BACCH | Press
Breakout, breakthrough, groundbreaking… we’re not sure what it is, but BACCH has a habit of shattering expectations.
But don’t just take that from us.
BACCH-SP from Theoretica Accolades
“Without BACCH, something that can only be described as “a sense of occasion” is missing.”
“The experience is somewhere between witnessing a futuristic music technology and being at a magic show.”
“As the orchestra begins to play… the clarinets kick in. I’m able to pinpoint each and every one of them spatially. My mouth drops. It’s not just that the violins are to my center left but that behind them I can hear the harpsichord... The sections are so precisely located, I feel like I could get up and walk between them.... As solutions go, this one seems pretty ultimate.”
“The room transformed into an intimate live music venue and the soundscape was vivid. If only for a few split seconds, my brain was tricked into believing the performance was actually live, and not recorded.”
“I heard a spatial presentation that was indistinguishable from real life…This is truly a breakthrough technology.”
“This is no hat trick; it’s true 3-D audio that can literally put a whisper in your ear.”
“My experience, ears, judgment, and research convince me that Edgar Choueiri’s 3-D audio algorithms and playback system represent a dramatic improvement in the spatial realism and virtual sound-staging of stereo.”
“I was treated to a demonstration in Professor Choueiri’s lab in Princeton, so I can tell you it really works. The professor played a variety of commercial classical and rock recordings. The sound spread to the full width of the room, and projected sound forward. Professor Choueiri’s 3D claim is no hype; Pure Stereo sounds amazing.”
“The BACCH-SP, a digital-audio processor introduced earlier this year, re-creates sonic landscapes with uncanny realism. Throw some jazz on your home stereo, and you’ll hear each musician from exactly where they stood when the performance was captured.”
“I’m here to say that if/when people hear [BACCH 3D], they will be BLOWN AWAY.”
“the BACCH4Mac 3D Audio Playback System is ground-breaking technology…BACCH 3-D breaks more ground that any digital technology I’ve encountered.”
Video Coverage
The BACCH-SP Stereo Purifier: A Preview; by Andrew Quint for the Absolute Sound.
The BACCH-SP Stereo Purifier: An Extensive Demo at the UK hi-fi Show; by Pursuit Perfect System.
Audiophile Product of the Year: The Audiophile Junkie interviews an actual [BACCH4Mac] owner.
BACCH-SP @ CES 2015, Steven Rochlin Interviews Dr. Choueiri.
Public Radio International, Studio 360: A First Listen to 3D Sound at Princeton's 3D3A Lab.
Public Radio International, Studio 360: Edgar Choueiri on Bach in 3D.
Even More Coverage
"Space & Sound", Syracuse Engineer: The Transformation Issue, Fall 2016.
"Adventures in 3D Sound!", Public Radio International, Studio 360 Podcast, WNYC.
"Princeton Professor Brings 3-D Audio to Princeton Tech Meetup", New Jersey Tech Weekly.
"Notes on the Search for Startling Innovations in 3D Audio", The Atlantic.
"Why Are We Still Listening to Music in Two Dimensions?", Vice.
"Princeton professor invents a sound system that plays music in 3D", South China Morning Post.
"Edgar Choueiri, chercheur mélomane", Le Figaro (in French).
"Le rêve d’Edgar Choueiri, créer un planétarium au Liban", L'Orient-Le Jour (in French).
"Do uší mikrofony, před hlavu dvě kamery. Dokonalý poslech může být věda", Technet.cz (in Czech).