-2002, 10:29 AM
The rep said they are the older model.....:rolleyes:
Aaron
08-19-2002, 11:21 AM
The rep said they are the older model.....:rolleyes:
Ahahahahah!

Aaron
burdette
08-19-2002, 03:36 PM
I was wondering about THX certification for computer speakers... I thought to be THX certified, the speakers had to have a certain performance level.. how in the world could a small, cheap system make those specs?? I checked out the THX site but couldn't find specifics. Are the THX specs for computer speakers different than for HT??
TroyD
08-19-2002, 03:39 PM
my thoughts are this.....the most important consideration for THX certification is a LARGE bank account. If you got enough cash, I'll bet you could get anything THX certified.

BDT
gidrah
08-19-2002, 05:01 PM
The plot thickens. Then again, so does Lucas's already thick skull.

Coltrane's sax wasn't THX!:)
LiquidSound
08-19-2002, 05:56 PM
I wonder if my cordless phone is THX certified. Hmmm.
mantis
08-19-2002, 09:28 PM
O my bad I thought they where the older model Matrix..When I first looked at the pic I thought I saw the squared off heads.Oops.....The new models of B&W are not THX certified as far as I know.Yes they are the current 802's.Thats a good Question Aaron.