Whether it passes Abbey Road’s spatial audio test isn’t clear, but this omnidirectional curiosity is certainly in a class of its own. And in demonstrating the Cell Alpha’s impressive frequency range, Syng may have over-emphasised the bass, but fans of subwoofers won’t be complaining.
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But how does it fare in practice? Well, you’ll be a happier customer if you’re an Apple devotee, as full support for Android devices is still awaited. When you’re done, you’re left with a futuristic gadget emitting sound from every angle. The act of unpacking one and setting it up is almost an act of theatre, from undoing the glittery silver bag to covertly running the hidden power cable up its stem. This system plays fast and loose with the notion of stereo, but does an excellent job of spreading sound evenly. Place more than one of them in a space and an accompanying app will guide you through the business of optimising their respective outputs to fill that space perfectly. Syng, however, has adopted the concept of “triphonic sound”, which means that you can plonk a single Cell Alpha into a room and, thanks to the array of speakers positioned around the near-spherical unit, you’ll be roughly in the right place wherever you happen to be. Anyone who happens to be off-axis will be unable to experience the full frequency spectrum – from high treble to low bass – and will suffer the musical consequences. The popular idea of a “sweet spot” between two carefully positioned stereo speakers has been around since the late ’50s. Syng, founded by former Apple designer Christopher Stringer, is in the business of taking traditional listening habits into new spatial dimensions its primary aim with its debut product, Cell Alpha, is that you should be able to hear crystal-clear audio wherever you happen to be in a room (or indeed in a building.)
Spatial audio is defined by Abbey Road Studios – whom we trust implicitly on such matters – as “any audio which gives you a sense of space beyond conventional stereo”.
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