Design Spark didn't strike me as too terrible. Free and no size limitations.  I ran into problems when I was putting down switches and it kept trying to route pins that I didn't want it to touch.  Might have just been how I was using it though.

Binary equivalent means both files have the exact same data inside of them. They both represent the same frequencies/sounds/etc. They will sound the exact same as each other. Different equipment (speakers, DAC, etc) will have some effect but played on the same equipment they will be the dame...

As far as rock goes I still lean towards the 90's. The 80's blew except for some heavy metal (not hair metal, **** that) and a single here and there. Once the 90's hit and hair metal died out and grunge and other alternative rock/metal sounds caught on we were left with an excellent time to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik Why do you say that electrical engineers don't know what they're talking about? Do you think that when you start taking EE classes you have tk swear a blood oath against biwiring? Or do you think this might be more nonsense cooked up by...

eatpoo.com forums in the photography sub section The Strobist over at blogspot. Both good sites.

Cold fusion has never been figured out. Hot fusion sure, but cold fusion is still one of those holy grailes. And bikes are only sustainable tech if you ignore how much a bike can't do and the added caloric intake the populace would need to be able to maintain a similar lifestyle.

Quote: Originally Posted by Arlekiin I do not deny that gasoline is good energy value. But also we are overusing it. I mean there are few calculations saying that the planet can sustain 2.5 billion people who go around and burn pillage and punish it and the planet would always make...

Sterling engines are still used in various applications. Mostly boats I believe. But they are quiet and efficient, so yeah, good stuff. As far as applications in cars ther are some issues that I think would need to be worked out first, like that you have to let the engine warm up and build up...

i'm a fan of monoprice, but i've only got other people's reviews to go on as i haven't had a need to order from there yet For only $4.20 each when QTY 50+ purchased - PREMIUM 12FT Optical Toslink Cable w/ Metal Fancy Connector | Toslink to Toslink

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool I am not arguing anywhere that WAV/AIFF is superior to FLAC/ALAC per se. No you didn't. jp11801 did. In the third post of the thread. The one right before i asked "Why would you say WAV over FLAC?" Your reply to my question was "You should...

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool You misunderstand. No, it does not appear that I do. I'm pretty sure I'm following just fine. Quote: What we are talking about is transcribing an analogue medium to digital, Yes I'm aware Quote: which is not the same as...

Quote: Originally Posted by grawk The original post was about ripping to mp3, so the concerns were valid. The second reply was the one I was questioning however Quote: Originally Posted by jp11801 If you can transfer them to FLAC or ALAC or better yet WAV or AIFF that...

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool Sorry what's your point? Lossless encoding loses no information, so a rip to WAV followed by a FLAC encoding leaves you with a compressed file that decodes to the exact same signal as the uncompressed WAV file. So you are not losing any...

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool It's always better to capture at the highest possible resolution as it's better for editing and will result in better quality transcriptions in the end whether you leave them as uncompressed or compress to a lossless or lossy codec. Moreover...

Why would you recommend that he convert them to an uncompressed digital format rather than a lossless compressed format? I'm not following the logic there.

I use Meguiar's leather conditioner wipes on my motorcycle leathers. Should work fine for your chair as well. They recommended the cream and not the wipes though since the wipes might dry out before you use them all up. Just don't use Silicone based stuff (I believe). Proper spelling is...

Wait, is he talking about that old "run a sharpie around the outside of a CD and it plays better" joke?

(Sorry, been a while since i checked this thread) But is that only on active subs? Does a passive sub (if they even make any) have the buffers infront of the driver?

Quote: Originally Posted by mike1127 Here's my theory about tweaks and science. Scientists and engineers work with models of reality. Reality is always richer and more complex than their models. You are referring to a model of the function of the CD player in which noise in the digital...

Quote: Originally Posted by mike1127 The question is whether a simple "tweak" disk can be added to a lower-end CD player and not screw with the design. -Mike By definition a "tweak" screws with the design. Your question is does the tweak screw with the design signifcantly...

So possibly a stupid question, but it's on topic with splitting signals so I'm going to post here if i might.... Does the amp expect to see a certain impedence on that output line and do you need to make sure the splitter compensates? I mean if the amp expects to sub to have an impedence of 8...

Quote: Originally Posted by o2jamrocks i dont know what is pin terminal as u showed me in the photo........ what is the use for this.....?? You take the pins terminal (the thing in the picture) and each one gets a wire inserted into it. You then crush (crimp) the terminal around...

What's that saying about an engineer who had one ruler and was happy because he knew how long everything was, and then he got a second ruler and was sad because he no longer was sure? I'd probably err on the side of the two that agreed with a bias towards the third (if the two agreed at 9...

Any random SPICE program and Board Layout should work for you. Orcad PSpice, SwitcherCAD (free download), 5Spice (Crippleware as I recall), and the ilk should work for SPICE. Gerber or Eagle (i don't remember the name) should work for PCB layout. I assume you aren't going to get into Chip Layout.

Quote: Originally Posted by amb That circuit is essentially the Szekeres amp, also found in the headwize library. It's a standard design that you learn when you start studying transistors.