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JansZen Returns

Wes Phillips  |  May 9, 2005

When audiophiles speak of the pioneers who laid the foundation for their hobby, certain names are spoken with particular reverence: Kellogg, Rice, Klipsch, Voigt, Walker, and Janszen all indisputably make the all-star team. Arthur A. Janszen, like John Hilliard at Altec Lansing, worked on US Navy projects during WWII, but after the war focused on developing an electrostatic speaker for cockpit use in Naval aircraft. The resulting Office of Naval Research Technical Memorandum was groundbreaking in its description of construction techniques and sonic performance, but the Navy declined to develop the project further and, in fact, phased out the developmental aspect of the department.
Mon, 05/09/2005

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Philharmonia Online

Jon Iverson  |  May 9, 2005

"Well it has finally happened," esteemed classical recording engineer Tony Faulkner wrote me in a recent email. "I have engineered my first live webcast and MP3 download-only release."
Mon, 05/09/2005

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What was your favorite bargain music purchase (used or a cutout)?

David L. Wyatt%X% Jr.  |  May 8, 2005

Reader David L. Wyatt, Jr. likes to haunt the used and cutout bins and wants to know what your best find has been to date.

What was your favorite bargain music purchase (used or a cutout)?
Here it is
85% (41 votes)
I don't buy used or cutouts
15% (7 votes)
Total votes: 48
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Digital Processor Reviews

Apple AirPort Express Wi-Fi Hub-D/A processor Specifications

Usually, a Stereophile "Follow-Up" follows up (duh!) a full review of the component in question. This review, however, is intended to flesh out a cryptic comment made by Wes Phillips in April's "As We See It": "When Apple introduced its AirPort Express wireless multimedia link," Wes wrote, "it even included a digital port so that an audiophile—such as Stereophile's editor—could network his system, using the AE to feed his Mark Levinson No.30.6 outboard D/A converter. 'Sounds okay,' deadpans JA."
Sun, 05/08/2005

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Submitted by TeachScience on June 25, 2011 - 9:21pm

This is a fine device for hardly any money but set-up under Win7, when adding to a pre-existing network, is not as straight forward as you make it seem.  The ten minutes I expected to commit turned into 2 hours and the instruction book is USELESS in helping out.  You'll need to connect the AE directly to your wireless hub and set it up manually.  Apple could have put this in the instructions.

PS: you can get the miniplug-to-toslink cable at radioshack for $19.99.

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Submitted by swbca on December 28, 2011 - 8:20am

The AirPort Utility under Windows 7 Professional is a fast, small footprint installation.  The utility offers a Wizard to lead you through your installation scenario or a Manual Setup.  I used the Wizard to "Join a Wireless Network".   This is where AirPort Express connects to your audio system with the audio cable and functions as a WiFi receiver, rather than an router or access point.  I was streaming audio from my iPad and Windows 7 iTunes PC within minutes.  I have old but fairly good audio system.  I will be looking into getting a external DA converter . . Im not sure the sound is as good as it could be.

Re: Setup Issues . . . If you read amazon reviews on any WiFi periperals, the user reviews on any device setup are all over the map.  Sometimes there are actual technical issues, but more often it is user confusion for lack of understanding of IP networks or coping with the inherent range/signal/throughput limitations of WiFi in a home.  

I have only had AirPort Express for 1 day.  An issue that it may have that I haven't really explored . . it seems to become unavailable to my PC or iPad if it has just been sitting without being used for a few hours.  I have had to reboot it to get it back on-line. 

Sortof related to all this . . I just setup iTunes Match.   We have a lake home and my iTunes music at the lake is orphaned from from iTunes at home.  With iTunes Match music I add at the lake or at the home can now be played at either location.  There is nothing I have to do . . the two PCs are automatically synced. 

 

  

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Submitted by AV DeSigns on August 14, 2011 - 1:43am

Unlike JA, I'm not, personally, interested in integrating my stored digital music with my primary audio, which is a modest analogue playback system (Music Hall MMF 2.2 LE, Pro-Ject Ph Box Mk II, Cambridge Audio Azur 340 A, PSB Alpha A/V).  My music listening room and computer room are seperate and I really don't mind keeping them that way.  What I would like to achieve is satisfactory, budget, "listen while I work" sound from my iPod/Mac mini/Time Capsule digital music files storage devices.  How should a rank novice, such as I am, go about achieving this with an emphasis placed on low cost of execution?

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Submitted by cbefr06 on January 12, 2012 - 1:07am

For information, a french company called DB System build a system based on airport express. They build a server call LaRosita since more five year and i use it since more 3 years. Since i have it ( LaRosita "Beta" ) i can't listen cd or other source except Vinyle.

You can look product and read about it here ! it's very interesting to understand why LaRosita work much more better than a simple airport express !!

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Digital Processor Reviews

Apple AirPort Express Wi-Fi Hub-D/A processor

John Atkinson  |  May 8, 2005

Usually, a Stereophile "Follow-Up" follows up (duh!) a full review of the component in question. This review, however, is intended to flesh out a cryptic comment made by Wes Phillips in April's "As We See It": "When Apple introduced its AirPort Express wireless multimedia link," Wes wrote, "it even included a digital port so that an audiophile—such as Stereophile's editor—could network his system, using the AE to feed his Mark Levinson No.30.6 outboard D/A converter. 'Sounds okay,' deadpans JA."
Sun, 05/08/2005

Digital Processor Reviews

Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 D/A processor Specifications

I feel privileged to have followed the remarkable evolution of digital processors over the past four-and-a-half years. Since my first digital review—a survey of three modified CD players back in August 1989—I've been fascinated by the developments that have inexorably improved the quality of digitally reproduced music.
Wed, 12/08/1993

Digital Processor Reviews

Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 D/A processor Mk.II Measurements

I feel privileged to have followed the remarkable evolution of digital processors over the past four-and-a-half years. Since my first digital review—a survey of three modified CD players back in August 1989—I've been fascinated by the developments that have inexorably improved the quality of digitally reproduced music.
Wed, 12/08/1993

Digital Processor Reviews

Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 D/A processor JA on HDCD

I feel privileged to have followed the remarkable evolution of digital processors over the past four-and-a-half years. Since my first digital review—a survey of three modified CD players back in August 1989—I've been fascinated by the developments that have inexorably improved the quality of digitally reproduced music.
Wed, 12/08/1993

Digital Processor Reviews

Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 D/A processor The PMD100 HDCD Decoder

I feel privileged to have followed the remarkable evolution of digital processors over the past four-and-a-half years. Since my first digital review—a survey of three modified CD players back in August 1989—I've been fascinated by the developments that have inexorably improved the quality of digitally reproduced music.
Wed, 12/08/1993

Digital Processor Reviews

Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 D/A processor HDCD Overview

I feel privileged to have followed the remarkable evolution of digital processors over the past four-and-a-half years. Since my first digital review—a survey of three modified CD players back in August 1989—I've been fascinated by the developments that have inexorably improved the quality of digitally reproduced music.
Wed, 12/08/1993

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