CEDIA 2006

Captain Lew

Wes Phillips  |  Sep 16, 2006

Conrad-Johnson's Lew Johnson demos CJ's $7500 MET1 multichannel enhanced triode preamplifier. The twist? It's an analog six-channel preamplifier! It sounded exquisite, whether on two-channel sources or multichannel—only the MET1 can synthesize multichannel from the higher resolution two-channel PCM tracks present on many multichannel DVDs.

Speaking of resolution, Johnson touted The Resolution Project disc that takes two tracks (a jazz trio and a Haydn quartet) and presents them in MP3, WMA, AAC, 16./44.1kHz, 24/96kHz, 24/192kHz, 16/44.1 surround, and 24/96kHz surround. Lew started with the higher resolution tracks and ran down to MP3—and it really showed what you throw away when you dump data. What a great learning tool—one every dealer should have on hand.

COMMENTS
MBraitberg's picture
Submitted by MBraitberg (not verified) on September 17, 2006 - 7:57pm

Wes:How can I get a copy of this disk? Teaching a course of 90 students at CU Boulder on the meaning of Information Technology, I could use this material to illustrate the danger of assuming lossy compression is benign.

John Calder's picture
Submitted by John Calder (not verified) on September 22, 2006 - 10:22am

Hello -My company produced The Resolution Project, and I suggest anyone interested in a free copy of this DVD-Audio disc contact Customer Service at Monster Cable (one of the participants in the project). Email: You must have a DVD-Audio player (it is not a CD), the disc has both stereo and surround tracks (a surround system is not required), and the discs cannot be sold.Thanks,John CalderGenerator LLCMinneapolis

John Calder's picture
Submitted by John Calder (not verified) on September 22, 2006 - 11:01am

Email address didn't print - The Resolution Project disc is available here:customerservice@monstercable.comJohnGenerator LLC

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