Can an Edge Motion™ speaker system really improve the enjoyment of multimedia content?

Edge Motion™ speaker systems are truly unique in their ability to unify the source of the audio and video content; in other words, they really do come from the same place – as they would in real life. In most other situations, the human brain has to work harder to try and join the related audio and visual content – you can think of this as “coincident” multimedia.  Although it is difficult to describe, the “unified” multimedia experience presented by an embedded Edge Motion™ speaker system is immediately more pleasing, natural and intimate as sounds come directly from the actors and objects in the associated video content. 

Are there advantages compared to separate PC multimedia speaker systems?

In terms of sound quality, you will need to judge for yourself. However, the highest quality separate speaker systems tend to be large, expensive, or both.  They also add wires and clutter, take up valuable desk space, and are often hard to place where they will sound best. However, a separate speaker system can definitely offer improve performance when compared to the speaker systems that are built into most desktop monitors, laptop computers and small-to-medium sized televisions.   A monitor, laptop or TV with an embedded Edge Motion™ speaker system provides amazing sound quality while keeping your desk free of additional wires and clutter. It also puts the speakers where they will always sound the best and unifies the audio and video content. Click here to see some examples of this. 

What is a "Zero-Footprint" speaker system?

We call the products we make “zero-footprint” speaker systems because they enable speakers to be embedded in the best possible location for unified audio and video playback without adding additional size and space requirements to the product design.  Our unique Edge Motion™ audio technology is truly unique in its ability to fit this definition.  The true “zero-footprint” design of an Edge Motion™ speaker system occupies only the area of the display and the bezel around it. Click here to see an animation illustrating what we mean by "zero-footprint" design. 

How does an Edge Motion™ speaker system impact the design of products?

We like to think of Edge Motion™ audio technology as a product designer’s best friend.  Many of the technological advances in consumer electronics have enabled designers to make smaller, sleeker products with little or no loss in performance; this includes displays, audio amplifiers, signal processing, digital content and materials.  However, as designers have tried to cram more into less space and improve the appearance of products, the actual acoustic output has suffered.  Since most quality speaker systems depend on multiple drivers that take up significant space and require a “box of air” to perform well, typical designs are bigger than desired and still provide inferior acoustic performance, due to size constraints, speaker location, or both.  

In contrast, the true “zero-footprint” design of an Edge Motion™ speaker system enables display-based CE products to provide better acoustic performance and unified multimedia, while it gives designers the freedom to make smaller, lighter and more attractive products. To read more about how this can make an amazing difference in the design and performance of consumer electronics products, click here.

Can Edge Motion™ audio technology scale up or down in size without losing sound quality?

We believe that Edge Motion™ audio technology will always produce the best sound quality for a given size of display product whether the speaker application is as small as the display on a mobile phone or as large as a television.

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