shadorne
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| Interconnect and Speaker Cable Burn In Indeed...the load will have impact on the volatge and current levels in the cable - so it is not just the music (signal) that is critical but also the load.You need to considerSource Signal ( type music, frequency content, in some cases test signa... | |
| Interconnect and Speaker Cable Burn In keep in mind that I am somewhat technically challenged. From a technical perspective, cable burn in is totally unnecessary. I have never seen an engineering text book or scientifically peer reviewed paper that claims that burn in is required for ... | |
| Mac Mini & Outboard DAC Restock,I used DisplayConfigX which worked brilliantly with my Sharp HDTV (supports up to full 1080P which is 1920 x 1080 pixels). I was only to get the video to output a 720p resolution that the TV recognized as 720p. I did not manage to get 1080... | |
| Why are hi-end active monitors not more popular? Genelec 8050A and the PMC AML1 Excellent choices to audition, IMHO.Incidently, I believe George Massenburg chose the Genelec 8050A for near field monitoring in perhaps one of the most amazing and "on the bleeding edge" studio projects I have ever... | |
| my take on blind tests Snofun, You said it very well. If you can't hear a difference in a blind test then the difference must be quite small. Given that most people can hear a change in tone control of around 1 db - it implies that these differences are very small indee... | |
| Mac Mini & Outboard DAC I use a wireless keyboard with trackball with my Mac Mini. I don't use it to store music however - just to surf the net and control the CD players. This was I can control everything from the listening position on an HD TV. ON ething that gave me a... | |
| Blockbuster goes Blu-ray, HD DVD=beta?, Rysa4,As I stated much earlier in this thread, content will likely be the deciding factor. It appears that the HD-DVD camp agrees with me as they paid $150 Million in order to get two studios to go exclusive for 18 months with HD-DVD.The data inde... | |
| Subwoofer Choice Velodyne | |
| Dedicated Lines & Power Conditioners I agree with Tvad. There are so many variables - no one can answer this for you. Overkill is doing more than you need for your setup and your gear combo. Some systems and decent power need NOTHING. Some gear combos and dirty power need a LOT. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? That is awsome.Stearmsn,Are you referring to Roskelly's OTT 5.1 system that I posted?I hoped it woud get a few comments or push people to find some better pics of OTT systems to post. You know...for fun! | |
| How Many Of Us Are Compensating I don't compensate. I find big budget movies are generally very reliable.I find music is all over the map (depending on mix/master).Correcting is too much work and I listen to so much music...I can't imagine playing each track once...then making E... | |
| Jazz trombone anyone? So you like horns eh?Well if you do not have Tower of Power "Soul Vaccination" in your collection then you are missing the tightest horn section I know of. Even if you don't care for funk - the muscianship is absolutely stunning and they do amazin... | |
| What makes instrument immediacy, -separation & -bo Shadorne, I'm not convinced that recording in an actual performance hall is necessary to create a sensation of live performance in playback. I agree fully. I stated aboveTo recreate perfect positioning it usually requires separate sessions for ea... | |
| are any of your friends audiophiles? I tend to share music and DVD's and discuss artists and genre's with friends. Sometimes I end up helping with technical issues. Friends are absolutely amazed when they visit and listen but they don't rush to spend a small fortune like I have done.... | |
| What makes instrument immediacy, -separation & -bo A key difference between live (unplugged) and reproduced music is this: Live instruments produce natural-sounding reverberant fields, but most home sound systems don't. For example, listen to a piano from the next room, through an open doorway wi... |