On Wednesday night, in the first of nine performances (three have been added to the initial run by popular demand), the armory presented another Stockhausen spectacular: "Oktophonie," a 70-minute, electronic work in which the audience sits in the midst of eight speakers, which were placed as if in the corners of a cube.
On the upside, it looks to have four speakers (which are pretty dang loud, says the ninja behind the video camera), a 360×640 display, microUSB port, and an 8-megapixel camera.
The Sony PFR-V1's are actually two mini speakers which are said to mimic an extravagant audio setup.
These are two 5W PMPO speakers, which would also work as a set for your laptop when you're out.
Above and below the screen are two front-facing stereo speakers, which are loud and make watching videos without headphones a better experience.
The controversy erupted last month with the announcement that the college's political science department was co-sponsoring an event featuring two speakers with B.D.S., which stands for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions.
He also considered situating her in an equilateral triangle with the two speakers, one of which would be placed out of phase in order to have the leakage cancel itself.
Their first venture, a company called Glyph, foundered; not even the most opulent psychedelic bands could travel with Glyph's speakers, which required horns four and eight feet in diameter, like super-sized Victrolas.
He is also an adept in the art of Zajal, an ancient Arabic form of freestyle rap in which two speakers debate a subject in improvised song, chanting back and forth in strict strophic verse.
