Question: Why aren't the Hemispheres six-channel? Why mono?

Answer:

The “point-source emanation” of the Hemispheres is the result of each driver producing the same sound. A mono signal into each speaker will be reproduced by each of the six drivers and enter the listening environment multi-directionally, just like non-electronic sounds. This is a big part of what makes these speakers so unique and interesting.

All the same, we have built six-channel Hemispheres before, most memorably the batch of sixteen Hemispheres that were constructed for the Princeton Laptop Orchestra at Princeton University (PLOrk). We could easily be talked into doing it again. Please contact us directly for details.

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