mapman
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| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Tvad,On a serious note, I have read where HDTV created a serious problem for Hollywood in that it was increasingly difficult for otherwise attractive stars to look good in high definition. The solution: more makeup (analog, not digital make-up I b... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Tvad,Its only been going on for 2 and a half years and hundreds of posts. You'd think with all the collective brainpower thrown at it that the winner would be clear by now. The resolution (no pun intended) must be close at hand.Then we can talk ab... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? "Producing music by interpolation of 1's and 0's is not a perfect thing. Winding a diamond stylus mechanically along a soft groove is not a perfect system either."That is for sure and a big part of why the two sound inherently different.By the way... | |
| Farewell Rick Wright of Pink Floyd Wright's vocal and keyboard performance in the Floyd classic "Echoes" is one of my all time favorites.Offer him a tribute and enjoy a treat for yourself...see him in his prime on the DVD "Live In Pompeii"! | |
| Farewell Rick Wright of Pink Floyd He left a fine musical legacy and seemed like a nice gentleman from what I could see.....he will be missed! | |
| Holographic imaging Tbg,You indicate you've heard MBL. Have you ever heard Ohm or German Physiks?I understand and appreciate that you do not lean towards the omni sound from ehat you have heard. Personally I have heard Ohms only and like the wide range, wide/omni dis... | |
| Holographic imaging "You mention that ohms sound is disassociated with the speakers. That I believe is quite true but not real."I'm saying it is "holographic" only in accordance with my understanding of the term.I'd like to hear the sound quality on the holo deck of ... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? "I guess I object to dismissing digital as something that will never ever sound good on "trumped up technical" grounds as without merit - that is all."Agreed.Also agree regarding the digital aspect of how the ear works, though I had not thought of... | |
| Holographic imaging Tbg,I'm curious why you sound so down on German Physics? I've heard mostly good things about them but have never heard them. Their use of a specialized coherent source Walsh driver (the DDD) has special appeal for me compared to other omni designs... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Shadorne,I'd quality my statement you quoted by stating that both analog and digital are capable of great things and each have their issues to address t get it right. Sound is inherently analog, but the recoding and playback process for both analo... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Kijanki,I'm not an electrical engineer, but what you are describing does make sense to me based on my experience. It is a very sophisticated approach from the description. I would expect that it helps deliver some of the distinctive "smoothness" I... | |
| Classe CAM-200..need good Pre-Amp Non-fatiguing is one the reasons I really like Classe amps. | |
| Holographic imaging I've never heard MBL or German Physiks. I would expect to hear "holographic" imaging from these if set up properly, though my understanding is this can be hard. Its interesting how peoples opinions of omni designs vary so widely. I think it is a c... | |
| Holographic imaging DC,Horns would achieve their "life like" tendencies more via exceptional dynamics I would suppose than necessarily via "holography". I have this vision that the exceptional dynamics of a very good horn system with just even average holography woul... | |
| Holographic imaging DC, I haven't heard any horns recently at all.But I've heard murmurings that designs like the larger Avantgardes, for example, when properly set up, can totally vanish and present the illusion that the performers are in your room. I tend to believ... |