Hi folks,
I’m considering getting a Transmitter 1 to run my Beolab 18s wirelessly, but just want to check if it has any latency and if so what that is.
Thanks!
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Beolab Transmitter 1 latency?
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5 milliseconds, based upon:
a) B&O's WiSA product release info as reported by https://www.flatpanelshd.com/review.php?subaction=showfull&id=1383642616 , and
b) Geoff Martin's blog Q&A about matching delay for a Transmitter 1'ed subwoofer (scroll about half-way down https://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2014/01/10/bo-tech-subwoofer-tweaking-for-beginners/comment-page-1/ ) where he says to move one of the speakers speed-of-sound x 5msec meters forward or backward.
Please note that is not the total latency, because the speakers themselves have some built-in sound processing, though very short in the case of Beolab 18s: 4.4msec, again per Geoff Martin (https://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2017/12/06/bo-tech-beolab-loudspeakers-and-third-party-systems/)
Hi - thanks for that. I’ve already got the latency of the 18s plugged in, so it’s the 5ms for the Transmitter 1 that I will need to add.
Just out of interest I cannot find the reference in GM’s blog article (I had already read that), can you direct me to the section where he talks about the delay please?
https://www.flatpanelshd.com/review.php?subaction=showfull&id=1383642616 , and b) Geoff Martin’s blog Q&A about matching delay for a Transmitter 1’ed subwoofer (scroll about half-way down https://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2014/01/10/bo-tech-subwoofer-tweaking-for-beginners/comment-page-1/ ) where he says to move one of the speakers speed-of-sound x 5msec meters forward or backward. Please note that is not the total latency, because the speakers themselves have some built-in sound processing, though very short in the case of Beolab 18s: 4.4msec, again per Geoff Martin (https://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2017/12/06/bo-tech-beolab-loudspeakers-and-third-party-systems/)
Wasn't clear which article you referred to, so:
Reference #1: It's in the comments/Q&A: Search for the string "< 5 ms" (note spaces)
Reference #2: It's in the table: search for the string "4.4"
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