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1: General Asylum, I enjoyed the Vladimir Lamm interview by Rich Fershtinkiner (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2023-03-13, 13:09:33 (99.151.38.41)
...linked below .......
2: Digital Drive, RE: Very cool. Thanks! I found the macOS executable (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2022-11-21, 07:35:42 (99.151.38.41)
"I'm searching for the manpage in the yt-dlp.ar.gz tarball but I'm not sure where it's at. If I do find it I'll have to figure out how to include it in my macOS manpages if that's possible. Never min .......
3: Digital Drive, RE: Doubtful (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2022-11-20, 18:23:59 (99.151.38.41)
The command-line program yt-dlp can show the audio formats supported by a specific youtube video. In Windows, it's a standalone executable. I'm not sure how it works under other OSes. To see the for .......
4: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: What drive did you get? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2022-08-26, 20:31:39 (99.151.38.41)
Well, that's interesting. I bought that exact drive back in 2018. It worked fine for data disks, but I got intermittent errors when ripping CDs with CUERipper. They weren't fatal errors, but failure t .......
5: Computer Audio Asylum, What drive did you get? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2022-08-26, 13:43:51 (99.151.38.41)
I've had problems finding drives that rip both fast and accurately using CUERipper in the past, and settled on a Samsung drive made by the long-defunct TSSTcorp. It would be good to know about one tha .......
6: General Asylum, Do you mean Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldier?" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2022-01-19, 18:29:03 (99.151.38.41)
View YouTube Video .......
7: General Asylum, PayPal's Terms of Service will now be called... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2021-05-12, 18:45:09 (99.151.38.41)
"The Doctrine of PayPal Infallibility" .......
8: Jazz Alley, Curtis Fuller has passed away (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2021-05-09, 13:48:44 (99.151.38.41)
Very sad to hear this. Here's a dedication thread by Ethan Iverson. .......
9: Computer Audio Asylum, On Win10, the Adobe Flash uninstaller doesn't actually uninstall it (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2021-01-09, 00:21:11 (99.151.38.41)
See the post linked below for link to the MS uninstaller for various Windows versions. I had to go to the second page to find it for Win10 20H2. It's not even clear that there is a second page until y .......
10: General Asylum, RE: Upgrade Company (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2020-12-21, 20:46:22 (99.151.38.41)
Whenever The Upgrade Company comes up, mayhem and hilarity inevitably ensue. This includes, but is not limited to, threats of lawsuits, pictures of cables wrapped in what appears to be aluminum foil, .......
11: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Who plays CDs nowadays? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2020-09-11, 19:34:03 (99.151.38.41)
I don't play them, but I buy them to rip them to FLAC format for computer-based playback. Having the discs is a sort of last resort in the very unlikely event that my file server and two backups of it .......
12: Vinyl Asylum, Vinyl Sales Surpass CD Sales For The First Time Since 1986 (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2020-09-11, 09:37:53 (99.151.38.41)
I'm not a vinyl guy, but I thought y'all might be interested. .......
13: Speaker Asylum, It was MSNBC - found the video (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2020-05-09, 14:49:16 (99.151.38.41)
"Yes, I saw this woman being interviewed on CNN (I think) about two weeks ago or so regarding her husband's death from Coronavirus. She was talking about how her husband was into the DIY speaker comm .......
14: Jazz Alley, You're welcome! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2020-04-01, 11:42:47 (99.151.38.41)
nt .......
15: Jazz Alley, Some high-res Wallace Roney for you (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2020-04-01, 09:34:28 (99.151.38.41)
This complete track from AIX records can be downloaded free from this AVS forum post . It is the track named "Just My Imagination B2". This is the high-res version, as determined using Audacity spect .......
16: Jazz Alley, McCoy Tyner passed away (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2020-03-06, 11:16:34 (99.151.38.41)
This is according to his Twitter account. .......
17: Inmate Systems, andy_c's Living Room (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2020-03-02, 17:34:53 (99.151.38.41)
andy_c
's Living Room System
IP Address: 99.151.38.41
Last Update: March 02, 2020 at 17:34:53
Amplifier: Emotiva UPA-1
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Parasound P7
Speakers: JB .......
18: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: After you solve your problem ........................ (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2019-11-04, 21:36:55 (99.151.38.41)
The most recent versions of Windows 10 configure Windows for "SMB 1.0/CIFS Automatic Removal", which can be found in Control Panel, Programs and Features, turn Windows features on or off. In this mode .......
19: Rocky Road, Grateful Dead Lyricist Robert Hunter Dies At 78 (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2019-09-24, 22:54:47 (99.151.38.41)
Details of the story linked below. .......
20: General Asylum, LOL! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2019-08-09, 19:44:00 (99.151.38.41)
nt .......
21: General Asylum, Oh, that's good... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2019-08-08, 21:56:55 (99.151.38.41)
This is getting a little off-topic, but back in the day, a friend of mine had an 8-track recorder that he used to record LPs for in-car playback. Instead of the fade-out followed by a fade-in when the .......
22: General Asylum, Glad I'm not the only one! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2019-08-06, 17:13:27 (99.151.38.41)
nt .......
23: General Asylum, RE: I'm losing it (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2019-08-06, 14:00:34 (99.151.38.41)
Before I switched over to all CDs, I had a record collection that was mostly accumulated in junior high, high school, and college. These records saw lots of rough usage from partying and what-not. Som .......
24: Jazz Alley, Roy Hargrove passed away at age 49 (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2018-11-03, 10:54:36 (99.151.38.41)
Sad how young he was. See link below .......
25: Computer Audio Asylum, Jivelite and Squeezelite for Windows (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2018-10-17, 14:49:11 (99.151.38.41)
I've got a cheapo 40" 1080p TV used as a computer monitor in my system, and Jivelite for Windows has a skin that's designed for 1080p displays. The display looks like a giant Squeezebox touch, with al .......
26: Computer Audio Asylum, This made me remember a song from long ago... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2018-06-30, 10:31:53 (47.221.168.169)
:-) View YouTube Video .......
27: Jazz Alley, RIP Cecil Taylor (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2018-04-05, 20:59:55 (47.221.171.71)
Tweet by Ted Gioia Video of Cecil playing Pontos Contados View YouTube Video .......
28: General Asylum, Hugh Masekela has died at age 78 (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2018-01-23, 01:46:02 (47.221.171.71)
See link below .......
29: Jazz Alley, "Chasing Trane" documentary - free video stream on PBS (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-11-10, 15:38:29 (47.221.171.71)
See link below. If you're using Firefox with the Flash Video Downloader add-on, you should be able to capture a 1080p mp4 file. .......
30: General Asylum, Nonsense! These people are *victims*! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-10-05, 00:07:05 (47.221.171.71)
nt .......
31: General Asylum, I bought a very similar type (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-07-20, 16:07:16 (47.221.171.71)
It's made by Irwin Vise-Grip ( Amazon link ). I've used quite a few different types of wire strippers, and these are the best by far. There is no nicking or breaking off of wire strands, and it's easy .......
32: Critic's Corner, RE: Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-07-05, 21:16:59 (47.221.171.71)
musetap wrote: "you posted a thread with a heap of Richard BassNut Greene posts in it. Bad form." I should clarify. I make zero apologies for providing a link to a post whose thread contains posts b .......
33: Critic's Corner, RE: Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-07-04, 21:44:56 (47.221.171.71)
I wasn't paying attention to that, as you can probably guess. I'm kind of bummed that kerr didn't respond, as we go way back, both being fans of Paul Butterfield and Clackers cereal . We exchanged CDs .......
34: Critic's Corner, RE: "revenge on audiophiles and the industry with his DBT-driven objectivist views."... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-07-03, 15:46:46 (47.221.171.71)
kerr wrote: "Either way, I read as much of his stuff as I could find, knowing that the polar opposite of his views was usually the right path." Ah, the right path, insha'Allah. Did you ever end up s .......
35: Critic's Corner, RE: But this was the guy.... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-07-03, 09:44:25 (47.221.171.71)
It wasn't my intent to revive the cable debate. As I mentioned in my reply to John, I liked the article because of its colorful description of the culture clash that occurred: the clapping, whistling .......
36: Critic's Corner, RE: He wrote my favorite non-technical audio article of all time. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-07-03, 08:08:31 (47.221.171.71)
John Atkinson wrote: "For another report on what we called "AuioMcCartyim," see the article linked below, which includes a large number of letters in response that we published. " I didn't consider .......
37: Critic's Corner, He wrote my favorite non-technical audio article of all time. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2017-07-02, 18:32:48 (47.221.171.71)
The article is titled The 91st Audio Engineering Society Convention; or, The Invasion of the Credibility Snatchers , and it's from issue 17 of The Audio Critic (PDF) . .......
38: Speaker Asylum, If you're looking at miniDSP for subs, this might be of interest. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-12-27, 20:11:14 (47.221.171.71)
The software is free. The subs need to be in mono for this technique to work though. The idea is to get flat response at multiple listening positions simultaneously. You make a bunch of measurements i .......
39: Critic's Corner, Toole didn't design any Infinity speakers, or any Harman speakers for that matter (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-11-24, 23:56:28 (47.221.171.71)
nt .......
40: Critic's Corner, RE: My point is that blind and sighted testing are unreliable in different ways (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-11-24, 23:36:52 (47.221.171.71)
"But if you do it with extensive tests and with correlation to objective measurements as Floyd Toole did over decades it becomes a very useful tool to go along with other tests. In fact Toole claims .......
41: General Asylum, Transcriptors Vestigial Arm (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-09-29, 17:09:32 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
42: General Asylum, RE: That and "Bob" Wire... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-08-05, 21:36:09 (99.16.141.181)
Oh shit, I forgot about that one. I have gotten a good laugh out of this. I seem to recall that he got booted after a flame war with Robert Young, who he kept calling, " young Robert ". .......
43: General Asylum, Who could forget Irving Lipshitz and his Mambo Kings? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-08-05, 21:13:51 (99.16.141.181)
That was one of his aliases after he was booted. .......
44: General Asylum, Even a telephone in the same room will degrade the sound (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-08-05, 20:58:52 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
45: General Asylum, "My mom could hear the difference from another room while doing dishes" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-08-05, 20:52:33 (99.16.141.181)
See link .......
46: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks for that. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2016-07-27, 16:19:42 (99.16.141.181)
Listening to their Hard Bop station now. It's great! Another cool thing about 1jazz.ru: it streams artwork. I use Logitech Media Server, but without a Squeezebox. Instead, I use an HTPC for playback t .......
47: General Asylum, RE: Audiocircle gone? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-12-17, 21:34:30 (99.16.141.181)
Showing fine here. .......
48: Speaker Asylum, When all else fails, appeal to authority (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-10-04, 23:48:55 (99.16.141.181)
(your own, my favorite kind). In short, according to you, he and others said the same thing years ago, and you repeated that too, with zero investigation. Therefore what he said must be correct. But y .......
49: Speaker Asylum, Since doubling down on bullshit is your stock in trade... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-10-03, 22:43:48 (99.16.141.181)
...it shouldn't surprise any sane person that you would simply link to more unsubstantiated claims from your magazine as "support" for your argument. In the end, it becomes a conflict between the bull .......
50: Speaker Asylum, Of course. I didn't mean to diminish his contributions... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-10-01, 22:45:45 (99.16.141.181)
...but I understand how my post might be construed as having done so. Just trying to shed some light on the bad behavior of Harman in this regard. .......
51: Speaker Asylum, Interesting guy who exposed misinformation in the audio press (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-10-01, 22:03:50 (99.16.141.181)
Over at avsforum.com, Greg made an interesting post regarding some repeated misinformation that's been made in the audio press about who designed some of the Revel speakers. His post is now deleted, b .......
52: Critic's Corner, There is an "Atkinsonian Wall" between editorial and advertising departments (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-04-26, 20:33:31 (99.16.141.181)
Trust me. LOL. .......
53: General Asylum, Blue Smoke (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-04-22, 09:30:40 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
54: Speaker Asylum, RE: Does anyone make a subwoofer with no amps, crossovers, etc? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-04-04, 11:17:03 (99.16.141.181)
Those enclosures are actually flat packs made by DIY Sound Group and sold to Parts Express. They must be put together using glue and bar clamps. The video below shows how a DIY Sound Group flat pack s .......
55: General Asylum, RE: What % of what format do you listen to? Here's mine (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-02-28, 21:42:06 (99.16.141.181)
Really just two sources in the broad sense: Internet radio: 10% This consists of mostly MP3 streams from 128k to 320k bit rate Local file streaming: 90% This is mostly losslessly-compressed FLAC of ri .......
56: General Asylum, I had the same problem last night, but it is good now (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-02-27, 12:55:23 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
57: General Asylum, Character display looks good now (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-02-26, 17:27:12 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
58: General Asylum, UTF-8-related display of moniker of a Bored member (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-02-26, 16:45:34 (99.16.141.181)
The post itself looks fine, but the member's moniker is the "invalid UTF-8 character" character with a question mark when looking at the list of posts for the forum itself. Browser: Firefox OS: Window .......
59: Critic's Corner, Best thread EVER! :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-02-25, 14:29:59 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
60: General Asylum, "They're Coming to Take Me Away" by Napoleon XIV (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-02-10, 14:34:32 (99.16.141.181)
And, of course, the flip side of the 45, which had the song recorded backwards. .......
61: Computer Audio Asylum, This freeware will allow copying and backup of files with arbitrarily long names (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-01-18, 12:53:53 (99.16.141.181)
This problem is called "the MAX_PATH problem" by Windows developers. Here is a freeware called FastCopy for copying and backup that solves the problem without needing to change file names. The UI is u .......
62: Critic's Corner, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2015-01-03, 19:52:16 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
63: General Asylum, I was never really a fan of his until now (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-12-25, 08:13:44 (99.16.141.181)
I liked CSNY when it first came out long ago, but to me it did not stand the test of time at all, and I pretty much forgot about all those guys. I'm mostly a jazz fan now anyway. I read about Croz , t .......
64: General Asylum, Croz (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-12-24, 18:56:23 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
65: Computer Audio Asylum, They're not even using proper dither (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-11-25, 19:08:04 (99.16.141.181)
See this thread . The guy who originally pointed this out, IgorZep, got banned from there. I tried to talk some sense into them but gave up and decided not to buy the software. They closed the thread. .......
66: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: OK. Just found this board. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-11-10, 17:44:53 (99.16.141.181)
"The Tube DIY forum appears to be a very good forum, but what if one fancies transistors?" Try the diyaudio.com solid state forum. .......
67: General Asylum, Musical Chicken Composes a Symphony (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-10-30, 12:01:07 (99.16.141.181)
A bit of a stretch (okay, a huge stretch), but I still got some good laughs out of it! .......
68: General Asylum, Their new policy is called "The Doctrine of PayPal Infallibility" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-10-04, 17:40:16 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
69: Computer Audio Asylum, Analog computers rely on negative feedback (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-09-22, 21:21:11 (99.16.141.181)
So they can't possibly sound good! After all, feedback can only correct errors after they happen. .......
70: General Asylum, I wonder if "Sock and Bruster" is just down the hall from... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-09-16, 16:04:21 (99.16.141.181)
...Dewey, Cheatem and Howe? .......
71: General Asylum, Story: Audio Equipment Manufacturer Threatens Amazon Reseller With 'Mandatory Jail Time' (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-09-16, 13:18:20 (99.16.141.181)
This one was a real head scratcher. Some guy bought a pair of Velodyne headphones on sale and then sold them on Amazon for the regular price. He then got an email supposedly from a firm called "Sock a .......
72: Digital Drive, RE: REW considerations for time-aligning drivers (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-09-07, 07:49:55 (99.16.141.181)
Hi, Sorry for the late response. I don't read or post to this forum much. I'm not aware of anyone who's gotten loopback working for a USB mic. In this thread , someone tried a workaround using a softw .......
73: Digital Drive, REW considerations for time-aligning drivers (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-08-30, 12:52:56 (99.16.141.181)
If you're using REW to time-align drivers, it's helpful to use a mic/soundcard combo that allows for a loopback timing reference. Generally this involves an external USB sound "card" with an XLR measu .......
74: General Asylum, Mercy Dee Walton: Red Light (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-06-25, 19:13:27 (99.16.141.181)
.......
75: Digital Drive, Get the cable reviewed by George Takei! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-06-14, 15:21:33 (99.16.141.181)
See link below. .......
76: Speaker Asylum, Article by Bill Waslo about doing that with controlled-directivity waveguide speakers (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-05-05, 18:53:07 (99.16.141.181)
See link .......
77: Critic's Corner, No surprise: total scumbaggery pays better than partial scumbaggery. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-03-28, 21:25:52 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
78: General Asylum, RE: Good to see that Romy hasn't lost his sense of humor.... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-03-26, 16:39:07 (99.16.141.181)
"Sadly, seems some here never had one to lose. :-(" Exactly! When I read his post in his own forum about Fremer and the Continuum turntable, I was laughing so hard I couldn't finish it right away. T .......
79: Whiner's Woad, RE: Moderator: Civility in Discourse (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-01-15, 18:25:25 (99.16.141.181)
Apropos of nothing, and just for amusement's sake, here's a pretty funny re-enactment of a flame war on youtube. .......
80: General Asylum, Face piles of Pyles with smiles... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2014-01-14, 13:48:13 (99.16.141.181)
...at least until you can have them removed with a Pyle driver. .......
81: Tweakers' Asylum, LOL (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-10-23, 21:25:18 (99.16.141.181)
Seems like Stereophile and affiliates are now reviewing and publicizing products they know to be fraudulent just because the inevitable backlash results in lots of hits to their website. This whole sh .......
82: General Asylum, Here's some good pics (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-10-14, 21:37:58 (99.16.141.181)
Well, all except one :-) .......
83: Critic's Corner, "You seem incapable of conceding a point" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-10-02, 21:23:52 (99.16.141.181)
You are just noticing this now? Atkinson is a rhetorical bullshitter with no regard for any sort of reasoned argument whatsoever. It should be recognized that someone whose job is to defend Stereophil .......
84: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Depends on peak current to speaker and output stage bias current (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-09-29, 09:28:06 (99.16.141.181)
For a push-pull class AB amp, there is a transition from class A to class AB when the peak value of the current delivered to the speaker exceeds twice the DC bias current of the output stage. For more .......
85: General Asylum, Pardon me. Would you have any Grey Poupon? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-09-27, 15:00:05 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
86: Critic's Corner, "...reviewer Magoo...has watched a lot of television in his time." LOL! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-09-25, 12:32:57 (99.16.141.181)
Funniest thing I've read here in ages. .......
87: Computer Audio Asylum, Please explain the mathematics behind this "barrow band" FFT analyzer (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-09-14, 20:35:23 (99.16.141.181)
Does it have wheels? Does it work well in the garden? Maybe you could expand on the difference between a "barrow band" and, say, a "floobydust" FFT analyzer. After all, the world of high-end audio is .......
88: General Asylum, Sometimes known as "The Stepford Wives' Triple-Blind Test" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-09-03, 20:29:44 (99.16.141.181)
Ask "Poles Apart" what a triple-blind test is. .......
89: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You've been repeating Van Alstine's bogus claim for seven years now. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-08-05, 15:55:26 (99.16.141.181)
First here , then here . In this post , I pointed you to the diagram of the box, showing that it was not designed as Van Alstine claimed it was. Here is the picture of the box again, showing the switc .......
90: General Asylum, RE: From Newport 1963, "I Want to Talk About You" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-07-31, 16:37:36 (99.16.141.181)
"Oh yeah... "I Want to Talk About You", at least the early '60's version in a small club (can't remember which club) is beyond belief. Has a long cadenza, twisting, churning, ultra progressive modern .......
91: General Asylum, From Newport 1963, "I Want to Talk About You" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-07-31, 13:22:42 (99.16.141.181)
The same performance is on Selflessness Featuring My Favorite Things (which is identical to Newport '63 , but with a different cover) and a different collection containing Newport performances from '6 .......
92: General Asylum, Love that Rascals song! Here's another good earworm. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-07-23, 17:48:33 (99.16.141.181)
.......
93: Computer Audio Asylum, Gordon's work with async USB created more problems than it solved. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-25, 20:59:21 (99.16.141.181)
Hats off to Gordon for his work on async USB. It was a real problem with great engineering effort applied to form a real solution that works. But it caused more problems than it solved. One problem is .......
94: Computer Audio Asylum, Everything DOES matter! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-25, 20:30:51 (99.16.141.181)
Except the stuff that doesn't. .......
95: Critic's Corner, The Advertiser is my shepherd. I shall not want. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-15, 20:44:10 (99.16.141.181)
Surely LP demagnetizers and magic bowls shall follow me all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Advertiser forever. .......
96: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Looks like a bunch of double talk to me (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-14, 14:50:37 (99.16.141.181)
"They candidly admit that current measurements are unable to show JPlay actually doing anything to the output signal..." :-). Classic "Russel's Teapot" scenario. From Russell: "Many orthodox people .......
97: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Are you saying his measurements showing noise and jitter at -150dB are valid? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-14, 13:25:09 (99.16.141.181)
Thanks for your edit. It caused me to answer differently (and I hope, better) than I otherwise would have. Actually, I don't know how to answer the question without giving the appearance of evasivenes .......
98: Computer Audio Asylum, SNR of specifications vs. noise floor of FFT (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-14, 10:06:17 (99.16.141.181)
The SNR is not the same thing as the noise floor of an FFT of a 0 dBFS signal. SNR takes the ratio of the signal to the RMS value of the noise over the entire specified bandwidth . The FFT noise floor .......
99: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: A bit off-topic............ (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-09, 12:12:32 (99.16.141.181)
The origin of all this was a 1978 article in Wireless World by Baxandall . It is figure 7 on page 24 using the Adobe Reader "go to page" search box (not the original printed page number 24). The open- .......
100: Computer Audio Asylum, I think the use of the word "hoax" was ill-advised. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-01, 20:57:04 (99.16.141.181)
I would have called it a "scam" myself. .......
101: Computer Audio Asylum, There will always be new non-problems that cry out for fraudulent solutions. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-06-01, 20:21:54 (99.16.141.181)
This phenomenon has been eloquently stated by Stereophile's "web monkey" Jon Iverson as follows: " Audiophiles Perfect What The Mass Market Selects " .......
102: Speaker Asylum, He posted the same thing verbatim to at least three different forums... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-29, 07:05:59 (99.16.141.181)
...this one, AVS Forum and Steve Hoffman Forum. It was deleted from the latter two, but here is a capture from the AVS forum courtesy of Google cache. .......
103: Amp/Preamp Asylum, $300 at Wal-Mart :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-27, 16:30:51 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
104: Speaker Asylum, One thing to watch out for... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-23, 12:17:23 (99.16.141.181)
...is that many subs with built-in amp and "crossover" only have a low-pass filter for the sub, but not a high-pass filter for the mains. That's great if that's what you want, but if you expect them t .......
105: Critic's Corner, Hehe. For me, Miles' observation was a lot like realizing... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-23, 08:41:45 (99.16.141.181)
...that Coltrane's Welcome sounds like Happy Birthday , or that Marley's Buffalo Soldier sounds like the theme from the old Banana Splits TV show :-). .......
106: Critic's Corner, Miles' autobiography is a fun read (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-20, 21:26:49 (99.16.141.181)
It was transcribed from taped interviews, so reading it gives the impression that he's right there talking to you. There's a lot of very colorful language. Apparently, his favorite word is "mother#$%^ .......
107: Amp/Preamp Asylum, My amplifier conveys emotion and gets my toe tapping! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-19, 21:53:57 (99.16.141.181)
or my name isn't Ivor Tiefenbrun! Can anybody tell me how to get the other nine toes to tap? .......
108: General Asylum, ...and yet you say you swim to China, and you wanted to sell me South Carolina? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-17, 21:33:03 (99.16.141.181)
I believe you've seen the reefer man! :-) .......
109: Critic's Corner, Avoiding the appearance of impropriety (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-17, 11:54:38 (99.16.141.181)
That principle is certainly not limited to the legal profession. When I worked in the defense business, we were required to follow that principle, namely that it isn't enough to avoid actual improprie .......
110: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Music library backup transfer rate question (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-05-05, 11:58:41 (99.16.141.181)
I think most of the issue is the efficiency (or lack of same) of the algorithms of the backup software. The initial backup will be slow, but subsequent ones should be fast, as only a fairly small numb .......
111: General Asylum, It looks like you're responding to a post other than mine. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-29, 11:07:35 (99.16.141.181)
I didn't say anything at all about CDs. .......
112: General Asylum, Subjectivism works! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-29, 10:42:34 (99.16.141.181)
For instance, here is an article about subjectivist bomb detection . A quote from the article is below. Does it seem familiar to audiophile talk in any way? “Whether it’s magic or scientific, what I .......
113: Speaker Asylum, Here are some publications and a video presentation on the subject (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-24, 12:38:22 (99.16.141.181)
Low-Frequency Optimization Using Multiple Subwoofers , an AES Journal article by Welti and Devantier of Harman. A blog containing two multiple-subwoofer articles by Earl Geddes , who did his Ph.D the .......
114: General Asylum, Woodstock movie (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-22, 22:24:55 (99.16.141.181)
I remember seeing the Woodstock movie when it first came out. It was either at the beginning or very near the beginning that Richie Havens performed. I remember being completely mesmerized by his powe .......
115: Critic's Corner, Technical illiteracy, fanboyism for vendors supplying free entertainment (DeVore), self-appointed gurus, etc. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-16, 19:30:36 (99.16.141.181)
And they never disappoint! .......
116: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: "There's some other articles on this subject worth reading as well..." (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-08, 12:25:31 (99.16.141.181)
You're welcome. That article by Bruno was originally published in Jan Didden's Linear Audio publication, which Jan calls a "bookzine". I should have written "There are..." :-). .......
117: General Asylum, Knock on the door of the room and they say "Dave's not here." (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-06, 17:46:06 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
118: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Nelson is a philosopher ... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-06, 07:40:30 (99.16.141.181)
There's some other articles on this subject worth reading as well, including this one (PDF file) from Bruno Putzeys . Also, Bob Cordell has a book on audio power amplifier design that devotes an entir .......
119: Computer Audio Asylum, Optimal wallet extraction theory (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-04-05, 18:12:42 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
120: General Asylum, To keep from being gobsmacked, they must... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-03-31, 18:46:02 (99.16.141.181)
quickly duck to avoid being hit by fast-flying gobs. .......
121: Critic's Corner, Here's one aspect of "how the game is played" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-02-20, 21:19:40 (99.16.141.181)
Write a rave review of a component , then become a dealer for it . The old revolving door thing. Note the listening room at the bottom of the page of the first link. Hilarious! I don't claim this to b .......
122: Computer Audio Asylum, Don't know about Taffel, but... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-02-10, 21:25:18 (99.16.141.181)
I can recommend both Grateful Dead DVD-As: Workingman's Dead and American Beauty . Yes, these are both remixes. The person who did the remix is the band's drummer, Mickey Hart. I bought both of the LP .......
123: Critic's Corner, RE: A poster story for the high end? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-02-07, 20:54:29 (99.16.141.181)
Tony Lauck wrote: "I would agree if the test were to run at full rated power for an hour. At one third power, the amp should be loafing." For a class AB amp with a sine wave input, maximum power dis .......
124: Critic's Corner, RE: A little help... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-02-05, 08:25:11 (99.16.141.181)
regmac wrote: "Have there been occasions in which JA's measurements revealed obvious and audible flaws in a component that were not discovered by the reviewer who had awarded the product a rave recom .......
125: Whiner's Woad, "Over the years, several brands of AC receptacles...have graced my living room wall." (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-01-30, 10:23:54 (99.16.141.181)
LOL! I'd never thought of an AC outlet as "gracing" my wall. .......
126: Critic's Corner, In Firefox, I fixed it by... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-01-28, 18:18:29 (99.16.141.181)
...switching my Adblock Plus block list subscription from EasyList to Fanboy's List. .......
127: General Asylum, You're welcome! For others, I should say there's no political content in that video. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-01-16, 13:40:07 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
128: General Asylum, Here's a link to the online video (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-01-16, 05:43:57 (99.16.141.181)
See link below .......
129: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Load them high with QEMM! LOL. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-01-15, 17:14:45 (99.16.141.181)
"Is Microsoft cooler now than it was then?" I think they're a lot less cool than they used to be. :) The first CD-ROM drive I ever bought was a 2x NEC, so I could read the very first MSDN (Microsoft .......
130: Computer Audio Asylum, Load them high with QEMM! LOL. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-01-15, 15:00:06 (99.16.141.181)
And be sure you have the latest DOS version. See video. .......
131: General Asylum, RE: thanks all for the great responses (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-01-14, 10:11:04 (99.16.141.181)
Green Lantern wrote: "Primarily when I listen at home or in my car I lean towards classical and jazz (but mainly jazz); ie member supported radio station 88.3 out of KSDS in San Diego." I just tried .......
132: Critic's Corner, He claims to heal people with his whistling. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2013-01-13, 15:27:23 (99.16.141.181)
From his web site : "Jason frequently uses his whistling for healing purposes. He regularly performs in pioneer dancer/choreographer Anna Halprin's annual Planetary Healing Dance atop Northern Califo .......
133: General Asylum, RE: Not in this case... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-12-30, 13:31:34 (99.16.141.181)
Steve Eddy wrote: "Sure, there are some chassis which don't meet Class II specs and require the safety ground to meet code, but it's not at all difficult to design a chassis to meet Class II specs ne .......
134: Amp/Preamp Asylum, A good place for AVR info... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-12-12, 09:51:51 (99.16.141.181)
...is the Receivers, Amps and Processors section of the AVS Forum . Very detailed info about features for the Denon XX13 line (last two numbers are model year) can be found in this thread . AVR manufa .......
135: Propeller Head Plaza, A treasure trove of trivia about Bybee himself can be found by reading... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-11-20, 14:24:02 (99.16.141.181)
The Jack Bybee NAQ (Never-Asked Questions) .......
136: Water Cooler, Chris Christie dodges a question about Twinkies (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-11-17, 16:14:36 (99.16.141.181)
See link .......
137: Water Cooler, RE: Does mean are you are truly a follower of God or just (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-11-05, 21:46:23 (99.16.141.181)
Is there a difference? I'm looking for his tweet where he tells GWB to invade Iraq, but so far I can't find it. .......
138: Water Cooler, I used to be an atheist, but now I'm a follower of God! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-11-05, 20:52:41 (99.16.141.181)
...on Twitter . .......
139: Critic's Corner, RE: JA's 87's AWSI is quite good ... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-27, 20:43:29 (99.16.141.181)
The Atkinson article from 1987 was okay, but there's new information that, if not answering the question of "what separates live sound from recorded sound", at least clarifies it, as well as providing .......
140: Critic's Corner, RE: JA's 87's AWSI is quite good ... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-27, 20:06:54 (99.16.141.181)
There was much to like in Steve Guttenberg's AWSI... Are you serious? The guy is a complete ignoramus. I punted after one paragraph of nonsense. By comparison, 300 pages of Sayyid Qutb's Milestones .......
141: Critic's Corner, Maybe, maybe not. But the many charlatans of today owe her a debt of gratitude... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-27, 19:47:47 (99.16.141.181)
...so in that sense she was ahead of her time. It's no wonder the modern-day audio press now wants to make her into some sort of hero. .......
142: Speaker Asylum, Very cool measurements! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-27, 08:31:27 (99.16.141.181)
Good thing you were wearing your earplugs! At 36VRMS, and with 90dB sensitivity re 2.83VRMS, the SPL is: SPL = 90 + 20log 10 (36 / 2.83) = 112dB at 1 meter That's mighty loud. Also, at 400Hz, you have .......
143: Speaker Asylum, RE: Measuring Speaker Impedance (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-26, 18:28:00 (99.16.141.181)
Yes, your method is valid. I'll bet not many people on this forum do these sorts of measurements, so kudos for digging in! BTW, what kind of millivoltmeter are you using? Do you like it? The dual-chan .......
144: General Asylum, Fun video :-) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-26, 15:33:44 (99.16.141.181)
I was mostly enjoying it for the chicks, but since I didn't get the humor because of the language barrier, I went searching to find out what it was all about. There's an extensive Wikipedia page about .......
145: Water Cooler, Here's a great Pawlenty quote about Wall Street (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-20, 08:49:18 (99.16.141.181)
From the Huffington Post article linked below. In a June 8, 2011 interview with Bloomberg, Pawlenty was asked, "What is your truth message to Wall Street?" His answer: "It will be, 'Get your snout .......
146: General Asylum, You have insulted the Prophet! (PBUH) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-19, 20:29:57 (99.16.141.181)
and all of your links but one are dead, as Todd has also mentioned. .......
147: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: from *.fla to *.flac (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-12, 06:10:05 (99.16.141.181)
In Windows Explorer, click the "Organize" button, then choose "Folder and Search Options". Click "View" tab. Uncheck the option that says "Hide extensions for known file types" and click OK. Now you'l .......
148: Computer Audio Asylum, Why do iTurds have rounded corners? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-03, 19:56:17 (99.16.141.181)
To keep your ass from slamming shut. .......
149: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Yes, I got it from the Foobar site. Update: Problem solved... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-03, 08:51:13 (99.16.141.181)
"For some reason, I originally thought I had to extract the dll file and manually copy it into the Foobar "component" folder (I think I remember doing this for another "add-on" component)." Earlier .......
150: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Logitech kills Squeezebox product line (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-03, 06:27:32 (99.16.141.181)
Okay, I fixed the errors in my previous post. .......
151: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Logitech kills Squeezebox product line (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-02, 16:28:55 (99.16.141.181)
They're dropping everything but Squeezebox Radio, which they're rebranding as "Logitech UE Smart Radio". The new UE web page (US version) is here . Smart Radio will have completely new software that's .......
152: Computer Audio Asylum, LOL. He's going to need a twenty-foot interface after a few more posts. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-02, 11:38:13 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
153: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: And your initial assertion that people that used the SBT were 'afraid of computers' is bunk........... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-02, 06:21:46 (99.16.141.181)
"Personally for Music, my interface looks like this:" I noticed you linked the associated picture from this page of the Media Portal web site , an example the "Black Glass HD" skin. Looking at the d .......
154: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Afraid of Computers............Really?.................... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-01, 14:08:49 (99.16.141.181)
There's also a concern about gapless playback and DLNA. See the post linked below for more info. .......
155: Computer Audio Asylum, Glad you got it working! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-01, 13:02:05 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
156: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Afraid of Computers............Really?.................... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-01, 10:57:15 (99.16.141.181)
"Honestly, I really cannot see how people can come to the conclusion such systems are user friendly or easy to use..." Hey, that's what I was going to say about your setup! :-) .......
157: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Afraid of Computers............Really?.................... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-01, 10:01:31 (99.16.141.181)
Using it with a conventional remote or with the touch screen is a PITA. But there are both Android and iPhone apps for it. I haven't tried the Apple variant, but the Android app is really slick, a lot .......
158: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I think you have identified the culprit. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-01, 09:39:10 (99.16.141.181)
"I can't help but mention that this helps confirm my general suspiscion of digital LOL. You would think things should move in the direction of being more simple rather than more complicated. With my .......
159: Computer Audio Asylum, Maybe (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-01, 08:57:09 (99.16.141.181)
There's more than one way the machine could handle this. It might inspect the file header and reject any file that it can't play. Or it could just try to play the file regardless, maybe ending up with .......
160: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Newbie question re USB hard drives/high res music files (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-09-01, 08:38:41 (99.16.141.181)
"Here's the issue I'm having: when I try to play the large high res files, they are unlistenable because they keep stopping and restarting after a pause. This happens with both FLAC and WAV files. Sm .......
161: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Hardly a Surprise.... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-31, 11:40:34 (99.16.141.181)
"Forgive me, but the 10'Interfaces are SO simple and yet SO POWERFUL, when I had Windows Media Centre back in 2004 (which did not play FLAC/APE or did bitperfect) for the AV side and had to go back t .......
162: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Hardly a Surprise.... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-31, 10:11:03 (99.16.141.181)
"I use Media Portal (but one could substitute J-River Media Centre without issue), with an MCE Remote, a 7" Touchscreen in the "HiFi" looking Computer case." Sounds like an interesting setup. I trie .......
163: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Hardly a Surprise.... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-31, 08:13:42 (99.16.141.181)
"The SB only ever could appeal to those who are afraid of computers but still want to listen to music from a Computer, but it actually made the experience worse than it had to be." In my case, the T .......
164: Computer Audio Asylum, A post that mentions other products with the registered name "Squeezebox" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-30, 18:14:14 (99.16.141.181)
Check it out :-). .......
165: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Oh well, Logitech wants to reinvent the wheel (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-30, 11:12:02 (99.16.141.181)
"So whats going to happen to Squeeze Network??" I've forgotten - is that the same as mysqueezebox.com? They've changed the names of things so many times I've lost track. Plus I dumped them in 2008 w .......
166: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Actually there is still one product that will be sold... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-30, 10:22:48 (99.16.141.181)
It's not part of the Squeezebox line though, and will not use or be compatible with LMS. Here is the scoop from Michael Herger (developer of SB mobile app). .......
167: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: No big deal (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-30, 09:05:39 (99.16.141.181)
"There's a great inside story on the SB forums posted by a former Logitech employee that details some of the strange corporate moves the company made (link below), but looking from the viewpoint of m .......
168: Computer Audio Asylum, Just my luck, as I replaced my music-only PC with one about a month ago. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-29, 15:22:56 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
169: Computer Audio Asylum, Logitech kills Squeezebox product line (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-29, 15:03:42 (99.16.141.181)
More about it here . Also see the post of Ben Klaas, former developer for Logitech here . .......
170: Critic's Corner, "...they blew up on him several times due to some issue regarding US voltage." (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-28, 20:28:33 (99.16.141.181)
The reason stuff blows up is incompetent design. There are no excuses for such a thing to happen. If a design blows up simply by virtue of being plugged into an AC voltage that the designer is suppose .......
171: Water Cooler, I think Eddie Bean has them (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-28, 18:42:13 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
172: Digital Drive, RE: Just in general terms... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-26, 12:41:56 (99.16.141.181)
Interesting result there. Speaking of the buffering issue, I did a couple of experiments with the Touch. Playing internet radio, I unplugged it and it continued to play for 10 seconds. Also, I was lis .......
173: Digital Drive, RE: Just in general terms... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-26, 10:07:30 (99.16.141.181)
"Another problem with Internet streaming is clipping distortion introduced by the filter banks inside the CODEC. This will happen with hot program material (loudness wars). The reconstructed waveform .......
174: Digital Drive, Just in general terms... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-25, 21:55:18 (99.16.141.181)
...once a music file is compressed in a lossy way, such as with MP3 or similar, there is no way to get back to the original data of the file. Some components on the market might have circuits or softw .......
175: Digital Drive, If all you're interested in (for now) is internet radio... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-25, 20:50:43 (99.16.141.181)
...then a Logitech Squeezebox Touch is a very good choice. They can be had for $240 on Amazon. Internet radio is just streaming MP3 (or sometimes AAC+), so it's lossy compression, thus no need for a d .......
176: General Asylum, Well, it *is* relatively affordable... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-17, 17:56:02 (99.16.141.181)
...because it costs half as much as a speaker of twice the price! :-) .......
177: General Asylum, Fun video (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-17, 09:28:51 (99.16.141.181)
Really enjoyed that, even though I don't generally listen to this musical genre. Actually, I'm not at all familiar with this genre or similar ones. I guess I'm kind of stuck in the past musically like .......
178: General Asylum, It's time to "call bullshit" on 5 million dollar speakers... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-16, 20:39:02 (99.16.141.181)
...while also calling them "relatively affordable" compared to 10 million dollar speakers. .......
179: Critic's Corner, RE: "truth to the sources or to TAS" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-13, 21:29:20 (99.16.141.181)
"...I would point out that there isn't even a standard that specifies how the 44/16 bit digital samples are to be stiched together to a continuous analog signal, hence the different schools of though .......
180: General Asylum, Mods: Thanks for listening! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-11, 22:40:59 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
181: General Asylum, RE: Anyone have a quiet refrigerator they like? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-11, 19:58:42 (99.16.141.181)
I have a Samsung side-by-side that I bought almost exactly a year ago. It is quiet, except when the ice maker is dropping the cubes from the tray in which it makes them, down into the ice drawer. The .......
182: Critic's Corner, And both darTZeel amps blew up! Best amp EVER!!!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-08-06, 13:25:12 (99.16.141.181)
Let's see, how do we polish this particular turd? I know, a racing car analogy! This amp blew up. Racing cars blow up. So this amp is like a racing car! .......
183: Critic's Corner, RBNG probably couldn't do the measurements though. He'd need Arny Krueger to help him. :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-31, 18:20:57 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
184: Critic's Corner, Where is Richard BassNut Greene when you need him? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-28, 15:47:21 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
185: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How complex? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-16, 13:37:54 (99.16.141.181)
"Ah ok, I missed the part about crossover distortion. Of course there is an easy fix for that...its called Class A." That's a messy fix though. I had a Krell KSA-100 for 20 years. Living in Southern .......
186: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How complex? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-15, 16:38:08 (99.16.141.181)
"Pass shows something else than this in his paper." The plot from Cordell's book is of feedback's effect on crossover distortion. Pass didn't even examine the effect of feedback on individual crossov .......
187: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How complex? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-11, 15:37:38 (99.16.141.181)
Here is an excerpt from Bob Cordell's Designing Audio Power Amplifiers book regarding spectral growth distortion (SGD), the phenomenon you're referring to that Baxandall originally reported. It show .......
188: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What banner do you rise (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-09, 21:38:56 (99.16.141.181)
"You miss my point. I said (or meant to say) that TO ME PERSONALLY X (Tube, zero feedback) is ALWAYS superior to Y (IC, high feedback)." Got it, and fixed my response. .......
189: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What banner do you rise (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-09, 21:29:07 (99.16.141.181)
Okay, I fixed my quote of your statement. .......
190: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What banner do you rise (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-09, 21:12:56 (99.16.141.181)
"To ME, well designed tube based or hybrid gear with zero loop feedback is ALWAYS subjectively superior to solid state with or without looped feedback. But not everyone would agree." From the Wikipe .......
191: Computer Audio Asylum, To me, it's perfectly understandable that people get annoyed with... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-06, 22:42:46 (99.16.141.181)
Apple shills . .......
192: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Where to look for discussions of AVR's? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-06, 17:34:02 (99.16.141.181)
AVS Forum has good AVR discussions in this sub-forum . It is an objectivist-oriented culture there, so if you ask them which AVR sounds better, they'll probably tell you they all sound the same when n .......
193: Digital Drive, RE: Move from CD Player to DAC (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-05, 22:09:23 (99.16.141.181)
Hello Jarrett, This may be a long shot, but check out Mercman's posts about the AudioQuest DragonFly in the Computer Audio forum. Cost is $250. I had the E-Mu 0404 USB and the E-Mu software drove me n .......
194: Computer Audio Asylum, If it makes you feel any better... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-04, 20:15:49 (99.16.141.181)
...they are dual op-amps :-). .......
195: Whiner's Woad, The Retirement Village People (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-07-04, 09:59:20 (99.16.141.181)
A birthday card I got when I turned 50... .......
196: Water Cooler, Islamists don't like high-end audio either (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-28, 12:35:46 (99.16.141.181)
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197: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Glad to see you're finally using global feedback, Charles... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-22, 21:50:33 (99.16.141.181)
It must be true, because I read it in The Audio Poseur! :-) Edit: Yes, I know you would never do that! .......
198: Speaker Asylum, RE: desperate need of assistance!! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-21, 08:26:18 (99.16.141.181)
Hi, I don't mean to seem impolite, but the Audio Asylum is oriented toward so-called "high-end audio", so it's unlikely you'll find very many people who can advise you about soundbars. Those are outsi .......
199: General Asylum, RE: Can anybody explain this place? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-20, 07:04:42 (99.16.141.181)
jazz251 wrote: "I asked how to see my threads in the support forum. Somebody said click on my name. How can I click on my name, if I can't find one of my threads?" To to this, in any forum in Classi .......
200: Speaker Asylum, RE: Magico Speakers (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-14, 14:29:42 (99.16.141.181)
You wrote: "In a critically damped transmission line, measured impedance at resonance is comparable to Re. Electrical damping does not dominate mechanical damping. Again, look at the impedance curve o .......
201: Speaker Asylum, RE: Magico Speakers (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-14, 13:37:39 (99.16.141.181)
You wrote: "The paragraph you posted is a good example of the common misunderstanding that exists about damping and resonance. As noted earlier, the frequency domain derivation of Q (the one you cited .......
202: Speaker Asylum, RE: Magico Speakers (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-14, 10:32:19 (99.16.141.181)
You wrote: There is no such thing as a "critically damped sealed system". He's referring to Q TC = 0.5 per Small's definition. .......
203: Speaker Asylum, Concrete spheres? Holy moly! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-13, 16:39:14 (99.16.141.181)
I was trying to picture what each complete system would look like, and then I thought... a snowman? Would be interesting to see pics of these. .......
204: Speaker Asylum, I looked in Bullock, Beranek, and Marshall Leach and couldn't find anything. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-13, 16:07:47 (99.16.141.181)
It makes sense what you're saying though. Sounds like a DIY project. Is the vent removable such that you could just measure the box tuning frequency via voice coil impedance measurements and tweak the .......
205: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Have a look here (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-10, 19:38:28 (99.16.141.181)
See link, especially the part that begins with the magnetizing inductance and continues with discussion of core saturation. .......
206: General Asylum, Be careful with DLNA - gapless issue with many devices (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-06-06, 18:23:56 (99.16.141.181)
Gapless playback is not a requirement for DLNA devices, but is only optional. Few such devices support gapless playback, and for gapless to work, the DLNA "controller" software (software that runs beh .......
207: Computer Audio Asylum, More DLNA/UPnP quirks... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-05-16, 20:09:51 (99.16.141.181)
There's been some really interesting conversations going on between one of the JRiver developers ("bob") and AndrewFG, who wrote the Whitebear software that allows the Squeezebox to be controlled by D .......
208: Computer Audio Asylum, DLNA and gapless (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-05-14, 19:16:12 (99.16.141.181)
One con that applies to the majority of DLNA devices is they usually don't support gapless playback. Gapless playback requires explicit support in the DLNA renderer (playback device software or firmwa .......
209: Speaker Asylum, Earl has made it available online for free (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-05-12, 10:27:06 (99.16.141.181)
See link below. .......
210: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Mozilla Bloat (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-05-05, 19:06:53 (99.16.141.181)
Yes, it has gotten bloated lately. I've mainly stuck with it for the MathML rendering support, and also the FireMath plugin for MathML authoring. Another thing I've really been enjoying lately is the .......
211: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: browser statistics (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-05-04, 19:52:39 (99.16.141.181)
Here's a site with browser statistics . Looks like Chrome and Firefox are roughly tied for first in 2012, with IE about 17 percent behind those two. IE was first in 2008 and earlier, then Firefox took .......
212: General Asylum, Orders of magnitude better (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2012-03-11, 22:23:35 (99.16.141.181)
Last time I checked the Trader, the progressive jpegs would s-l-o-w-l-y render, like watching paint dry, almost completely unusable. Now, when I check it, the pics are just there . Great fix. ::: TOPI .......
213: General Asylum, RE: You are missing the point (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-12-21, 22:56:58 (99.16.141.181)
Be kind to the mentally disturbed. .......
214: Critic's Corner, LOL! It's all part of Stereophile's new ultra-liberal "Occupy Madison Avenue" editorial stance (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-12-21, 22:23:08 (99.16.141.181)
nt .......
215: General Asylum, Like when some darTZeel POS blows up, that makes it like a racing car! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-12-17, 21:40:58 (99.16.141.181)
Sez JA: "The darTZeel NHB-108 is like a Shelby Cobra—a handbuilt, high-performance design that makes demands on its always gratified owner, rather than a plug'n'play, never-very-gratifying Ford Tauru .......
216: Water Cooler, Cain says God persuaded him to run for president (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-11-12, 20:48:53 (99.16.141.181)
What's that old Biblical saying? "Render unto Little Caesar that which is Little Caesar's, and render unto Godfather's that which belongs to Godfather's". .......
217: General Asylum, "...it's easy to forget that audio is an ultra-wide bandwidth signal..." (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-11-08, 20:58:39 (99.16.141.181)
I see you've been taking that hack Whitlock at face value. He's an idiot, as is anyone who buys his bullshit about the bandwidth of audio signals. That means you. Here's a clue: bandwidth expressed in .......
218: General Asylum, RE: Saw a concert last night with my wife (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-10-24, 20:22:08 (99.16.141.181)
"Jorma and Jack Casady recently released a new Hot Tuna record, Steady As She Goes. A nice effort indeed. I will have to check into that one - thanks! .......
219: General Asylum, RE: Saw a concert last night with my wife (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-10-22, 14:51:38 (99.16.141.181)
I haven't seen Jorma in concert for a long time. Last time I saw him was around 1995, at the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson, a great venue. He mixed it up between acoustic, slide and straight elect .......
220: Critic's Corner, Room EQ Wizard 5.0 too (and it's free) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-10-21, 18:33:00 (99.16.141.181)
From the help: What's new for version 5.0 Impedance measurement and Thiele-Small parameter calculation from impedance measurements .......
221: General Asylum, Strange experience in Austin, TX area (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-10-21, 16:56:09 (99.16.141.181)
I am very new to this area and thought I'd look for a concert to attend with some relatives who will be visiting soon. So I did some searching and found a site called austin360.com that seemed to have .......
222: General Asylum, Absolutely spot on in every respect (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-10-19, 22:52:11 (99.16.141.181)
NT .......
223: General Asylum, "...takes out-of-phase components of the signal and restores their original phase relationships." (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-10-18, 09:51:06 (99.16.141.181)
Reminds me of the old Thermos joke - How does it know? .......
224: General Asylum, Are question marks dead (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-10-12, 15:24:30 (99.16.141.181)
Should we still be using them. .......
225: Digital Drive, Two people said it! It must be true! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-09-29, 23:25:13 (99.16.141.181)
Very entertaining variation on the ad populum fallacy indeed. .......
226: General Asylum, RE: How about a new poll: how many of you are so satisfied with your current rig... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-09-29, 16:59:49 (99.16.141.181)
No, I plan on changes. I recently moved from an apartment to a home, so I plan on adding a couple of large DIY subwoofers. I hope to implement some variation of the Geddes multi-sub technique. Unfortu .......
227: General Asylum, RE: first receiver (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-09-28, 06:09:51 (99.16.141.181)
Hello Rick, I don't mean to be rude, but Audio Asylum is probably not the best place to get your questions about home theater AV equipment answered. Audio Asylum is mostly centered around discussion o .......
228: General Asylum, RE: I had a nice talk with a dealer today (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-09-18, 09:21:34 (99.16.141.181)
I think you and Langdell are right. The AVSforum people almost all do their own installations, but this dealer was referring to high-end custom installations. .......
229: General Asylum, RE: I had a nice talk with a dealer today (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-09-17, 22:33:02 (99.16.141.181)
"He said he loves music but would rather deal with the home theater crowd because they don't take up his time and don't ask for discounts." That's not my experience at all in regard to the attitude o .......
230: General Asylum, RE: "someone asked him for maybe photos of their work" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-08-25, 08:45:39 (99.16.141.181)
"Who knows, perhaps it's just the very question, from dolts who are all too obvious and he just wants to tell the dweebs to go - off, maybe, no?" Could be I guess. Anyway, in this particular case , .......
231: General Asylum, Here's another zinger (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-08-24, 11:45:04 (99.16.141.181)
See link .......
232: General Asylum, RE: "someone asked him for maybe photos of their work" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-08-24, 11:38:36 (99.16.141.181)
That was me who asked about posting pics. From reading other threads, I knew that flipping out over people taking pictures of his work was his shtick, so I said that deliberately to show others how he .......
233: General Asylum, Some shills should be here shortly (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-08-24, 11:24:07 (99.16.141.181)
Try checking this thread and this one . .......
234: General Asylum, Glad I don't play them anymore but hope I can continue to buy them (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-07-30, 09:15:40 (67.166.44.158)
Yes, I know that sounds weird. For the car, I have a SansaClip+ 8GB with 32GB microSDHC module. That holds about 140 CDs in lossless format (FLAC), in a device about the size of a match pack (but much .......
235: Critic's Corner, We have a winner! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-07-26, 20:51:24 (67.166.44.158)
As a former Maggie owner, I vote for "before and after delamination" measurements as well. .......
236: General Asylum, RE: The IP Addresses come in handy sometimes... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-07-25, 11:43:08 (67.166.44.158)
"We've had some registered Asylum members try to post rude or harassing comments anonymously. It's fun catching them in the act! ;-)" LOL! Then there was the "Aussie" from Las Cruces, NM. ::: TOPIC: .......
237: Critic's Corner, Svimvear! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-07-19, 09:39:56 (67.166.44.158)
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238: General Asylum, I think you meant "Amish" :-) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-07-14, 18:36:23 (67.166.44.158)
Sidney Harman was a Quaker. .......
239: Digital Drive, RE: Sansa Clip - For Headphone Listening Only? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-07-12, 10:56:17 (67.166.44.158)
"Can the Sansa Disk Sansa Clip + be plugged into anything [such as your car system], or is it strictly a headphone listening only type unit? And, the only available output is what comes out of the he .......
240: General Asylum, I wonder if the system has been fully Wang-Chunged as well? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-07-03, 16:39:41 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
241: General Asylum, Gread vid! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-28, 16:43:21 (67.166.44.158)
I love a good sight gag, and that one had me laughing really hard! .......
242: General Asylum, When I'm in a fowl mood, I listen to "Cluck Old Hen" by Taj Mahal (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-26, 11:55:17 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
243: General Asylum, A source of humor and good cheer (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-20, 20:58:14 (67.166.44.158)
I've repeated a couple of the funny pics she posted below: .......
244: Speaker Asylum, I love reading about those completely over-the-top subwoofer setups (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-20, 11:20:45 (67.166.44.158)
127 dB SPL at 10 Hz at reasonably low distortion. Nice looking system too. .......
245: General Asylum, It seems alive and well to me (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-20, 08:38:27 (67.166.44.158)
I occasionally frequent the AVS forum for info on DIY subwoofers, and I've found the place to be very lively - much more lively than high-end audio forums I frequent. It's probably true that a lot of .......
246: Speaker Asylum, I had one of those back in the 1960s (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-18, 21:47:38 (67.166.44.158)
A troll that is. Didn't realize they were still being sold :-). .......
247: Speaker Asylum, A forum for bass freaks that's kind of fun to browse... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-18, 21:38:23 (67.166.44.158)
...is the home theater-oriented DIY Speakers and Subs board over at AVS Forum. There's a thread titled Master Index of DIY Subwoofer Projects that lists all kinds of wild projects people have done. On .......
248: Computer Audio Asylum, Here's some examples (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-15, 09:33:06 (67.166.44.158)
Below is a copy and paste from a batch file that performs downsampling to 16/44.1 of a 24/96 rip of the DVD-A of the Grateful Dead's American Beauty album. sox -v 0.983 track-01-01[0]-01-[L-R]-24-9600 .......
249: Computer Audio Asylum, Here's another, with lots of screen shots (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-14, 16:00:21 (67.166.44.158)
See link .......
250: General Asylum, RE: Is your refrigerator running? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-12, 08:41:29 (67.166.44.158)
"Just shut the unit off when listening. Put a note on the fridge to remind you to turn it back on. This is a simple an effective method. Your sound will be better with the fridge off." I've done t .......
251: General Asylum, Thanks for that info (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-11, 13:10:11 (67.166.44.158)
I picked out one that has a combination of the second-highest overall rating in its French-door bottom-freezer group along with the lowest cost of that group, and has the best possible noise rating th .......
252: General Asylum, Is your refrigerator running? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-11, 07:55:40 (67.166.44.158)
Well, you better go catch it! I want a refrigerator that's machined from a solid block of aluminum. :-) "Different refrigerators have made a lot more difference to my listening enjoyment than differ .......
253: General Asylum, Refrigerator subjectivism? Refrigerator DBTs? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-10, 22:37:48 (67.166.44.158)
I like the idea of putting the refrigerator in an anechoic chamber. Maybe there should be polar plots of the sound output like Richard Heyser used to do in his speaker tests. I wonder what the impulse .......
254: General Asylum, Big refrigerator test in July 2011 Consumer Reports - including noise ratings (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-10, 20:35:10 (67.166.44.158)
There's been some discussion recently about low-noise refrigerators. I just wanted to give y'all a heads-up that Consumer Reports July 2011 issue tests 161 refrigerators, and has a table that includes .......
255: General Asylum, RE: Here's an interview with Qvortrup by a hilarious Malaysian blogger (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-07, 17:53:04 (64.134.150.64)
"What in the world is he talking about? "Continuous sine wave"? Does he understand the concept of the PCM format at all? Does he realize that an uncompressed format like WAV contains the same PCM dat .......
256: General Asylum, Here's an interview with Qvortrup by a hilarious Malaysian blogger (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-06, 18:07:12 (64.134.150.64)
This dude pulls no punches. See link. .......
257: General Asylum, Oh, that was just a takeoff on the Firesign "In for regrooving" riff... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-02, 22:18:31 (67.166.44.158)
...which reminds me of a news story from a while back, about an explosive device, put inside a printer cartridge I think, that was put onto a UPS cargo airplane in Yemen (fun spot of the universe). Th .......
258: General Asylum, Send 'em in for re-gruntling! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-06-01, 12:52:16 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
259: General Asylum, That will be $500 please. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-31, 18:58:22 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
260: General Asylum, RE: Really, Andy?? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-27, 17:25:59 (67.166.44.158)
Yes, that was my actual badge. Most people didn't notice it, but one guy in the elevator said something :-) .......
261: General Asylum, My RMAF badge from a couple of years ago (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-27, 12:08:47 (67.166.44.158)
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262: General Asylum, RE: I'm amazed that anyone takes Stephen Mejias seriously (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-24, 11:28:44 (67.166.44.158)
"The funny thing is the ranter usually thinks he is putting everybody in his place for thinking different than him." If you reread my post, that's not what I'm saying at all (although the subject li .......
263: General Asylum, I'm amazed that anyone takes Stephen Mejias seriously (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-23, 22:56:31 (67.166.44.158)
The guy doesn't know a damn thing about audio, yet he has this disgustingly narcissistic audio blog, in which he spends most of his time talking about himself. The whole thing reminds me of some prank .......
264: General Asylum, LOL! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-21, 23:33:28 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
265: General Asylum, That's not my page, found it a while back (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-19, 08:26:22 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
266: General Asylum, To find the special rules, click the links on this page (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-18, 20:27:30 (67.166.44.158)
See link to page .......
267: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Be cheap like me! Use a cheap PC. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-18, 09:26:05 (67.166.44.158)
My main bitch against Pandora and the streams is the playlists are large but will repeat after several hours. If you haven't already done this, one way to minimize repetition is to never use the "th .......
268: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Another interesting Vladimir Lamm interview (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-13, 08:31:42 (67.166.44.158)
See link - very entertaining .......
269: Critic's Corner, Does Kurosawa's repair shop fix Technical Brain damage? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-06, 14:15:58 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
270: Computer Audio Asylum, You might ask Bruce Brown, AKA "Bruce B" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-05-06, 14:12:32 (67.166.44.158)
He does this work for hdtracks I believe. He has his own forum here . .......
271: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Current dumping article from 1975 (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-04-29, 12:54:44 (67.166.44.158)
See link .......
272: Speaker Asylum, Infinity Primus P252 are $300/pr at Crutchfield (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-03-25, 19:24:49 (67.166.44.158)
Floorstanders with free shipping. I haven't heard them though. But an earlier version of its big brother, the 362, was very well reviewed in a number of places and also measures very well, especially .......
273: Critic's Corner, He may take all the hits, but he doesn't inhale :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-03-24, 12:46:44 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
274: General Asylum, I just tried the latest Squeezebox Server (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-03-24, 11:22:51 (67.166.44.158)
I noticed a thread in the Computer Audio forum that confirms the latest Squeezebox Server version has serious problems. I check the Slim Devices forum and this is confirmed - everybody says not to use .......
275: General Asylum, I had a Squeezebox 2 and was disappointed with it (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-03-23, 13:45:30 (67.166.44.158)
This was a while back, maybe 2005. The problems I had were mostly related to the SlimServer software. I controlled the device through the web interface using a small laptop. Here is a list of some of .......
276: Speaker Asylum, They're very popular with first-time posters to this forum :-) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-03-19, 15:29:37 (67.166.44.158)
Not that this always happens, but it seems like it happens more than it should. .......
277: Critic's Corner, Like this (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-03-14, 08:26:13 (67.166.44.158)
See link .......
278: Water Cooler, Scott Walker, "David Koch" prank call (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-02-23, 13:09:37 (67.166.44.158)
Story here Video here .......
279: Critic's Corner, Or this one... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-02-20, 17:11:37 (67.166.44.158)
"But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But th .......
280: General Asylum, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" from the mono CD box set (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-02-15, 16:47:54 (67.166.44.158)
Great stuff. Just guitar, vocal and harmonica, and it sounds way more natural than the "dichotomy stereo" versions. Didn't like the Beatles mono set at all. .......
281: Asylum Feedback/Support, HTML tags appearing in forum title of General - new info (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-02-06, 12:19:45 (67.166.44.158)
From time to time, I've noticed that the title of the General forum is erroneously bracketed with "h1" tags. I noticed that this only happens when the most recent post of the forum is a review (which .......
282: Computer Audio Asylum, But not all internet radio stations are the streaming counterpart of an associated FM station (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-01-20, 14:44:45 (67.166.44.158)
If you explore, say, shoutcast.com, you'll see many internet radio stations that aren't associated with FM stations at all, but are internet-only. Shoutcast currently has over 46,000 stations for exam .......
283: Computer Audio Asylum, Most of these stations have no DJs per se... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-01-20, 14:04:38 (67.166.44.158)
...but the song title and artist of each song for almost all stations will appear in your software in English. I use WinAmp for internet radio because of its Shoutcast integration and ability to play .......
284: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Any High-End Streaming Jazz Stations in the Country?........ (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-01-20, 08:42:49 (67.166.44.158)
As has been mentioned, "in the country" (what country?) doesn't make any difference. Strangely, I've found a couple of stations that stream at 320k that sound awful. One of them did some obnoxious bas .......
285: General Asylum, Buying all my equipment online :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-01-16, 17:03:33 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
286: General Asylum, Perhaps that is why they are called "non-audiophiles"? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-01-15, 21:47:24 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
287: Tweakers' Asylum, Have a look here (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-01-12, 19:56:50 (67.166.44.158)
See link below .......
288: Water Cooler, I deleted it. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-01-08, 21:21:26 (67.166.44.158)
I decided I didn't want to get involved in the discussion. .......
289: General Asylum, Thanks very much for this info (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2011-01-05, 18:27:08 (67.166.44.158)
I just got a new car, and it's the first time I've had one that has an aux input and charger receptacle for an iPod-like device. I've been wondering what to get for a portable player. The ones with so .......
290: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Any electrical engineers in here? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-12-19, 09:50:43 (67.166.44.158)
It's a good field, but there's some potential pitfalls you need to be aware of. One trap is falling in love with a particular subject area, and having it end up not being in high demand in the workfor .......
291: Critic's Corner, Mis-alphabetized reviews in old system (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-12-14, 18:01:47 (67.166.44.158)
I liked the old system much better as well. Regarding mis-alphabetized components, one thing I reported to them about the old system, which was never fixed, was that the alphabetic sort was case-sensi .......
292: Water Cooler, Here's a concise article that explains a lot, I think (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-12-12, 08:48:44 (67.166.44.158)
“Mark Madoff took his own life today,” Martin Flumenbaum, Mark Madoff’s lawyer, said in a statement. “This is a terrible and unnecessary tragedy.” He called his client “an innocent victim of his fathe .......
293: Digital Drive, FLAC and replaygain (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-12-11, 17:10:20 (67.166.44.158)
Below is a link to the Wikipedia article about it. It's supported by FLAC and foobar2000 among others. Basically, it ends up being a tag within the file that tells the playback software a volume adjus .......
294: Propeller Head Plaza, How's this? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-12-11, 16:31:31 (67.166.44.158)
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295: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The ultimate ‘Eargasms' :-) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-12-09, 21:33:13 (67.166.44.158)
"Have you tried the Legacy Edition of KOB. Really outstanding sonic." There's so many versions it's hard to keep track. I first bought the LP around 1973 time frame, so I'm quite familiar with it. I .......
296: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The ultimate ‘Eargasms' :-) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-12-09, 20:17:15 (67.166.44.158)
I've never understood the audiophile fascination with Kind of Blue and Dark Side of the Moon . Kind of Blue was groundbreaking musically in its time, and is a great and hugely popular album, but soun .......
297: Computer Audio Asylum, Maybe this will help? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-11-29, 08:57:35 (67.166.44.158)
See link. I don't have experience with this though. .......
298: Rocky Road, Suggest a password change... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-11-25, 15:40:22 (67.166.44.158)
Here's one way this can happen. People have gotten used to some highly questionable tactics of certain social networking sites such as LinkedIn. Using them as an example, if you sign up with them and .......
299: Digital Drive, RE: You can adjust digital level with the DEQ2496 (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-11-23, 17:10:38 (67.166.44.158)
In my case the crackling was 100 percent correlated with the clipping indicator and I could make it come and go at will with the attenuator adjustment. However, this was apparently due to clipping of .......
300: Digital Drive, You can adjust digital level with the DEQ2496 (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-11-23, 15:49:47 (67.166.44.158)
I have a post here that talks a bit about how to adjust level in the digital domain with the Behringer DEQ2496. The thing to do is configure the VU meter so it reads the digital level going into the D .......
301: Critic's Corner, Sounds like your issue is with the IEC itself then (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-11-14, 15:19:57 (67.166.44.158)
If they specify these connectors as 10A international and 15A North America, then that is what their specified rating is. Either that or Interpower got it wrong (not likely). .......
302: Computer Audio Asylum, Here's a SATA drive that's fast in EAC secure mode with good error correction (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-11-13, 17:16:48 (67.166.44.158)
Samsung SH-223L On newegg, one reviewer conveniently mentioned it did not cache audio data when ripping and supports C2 error reporting and recommended it for EAC. These two features are necessary for .......
303: Critic's Corner, 10A international / 15A North America (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-11-13, 14:36:58 (67.166.44.158)
See link for example. I don't have the actual IEC spec as one must pay for it. Presumably the discrepancy is due to the lower voltages in North America. Edit: Here's a video from interpower that talks .......
304: Critic's Corner, Nice DIY solution (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-11-12, 13:02:04 (67.166.44.158)
I see they have a 32A version too. The chassis-mount portion only requires round holes - perfect for DIY amp designs. Assembly appears to be a piece of cake as well. Thanks for pointing these out. I w .......
305: Digital Drive, RE: MicroCap and FreePCB (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-28, 08:32:06 (67.166.44.158)
There is also this page that talks about using LTspice with FreePCB, but the techniques for preventing wrong pin numbers in the exported netlist are also applicable to other SPICE simulators that can .......
306: Digital Drive, RE: MicroCap and FreePCB (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-26, 16:18:08 (67.166.44.158)
"Are you just trying to bust my chops? :)" No, I was just rather surprised by your statement and was interested in how you did it. I don't use MicroCap - I'm a cheapskate and use LTspice. I didn't r .......
307: Digital Drive, RE: MicroCap and FreePCB (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-26, 15:10:34 (67.166.44.158)
"There's noting like simulating the very schematic you build the boards from :)" Hmmm. Does MicroCap allow you to simulate the FPGA too (as in being able to define a SPICE subcircuit in terms of Ver .......
308: General Asylum, Maybe they are just loosing it? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-22, 21:21:36 (67.166.44.158)
As opposed to "tighting" it? .......
309: Propeller Head Plaza, Loved the "Audiophile Pricetag" spoof (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-21, 18:02:47 (67.166.44.158)
I'd never seen that one before. It's in my bookmarks now :-). Just remember, if your system doesn't suck , you'll need to spend $400-$500 on an S/PDIF cable. And I'd be more than happy to sell you one .......
310: General Asylum, RE: Thanks (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-13, 15:13:14 (67.166.44.158)
Well, I think we're in agreement :-). BTW, if you're not aware of it, there were some interesting Stereophile Letters to the Editor in which Leventhal took part. Also, if you or anybody else is inter .......
311: General Asylum, RE: Sorry for being dense... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-13, 14:40:34 (67.166.44.158)
"...but there's something really basic that's still tripping me up. You seem to be suggesting -- and I think this is you, not Leventhal -- that it's possible to extract information -- evidence -- fro .......
312: General Asylum, RE: Please confirm... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-13, 13:38:25 (67.166.44.158)
"I think Leventhal is saying that this kind of statistical test (which is the kind I'm interested in) cannot provide statistical (or, I will add, any other kind of) support for a conclusion that no d .......
313: General Asylum, "Multiple Choice" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-13, 12:08:01 (67.166.44.158)
Of course "a" is correct. But that is not the entire story. Here is a quote from Les Leventhal's AES paper, "Type I and Type 2 Errors in the Statistical Analysis of Listening Tests" . For those not fa .......
314: General Asylum, The "response-o-matic" tells all (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-10-02, 18:00:24 (67.166.44.158)
See link :-) .......
315: General Asylum, Careful Steve - this is a Tooth Fairy denial-free zone (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-09-30, 11:06:11 (67.166.44.158)
We have this rule so people can discuss their experiences with the Tooth Fairy without being harassed by Tooth Fairy naysayers. It's part of our Mission, Core Values and Guiding Principles. ::: TOPIC: .......
316: Whiner's Woad, Mark Levinson Gold Creams (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-09-21, 19:42:22 (67.166.44.158)
See link. LOL! While I agree with Mark's sentiments, it's more than a bit of PKB. .......
317: Music Lane, "I Spent My Last Ten Bucks on Birth Control and Beer" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-09-11, 15:00:16 (67.166.44.158)
See link to YouTube video below. .......
318: General Asylum, RE: Firefox default link appearance options (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-09-08, 13:12:49 (67.166.44.158)
See below for how to set them. .......
319: General Asylum, AES convention papers and the so-called preprints are not peer reviewed (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-09-08, 11:53:47 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
320: Critic's Corner, Who he actually is (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-08-26, 13:19:15 (67.166.44.158)
His post read to me like a reviewer with a chip on his shoulder, so I had a closer look. The following took about one minute of googling. Here's what I did. google search Rumadian@hotmail.com and fin .......
321: Speaker Asylum, I had the same problem at first with the products page... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-08-19, 21:10:43 (67.166.44.158)
...and had to click on the Onix logo to see the graphic named "Speakers", "Amplifiers" and "CD Players". Silly web page design, as there's plenty of room for the initial product display without the ne .......
322: Speaker Asylum, Here's the distributor for North America (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-08-19, 08:18:53 (67.166.44.158)
Got this URL from the posts of a guy who calls himself "OnixMan" over at audioholics (I think this is Hugh Nguyen). .......
323: Speaker Asylum, BTW, Onix has nothing to do with AV123 (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-08-18, 22:00:53 (67.166.44.158)
At one time, AV123 was a distributor for Onix, but that relationship ceased long ago. The Onix folks are still going strong. .......
324: Speaker Asylum, Update (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-08-17, 21:51:57 (67.166.44.158)
See link .......
325: Asylum Feedback/Support, Cannot post "Comment" to moderators in response to review (only posts) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-08-16, 22:50:18 (67.166.44.158)
This post was brought about by a review in the digital forum here . The reviewer (John Allison of Allison Dynamics), is an industry member who did not register as such. He has posted a total of 5 revi .......
326: Computer Audio Asylum, Tony's hardly a disinterested party (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-07-30, 22:18:07 (67.166.44.158)
Tony works for a company called 2L that sells high-res downloads. He claims this work is on a volunteer basis and unpaid. A couple of years ago, I had an email conversation with him, and within hours .......
327: General Asylum, Something to check out... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-07-23, 15:34:07 (67.166.44.158)
There's an interesting digital scope available, the 50 MHz Rigol DS1052E, which has a color video display and USB port that can be used to dump waveform data to a USB stick. A guy named David L. Jones .......
328: Amp/Preamp Asylum, This might shed some light on it (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-07-09, 09:44:53 (67.166.44.158)
From the blog linked below. "Case Background Jolida Inc., a US-based electronic sound equipment manufacturer, owns the "JOLIDA" trademark in the United States. In 1996, it established a subsidiary in .......
329: Critic's Corner, Richard Heyser invented time delay spectrometry... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-07-03, 14:23:23 (67.166.44.158)
...the predecessor of today's techniques for in-room quasi-anechoic loudspeaker measurement. Below is a link to an article that talks about some of these techniques, including their history going back .......
330: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Transformer electrostatic shield (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-07-01, 21:46:47 (67.166.44.158)
"Thanks for your post Andy. I'd like to point out what I think is a typo in the second sentence. You said "It's there to provide capacitive coupling..." and I think you meant "It's there to prevent c .......
331: Amp/Preamp Asylum, From Ott, section 3.1.7, "Grounding Myths" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-07-01, 18:03:42 (67.166.44.158)
3.1.7 Grounding Myths More myths exist relating to the field of grounding than in any other area of electrical engineering. The more common of these are as follows: (...) 4. To operate with low noise, .......
332: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Transformer electrostatic shield (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-07-01, 17:48:21 (67.166.44.158)
The transformer electrostatic shield is a very special case. It's there to provide capacitive coupling to the hot side of the primary, so as to shunt away the leakage currents that would otherwise sho .......
333: General Asylum, Here is a video with a history of the designer and his family (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-06-17, 10:04:54 (67.166.44.158)
The designer is, of course, Jack Schitt. .......
334: Computer Audio Asylum, What happens when I listen to 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' with this DAC? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-06-11, 08:00:22 (67.166.44.158)
Will it detect that Alvin is traveling at twice the speed of light and slow him down? I can hardly stand to wait! .......
335: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: From Earl Geddes distortion papers (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-06-04, 08:43:55 (67.166.44.158)
"In that case his statement is not wrong but merely incomplete as it neglects to address error signals at the fundamental frequency and DC, neither of which will likely be of audible consequence." N .......
336: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: From Earl Geddes distortion papers (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-06-03, 14:53:43 (67.166.44.158)
"An nth order nonlinearity generates nth order harmonics and every other harmonic below it." This is wrong. It should say: "For n odd, an nth order nonlinearity generates nth order harmonics and ev .......
337: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: That would take the fun out for many audiophiles. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-26, 10:50:15 (67.166.44.158)
"It's intransigence combined with the emotional rewards of thrilling music reproduction is nigh-on irresistible. On the other hand it can be very annoying if I just want to listen to something and it .......
338: General Asylum, RE: I agree, the anthropomorphic "interpretation of the music" thing is a bit over the top (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-20, 19:54:06 (67.166.44.158)
I think we'll just have to "agree to disagree" on most of this. But one thing I've become quite aware of is the extent of Nelson's marketing ability, which is among the best and frequently underestima .......
339: General Asylum, RE: I agree, the anthropomorphic "interpretation of the music" thing is a bit over the top (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-20, 15:59:11 (67.166.44.158)
"I see it as an example of simply seeking subjective pleasure." You're talking about what the listener is doing when listening to music. That's not what my post was referring to at all. My post took .......
340: General Asylum, I agree, the anthropomorphic "interpretation of the music" thing is a bit over the top (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-20, 12:13:45 (67.166.44.158)
"People worship celebrety chefs, clothing designers, etc...so, may as well start calling audio designers "artists" and getting on with it." Let's call them "designer designers" :-). The description .......
341: General Asylum, What are high-end handbags? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-18, 20:28:26 (67.166.44.158)
The high end is where commodity handbags cross over into art. It's where the physical piece becomes an important part of the overall experience, valued both for its interpretation of fashion... ::: TO .......
342: Critic's Corner, Captain Midnight will personally take your order (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-11, 20:14:44 (67.166.44.158)
The Absolute Sound - the magazine for audiophile rocket power. .......
343: General Asylum, What a hoot! Thanks :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-11, 15:37:21 (67.166.44.158)
nt .......
344: General Asylum, The next kid I see, I'm going to hit them over the head with my cane! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-10, 15:24:05 (24.8.170.198)
nt .......
345: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: 2.5 volt regulator ZN458B (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-05, 20:37:11 (24.8.170.198)
That's a 2.5V bandgap voltage reference. Use the LM336-2.5 as replacement. Just clip off the lead marked "ADJ" on the datasheet. It is a "no connect" anyway, unless it's used for trimming the output v .......
346: Speaker Asylum, RE: Subwoofer Plate Amps. Good idea? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-05, 10:45:44 (24.8.170.198)
How about an external sub amp made for the purpose? Something like at the link below. .......
347: General Asylum, How about an Audiophile Secret Squadron? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-05-02, 17:53:53 (24.8.170.198)
There could be membership cards and secret decoders and stuff :-). .......
348: General Asylum, Sorry for the confusion. My subject came from an old Firesign Theatre quote... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-04-20, 20:52:04 (24.8.170.198)
...from "I think we're all Bozos on this bus" The "president" (which is actually a machine with the voice of Richard M. Nixon) makes that statement ("You'll be receiving...") to Barney, the chairman o .......
349: General Asylum, You'll be receiving a handsome simulfax copy of your words in the mail soon... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-04-19, 16:11:34 (24.8.170.198)
...and my reply :-). .......
350: Tech Square, "Swiss Yodel Party" - LOL!. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-04-08, 12:42:20 (24.8.170.198)
I about fell off my chair when I read that. I wonder what "Swiss Yodel Party" would sound like on a horn-based system with 1 kW amp cranked full blast? .......
351: Inmate Central, I'd like to share a story about Bruce (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-04-07, 08:26:54 (24.8.170.198)
I never met Bruce in person, but I did have some contact with him online through Audio Asylum. I'd like to share the story of that, because I think it gives some insight into the kind of person he was .......
352: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The iPad is, IMO, a remarkable device and light years ahead of the competition (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-04-05, 20:38:41 (24.8.170.198)
I enjoyed this cartoon about the iPad :-). .......
353: Computer Audio Asylum, Thank you! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-03-25, 09:58:13 (24.8.170.198)
I have a number of Grateful Dead HDCDs, and this is the perfect thing for them. Apparently the technique used with HDCD is compression of some sort on record, and complementary expansion on playback ( .......
354: General Asylum, "...a man, once said by Stereophile..." (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-02-28, 18:49:27 (24.8.170.198)
to be "well on his way to becoming a legendary figure in high-end audio" . And here's more hard-hitting reporting from the audio press: Schifter took us to dinner! (large PDF file) .......
355: General Asylum, RE: New audio magazine - The Audio Beat (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-01-31, 21:02:12 (24.8.170.198)
"Synergistic Research factory tour" "What is Foundation Theory, and why does Roy Gregory think it's important?" Ooh yeah :-). .......
356: Critic's Corner, Funny post reg (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2010-01-01, 21:30:39 (24.8.170.198)
"That said, I don’t understand why such a practice (if true) bothers you and others. You and I don’t have to purchase Wilson products. What should have you concerned is the way in which *your* govern .......
357: Computer Audio Asylum, He is not clueless (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-31, 21:17:21 (24.8.170.198)
He is just bullshitting everyone. Maybe he's angling for a job at Ayre or something? .......
358: General Asylum, Hector Heathcoate, the unsung hero of high-end audio (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-09, 20:55:48 (24.8.170.198)
His tireless, selfless efforts have left him starving, even as he heroically provides $18,500 pairs of speakers to the unwashed masses. We salute him for his heroism and concern for the customer that' .......
359: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: do you mean the Squeezebox will see it even if iTunes on the computer can't? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-04, 11:51:51 (24.8.170.198)
I noticed one strange thing with SqueezeCenter behavior on my brother's setup. If you install SqueezeCenter and fail to specify a folder for the music library, it will automatically pick up any iTunes .......
360: General Asylum, LOL! Forgot about that one (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-03, 09:49:19 (24.8.170.198)
nt .......
361: General Asylum, Blue Smoke (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-02, 14:29:08 (24.8.170.198)
nt .......
362: Music Lane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-02, 10:54:06 (24.8.170.198)
It was around 1974 I think. He had just released the "Bright Moments" LP and was playing a lot of music from it. He put on an absolutely incredible show. .......
363: General Asylum, Is this an audio company? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-01, 19:04:18 (24.8.170.198)
I once saw a truck for a plumbing company calling itself "Jesus Rooter". .......
364: General Asylum, Linn Klimax Kontrol (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-01, 17:54:51 (24.8.170.198)
nt .......
365: General Asylum, Juicy Music (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-12-01, 16:50:35 (24.8.170.198)
nt .......
366: Digital Drive, RE: Old news? No news? Linn formally abandons CD players. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-21, 08:31:08 (24.8.170.198)
Alan Sircom posted a link to his article on this a couple of days ago. See link below. They'll still be making universal players. .......
367: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Have you looked at the MSB DAC? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-19, 18:21:14 (24.8.170.198)
"If you want the ultimate in low level linearity then you have to look at MSB technology www.msbtech.com. They are not using an off-the-shelf solution from BB, AD or Crystal but making their own disc .......
368: General Asylum, I don't, but there's a guy named "Confucius" who has quite a few :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-18, 17:46:40 (24.8.170.198)
nt .......
369: Speaker Asylum, err... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-17, 13:04:16 (24.8.170.198)
"A non-technical person would say that IC3a, 2b, 3b, and 2a look like low-pass filters; and see that the low-pass output of the crossover comes directly off IC2a. He would now see that the high-pass .......
370: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-15, 10:51:26 (24.8.170.198)
"Is 1 or 2 db error at -110db worse than high order harmonic distortions?? Whether that signal is -110 or -112 or -108 probably doesn't matter very much." I'd agree that this level error, in and of i .......
371: Critic's Corner, Reminds me of one of my favorite songs... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-13, 17:42:21 (24.8.170.198)
"The Lurkers Support Me In Email" Sung to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean": The Lurkers support me in e-mail They all think I'm great don't you know. You posters just don't understa .......
372: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-13, 13:43:01 (24.8.170.198)
One thing I noticed from the graphs is the different noise floors in the measurements between the two units among other things. I'm guessing that the averaging of the measurements may be different. It .......
373: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-13, 13:39:19 (24.8.170.198)
You're welcome Tony. I have only skimmed it so far, so I can't comment intelligently at the moment. .......
374: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-13, 09:29:32 (24.8.170.198)
Let's set subjective issues aside and just talk about measurements. Any device whose gain varies with signal level will produce distortion. Some of the Stereophile DAC reviews include plots of the gai .......
375: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-12, 18:13:40 (24.8.170.198)
Well, I wasn't referring to crossover distortion in the analog stage, but distortion of the DAC chip itself. An ideal DAC chip will have uniform quantization steps (change the input bit count by one, .......
376: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-12, 07:53:13 (24.8.170.198)
That -90dB harmonic distortion test is a good one to perform though. In the past at least, DACs have had a problem analogous to a badly underbiased class B amplifier - increasing harmonic distortion p .......
377: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-12, 07:50:37 (24.8.170.198)
That's exactly right, yes. Identifying which are which can be problematic and may entail changing the test frequencies to be slightly different from 19kHz and 20kHz. I haven't sorted through that comp .......
378: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-10, 15:13:40 (24.8.170.198)
Good point. I was going to mention something like that earlier. The images don't just have the potential to affect the DAC itself, but also the preamp, power amp and tweeter too. .......
379: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-10, 09:43:01 (24.8.170.198)
Looks like we posted at the same time :-). .......
380: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-10, 09:42:07 (24.8.170.198)
"I am not so sure about this analysis because if you look at the simple harmonic distortion plot there is essentially no distortion to speak of at all from a 1Khz input." Okay, let's look at the 1 k .......
381: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Oh and I forgot to add... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-06, 10:23:49 (24.8.170.198)
" It must be realized that the IM distortion in the measurement is not really IM distortion but Aliasing. " Actually, it is both (assuming you change the word "aliasing" to "imaging"). One ends up wit .......
382: Speaker Asylum, RE: electronic crossover question (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-05, 04:17:18 (24.8.170.198)
"Exactly as I described." You described it as subtractive. The high-pass is not obtained by subtracting the low-pass output from the input as in a constant-voltage design. Such a crossover would giv .......
383: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Your words, not mine. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-04, 19:30:57 (24.8.170.198)
" So in this case it seems that the wholly unnatural behavior of the standard linear phase filter that gives pre and post ringing (something impossible in the "real" world of acoustic sounds) outweigh .......
384: Speaker Asylum, RE: electronic crossover question (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-04, 19:14:15 (24.8.170.198)
The state variable filters aren't subtractive. The schematic of the Marchand XM9 crossover can be found in the manual at their site here . There is only one LP filter per channel, containing four op-a .......
385: Music Lane, Acker Bilk - "Stranger On The Shore" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-03, 20:43:15 (24.8.170.198)
Joke :-) .......
386: Rocky Road, There's an, umm, "interesting" forum where this stuff is discussed (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-03, 15:00:12 (24.8.170.198)
I do not necessarily condone this, but I'm just saying... .......
387: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Your words, not mine. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-03, 11:51:44 (24.8.170.198)
"For digital, where distortions are low in magnitude, the characteristics of the sound are made up largely by analog non-linear effects (harmonic distortion, phase shifts) and digital non-linear effe .......
388: Asylum Feedback/Support, Cable forum title reads "Audio Asylum Reviews" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-02, 17:14:20 (24.8.170.198)
No biggie, just thought I'd mention it. .......
389: General Asylum, Heard the monster Legacy speakers at RMAF (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-11-01, 19:16:26 (24.8.170.198)
These puppies . This was my favorite room at the show. They sounded wonderful - effortless, clear and huge sound. I live in the area, and as I drove home, I was thinking what a letdown it would be to .......
390: Speaker Asylum, RE: Bigger Midrange ? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-31, 16:59:35 (24.8.170.198)
Last I checked, you can get them online for $2500 per pair. .......
391: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Change in dB SPL with a change in power (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-19, 19:15:21 (24.8.170.198)
If you replace a power amp having max output power P1 (in Watts) with another having max output power P2 (also in Watts), assuming the amps are limiting the max SPL obtainable, the change in dB SPL wi .......
392: Tweakers' Asylum, Is it my imagination, or does "The Dr." look like... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-12, 11:50:28 (24.8.170.198)
...Henry Waxman? At least, looking at his face straight on? :-) .......
393: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: DVD-Audio Ripper? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-12, 07:02:15 (24.8.170.198)
Try a search on the usual torrent sites for "DVDAexplorer" (without quotes). That one isn't actually sold, as it apparently uses some DLL files with licensing issues. So it's only available via BitTor .......
394: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Sorry about being too cryptic. I want two drives with one being the backup (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-08, 08:30:49 (24.8.170.198)
Oh, okay. Make sure you have enough firewire ports on the mini - one for the DAC and one for each hard drive. The type of RAID you're talking about, using two drives, is called "RAID 1". This can be i .......
395: Propeller Head Plaza, "Perhaps you are not familiar with me" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-07, 19:53:26 (24.8.170.198)
I am the most interesting man in the world. Did you know, my farts smell so good, people inhale twice? Stay thirsty my friends! .......
396: Computer Audio Asylum, Dang! Didn't know they sold stuff online. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-07, 17:07:04 (24.8.170.198)
And wouldn't you know, there on the front page is a 2TB external drive for $180 that has firewire and eSATA ports in addition to the USB port. Wish I'd gotten that one instead. .......
397: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: What is the best buy for a double one terrabite external drive? Is there software for using one as backup? nt (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-07, 13:21:26 (24.8.170.198)
Hi Norm, Not sure what you mean by "double one terabyte", but I recently got a 2TB external Western Digital "MyBook" USB drive for $190. Here is the drive. NewEgg has a pretty good search function fo .......
398: Critic's Corner, An amusing example (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-10-04, 18:32:00 (24.8.170.198)
Electrocompaniet was basically put on the map by a rave review in The Audio Critic , back when Aczel was in the subjectivist camp. The amp was based on a design by Matti Otala, the villain of audio ob .......
399: Propeller Head Plaza, Speaking of fraud - sold any phony health insurance lately? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-26, 21:53:38 (67.176.45.150)
The first link is from Todd's animated GIF. Then it follows from there. link 1 link 2 link 3 link 4 link 5 link 6 link 6 link 7 .......
400: Propeller Head Plaza, Hehe (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-26, 17:08:44 (67.176.45.150)
Except there's a role reversal here. I'm usually an objectivist, yet here I'm the cartoon subjectivist. I'm about to get upset :-) with Tom because he's doubting my perceptions of the Bugs Bunny show .......
401: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Yup, that was the beginning (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-24, 15:20:50 (67.176.45.150)
Wow, you went to great lengths there! It may be that the ending song was the same as at the beginning. I just remember all the characters crying at the end as they're singing the song - including that .......
402: Propeller Head Plaza, Yup, that was the beginning (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-24, 12:31:46 (67.176.45.150)
and at the end, they're all singing a tearful goodbye. But I can't remember the words to that one! .......
403: Propeller Head Plaza, The phrase "loyal opposition" comes to mind :-) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-24, 10:45:07 (67.176.45.150)
It's going to be lonely here without RBNG. For some reason this made me think about the old Bugs Bunny cartoon show where at the end of the show, all the characters are on stage singing a song about h .......
404: Music Lane, RE: Bobby Watson and students (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-23, 09:05:40 (67.176.45.150)
Thanks for that info. I will definitely check it out. .......
405: Music Lane, Bobby Watson and students (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-22, 11:31:43 (67.176.45.150)
A couple of weeks ago, I heard a track on the radio (WRTI in Philly) from Bobby Watson and his students. The band was called "Diverse". I remember liking it, because I wrote down the name. But I can't .......
406: Music Lane, RE: Singular jazz track? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-19, 15:12:40 (67.176.45.150)
Back in the early 1970s, I was an acquaintance of a guy whose father produced a bunch of jazz albums. One day we got to talking, and he asked me what it was about the music I liked that made me like i .......
407: Computer Audio Asylum, More info on this... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-19, 09:03:08 (67.176.45.150)
Here's a thread with some posts by the designer, Sean Adams, explaining what's going on. .......
408: Computer Audio Asylum, Don't feel bad, Dave (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-18, 21:11:53 (67.176.45.150)
This kind of thing from SlimDevices basically means that if you're an early adopter, you get to be an uncompensated beta tester for a year or two, then get to wait another year or two for them to fix .......
409: Computer Audio Asylum, It's an "upgrade" in the sense that... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-18, 21:00:52 (67.176.45.150)
...it will play 24/96 files "straight up". I believe there was a feature that allowed the SB3/Duet to play these by doing "naive downsampling" - that is, discarding every other sample without LPFing b .......
410: Computer Audio Asylum, Interesting thread on media storage servers if you still need one (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-18, 20:41:53 (67.176.45.150)
If you still want a big backup server, there's a huge thread on AVSForum that discusses them. These folks are ripping their large video collections to some huge storage. It's mind-boggling. They are u .......
411: Music Lane, Wow! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-16, 20:20:31 (67.176.45.150)
Albert, I'm honored by your reply. Yes, it's quite clear from listening that you really did put your heart and soul into this album. If I were to use just one word to describe the album, it would be " .......
412: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Speaker break-in (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-16, 09:35:38 (67.176.45.150)
"If you spring for the 18" woofer, and I think you should as it seems like a literally great thing, I'd consider breaking it in with tone bursts so you get the displacement without a lot of VC heat." .......
413: Music Lane, This really sucks (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-15, 07:43:08 (67.176.45.150)
For me, one of the most memorable segments of music in all of jazz is the last five minutes or so of Leo from Trane's Live in Japan album. The energy level is just amazing, steadily increasing until i .......
414: Propeller Head Plaza, Sounds like the "Animal House" of audiophilia :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-14, 21:24:19 (67.176.45.150)
nt .......
415: Propeller Head Plaza, Speaker break-in (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-14, 21:13:12 (67.176.45.150)
The subject of speaker break-in is interesting, as it's among the least "far out" of audiophile claims. In fact, it's downright easy to see how it happens. There's a Spanish site in which the webmaste .......
416: Music Lane, Albert Rivera - "Re-Introduction" - fantastic! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-14, 12:05:29 (67.176.45.150)
This guy is a great young jazz player (tenor and soprano). I haven't enjoyed a new CD this much in years! One problem I've had for a long time is finding new jazz music I like. Last Sunday, while list .......
417: General Asylum, It's about branding (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-12, 21:40:14 (67.176.45.150)
Just ask this guy . "Time-release review placement" is also key. The important thing is to sell the brand, not the product . .......
418: Critic's Corner, RE: Hey, Gerry E and Just Joe, and all you other effing conspiracy theorists! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-10, 21:18:14 (67.176.45.150)
"Would it be a real surprise to you to find that most of the people who frequent this forum actually posess a modicum of critical thinking ability?" That's a hell of a loaded question if you ask me! .......
419: Critic's Corner, RE: I never claimed... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-08-10, 19:35:31 (67.176.45.150)
"The piece undermined some of the industry's most deeply held beliefs, and many in the industry didn't appreciate it at all. But as I already wrote, he didn't hesitate to publish it." I agree about .......
420: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The trouble with PLL threads (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-30, 19:23:48 (67.176.45.150)
"Exactly. I deliberately conflated to make a point." Okay, fair enough. I don't agree with your view, but I understand where you're coming from. There is also the matter of the rules of the forums r .......
421: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The trouble with PLL threads (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-30, 18:33:21 (67.176.45.150)
You're conflating the concepts of financial interest and technical interest - rather different things. The result of that conflation is a strawman argument. Nobody's insisting that only people with no .......
422: Propeller Head Plaza, Not all that impressive, but lots of fun (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-30, 17:35:32 (67.176.45.150)
nt .......
423: Propeller Head Plaza, You've never had a virtual haircut? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-30, 14:36:42 (67.176.45.150)
Well check it out then ! :-) .......
424: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: SRC null tests (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-29, 20:42:43 (67.176.45.150)
This is a bit confusing, and I may not have described it well. Or you may have understood completely what I was saying and I'm not understanding what you're saying. Anyway, let me clarify a bit. The c .......
425: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: SRC null tests (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-27, 18:17:45 (67.176.45.150)
"One last suggestion. If possible work with 88.2 instead of 96. That way the SRC has an easier job and consequently practical implementations seem to do better, despite the lack of any theory behind .......
426: Propeller Head Plaza, Recordings of environmental sounds? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-27, 16:44:49 (67.176.45.150)
"In recording my self, i find the difference between 24/96 and CD format to be audible, not a show stopper, not audible with most things except environmental noises." Hi Tom, A while back you were t .......
427: Critic's Corner, Good post (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-22, 10:22:31 (67.176.45.150)
That clarifies things a lot. .......
428: Critic's Corner, RE: Not sure what Bob Ludwig has to do with this stuff in the first place (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-22, 06:11:54 (67.176.45.150)
"This is slightly disingenuous. I've worked with companies that produce low-quantity, essentially custom daughter boards for PCs. The costs of such custom products are huge. You might end up paying m .......
429: Critic's Corner, Not sure what Bob Ludwig has to do with this stuff in the first place (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-21, 19:30:04 (67.176.45.150)
"To my knowledge, Bob has two degrees: BFA in trumpet performance and MLS in music librarianship. His knowledge of the classical repertoire is amazing." I'm sure he is an extremely talented guy. If h .......
430: Critic's Corner, RE: Why I used Bob as an example (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-21, 16:30:47 (67.176.45.150)
"I used Bob as an example because he is an engineer, and he if anyone should be able to separate the wheat from the chaff in terms of manufacturer claims of performance and why stuff costs so much." .......
431: Critic's Corner, One reviewer says his 96 year old neighbor can tell the difference between CD and SACD (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-18, 14:41:41 (67.176.45.150)
Read about it in this PDF file . Nothing about doing the dishes at the time though. Of course, telling him which is which beforehand seems to help. .......
432: Critic's Corner, You've got the wrong guy (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-18, 11:30:13 (67.176.45.150)
Check out this review by Jim . It even uses one of my favorite analogies to audiophilia - "The Princess and the Pea". Here's a quote from it: "But weeks of comparative, level-matched listening throug .......
433: Tweakers' Asylum, This looks good, c93 - good luck! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-17, 09:53:46 (67.176.45.150)
nt .......
434: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Thank you - exactly what I needed (diagram more comprehendable for newbie). N/T (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-16, 12:12:05 (67.176.45.150)
Oops, just saw this now. I think HumanMedia's diagram clears this up. But just to be sure, that short between the "+" and "-" outputs of the bridge needs to be provided by you and is not part of the b .......
435: Critic's Corner, RE: The birthing of some much needed credibility. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-15, 21:08:33 (67.176.45.150)
"I’ll say it again, these men are 100 percent credible in my eyes. But the methodology they choose to use invites criticism from other quarters and will continue to do so until they change said metho .......
436: Digital Drive, RE: Unrelated but worth noting... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-14, 14:21:23 (67.176.45.150)
"Where does your 10K figure come from, other than a SWAG given limited information?" It's exactly that, yes - but under the circumstances it's the best I can do. Being more specific, suppose the sta .......
437: Digital Drive, RE: not hearing a difference is unacceptable to some people (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-14, 13:25:04 (67.176.45.150)
"I say because you have problematic hearing or your system is not transparent enough. What other reasons could be there?" I was speaking generally in my reply to Bill, so let me address your questio .......
438: Digital Drive, RE: not hearing a difference is unacceptable to some people (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-14, 10:24:45 (67.176.45.150)
"None of those people would have bothered to offer such advice if you had heard a difference." Bill, that wasn't my intention, though it may have appeared that way. It was why I put "unrelated" in m .......
439: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Advice needed from Weiss DAC2 users (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-13, 18:40:22 (67.176.45.150)
Could you explain how to do (1)?? I'm assuming you're using Windows XP here, and that the Weiss DAC2 shows up in the system as any other sound device would. 1) In Control Panel, choose "Sounds and A .......
440: Digital Drive, Unrelated but worth noting... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-13, 18:02:34 (67.176.45.150)
Your original post indicates you're using a 100k pot ahead of your power amp. This is a very large value for a solid-state setup. The worst-case impedance "seen" by the power amp looking back into the .......
441: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Yep, that one, with hole in the middle - but 12A 400V, and... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-12, 19:56:07 (67.176.45.150)
Sounds good. I've had great luck with Mouser and always try to choose my parts so I can get them from there. I hate Digi-Key, but sometimes can't avoid using them. .......
442: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Many thanks - ordered parts for rectifier option. However, a question: (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-12, 19:38:09 (67.176.45.150)
You're right. I didn't notice that. Either way will work fine. Not sure what parts you ordered, but my experience has been that even though those 35A bridge rectifiers are overkill for a low-power app .......
443: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Advice needed: quieting down humming transformer in linear power supply. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-12, 09:44:17 (67.176.45.150)
This is usually due to the presence of DC on the AC power line. If you're not averse to a bit of soldering and drilling one hole to mount a bridge rectifier, you might try this trick (BR1, C20 and C21 .......
444: Critic's Corner, What a wonderful picture! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-10, 21:17:10 (67.176.45.150)
It almost looks like he/she is knitting. I saved that one to my hard drive. .......
445: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: OK, so I just bought a Squeezebox...PC audio newbie question (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-07-10, 11:04:34 (67.176.45.150)
Hi Dave, Here's a couple of things to consider. I'm guessing that your desktop computer is cabled to the router, and that your laptop uses wireless. If that's not true, please ignore the rest of this .......
446: Critic's Corner, Here's an interview question designed to test your "open-mindedness" (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-06-24, 19:33:28 (67.176.45.150)
What do you think about the healing power of whistling? If you burst into hysterics, you don't get the job. .......
447: General Asylum, And another: "M'Boom" by Max Roach (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-06-10, 19:29:13 (67.176.45.150)
nt .......
448: Computer Audio Asylum, $279 is but a mere pittance to pay for some ahole's marketing (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-26, 23:08:56 (67.176.45.150)
Hell, I'd pay $500 per day to receive email spam. Isn't this the same idea? .......
449: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Did he ask you to post this? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-26, 22:36:37 (67.176.45.150)
LOL! I remember that. Then he showed up as a writer for Tone Audio for a time. Not sure if he still writes for them. Tone Audio, OMFG. If you want to find out about expensive watches from Ken Kessler, .......
450: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Thanks... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-26, 22:22:18 (67.176.45.150)
I haven't a clue. Do you have a link to a schematic or technical description of the McIntosh circuit? .......
451: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Thanks... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-26, 21:21:00 (67.176.45.150)
" Seems to me clipping behavior, which is something that varies a great deal depending upon circuit topology from what I've seen, is something that deserves a great deal more attention in the objectiv .......
452: Computer Audio Asylum, Did he ask you to post this? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-26, 20:37:06 (67.176.45.150)
Back in the day, before this forum became overrun by crackpots, "The Computer Audiophile" was run out of town on a rail for posting links to his site in an effort to increase his hit count. ::: TOPIC: .......
453: Propeller Head Plaza, More Bob Cordell peak power vs. average power info (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-26, 19:44:24 (67.176.45.150)
This PDF file describes Bob's presentation at the 2006 RMAF. He built a meter that measures and continuously displays peak and average power of music. He found a Rickie Lee Jones cut that had a 100:1 .......
454: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Here's an article by Nelson Pass on the subject... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-05, 20:01:29 (67.176.45.150)
...just in case you haven't seen it. See link. .......
455: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: I am quite partial to the logic given by Wireworld and Goertz (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-01, 21:01:25 (67.176.45.150)
"It looks like the telegraphers equation conveniently ignores skin effect and dielectric losses being a function of frequency. At least they looked constant in the Wiki link." Yes, it's quite conven .......
456: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: I am quite partial to the logic given by Wireworld and Goertz (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-05-01, 19:11:29 (67.176.45.150)
A while back, I did a SPICE analysis of the effects of two different speaker cables on the frequency response from the amp to the load. For the speaker cable electrical model, the SPICE LTRA was used. .......
457: General Asylum, Keep in mind what Yogi Berra said about funerals... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-04-25, 19:03:36 (67.176.45.150)
""Always go to other people's funerals; otherwise they won't come to yours." .......
458: General Asylum, Just one... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-04-24, 16:31:21 (67.176.45.150)
"Last Will and Testament" by The Frantics. Link to MP3 below. .......
459: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: It Looks Like the "Peers" Didn't Really Review Anything....... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-03-05, 19:40:07 (67.176.45.150)
"no paper should use references as a **substitute** for criteria or detailed explanation, nor use references that the author himself wrote" You are mistaken. It's not required to repeat the informat .......
460: Propeller Head Plaza, Peer reviewed AES article on effect of listener training on reliability of DBT scores (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-03-05, 17:45:10 (67.176.45.150)
See link. Of course, this is not your "Bozo the Clown trained me to imagine RFI effects" type of "training". .......
461: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: You're in luck.... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-03-02, 17:51:10 (67.176.45.150)
I posted a review of Fruity Pebbles over in General about six months ago. It lasted about an hour before being deleted by the mods :). .......
462: Computer Audio Asylum, There was discussion of this over in the Slim Devices forums (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-03-01, 08:12:30 (67.176.45.150)
I believe it was in the Slim Devices "General" forum that some people in the UK were talking about Pandora workarounds - the very thing you're looking for. I'm almost positive that somebody came up wi .......
463: General Asylum, He should get a free lifetime supply of peanut butter sandwiches (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-26, 16:31:04 (67.176.45.150)
Put all that recalled peanut butter to use! .......
464: General Asylum, I like Fifth Amendment brand peanut butter myself (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-26, 13:31:41 (67.176.45.150)
see link .......
465: Computer Audio Asylum, A site with some NAS reviews (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-25, 08:52:20 (67.176.45.150)
See link at bottom. Regarding having the NAS host SlimServer, others have posted in the past that it's very slow for some operations. I used to have a Squeezebox, and when running SlimServer on a regu .......
466: Computer Audio Asylum, Here is how I do it (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-21, 10:10:34 (67.176.45.150)
I'm using WinAmp, which makes it pretty simple. Here are the steps. 1) In the artist view, there is a button at the top left for "Toggle Album Art View" (there is a tooltip for this). Click it as nece .......
467: Propeller Head Plaza, You are a good man, Tom (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-19, 20:39:44 (67.176.45.150)
nt .......
468: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Bryston Amps Balanced? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-15, 19:05:59 (67.176.45.150)
"Generally speaking, is there any way to to determine based on specs if a particular device is fully balanced?" No, you need access to a schematic to determine that. It just so happens that Bryston .......
469: General Asylum, More info... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-15, 11:47:36 (67.176.45.150)
"While I would want a 2496 to mainly correct LF as I said having an HF tone control would be fun after not having one for so long." In theory, it's possible to use the 2496 as a tone control, since .......
470: General Asylum, RE: Great post! (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-14, 16:55:07 (67.176.45.150)
There are 10 parametric EQ filters per channel in the DEQ2496 - more than you'll ever need. In the utility menu, you can set the mode to "dual mono" or "stereo link". "Dual mono" uses separate filter .......
471: General Asylum, Some tips (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-14, 11:07:48 (67.176.45.150)
I have the DEQ2496, and I'd recommend a few things: First, use the parametric EQ rather than the graphic EQ/autocal. This allows precise control over the filters you use to correct low frequency room .......
472: Propeller Head Plaza, Richard, you should start an online peanut butter reviewing 'zine (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-11, 04:51:04 (67.176.45.150)
You could call it "The Peanut Butter Critic" :-). .......
473: Digital Drive, RE: Thanks for the link (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-11, 04:48:06 (67.176.45.150)
Charles, There's also a mini-review of it in the March "Sam's Space" if you haven't seen it yet. .......
474: Critic's Corner, Do U.S. audio reviewers write off equipment purchases on their income taxes? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-10, 20:18:45 (67.176.45.150)
This was brought up in the Stereophile forum by JIMV, but not answered. It was asked of Jason Victor Serinus, who responded by going into full John Marks Mode - that is, essentially saying, "how dare .......
475: Digital Drive, RE: Cambridge and Onkyo are using them (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-10, 16:17:00 (67.176.45.150)
" I am unaware of any commercial product that touts minimum-phase filters aside from ours and the recently released Meridian 808 MkII Signature CD player. " See link. .......
476: Propeller Head Plaza, The different types of engineering explained (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-09, 17:55:43 (67.176.45.150)
See link .......
477: Computer Audio Asylum, I have not tried it, but... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-03, 16:12:21 (67.176.45.150)
...I have heard that the coaxial S/PDIF output is not transformer coupled. I like the idea of transformer coupling as it gives galvanic isolation between the computer ground and the ground of the rest .......
478: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: inexpensive sound card that does digital out??? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-02-03, 10:51:31 (67.176.45.150)
The E-MU 0404 PCI is $100. It has transformer-coupled S/PDIF out. But be warned that it uses the Patchmix software, which is hated by some (including me). One disadvantage is that the card cannot auto .......
479: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Nice read! Thanks Andy (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-27, 09:42:56 (67.176.45.150)
Hi Brad, "Does this refute the work he did on back EMF and distortion caused from it?" Yes. "Not so sure as there were measurements involved as well and not just simulations." Per your request for .......
480: General Asylum, Borders in Broomfield CO has been a joke for several years now (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-26, 21:00:25 (67.176.45.150)
Around 2004-2005, the local Borders here was having lots of CD sales, 4 for the price of 3. Around that same time, Blue Note Records was introducing all sorts of new RVG remasters and, bless their hea .......
481: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Nice read! Thanks Andy (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-26, 17:01:35 (67.176.45.150)
A substantial body of Otala's work was simply wrong, and was demonstrated as such by Bob Cordell and others. That caused a big feud in the AES which has persisted to this day. Back then, circuit simul .......
482: Propeller Head Plaza, Speaker cable/amp interaction articles (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-24, 15:59:51 (67.176.45.150)
Not sure if you've seen these, but they are a good read: Loudspeakers: Effects of amplifiers and cables part 1 Loudspeakers: Effects of amplifiers and cables part 2 Loudspeakers: Effects of amplifi .......
483: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Coax (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-24, 15:33:59 (67.176.45.150)
"I've never thought about modeling it in a transmission line but it seems to me that it would cause both G and C to vary with frequency." You're right - I left out C. .......
484: Propeller Head Plaza, Yup! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-24, 14:43:04 (67.176.45.150)
nt .......
485: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Nice read! Thanks Andy (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-24, 14:03:28 (67.176.45.150)
Frankland: "You know, there may well be a perfect (or near-perfect) amp available right now. But I don’t think it would ever be accepted as such, because there is no perfect loudspeaker by which to c .......
486: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Coax (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-24, 12:05:35 (67.176.45.150)
With the exception of triboelectric effect, everything you've mentioned is taken into account by R, L, C and G (everybody always leaves off G). This assumes R, L, C and G are permitted to vary with fr .......
487: Computer Audio Asylum, According to the article... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-23, 20:28:33 (67.176.45.150)
Here's what it says on the web page: "Compact and simple circuit: just 6 tiny relays implement a 64-step logarithmic stereo attenuator. The 64 steps of 1.0dB together span a 63dB audio attenuation ra .......
488: Propeller Head Plaza, Interesting article - interview of tube amp designer Scott Frankland (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-23, 19:53:03 (67.176.45.150)
Since you mentioned articles about tube amp design, I thought I'd mention this one that I found reference to in another forum. This guy's POV is very nuanced and non-dogmatic. He used to post to this .......
489: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Housekeeping Issue...everybody here, should read this. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-23, 19:25:22 (67.176.45.150)
"So, you managed to pull up all my posts with XXHE in my signature... good for you." It's a lot more than just your signature and you know it. Anybody can read those posts and see for themselves. You .......
490: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Housekeeping Issue...everybody here, should read this. (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-22, 19:08:13 (67.176.45.150)
"I just don't see how we need this type of protection." I for one am glad that Chris is helping to protect this forum from shills . .......
491: General Asylum, RE: THE MOST effective accessory to remove E/M fields (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-21, 20:20:11 (67.176.45.150)
I wrote this sarcastic bit a while back: "The passion the designer has for the music translates directly into magical sound coming from the component, even if he has no clue about engineering fundamen .......
492: General Asylum, RE: THE MOST effective accessory to remove E/M fields (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-21, 19:12:27 (67.176.45.150)
At the main ACA site http://aca.gr/, this message is displayed: "This account has been suspended. Either the domain has been overused, or the reseller ran out of resources." .......
493: General Asylum, Or even stranger, how about... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-18, 16:09:04 (67.176.45.150)
Radio Shack? .......
494: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I have dBpoweramp, BTW. . . (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-18, 09:18:21 (67.176.45.150)
"Are there configuration options in dBpoweramp for setting the security level of the rip, that I've missed?" As I recall, there are several different "levels" of dBpoweramp that you can buy. It was .......
495: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Ripping speed: EAC vs. dBpoweramp (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-18, 08:14:59 (67.176.45.150)
" EAC->Drive Options. . . Under "Extraction Method" tab, click radiobutton "Burst mode" then EAC will be as fast as (or slightly faster than) dBpoweramp. With undamaged and unmarked CDs with no manufa .......
496: General Asylum, Would you buy a used car from this guy? (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-16, 09:04:42 (67.176.45.150)
Well, he does kind of look like a modern-day Earl Scheib. .......
497: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Interesting ... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-14, 22:06:40 (67.176.45.150)
"I must admit, I have a 0404USB and it's a bit flaky as well, I think it's the USB2 implementation on the motherboard, because the "flakiness" depends on which PC it's plugged into." I've only used .......
498: General Asylum, RE: Did you say... (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-14, 20:29:44 (67.176.45.150)
Richard's repetition is well known of course. He is consistent though. The intent of my quoting you from Prop Heads is to point out an inconsistency. Over there, you've said that the whole "golden ear .......
499: General Asylum, Listener reliability vs. training - Sean Olive's work (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-14, 20:00:52 (67.176.45.150)
" There's also no evidence that extensive trainings and/or spending a lot more time listening, helps audiophiles hear things they could not hear in a few hours of one blind experiment. " Richard, you .......
500: General Asylum, LOL! Keep them coming! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by andy_c on 2009-01-14, 18:36:45 (67.176.45.150)
nt .......
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