Pretty much any headphones are capable of revealing more about a
recording than speakers can. You can hear things on phones that simply
are not apparent otherwise, which is why they are an invaluable
recording/mastering tool.
As far as the limitations of the Stax set that I own...you might accuse
IMO the analogy between digital photos and music encoding is
resolution=sample rate and bit depth=er...bit depth!
I think the point is there is a certain photo resolution which is
enough (think about scanning text) and a certain bit-depth that is
enough (think about photo of a landscape where
ezkcdude;232438 Wrote:
I'm wondering whether it is 24-bit or maybe got truncated to 16-bit.
Does anyone know of a program provides this info? I tried Winamp as
well (doesn't do it).
Foobar2000 shows the bit depth in the properties sheet of a music file.
(right-click and choose Properties)
Cool, I have it and I'll try it.
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Congrats Mike on getting this done. It's definitely something I've been
wanting to do for a while, dating back to John's first post on the
forum. I've got an old, but good, DAC that accepts I2S input, and I'd
like to take either my SB2 or SB3 to the next level.
My problem is that, since I
I haven't read or could even probably comprehend them but maybe one of
Lavry's white papers here might help:
http://www.lavryengineering.com/supportpage.html
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SB3 - PS Audio Digital Link III - PS Audio Trio C-100 - Revel
Concerta F12's + SVS SB12-Plus
I've attached my board layout based on John's schematic. The only change
is that I decided to mount the board vertically in my dac and hence
swung the In/Out board connectors down under the ground wire just to
the right of the 74 and below the 174. Depending on your dac chip you
may or may not
These overpriced Pear cables remind me of a review on Tara Lab's The
Zero cables I read in Stereophile. A pair of interconnects for a
paltry $15K USD!
http://www.stereophile.com/cables/1206tara/index.html
' There are plenty of audiophiles out there who have what's technically
referred to as
pfarrell;231599 Wrote:
But unless you are designing audio gear, I don't see the relevance. The
square wave picture on an o'scope provides a great intuitive picture.
I think these measurements can provide useful information for buyers.
For example, take a look at the 1 kHz and 10 kHz square
ezkcdude;232666 Wrote:
I think these measurements can provide useful information for buyers.
For example, take a look at the 1 kHz and 10 kHz square waves for the
very expensive ($26,600/pr) mbl 9007 monoblocks (tests done by John
Atkinson of Stereophile)
I'm not saying the MBLs aren't
Pat Farrell;232214 Wrote:
So you really pushing 30 amps down your speaker wires? :-)
Of course, I can't talk much, I've got some Cardas that are probably
also 10 gauge. Came bundled with my amp and speakers.
Lets see, 30 amps at 4 ohms 30*30*4 = 3600 watts.
It's not the current, it's
Sean, I get everything your saying. Obviously, I don't think people
should base their decisions on this one type of test...still, it's
interesting, at least. And JA doesn't really give rationale for doing
these tests - maybe just because he can? However, if you look at the
higher end amps they
ezkcdude wrote:
And JA doesn't really give rationale for doing
these tests - maybe just because he can? However, if you look at the
higher end amps they review, and compare with the relatively lo-fi
ones, the square waves are typically produced better by the former.
I bet its because it is
Phil Leigh;232525 Wrote:
Pretty much any headphones are capable of revealing more about a
recording than speakers can. You can hear things on phones that simply
are not apparent otherwise, which is why they are an invaluable
recording/mastering tool.
As far as the limitations of the Stax
Had an education that involved tons of live musical experiences. My
interest for HiFi was spawned when I tweaked my first turntable at the
age of 12 or 13. Had to make it less susceptible to vibrations, so I
made my own floating suspension using rubber bands.
At 14, did I got my first real amp. A
Have you ever listened to a binaural recording over headphones? You'll
find yourself looking over your shoulder for the person you heard
walking behind you. The illusion is far, far beyond anything I've ever
heard with speakers.
However there seem to be very few such recordings, for reasons
mister pig wrote:
I have to disagree with the point of soundstaging being in the mind of
the listener.
Mister Pig,
Our entire auditory system is in the mind - it is one big illusion.
Stereo imaging - the ability to tell where in a sound stage an
individual sound is coming from - is done
opaqueice wrote:
Have you ever listened to a binaural recording over headphones? You'll
find yourself looking over your shoulder for the person you heard
walking behind you. The illusion is far, far beyond anything I've ever
heard with speakers.
However there seem to be very few such
opaqueice;232749 Wrote:
Have you ever listened to a binaural recording over headphones? You'll
find yourself looking over your shoulder for the person you heard
walking behind you. The illusion is far, far beyond anything I've ever
heard with speakers.
I've heard that in many good
JJZolx wrote:
Headphones are nice for some uses, like listening to the iPod while walking
the dog, but not for serious
listening enjoyment.
I can understand you having this opinion, but I disagree that it is
universal. Many folks get serious listening enjoyment from headphones.
There are
Just noticed (after finally doing some listening after all this grunt
work) that the HF response in the right channel only is way down - to
the point where I thought I had possibly blown a tweeter running the
sweeps.
When set DRC to None - the HF comes right back to the right speaker.
Perhaps
Pale Blue Ego;232598 Wrote:
Foobar2000 shows the bit depth in the properties sheet of a music file.
(right-click and choose Properties)
It worked, the file is 24-bit. Thanks.
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...mean very little. A high res recording of any kind may still be so
lousy that it was not worth recording at that quality. I'll take an old
school, good recording at lower resolutions, hiss and all, if it truly
ir recorded with musicality and neutrality first in mind. Technology
comes in a
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