Philips DS9-37 User Manual download pdf (Page 12)

Loic Tanghe

Every day I am inspired by the prospect of creating something that

can change the way people enjoy music.

As a child I was eager to understand how things worked and I have

always been passionate about music, both listening and playing.

Sound engineering offered me the perfect mix for a career.

At Philips I run the headphones pre-development program.

This involves developing new products and product ideas. I work

in close collaboration with the engineering, design and marketing

teams, especially on Fidelio products where we fuse science and

craftsmanship. We all share a common goal: to ensure people have

a better listening experience in their everyday life.

The desire to be innovative is widespread at Philips. Previously I

worked on HP1000 Hi-Fi headphones, where we experimented with

transducing technologies. This allowed us to better understand the

membrane motion of a speaker, providing new ways of measuring

and understanding speakers. The product we went to market

with was well received by customers and professional reviewers -

particularly in relation to sound quality, regardless of price.

To work for Philips sound you have to be dedicated. Of course

understanding the technology is a prerequisite, but most of us believe

we must experiment with ideas and have our customers in mind.

Philips experts

Sound and acoustics innovation engineers

Thomas Peeters

As long as I can remember I’ve been passionate about music and

sound. At home, music was always a part of my environment due

to my father’s huge interest in Hi-Fi - I got to appreciate what

great sound is all about from a young age.

At six years old I started playing guitar, and since then I have

continued to make music in a variety of ways; experimenting with

sound as I grew older and crafting my sound. I was especially

interested in the engineering which goes into making electronic

music. This got me more and more interested in understanding

the acoustics and the science of sound.

During my academic career and after, I spent time in research,

both for Philips and the European Space Agency. The work for

ESA involved analyzing heart, blood pressure and breathing signals

using tools which I learned whilst studying audio signal processing.

These attributes have enabled me to really apply my knowledge

within Philips. I feel like I’m in my element.

For decades people have taken their music with them on the go.

In terms of sound, compromises are still made so you don’t

get the same experience from your portable music player with

headphones as from a big, high quality sound system. For me, in

the ideal world you would be able to enjoy and share your music

in perfect sound quality no matter what the circumstances. Once

the reproduction system becomes perfectly transparent, it will be

all about the music again. Besides that, wires in any shape or form

will become a thing of the past and your sound system will blend

into the environment.

Gerrit De Poortere

Sound is always evolving - it’s so dynamic that everything is

changing all the time in terms of technical challenges.

My move into sound was 100% fuelled by passion. As a young

boy I was intrigued by electronics and by the time I was fteen

I had already built my rst do-it-yourself amplier with large

box speakers.

I have two roles at Philips. I offer technical coaching and

oversee home cinema sound innovation projects. I am also

the spokesperson for home cinema sound in Louvain. The

teams I work in have been an important factor in keeping my

obsession with sound alive. We feed off each other’s creativity

and share knowledge - this for me, is what it’s all about.

A big achievement for Philips was the advent of digital audio

- starting with the CD. Digital changed the world of sound

for everyone of us. We could do things with sound that we

couldn’t before, like digital sound compression. I worked for

instance on Double Bass, a sound technology that brings

more immersion to a home theater. This typies the inspiring

opportunities Philips presents its engineers with.

In this job, you have to be interested in sound and have ideas.

If you want to grow old with sound, you have to love it. It’s not

just a career. It’s a passion.

Benoît Burette

The scientic side of sound and music has always been the most

attractive to me. I’ve never been a musician: my career began as a

sound engineer’s assistant, aged nineteen.

The practical experience I gained in a recording studio spurred me

to undertake a further degree in scientic computing followed by

another degree in acoustics, which brought me to Philips.

I particularly enjoy collaborating with other ‘Golden Ear’ acoustic

engineers at Philips. We collaborate regularly on ideas.

Our passion for sound unites us and there’s a real spirit for sharing

our obsession. For example, when developing SoundSphere we

experimented with ways of making it more compact, changing

tweeter positions and monitoring the effect. We toyed and toyed

until we were happy with the product you can buy today.

This typies our approach to innovation: discovery, building great

things from unlikely sources and the persistence to make it work.

In my role you need to understand what people desire from sound.

You need a good technology background in order to translate

sound needs into a great product that will excite them - it’s not

about being obsessed with the technology, it’s about being obsessed

with sound, and those subtle details that make the difference.

19 20

1 2 ... 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... 26 27

Comments to this Manuals

No comments

Philips DS9-37 User Manual Page 12

Comments to this Manuals

Related products and manuals for Video Philips DS9-37