RE: MD: Sony Nude EX earbuds vs. new $10 Sony earbuds?

2001-08-10 Thread Mike Lastucka
Comments below. --- Mike Lastucka, B. Tech [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sites.netscape.net/element5/ 2048 bit DH 0x16DC15CD Mike Lastucka wrote: The left bud's cord is shorter than the right. It seems that there may be *several* variants. Figures. :) That description sounds like they seal and

re: MD: Sony Nude EX earbuds vs. new $10 Sony earbuds?

2001-08-10 Thread Mike Lastucka
Michael Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sony MDR-EX70SL NUDE EX earbuds There are several models of the EX70 line. I know of at least two LPs (longer cord), one with 2 tips, one with three, and the same for the SLs (short cord). The general consensus among headphone geeks is that the

RE: MD: Regarding the MZ-R909

2001-08-10 Thread Wesleyan Hsu
people saying they are waiting for the 909. Just wondering if anyone has asked sony about this yet, if not, then I will. Well, this link might help you in your quest for the truth... (granted, it's in Japanese, which I can't read)

MD: pointer to explanation of joint stereo?

2001-08-10 Thread David W. Tamkin
Does anyone here have a reference for an explanation of the concept behind joint stereo? Because of the way LP4 narrows the separation of stereophonic material, I had the impression that joint stereo encoded an (L+R)/2 channel and an (L-R)/2 channel, allotting more bandwidth to the former. But

Re: MD: pointer to explanation of joint stereo?

2001-08-10 Thread Ken Clinger
I can't guide you to an explanation, but you've reminded me of a curious artifact I've noticed with LP4. There are occasionally songs that start with solo bass (I noticed it first with the Beatles' Day Tripper) that's in one channel only, it sounds *very* processed, like a synth with no reverb

Re: MD: Boosting treble to examine lossy compression?

2001-08-10 Thread Francisco J. Huerta
Sennheisers have strong upper-treble response. Michael, the frequency response graphs for both the 580s and the 600s are *ruler* flat. They are the headphones with the flattest frequency response HeadRoom has ever measured (from 30-38,000 Hz). Francisco.