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September 9, 2015, 09:04 AM
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Re: DSD versus PCM - Is DSD really better or is it a 'myth'
Just to be clear, I was referring to the quality of the "master" -- the final assembly of the recorded performance that they use to make the disk, download file, 15 ips tape or whatever that they...
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September 8, 2015, 11:05 PM
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Re: DSD versus PCM - Is DSD really better or is it a 'myth'
It's NOT the medium or the format, it's the MASTER.
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September 3, 2015, 02:57 AM
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Re: Don't Touch My Records! Has this ever happened w/ your wife or S.O. ?
The two other things I find women do during listening, and I use that term loosely for them, are talking during the music and wanting the volume to be reduced to the level of Background/Elevator...
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September 2, 2015, 03:22 PM
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Re: Don't Touch My Records! Has this ever happened w/ your wife or S.O. ?
I have all my disks arranged alphabetically by a few genres: Classical, Rock, Jazz, Gregorian chants (yeah, really) Gilbert and Sullivan, PDQ Bach and musical comedy, and Broadway.
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September 2, 2015, 01:25 PM
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Re: Don't Touch My Records! Has this ever happened w/ your wife or S.O. ?
I keep telling you guys, you need these to keep your wife and kids at bay:
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August 31, 2015, 11:03 PM
Thread: Speaker break-in
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Re: Speaker break-in
The whole thing.
The crossover is a passive device.
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August 31, 2015, 09:46 PM
Thread: Speaker break-in
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Re: Speaker break-in
How could they even design something if prototypes took 1000+hours (that's 7 weeks 24/7) to break in?
We'd still be waiting for the first production run.
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August 30, 2015, 11:47 PM
Thread: Speaker break-in
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Re: Speaker break-in
Let's see if we can make some sense of this.
Can a driver "break in" after one MILLION cycles at a fairly loud volume?
Even at a low frequency of 20 Hz, that happens in a brief 13.89 hours. A... -
August 28, 2015, 09:23 AM
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Re: Does your sound system include a tuner?
A friend of mine has one of these magnificent tuners and he doesn't use his tuner either!
Nostalgia forces us to keep them.
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August 27, 2015, 01:16 PM
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Re: Does your sound system include a tuner?
FM radio has become a wasteland with nothing worth listening to.
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August 19, 2015, 11:53 PM
Thread: What is your IQ
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Re: What is your IQ
I believe I have the answer. The attachment says to share it. Where do I do that?
More importantly, does this mean my IQ gets re-evaluated ti be lower? -
August 19, 2015, 11:43 PM
Thread: What is your IQ
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Re: What is your IQ
I have to use that in the exams I write for my students.
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August 18, 2015, 12:27 AM
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Re: The "Bits Are Bits" Fallacy and Noise In Mixed Signal Systems
I believe there are FAR MORE problems making a realistic sounding recording/master than playing it back.
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August 18, 2015, 12:25 AM
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Re: The "Bits Are Bits" Fallacy and Noise In Mixed Signal Systems
^^^^ a breath of fresh air.
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August 17, 2015, 12:47 AM
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Re: What is the downside of Emotiva XPR-2 600Watts amps per channel?
If it means anything, I have an Emotiva UMC200 preamp-processor for my BIG 42" TV :P with Fostex PM2 active powered speakers.
I have been very happy with it, have had no problems and when I was... -
August 10, 2015, 10:43 PM
Thread: The joys of travel - NOT!
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Re: The joys of travel - NOT!
I feel your pain.
I dislike travel by air. I'm not afraid of flying, I just hate the experience and inconvenience.
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August 9, 2015, 07:21 PM
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Re: C1100T Prototype on show in Hong Kong.
Production runs can me different from prototypes.
Mc might have simply wanted to get something out to show.
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August 6, 2015, 05:36 PM
Thread: Bike on water - very cool!
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Re: Bike on water - very cool!
His bike appears to have skis along side the wheels which they are careful to avoid showing in most of the scenes.
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August 4, 2015, 08:16 AM
Thread: Olympics doping
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Re: Olympics doping
I'm just glad it ISN'T in the US.
Let some other country foot the bill and take the other risks of bringing crowds of people together.
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August 3, 2015, 09:19 PM
Thread: Olympics doping
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Re: Olympics doping
I don't think I said exactly that!:) but just legalize it.
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August 3, 2015, 02:44 PM
Thread: Olympics doping
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Re: Olympics doping
So what. Drugs are here to stay.
Drugs should be legal. Let them do whatever it takes to get better and better. Better coaches, better vitamins, better diets, better drugs.
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August 3, 2015, 01:49 AM
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Re: The audiophile’s dilemma: strangers can’t identify $340 cables
In your link, the author states, "What do you call an ABX test that skips that last bit in bold and let's a subject say "I dunno" when presented with X? Useless."
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August 3, 2015, 12:15 AM
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Re: The audiophile’s dilemma: strangers can’t identify $340 cables
I'm on pins and needles waiting for comments on this!
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August 2, 2015, 07:17 PM
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August 1, 2015, 10:45 AM
Thread: What is your preferred volume level?
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Re: What is your preferred volume level?
NOT the entire piece, just the peaks. When the quartet is IN your living room, it is that loud.
Admittedly, if your living room is 3000+ square feet with 40 foot ceilings like the Newport, RI...
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