Educate me on "Ambience"

[trippy1313]

I've been trying to figure out this Panny feature. The best description I saw is that is has a "Wide" effect, not exactly sure what that means. Can anyone better explain the Ambience feature on many of these Panasonic boxes?

What make is so cool? Who likes it, who hates it, do some of you not even notice a difference?

What... besides of course the 5350/7000's, are better, more common examples of Panny's that have it. I've yet to see a box in person with one to hear it for myself. But I've seen some of the models on this site that has it.

 

[Reli]

Just a wide setting, in other words circuitry that produces a time delay between certain signals. Panasonic merely does a better job of it than most others. Way better than Sharp, for instance.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

I have quite a few radio's with WIDE on them. I don;t normally use the Wide feature unless I am far away from the box, outside or in a really big room

 

[redbenjoe]

when playing certain types of music quietly - it has a very nice effect -
at other times --you get tired of it -
on some fm stereo stations - its effect is very exaggerated

 

[Mystic Traveller]

I have AMBIENCE on my Nationals RX-5080, 5160, small ones RX-F6 and F20.
Nice feature and I like to play with that turning it on and off.

As far as I can tell (that's not only my observation) [SIZE=14.3999996185303px]AMBIENCE [/SIZE] not only widen the stereo base
but also raise the frequency response in mid-high part of spectrum.

 

[systemaddict]

Yes the ambience is a nice setting, so is space wide on toshiba boxes but my fave is spatial stereo by Philips, the best I have heard to date

 

[mmcodomino]

An RX-5350 in abmience can fill an entire room with an amazing stereo sound when fed with the right signal.
If you close your eyes, it actually sounds like the speakers are on each side of the room and not only a few inches apart.
That being said - I belive Panasonic/National did the most outstanding job on this feature.

 

[BoomboxLover48]

An RX-5350 in abmience can fill an entire room with an amazing stereo sound when fed with the right signal.
If you close your eyes, it actually sounds like the speakers are on each side of the room and not only a few inches apart.
That being said - I belive Panasonic/National did the most outstanding job on this feature.

I totally agree with that comment!

It adds to the dimension of sound imaging. It is very noticeable when you play nice audio quality music. It is a jaw dropping experience to feel the effect especially from the King Panny RX5350.

 

[trippy1313]

So I'm getting the sense its kind of an affect like if your in an empty warehouse, or a cave. Not an echo... But a reflective kind of sound? If that makes sense.

That's kind of my thought of "wide" sound. But I might be misunderstanding that.

 

[jimmyjimmy19702010]

I find most wide settings are good with specific styles of music but for rock and other heavy bass music, the wide settings reduces the bass somewhat. The one exception is Sharp. Their wide setting actually increases the bass, reduces the treble and doesn't sound wide at all!

Manufacturers seem to have abandoned the feature on later model boxes. It's a feature I don't use much as these boxes need all the bass they can muster.

James...

 

[metalhandbag]

The wide setting on Panasonic / Toshiba boxes sound very good . Sharp and Philips not so good .

 

[BoomboxLover48]

The wide setting on Panasonic / Toshiba boxes sound very good . Sharp and Philips not so good .

That is correct!
For sound quality high end panasonics are the best in boomboxes.