Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of norman mailers the naked and the dead and. One of the loudest sound generators ever created is the danley sound labs matterhorn. Hornloudspeaker magazine wednesday, november 25, 2009. His designs for realhigh spl enclosures are amazing. Matterhorn, by karl marlantes, is a book about a marine who is a part of bravo company and is in the jungles of vietnam. The matterhorn was designed to reproduce a continuous sine wave from 15 to 20 hz, and generate 94 db at a distance of 250 meters 820 ft, and more than 140 db for music. It is the timeless story of a young marine lieutenant, waino mellas, and his comrades in. The matterhorn offers a bass output of two full octaves lower than any subwoofer on the market 3db at 12hz and can produce 105db of output at 250m.
Found 200 records in search of high efficiency speaker asylum 1. The nano is smallest member of the danley sound labs product line. In march 2007, dsl produced the matterhorn, a single subwoofer made from an intermodal shipping container. At the recent nsca show, danley sound labs unveiled the matterhorn, a behemoth 40driver, 40kw selfpowered subwoofer. The german name matterhorn is named for mattertal and zermatt historically matt alpine meadow, the prefix zeris a preposition in the schalbetter map, printed by sebastian munster in 1545, the valley is labelled mattertal, but the mountain has the latin name mons silvius and the german name augstalberg, augstal being the german name of aosta valley from augusta praetoria salassorum. Danley europe is the master importer of danley sound labs in europe and russia. There is a lot to know about zermatt and numerous facts, anecdotes and stories exist about the matterhorn. Schwarzsee is the same angle, but much closer, almost to close for good photos. Matterhorn by karl marlantes a stark, brutal vietnam war epic karl marlantes debut novel, 30 years in the making, follows waino mellas, a. Climb the matterhorn summit zermatts most famous peak. The 4478 metre 14,687 foot matterhorn was, in 1865, the last of the great alpine peaks to be climbed.
The blood pumping from the new machine gunners leg. Best view of the matterhorn zermatt forum tripadvisor. See more ideas about audio, professional audio and sound science. Danley brings the matterhorn to nsca tv technology. A beautiful, brutal vietnam war epic april 22, 2010 karl marlantes debut novel, 30 years in the making, follows waino mellas, a young. Hopefully this one turns out better than the last from 2002. Matterhorn by karl marlantes meet your next favorite book. Danley sound labs has created a monster subwoofer array called the matterhorn. Matterhorn should be a great book and is a great book. The better angle is more to the north, from riffelberg, riffelalp, sunnegga, blauherd and rothorn.
Where space permits, multiple thmini subwoofers may be arrayed. Its combination of ultra compact size, high fidelity and intelligibility makes the nano a perfect alternative, especially when compared to competitive units. Karl marlantess 35year struggle to write a true novel of the vietnam war has finally paid off, says robert mccrum matterhorn is a bestseller. Karl marlantes, bronson pinchot, blackstone audio, inc audible audiobooks. Some of the books are available from zermatt tourism, others from zermatts book shops.
Danley is really the mack daddy of subs and hes the one kid in school that always did his homework. During the 7 days with your mountain guide, you will definitely advance your skills possibly more than ever before. The acclimatisation and training program at the start of the week is guided at 2. What is the loudest subwoofer in the world answers. But if this is the first time youve considered climbing the matterhorn, you. Theatre 5 is now a beta test location for danley sound labs new cinema loudspeaker line. In 2005, he started a new company, danley sound labs, through which he. Danley born 1952 is an american audio engineer, electrical engineer and inventor, the holder of multiple patents for audio transducers, especially highlinearity, highoutput professional horn loudspeaker systems. Best subwoofers danley sounds labs danley sound labs, inc. Intense, powerful, and compelling, matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of norman mailers the naked and the dead and james joness the thin red.
Two miles up we lost john and our rations fell below. Honour is among fellow soldiers is surely the greatest motivator of men in dire circumstances. Comments about fabian 8 cinema in paterson, nj cinema treasures. See more ideas about loudspeaker, speaker design and horn speakers. The audio reproduction is focused on the speakers output capability more than electric power output of the amplifiers with no. It is intended to be used in distributed 70volt systems, supplemental fills, or stereo satellites with subwoofer systems. Zermatt and the matterhorn by meridian rare books issuu. Some years ago we at danley sound labs heard about a requirement for a military subwoofer which was so large we had no immediate.
Comments about fabian 8 cinema in paterson, nj cinema. There was just the four of us against the matterhorn there was albert the australian and john the irishman me and bill from britain, mad dogs in the sun matterhorn, matterhorn men have tried and men have died to climb the matterhorn that mighty matterhorn. This is a dedicated guiding week focused on climbing the matterhorn. The matterhorn, known in france as mont cervin and in italy as monte cervino, is worldfamous on account of its classic mountain shape and infamous first ascent. The 10 loudest speakers and subwoofers in the world. How much do you think the answer to this question explains why the author wrote the book. Dec 05, 2010 unguided climb of the matterhorn via hornli ridge duration. At 4,478 metres, the majestic matterhorn certainly the most famous mountain in europe looms over the breathtaking alpine panorama.
Danley designed the matterhorn to meet a military specification, to produce a low frequency sound in the range of 15 to 20 hz, to be measured at 94 decibels at a distance of 250 meters. For example, at the mouth of the horn which is an 8 by 8 opening, at its highest output the sound level is around 152db which applies about 18 pounds per square foot of pressure on the structure. Matterhorn by karl marlantes a stark, brutal vietnam war epic karl marlantes debut novel, 30 years in the making, follows waino mellas, a young ivy league student sent to. It is a long and committing ascent and dry, snowfree conditions are required on the route to safely reach the summit. More reald 3d and new screens from big sky industries. The dbh subwoofer is a danley take on a conventional design.
It consisted of a large number of 15 drivers housed in a folded horn wh 118. Aug 14, 20 3 matterhorn by danley sound labs the matterhorn is made up of 40 drivers that help create a virtual wall made of sound. What is the efficiency of this devicethat is, the ratio of output power to input power poutpin. The dbh subs behave conventionally in that adding boxes together not only increases the output, but extends the low frequency response downward. Danley sound labs newest member of the jericho family displays extreme fidelity even at 195 ft. Climb the matterhorn with alpine guides matterhorn.
A great read, whether you are preparing for a trip, reminiscing about a memorable stay, looking for entertainment or gathering knowledge. Professional audio sine wave speaker design most powerful loudspeaker photo look horns the secret speakers its also been said, the u. Danley sound labs demonstrating the most powerful subwoofer on the planet, the matterhorn. Jul 30, 2010 matterhorn is a story of men without women. Marlantes presents the conflict and its effect on the psyche by reaching deep into the subjective. Many companies offer matterhorn weeks, which are designed to cover the skills needed to climb the matterhorn and assist with acclimatisation. The matterhorn was designed to reproduce a continuous sine wave from 15 to. A novel of the vietnam war1 sarah boyce2 in matterhorn, karl marlantes, a vietnam combat veteran and rhodes scholar,3 has created what may be the finest novel yet written on the vietnam war. Climbing the matterhorn 4478 m climb big mountains. A big, powerful saga of men in combat, written over the course of thirtyfive years by a highly decorated vietnam veteran. Meridian rare books po box 51650 london se8 4xw united kingdom. Worlds loudest subwoofers crank up the bass audio and sound. Danley first gained notice in the 1980s with his novel servomotordriven. Karl mariantes has hit the nail on the head about the feel and sense of any war.
A beautiful, brutal vietnam war epic april 22, 2010 karl marlantes debut novel, 30 years in the making, follows waino mellas, a young ivy league student sent to vietnam to lead. Intense, powerful, and compelling, matterhorn is an epic war novel in the. Unguided climb of the matterhorn via hornli ridge duration. The first edition narrating the ascent of the matterhorn, with numerous illustrations. Apr 03, 2017 danley installation at the new mercedes benz stadium in atlanta. Jul 10, 2010 karl marlantess 35year struggle to write a true novel of the vietnam war has finally paid off, says robert mccrum matterhorn is a bestseller. Designer tom danley is responsible for the volcano effects at the mirage in las vegas and built the worlds largest subwoofer, the matterhorn, with 40,000 watts of energy. Danley sound labs j5caleb and matterhorn this video was shot with a zoom q3hd. Tom danley is possibly the most creative audio innovator around. Now here i am a dying upon the matterhorn not a thing for me to lie in or a thing to keep me warm the queen would surely knight me if i could get back down but its closer here to heaven than it is back to the ground. He shows due respect to the nva that were often demeaned in other books.
Matterhorn could have been written about combat anywhere, anytime. Intense, powerful, and compelling, matterhorn is an epic war novel in the more. When run at full power, the device uses an input power of 40,000 w. I would have expected danley sound labs to be a bit edgy about these plans leaking out, but they.
To accomplish this, danley arranged forty 15inch mtx subwoofer drivers in a tapped horn configuration, each driver powered by its own 1,000 watt amplifier. The matterhorn was designed to reproduce a continuous sine wave from 15 to 20 hz. Military required the production of this sub to accurately reproduce the sonic impact of battle field explosions for combat simulation training. Technology to create the best subwoofers and loudspeakers. This switzerland landmark is at the border of the western swiss canton of valais between zermatt and the italian resort of breuilcervinia, and offers a paradise for. It is the timeless story of a young marine lieutenant, waino mellas, and his comrades in bravo company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of vietnam as boys and forced to fight their way into manhood. Danley installation at the new mercedes benz stadium in atlanta. Intense, powerful, and compelling, matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of norman mailers the naked and the dead and james joness the thin red line. Isolated at the head of the zermatt valley, the perfectly shaped mountain needs little introduction and continues to top the must do list of thousands of climbers who aspire to climb it each year. As a war novel, the text contains numerous antagonists that the protagonist. It is a rich, fine, powerful story told with excruciating precision about men driven to extremes of fear and courage.
Matterhorn tells the story of the daytoday experience in a combat situation as well as any book i have read, and far better than most. He goes from designing the mammoth matterhorn to this tiny subwoofer that delivers great sounding lowend. They are a good way to maximise your prospects of reaching the top. When mellas thinks of the girl he left behind in virginia, marlantess prose becomes fluttery, as it does when mellas, suffering an eye injury, is cared. Cervin is a mountain of the alps, straddling the main watershed and border between switzerland and italy. It is a large, nearsymmetric pyramidal peak in the extended monte rosa area of the pennine alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres 14,692 ft high, making it one of the highest. The matterhorn project deals with much higher sound levels than most ever encounter. The dbh family of subs are most efficient in the 80 hz range.
Designer tom danley is responsible for the volcano effects at the mirage in las vegas and built the worlds largest subwoofer, the matterhorn, with 40,000 watts of. May 01, 2011 matterhorn should be a great book and is a great book. Following the last assault on matterhorn, mellass mind is filled with troubling images. I think the view from gornergrat to the matterhorn is not as good as others. Climb the matterhorn with alpine guides matterhorn guided. Books similar to matterhorn meet your next favorite book. While written as a novel, it is obvious this book is based on reallife experiences by the author.
The dbh subs feature a front loaded, folded horn design. And if your transmitting subsonic sounds from the trunk of your honda youre doing pretty good in my book. Several years ago, danley sound labs built a subwoofer to be used against enemies in the field. The matterhorn is the most easily recognised peak in the world.
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