Video: Tony Faulkner talks about orchestral recording

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Submitted by hollowman on

Possibly my favorite classical recording engineer, the man talks about his "stuff" here:
http://www.recordproduction.com/tony-faulkner.htm
When did he begin using higher-than-Red-Book standards (i.e., 16-bit/44.1 khz)? I have a Naxos title (Samuel Barber: Sym 1 & 2, recorded late 1998) that notes "Recorded and edited at 20-bit..." and later Naxos/Faulkner pairings are 24-bit. Given their native rez, I wish Naxos would release high-rez FLACs.

Meridian Sooloos Media Core 200 Digital Media System

Meridian Sooloos Media Core 200 Digital Media System

Jan 10, 2011
Meridian keeps slimming down the original Sooloos system not only reducing the price but also its footprint. The Media Core 200 looks like a slightly puffed Mac Mini sat on its side, and requires only an iPad to complete the system, though it can also be connected to the company's Control 10 or 15 touchscreens.

The MC 600 contains a 500GB hard drive, analog, SPDIF and Meridian SpeakerLink outputs and has a retail price of $4,000. Available within the month.

Meridian Media Core 600

Meridian Media Core 600

Jan 10, 2011
For those looking to set up the full-featured Sooloos system, Meridian will be releasing the Media Core 600 sometime in the near future for a price still to be determined.

What we do know, however, is that it will have 6 zone outputs each with S/PDIF, SpeakerLink, and fixed and variable analog outputs. Each zone also has an independent clock which means different sample rates are possible at the various outputs. The multiple zone clocks are also slaved to a central clock, keeping the multiple zones in synch in case sound bleeds from one to another.

Meridian Sooloos Media Source 600

Meridian Sooloos Media Source 600

Jan 10, 2011
Here is the back panel view of the Media Source 600 which acts as a network endpoint and DAC for your most critical listening zone in a Meridian Sooloos system. It can be combined with the Media Core 600 in an elaborate multi-room network.

It has both balanced and unbalanced outputs in addition to Meridian SpeakerLink.

Channel D - PureMUSIC

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Computer Audio
Submitted by Reed on

I have a MAC Mini with an external 2TB Firewire drive that I'm using for a music server.

I have been running iTunes and listening to music, using my iPad as a "remote" with the app. I also stream with 3 different AppleTVs to different locations in the house. I have the Mac Mini in my home theater in the basement.

Audience's The One ClairAudient

Audience's The One ClairAudient

Jan 10, 2011
It was a pleasure to finally meet Audience’s John McDonald, who beamed with energy, pride, and happiness over his new Audience The One ClairAudient loudspeaker ($995/pair), seen here alongside Audience’s own A3 drive unit, which uses a relatively large neodymium motor structure and voice coil, suspension venting, and is said to provide 12mm of usable excursion with less than 1dB compression.

CEntrace DACMini PX & Masterclass Speakers

CEntrace DACMini PX & Masterclass Speakers

Jan 10, 2011
Displaying near the registration booth at T.H.E. Show, CEntrance, makers of the excellent DACport USB-input headphone amplifier, introduced their new DACMini PX (price hasn’t been determined, but CEntrance’s Michael Goodman noted the company is looking to keep it “aggressively under $1500”), which combines the same array of inputs (USB, coaxial, optical, line) and line outputs found on the company’s DACMini CX ($795, now in final production) while adding speaker connectors and a 25Wpc Class-D amplifier section.

Cardas Caps on unused RCA Inputs and Outputs

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Tweaks 'n' Tips
Submitted by geoffkait on

There's a discussion on AA regarding the use of Cardas Caps and similar devices to cover the openings of unused input and output RCA jacks of electronic equipment to deal with the problemm of RF entering the component via the open jacks. One person, the OP, reported a noticeable improvement by placing paper tape over all unused input and output jacks on his components. He then tried attaching small amethyst crystals over the open jacks instead of paper tape and reported much better results.

Flamingos at the Fabulous Flamingo

Flamingos at the Fabulous Flamingo

Jan 10, 2011
T.H.E. Show was held at the famous Flamingo Hotel and Casino, the oldest resort on The Vegas Strip, opened by Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel on the day after Christmas in 1946. On the site’s 15 acres, you can find lots of glitter, gold, and rich history, in addition to a wildlife habitat with an exhibit of flamingos!
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