David,
Thank you for saying what I honestly was scared sick to say in fear of being
called an audio snob who doesn't know anything.
I, too, am into audio, as it's part of my job. Being I am not only a
professional musician, but also am a professional audio engineer/producer.
You hit the nail dead on the head! I couldn't a said it better, had I wanted
to!
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From: David Chittenden
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: IPad: I am in blyss heaven with this thing!
Unfortunately, that assumption is incorrect. I went to an Apple store and
tested both for sound, side-by-side, playing the exact same passage of the
exact same song. I then had my fiancé randomly play one or the other, in the
same position in front of me. Note, she is a former chelloist, so has a good
ear for musical sounds.
The iPad Pro 12.9 has absolutely phenominal sound, with excellent frequency
distribution. It is crisp and clear. Stereo separation is topnotch. Even more
impressively, the sound stage is projected a few feet above the device when
playing at volume. When the device is rotated, the balance of the speakers
compensates, even for mild tilting. I want one, just for the fabulous
soundstage it creates.
Unfortunately, the iPad Pro 9 does not have the same great sound. It sounds
much like her iPad Air II. The base is somewhat muffled compared with the Pro
12.9. The stereo seperation is significantly less. The soundstage does not
displace / project in front of / above the device.
If excellent sound is desired, the i'pad Pro 12.9 is the only game in town.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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On 10 Jun 2016, at 09:01, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote:
The 9 inch iPad Pro is said to have the same speaker array as the 12th. So
you would get a little bit less separation, but it should sound the same. I
haven't heard either one. But that 12 inch monster is just too darn big as far
as I am concerned. But to each their own. My cited husband is lusting after one
because of the size. But he can see.
Mary
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 9, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland
<clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
Guys,
I have always, as you all probably know, been incredibly happy with the
IPad lineup of Apple products. Coming from an IPhone, it definitely took a
little bit to get used to with the IPad having the split screen on certain
things. A great example of this is the native IPad Settings app.
Anyway, this month, I aquired a bit of extra money. I'm not gonna go
into how that happened, but we'll just say I got probably an extra 500 dollars
from what I'd normally have each month. For this reason, I decided to sell my
IPad Air first generation. No, I don't have Mark's permission to sell it here
on list, but realize that I'm not doing so anyway. The IPad's actually already
spoken for, so there should be no objections.
Anyway, with my extra money, plus, what I got from selling that IPad Air,
I went to the AT&T store with my grandmother, and one of my best friends, and
we all picked me up a bright shiny new 128GB IPad 12 inch Pro.
OK, before anyone says, Ewwww! You wanted a dinosaur that was that
freaking huge, realize something here. Firstly, I never clamed that the thing
was the easiest to hold in your hand. Yeah? I'll admit that holding the thing
is a little bit awquard. I'm not gonna deny that. But, here's the thing. I
dono how many of you all have heard the sound quality of the 12 inch Pro, but
let me tell you all something: this sucker is breathtaking! For one thing, I'm
not sure about the speakers on the first gen Airs, (not to be confused with the
Air 2's,) but I can tell you now beyond a doubt that the 12 inch Pro has at
least! stereo speakers. The separation is phenominal! It might even have
quadrofonic. I can't quite tell. I need to look up its specs.
If you like the volume you get from the IPad Air, or from the IPad Air 2,
for that mind, but you wish it had a bit more low end to it, like what you'd
get with a pair of external speakers, then the IPad 12 inch Pro is your answer.
Let me put it this way. I have quite a severe hearing loss. Even for me! I
can't turn this thing up all the way without blasting myself out. This thing
gets loud! And, I do mean, loud! If I had to compare, for those of you who've
heard the Logitech bluetooth U E mobile boombox, think the amount of base you
get from that speaker, then on top of that think the maximum volume you get
with the Air, or with the Air2. Now put those two together. That's basically
what you'd have on the Pro, provided that you had it turned about 3 notches
down from being full max volume. Suffice it to say, volume isn't an issue.
the other thing that blew me away is the battery in this thing! Guys,
you wouldn't believe this! I'm not one for making a product look better than
it really is. When I say something is a certain way, I don't exagerate things
as some people might do. Here are some literal stetistic numbers for ya.
I decided to benchmark my battery. I put my IPad on a police scanner
feed with Scanner Radio Deluxe from Gordon Edwards, and let it stream over my
wifi. I started the feed at 3:30PM on the dot, ironically enough. I let it go
all afternoon, and all night. I even let it stay going after I went to bed. I
just wanted to see what it would do. So, at 3:30PM, I had 31 percent battery.
Guys, I swear I'm not making this up! When I woke up the next morning right at
around 5:00AM, get a load a this! That battery was at 18% Literally It only
went down about 13%, and that was over 14 hours roughly, of constant internet
audio streaming.
I couldn't freaking believe it!
Suffice it to say, yeah, the Pro's are a bit pricy, and yeah, they may be
monster honkers as far as their physical dementional size, but I'm telling you
now: oh, my, Gawod! are they worth every penny! So, if you get an oppertunity
either to get one, or at least to see/play with one of your friend/relative;'s,
or in a store, do it! I'm so! not kidding you! Do it! You'll be blown away!
Chris.
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