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| Power Cord for Spectral DMC-30 Pre Amp Overtureaudio, I'm happy that you've raised this issue in a public forum so that it can be discussed openly. Over many years of experience with Spectral, I will state that in my system (dmc30sl, 360's, 2000/3000), the ZII on the preamp and digital... | |
| Are internet sales taking business or not? I think there is a demarcation between what naturally fits the internet and what fits brick and mortar. Researching speakers and heavy monoblocks is best done through dealers where it 's possible to listen and a/b. Cables on the other hand are far... | |
| Pioneer DV-47ai vs Denon DVD-2900 Universal I can't agree with Eldartford. I sold a Pioneer 47a (not 47ai) and replaced it with a Denon dv2900. The sound quality of the Denon is substantially better across the board, and especially in SACD where the Pioneer was poor. I haven't heard the 47a... | |
| Analog pass-thru and SACD/DVD-A mystery Not exactly true; the DVD Forum has approved only certain physical carriers for encrypted digital interfaces, and those are spelled out in Forum documents as 1394 and (think it was..) USB. SPDIF as a legacy medium was never allowed; however Meridi... | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? Keith Johnson of Spectral Audio, Reference Recordings, and Pacific Microsonics, for nearly 50 years of work in analog and digital design, with many firsts and many, many highly regarded designs to his credit. | |
| Question for recording artist/engineers Zaikesman, this may be closer to what you are looking for.44.1khz came about because of its relationship to NTSC and PAL tv line rates. Early digital audio was recorded using versions of video recorders, and the audio frequency had to be related t... | |
| Question for recording artist/engineers In the not-so-distant past, 44.1khz was the consumer standard and 48khz the professional standard. High sampling rates were something a few engineers experimented with, but were nothing like an accepted standard as recently as ~10 years ago. | |
| Question for recording artist/engineers All of the downconversions from 96k and 88.2k use the same algorithm, it's just that the non-integer conversions are computationally greater. 96k->48k and 88.2k->44.1k are one phase filters, while 96k->44.1k and 88.2k->48k are multipha... | |
| 2+2+2 Multichannel There is an interesting article posted this month at the Audiophile Audition website on non-5.1 music surround formats. It's not on 2+2+2, but it has much discussion on the problems of 5.1 for music listening and what might be better in the future... | |
| Will dedicated power lines eliminate ground loops Jcambron, if you are installing 6 dedicated lines, I'd suggest making sure that the line lengths are fairly short. You might consider a subpanel near your listening room. Then star ground with equal length wire runs from the subpanel to the outlet... | |
| 2+2+2 Multichannel Almost everyone who cares about multichannel audio agrees on the point about the problems of 5.1. But there are just so few people with audio-only multichannel systems that its hard to make the case for profitability of non-HT compatible formats. ... | |
| 2+2+2 Multichannel Chesky's version is different though. The two height channels are at the sides of the room, between the listener and the main channels, whereas the European 2+2+2 has the height channels in the front of the room. The two formats aren't strictly in... | |
| Help with Bad Power You need to begin with some analysis of your current. It sounds as though there is too much on one loop if the lights are dimming when the equipment is turned on. The hum on the speakers sounds like a ground loop. Find out what appliances are on w... | |
| 2+2+2 Multichannel Eldartford, I've heard the 2+2+2 setup several times in Europe, and it has sounded very good in the large convention rooms I've heard it in. Your description is accurate; the two front height channels have been set up about 8-10 feet above the fro... | |
| Question for recording artist/engineers If you throw out every other sample of an 88.2khz signal, you will have a 44.1khz data set, but with all the frequencies over 22.05 khz aliased into the audio band. The low pass filter is used to attenuate signal energy above 22.05khz (Nyquist) be... |