Deutsch's Musical Illusions

Deutsch's Musical Illusions

Feb 26, 2007

Here's where we separate the musically inclined geeks from the musically inclined geeks with decent computer sound systems. Jeff Wong sent along the URL to <I>Deutsch's Musical Illusions</I>, so I checked out the examples on my laptop. I got nuttin'. Typical male-type guy that I am, <I>then</I> I read the technical note:
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" In listening to these illusions, it is best to use equipment with a flat frequency response so as to avoid spectral distortion. For example, enhanced high frequency transients tend to degrade the effects. And features that alter the signal in any way, such as spatialization features, should be turned off. Also make sure that the playback amplitude is not too high. With many sound systems, this amplitude needs to be set at a different level depending on whether you are listening through headphones or loudspeakers, and you might want to determine the appropriate settings before you begin. When you are listening to the stereo illusions through loudspeakers, it is best to be positioned equidistant between the speakers, with one to your left and the other to your right."

Which to sell

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Submitted by Adammccl on

Which speakers are better out of the two? The JBL HLS410 or the JBL Control 1Xtreme? I currently have both of them and I' am trying to decide which one to sell on E-bay. I will need to sell one of them but I don't know which I should sell. I need to save money to get better speakers but in the mean while I need to get the most I can and I sure don't need two pairs of speakers so please tell me which speakers is the best out of the two so I can sell one. Both are in good condition and sound like new.

Here are some specs on the JBL Control 1Xtreme.

Need Help-Connecting In-Ceiling speakers to Receiver

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Submitted by Gurch on

I am new to audio equipment and am looking for some help.

Just moved into a new home with ceiling speakers in three rooms. Total of 7 speakers inside and two outside. I bought a receiver and want to drive these speakers but there are four speaker cables coming out of the wall and each cable has four colored wires(red, black, white, green). There are volume controls on the walls of the three rooms. How do I connnect to my receiver? Which colored wires do I connect to the receiver?

Thank you.

Speakers <$3k

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Submitted by dsiroky on

I'm shopping for some new speakers. Sold my junky JBL E100's on craigslist because I couldn't stand the sound. My Yamaha HS80M studio monitors that are hooked up to my roland stage piano sounded better.

Anyway, here's some information to help you suggest:

Subwoofer - weird sound?

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Submitted by cmattis on

Here's my problem ... I've had a terrible RFI problem coming from my rear surround speakers. After a LOT of playing around with the system to try to figure where the "noise" is coming from, I've finally narrowed it down ... here is my problem - the subwoofer connection. I disconnected everything from the back of my receiver (an NAD), reconnected my components one by one, everything was working awesome, until .... I connected the subwoofer cable. I immediately heard the radio signal (the RFI) in my rear channel speakers as soon as I connected the subwoofer cable.

Forget about sound quality, what percentage of your music collection is great music?

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Not every disc is an artistic or performance winner, but some of us seem to end up with more junk than we'd like to admit. Forget about sound quality, what percentage of your music collection is great music?

Milwaukee Symphony Goes Binaural

Milwaukee Symphony Goes Binaural

Feb 25, 2007

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, which last June became one of the first orchestras in the US to launch <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/101005milwaukee">its own e-label</A>, has now become the first orchestra to offer <A HREF="http://www.milwaukeesymphony.org/symphonystore/othermerchandise.asp">do… binaural recordings</A>. The binaural process, whose benefits are most apparent to those who listen through headphones, is based on the concept that the best way to reproduce the concert experience is to make sure that the recorded sounds that go into the listener's ears are as close as possible to what would be heard during an actual concert.

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