onhwy61
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| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Kijanki, there was a time when most major studios got rid of those tubed German large condenser microphones. The solid state replacements were supposed to be so much more reliable. The tubed mics are now highly desirable collector items prized for... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? To summarize the two primary objections to hard drive based audio, 1) it's too hard to insert a CD into a computer drive and click on the import icon and 2) I'm old and don't see the point of learning anything new.If #2 is your go to reason, then ... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? I believe Ralph K. was referring to direct to disc recordings as having better performance than analog tape. As a format I believe direct to disc's popularity ranks well below DVD-As and only slightly above Elcaset. In other words, it's really obs... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Professional tape recorders and tapes exceed vinyl in resolution, signal to noise ratio and dynamic range. Do some research. And yes, tape duplication is more complicated than record stamping, but cassette recordings outsold vinyl disc immediately... | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store It's only controversial to a small number of audiophiles, in other words .01% of the general population. Everyone else understands that people walk into stores and just look around to see what's interesting. If that's a problem for the store owner... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Before cassettes the major labels did release albums in the reel to reel tape, quarter inch format. Today, the vast majority of recordings originate in a digital format so transferring them to analog tape doesn't really make much sense.Research Th... | |
| Bybee Internal Speaker Bullets - user feedback? Unless they are the last loudspeakers you'll ever own, don't do it! They will add nothing to the resale value of the B&Ws.Since you haven't listed it I don't know what the rest of your system is, but $1,600 dollars will probably generate a big... | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store Roxy54 has been in sales too long is obviously burnt out. If your time is that valuable you shouldn't be in sales. | |
| What to do with Bozak B310B Concert Grands Try local Craigslist. There are a large number of Bozak fans and they will jump on a pair. | |
| What to do? Before changing any equipment try what you have in the new room. The new room could work wonderfully. | |
| What does "compression" like? Data compression algorithms for digital files are entirely different than compressor/limiters techniques used in audio processing. For nearly all pop/rock recording styles a little compression makes the recording sound better. | |
| The End Of Big Iron? The difference in attainable SPLs from a 1,000 watt amp and a 600 watt amp is just over 2dB. It's not a big deal. | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? At best I'm trying to recreate the sound in the mastering studio which may or may not have a basis in real time musician performing.To put what some people could interpret as cynicism in a more proper perspective, consider that sales of make-up pr... | |
| Is the Mo Fi Sinatra Box Ses stereo or mono Mono sound appears to come from a small area midway between the loudspeakers. Stereo sound can appear to come from anywhere from the left to right loudspeakers position.Tell us about your system and how it's setup. | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? The generally accepted number of child deaths worldwide due to starvation/malnutrition is 3.1 million. An astounding number, but substantially less than the 3.65 million used elsewhere in this thread. That's assuming all starvation deaths are attr... |