onhwy61
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| How to Listen ?? The Chesky label makes a very useful compilation/demo disc that is useful for highlighting many of the sonic attributes of audio reproduction. I suggest you spend some time with a good dealer who can demonstrate a number of systems and point out t... | |
| Anyone using i tunes as a computer based jukebox? Kthomas, you are correct, i tunes is an Apple software product. It comes pre-installed on all new Macs or it can be downloaded (for free) from the Apple website. i tunes primary purpose is to handle the conversion to and organization of MP3 files.... | |
| Anyone using i tunes as a computer based jukebox? Justlisten, the G4 was purchased Micro Center in suburban Chicago. It's a 433, 128Mb, 30Gb w/ CD-R; it cost $1,050. I considered an iMac or a Powerbook, but that would have limited me to Firewire I/O, which is quite limited and somewhat expensive.... | |
| Watermarking red-book cd's My suggestion to those who have unknowingly purchased a watermakred disc and think the sound has been impaired, is to return the CD to the place of purchase and demand a full refund. Follow-up with angry letters to the retail owners (if a chain), ... | |
| Why aren't these on the "recommended list?" Stereophile is the "big dog" and as such it's a magnet for criticsm. Some of the negative comments are well deserved, but frankly I'm somewhat taken back by the emotionalism of some of the above posts. I come to praise the RC list for both its use... | |
| Need Help Designing a Dream Room There are no absolute rules in acoustic design. You can ask five different acoustic engineers the same question and get five different answers. On the surface this may appear confusing, but if you dig deeper, you'll find that each engineer has a d... | |
| How good is my source? Mkaes, my point is not about system synergy. Let me be very clear -- with regards to music reproduction, the sonic differences between better quality components is small. Audiophiles magnify these small differences to the point where, if you just ... | |
| low efficiency speaker vs. high efficiency speaker? Speaker sensitivity is not directly related to sound quality. One advantage of higher sensitivity designs is that they can be match with lower output amplifiers. High quality, high wattage amplifiers are much more expensive than mid to low output ... | |
| How good is my source? mkaes, one of the pitfalls of audio reviewing is that reviewers tend to over dramitize the sonic differences between components. Yes it is true that a dCS converter sounds different than a Wadia, but the reality is the differences are not major. (... | |
| Why Can We plug our AMPS directly into wall w/o Worrying? Every component can benefit from cleaner electric power, but digital components seem to benefit the most. It's interesting to note that power conditioners did not become popular until digital components were widely used. I suspect digital componen... | |
| Tone Controls Slawney, I purposely left the mid-range untouched and used it as a reference for setting both bass and treble levels. I'm still learning how the use effectively use EQ, but I've noticed that even with EQ, standard audiophile practices still have t... | |
| Where is the weak chain in my system? On paper you have put together a very high quality system and it's not surprising that you should like the basic sound. I suggest that rather than wholesale changes of equipment you concentrate on careful system setup. Warmth is a quality associat... | |
| Tone Controls A few comments about analog and digital EQ.There are any number of outstanding sounding analog EQ units (Avalon, GML. Manley, Millennia, etc.) on the market. Although clearly aimed at the pro audio market, they are easily incorporated into a compo... | |
| Best Remote?? Bmpnyc, Swampwalker's comments are correct. Because of the backlighting the Pronto is easy to use in low light situations, but it doesn't have alot of tactile feel. The software is Windows based. | |
| Best Remote?? Bmpnyc, Remote Central makes the Pronto appear more complicated than it really is. The key to the Pronto is the programming software. Once downloaded into a WinPC you can attach the Pronto and commence to customize your remote. The software is qui... |