cwlondon
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| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective Bravo entrope!!! Yes, "digital ready" -- also the winner for most annoying adjective/expression. | |
| Ping Pong Projector Beam LoontoonUhhhmmmmm......I guess I was missing EVERYTHING, which is precisely why I posted the question. I was also hoping - perhaps idealistically - that my post might be a little more efficient than undertaking some remedial study of physics.Also ... | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective Further to "PRaT", this expression is used mainly by the UK audio press, and a bit of fluency in UK vs American English may give an important clue to the origin of this audio expression.In UK English, a "prat" is a self aggrandizing, pompous "delu... | |
| who surprised and who disappointed Here are a few off the top of my head:Donald FagenAmazing in the studio and perhaps even better live. This guy is the man.Rolling StonesDisappointingly good, not great, in person. Sounded terrible in Athens for Bridges to Babylon tour.Patricia Bar... | |
| High End, and Rack Mountable Re "Sound Card"Maybe I don't get it but I always assumed a "sound card" had an "interface" which somehow interfaced with the data on a hard drive and delivered a stream of bits to said "sound card", which also a DAC of higher or lower quality (typ... | |
| High End, and Rack Mountable KublakhanThanks for the suggestions. So far, I feel most comfortable with the Sweetwater device, both for the appearance as well as the apparent build quality and design features which seem to make it an obvious choice for audio.But here are a few... | |
| High End, and Rack Mountable I have used plastic washers on all of the components which, to me, doesn't seem like a big deal.I never understood why any rack mounted components would turn up for sale with scratches around the mounting holes.No offense, but HELLO - we are talki... | |
| "Dumb" Laptops Link to High End Media Center? AgafferThanks - slight distinction, howeverI dont really want to use the laptop as a "source".I want to use it as a web enabled remote control where the source would be a high end media center computer.This oversized, macho hard drived media cente... | |
| Differences with CD ripping speeds audio folklore? That does not surprise me, provided you are using a CD which is in very good condition and decent equipment.Add some dust, scratches or mechanical difficulties and I am not sure that the 25x file would be identical.But I am just guessing and may b... | |
| TLC for Vintage Marantz Receiver in NYC Area Hi RichI have just checked and looks like it is a Marantz "2238 B".No wood cabinet. Appears to be in perfect condition. I bid aggressively in an auction to win it.Seemed to work perfectly but now the staticky dropping out.Thanks to everyone for us... | |
| TLC for Vintage Marantz Receiver in NYC Area Khaki8Are all the "amps" from that era of receiver the same one? | |
| TLC for Vintage Marantz Receiver in NYC Area Re Spray CleanerShould I just apply it to the cabinet to fix things? Are you a tech? | |
| Audiophilelquidator.com ?? Hmmmmm.......is anyone here the secret proprietor of this site by any chance?It looks to me that in exchange for dealing with an unproven, unrated internet site....that we get really insignificant savings on unimportant, mass produced, "mid fi" ge... | |
| Custom Made Electronics, To Your Specifications Yes, thank you! This will be FUN.Further to my other post on the classic ergonomics of recording studio gear, does anyone know of any other links to switches, lights, VU meters etc?Thanks again for great links. | |
| Burned out hi fi salesman Maybe at this point, we should all just hold hands and have a moment of silence as a community of fellow audiophiles? |