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Audio 101, a primer -a very long post!
Wobbley:
Firstly, and as has already been stated, he did preface his remarks with:
--- Quote ---For you experienced audiofiles the following are some of my thoughts and experiences and meant as general information and opinion and a basis for discussion.
--- End quote ---
Now, I am not an audiophile, although I own (what I consider to be mid-range) audiophile equipment (i.e Lexicon Pre-amp & Amplifier & DSP, Paradigm spkrs, 8 million dollar interconnect cables, etc.). And while I agree that it is truly and ultimately the listener's decision regarding what sounds "good", there is some benefit provided to all when someone takes the (appreciated) time to express facts, fact-based opinions, and pure opinions. It gets the mind working, it might actually benefit other, less knowledgable individuals, and it promotes healthy discussion. I myself found modelmakers post interesting to read, and I actually learned something about vinyl versus CD that I didn't know.
Lastly, I once had a pair of Snells that cost me around $900 in the early 90's that I swore sounded better than a friend's pair of Klipschhorn, which I think at the time cosst him $3,500/pair. He liked the horn, I didn't. My favorite speakers so far (price:sound quality) have been a pair of Paradigm series 3 speakers. They set me back a whopping $399 for the pair, I've had them for 8 years, and they sound even better than they did after their burn-in period...
Just my thoughts...
Wobbley
Mike Noe:
http://www.transcendentsound.com/audioreality.htm
Wobbley:
What's the link for, so we can buy a book? Or is it for us to click the "conveniently" malfunctioning link for the first chapter?
scott_r:
I'm not an audiophile by a long shot, but I do like my music not to suck, and there's something thats been on my mind for a while...
So, speaking of the whole 96kHz thing, I recently purchased an Onkyo 5.1 receiver and a set of Wharfedale Valdus speakers. It's great for DVD's, but I decided to hook up my computer to one of the digital inputs, feeding it with my SoundBlaster Live! Value OEM. Now, this card, according to the specs, is 16bit/48Khz. So I play music (MP3 128 and APE) through it, via the digital output on the card, and it sounds alright, playing with the different DSP and ProLogicII settings on the reciever.
I am wondering, seeing as the receiver "features" 24bit/96kHz DAC's, whether it would make a huge difference to the sound quality by upgrading to something like a SoundBlaster Audigy (which has 24bit/96kHz) when playing MP3 and APE files.
I'm just hoping I havent just made a total fool of myself :)
Cheers for the help,
Scott.
Mike Noe:
For some, the book might be suitable. Read the description, Bruce is a straight up, no BS guy. This is a very rare thing in the world of so-called hi-fi. He is one of the few component and kit suppliers focused on providing high quality products at reasonable prices.
I didn't realize the Chap 1 link was bad, it's been a while since I've been there.
My point in posting was to provide some info for folks who might be interested in facts about the world of audio equipment and might also lean toward the DIY side of things.
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