I was browsing the Internet this morning & came accross this on SAW main page:
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Along the way, Manny and Dave have nurtured relationships with other inventors and developers in the areas of amplifier design and digital signal processing (DSP). While SAW recently sold the ALT patents to Bang & Olufsen, Sausalito Audio, our new manufacturing and product development company, has retained the rights to develop certain products with ALT for a burgeoning architectural audio market.
In the coming months, we at Sausalito Audio will use ALT and other technologies, focusing the same passionate commitment to excellence that made ALT a success into the development of architectural (in-wall and in-ceiling) audio systems for custom residential installation. We intend to make these products as groundbreaking and revolutionary as the Acoustic Lens has been. "
I knew B&O had exclusive rights to use ALT, but reading this, it's clear that no other manufacturer will be able to use ALT design, which is good news I think.
I'm also curious about the implementation of ALT speakers in walls & ceilings, as this is quite a challenge, since all designs made by B&O had to make the lens always visible, and with this new direction, products like BL 6000 or 8000, or even BV9 could be fitted with built-in (=invisible) lenses, don't you think?
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