What if you never heard a recording

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The Great Beyond
Submitted by Welshsox on

Someone mentioned in a thread that when most of the great classical music was composed the only way to hear it was to go see an orchestra.

This got me thinking as to how would we view music if we only ever heard a peice say once in our lifetime's, how would anyone decide what was popular ?

Does this mean that the reason certain peices like say Beethoven's 5th were deliberately written as that times pop music, was it made to be approachable and therefore commercial to fill concert halls ?

Alan

New Jeff Beck Emotion & Commotion CD

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The Universal Pulse
Submitted by dumbo on

I picked this up a few weeks back and have been thoroughly enjoying it. Much more mellow then I expected it to be but it is the first Jeff beck CD I ever purchased.

The Sound quality is awesome and the performances are equally impressive. Lots of dynamic swings that start out mellow and low key then transition into eyebrow raising volumes of impressive sound. The female vocalists on the album sound very up close and personal which makes it very easy to imagine them standing there in your listening room

Art's Advent DIY project.

Submitted by Jim Tavegia on

I read that Art apologized for the woofer changes, but do not worry, it was still a great read. I also received a pair for free off Paulding County(GA) Free Cycle as they were giving away a pair of large AVENT speakers. My woofers are not original either.

My wife asked if I wanted to take a gamble in hopes that they were Advents (she knew by the way), and yes I did and was glad for it. (Pix are in my gallery by the way)

Can a listening room be overdamped?

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Room Tuning & Acoustics
Submitted by Elk on

Jan elsewhere quotes Wes Phillips' review of RealTraps room treatments.

Mr. Philips recognized the benefits of acoustic treatment, "when you hear less of the room, you hear more of the recording."

However, as Jan points out, Mr. Phillips also wrote:

"I've visited Ethan Winer's main listening room and studio, and my suspicion is that both are overdamped

iPad Daze

iPad Daze

May 24, 2010 First Published:Jun 10, 2010

John Atkinson is psyched about the new iPad version of <i>Stereophile</i>. “I LOVE it!!!!!” he said, with five exclamation points.

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters Measurements

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters Measurements

As someone who wrestled endlessly with the nine-pin serial ports and the RS-232 protocol with which early PCs came fitted (footnote 1), I welcomed the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface when I first encountered it a decade ago, on the original Apple iMac. Plug it in. Don't worry. Be happy. The computer peripherals work as they should, which was often not the case with RS-232. It was a given, therefore, that the then-new USB port would be seen as a natural means of exporting audio data from a PC (footnote 2), but the first generation of USB-connected audio devices offered disappointing performance.

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters Associated Equipment

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters Associated Equipment

As someone who wrestled endlessly with the nine-pin serial ports and the RS-232 protocol with which early PCs came fitted (footnote 1), I welcomed the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface when I first encountered it a decade ago, on the original Apple iMac. Plug it in. Don't worry. Be happy. The computer peripherals work as they should, which was often not the case with RS-232. It was a given, therefore, that the then-new USB port would be seen as a natural means of exporting audio data from a PC (footnote 2), but the first generation of USB-connected audio devices offered disappointing performance.

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters Specifications

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters Specifications

As someone who wrestled endlessly with the nine-pin serial ports and the RS-232 protocol with which early PCs came fitted (footnote 1), I welcomed the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface when I first encountered it a decade ago, on the original Apple iMac. Plug it in. Don't worry. Be happy. The computer peripherals work as they should, which was often not the case with RS-232. It was a given, therefore, that the then-new USB port would be seen as a natural means of exporting audio data from a PC (footnote 2), but the first generation of USB-connected audio devices offered disappointing performance.

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters Page 2

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters Page 2

As someone who wrestled endlessly with the nine-pin serial ports and the RS-232 protocol with which early PCs came fitted (footnote 1), I welcomed the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface when I first encountered it a decade ago, on the original Apple iMac. Plug it in. Don't worry. Be happy. The computer peripherals work as they should, which was often not the case with RS-232. It was a given, therefore, that the then-new USB port would be seen as a natural means of exporting audio data from a PC (footnote 2), but the first generation of USB-connected audio devices offered disappointing performance.

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters

Lindemann & Stello USB-S/PDIF converters

May 24, 2010
As someone who wrestled endlessly with the nine-pin serial ports and the RS-232 protocol with which early PCs came fitted (footnote 1), I welcomed the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface when I first encountered it a decade ago, on the original Apple iMac. Plug it in. Don't worry. Be happy. The computer peripherals work as they should, which was often not the case with RS-232. It was a given, therefore, that the then-new USB port would be seen as a natural means of exporting audio data from a PC (footnote 2), but the first generation of USB-connected audio devices offered disappointing performance.
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