onhwy61
Responses from onhwy61
| Digitally recorded lps? jdaniel, all very good points, but if a recording was orignally done digitally and then transferred to vinyl it stands to reason that the recording won't gain any added fidelity. It may sound different and that difference may even make it sound mo... | |
| sub-woofer with ML Summits You need an equalizer to boost the bass output for low level listening., but I strongly suggest you let the speakers fully break-in and keep them for more than 3 weeks before making up your mind. | |
| Digitally recorded lps? Some of the very early digital recordings were made with a 3M system that people still swear out performed Redbook standards. I believe the Ry Cooder "Bop 'Til You Drop" and possibly Donald Fagen's "Nightfly" fall into this category. Both are supe... | |
| Audio Debt? I'm glad to see most people have kept this hobby in proper perspective. Good sound doesn't have to be very expensive and there is no reason to take on debt to enjoy great sounding music. Although if somebody took out a loan to purchase a subscript... | |
| Should manufacturers lease speakers? High end audio is a purely discretionary, luxury oriented market. If you have to lease or otherwise finance your purchases, then you might want to consider that you cannot actually afford what you lust after. Also, why should the manufacturer gamb... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s What is the REAL story? Why the assumption that there is a single correct VTF? It's been my recent experience that VTF does effect multiple aspects of sound quality. It's possible that given their respective systems and listening preferences that two perfectly competent ... | |
| Music volume? What about your sound level? Here's a link to what Shure says about listening levels. It includes OSHA recommended limits on exposure to loud sounds. Tinnitus commences at 127dB. 130dB is the level reached at very loud rock concerts. 140dB levels can cause hearing loss no mat... | |
| Is it Audio, or is it Art? Eldartford, you're response assumes someone using a watch actually needs to know the time accurately to within a few seconds per year. If you drop this proconception, then other factors can have validity in the type of watch you use. | |
| Is it Audio, or is it Art? Good looks don't always translate to good sound, but if it wasn't designed to look good, then it probably wasn't designed to sound good either. | |
| 192/24 soundcard any good? I have no experience with this specific product, but Tracer is known to put out quality products. From the info on the website it doesn't appear to upsample. | |
| Speaker phase and timing You don't need phase coherent speaker to get the effect. Careful setup, measured to the fraction of the inch, so do it. That is assuming you have a symmetrical room. | |
| J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display Not all recordings are perfectly L/R balanced. On many recordings a small adjustment in the balance control can snap the soundstage into greater focus. | |
| J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display Why would you deactivate the balance control? It's one of the amp's most useful features. | |
| DACs with FIREWIRE? Here's a list from the Sweetwater catalog. They are all semi-pro oriented and most features multiple channels of I/O. | |
| red book It's not an urban myth. The group was spearheaded by a four man clique, naturally called "The Gang of 4". They took their names from a popular American film of the time that was a thinly veiled Marxist critique of the corrosive effect of business ... |