Cool Idea

Other than making you look like a dork, that is.
Mon, 11/07/2005

How willing are you to try a wild audio tweak for yourself?

A criticism often hurled at audiophiles is that they're willing to spend money on tweaks that defy common sense and/or the laws of physics. How willing are you to try a wild idea for yourself?

How willing are you to try a wild audio tweak for yourself?
I'll try it every time
3% (5 votes)
Most of the time
16% (28 votes)
Only if it's free or cheap
45% (77 votes)
Not likely to try it
22% (38 votes)
Will never waste my time with that stuff
14% (24 votes)
Total votes: 172
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Novice in Search of Programmable Tuner

I'm looking for a pretty specific type of device; perhaps someone here is familiar with the landscape of equipment, and whether one might be available...

On the surface, I'm looking for a fully programmable FM, or AM/FM tuner.

By programmable, I mean that I'd like to identify a continually repeating schedule (in my case, weekly), perhaps through a computer program. At each designated time, I would be able to identify the new frequency to be tuned in.

Realistic SA-100B Solid State Stereo Amp

Hello all. I'm an occasional lurker here, and a first time poster. Before you ask, I've already used google and searched this forum already. My question/request is:

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DRM going too far


I am a new audiophile, and an old MP3 nut, though that doesn

Sony BMG Highjacks Consumers' Computers, "Apologizes" With Shoddy Fix

On November 1, Window OS expert Mark Russinovich revealed that his root kit detection utility had uncovered the presence of some well-hidden, poorly written code that was clogging computer resources and could potentially crash his computer or, if removed, disable his CD drive.
Sun, 11/06/2005

The RIAA's Digital Radio Copy Protection Proposal; Plugging the "Analog Hole."

The hits just keep on coming in fair-use land. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has proposed legislation that requires that all digital radio content be encrypted, including works that now exist in the public domain. The proposed legislation would apply to satellite radio (Sirius, XM) as well as conventional terrestrial broadcasting. As proposed by the RIAA, content could be recorded only in blocks of 30 minutes or longer, and the recorded data could not be exported from the recording device (in other words, you could only play it back on the device you had recorded it on—no more recording programs on your hi-fi to listen to on your way to work). To learn more about this legislation, go to Public Knowledge's two-page summary. While you're there, you might want to check out "Why These Issues Matter."
Sun, 11/06/2005

What is it with Miles?

How is it that Miles Davis became the focus of so much adulation? Unlike the greats of jazz, he left no significant contributions as a composer. Instead of drawing his audience into the music, he turned his back on them almost defying them to follow the trip he was determined to take alone. Great players like Bill Evans blossomed after they broke their ties with him. Jazz for him wasn't celebrating a great melody by adding an individual contribution. His style was unique in the sense that he had but one speed - strung out, and personal exhibitionism was the only goal.

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2006 Stereophile Buyer's Guide

The 2006 edition of the Stereophile Buyer's Guide is out now. Listing the specifications of more than 5000 audio components within its 212 large-format pages, the Buyer's Guide is exclusively concerned with products for music reproduction, as opposed to the bangs, bonks, and battle noises typical of movie soundtracks.
Sun, 11/06/2005

Film Music Radio

Film Music Radio (FMR), one of the newest outposts in the expanding galaxy of cyberspace music media, emerged from the digital ethers on September 13. The Internet radio station streams film and television soundtracks around the clock, and offers genre-based block programs and unique DJ-hosted specialty shows.
Sun, 11/06/2005

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