When I fist signed on with AOL (still America Online then...early nineties *cough cough*) I worked in the music biz and Soundgirl was taken. I wasn't planning on using this internet thing so much but some of my friends convinced me that it was a good way to communicate. I thought that it was a...

It has been one year, today, since the last post by Chu over at Headwize. I assume that It's gone for good this time. :(  This is a very sad day for me. Headwize is where I first found other weirdos like me.  I have learned so much from the people there over the years. I miss it very much. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb All due respect to Jude, but Chu Moy is due his proper respect, too. Up until the last 6 mos to a yr or so, Headwize was absolutely dependable. I can't recall a time when it was down before that. It went down some years ago. Ask Jude where Head-Fi...

Quote: Originally Posted by flashnolan I think it is obvious that the Moon Landing was not faked: When the shuttle was sent up for the first time the scientist knew to expect at least a foot or more of lunar dust on the moon given the constant rate at which it collects and the given...

Banjo

Doh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzRI73gzrE

Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul I fed my tiny kitten raw meat...now she's freakin' huge!

Yeah, what is going on there? Who does this to a place like that?

This is a crappy sketch of a more complete schematic. You missed the power supply section. You can now see why the input cap is needed. The first thing I did was to use a proper regulated supply and remove that awful zener. The 5532 went next. I swapped in an AD8620. I got a bit warm, but...

How about Cardas;

or But more realistically, A vote for Linn, Wadia and B&O.

More info. I also noticed that the MORE stuff the computer is doing the QUIETER the noise...the better the sound. Loading programs (firefox, audition, etc.) produces great sound until the loading is done, then it's back to the crap.

I just noticed that if I have a video stream open all other audio (in other players) is fine. It's the same no matter what player is open...windows media player, divx player...even embedded web browser players (flash *.flv). As soon as I close the player or the stream stops, the audio goes back...

Hi, I tried to do a search but I did not find anything to help. I have a EN12000 that's actually running great. I have NO PROBLEMS with the onboard sound. I'm running XP PRO SP2. I'm trying to use an M-Audio Audiophile USB but I'm having problems. I can install fine but the sound output is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Thelonious Monk not likely. you can't even make regular stereo recordings with a single mic, let alone binaural.. true, but it has four mics on board and a jack for two (stereo) external mics. looks interesting, but I can't findwhere to buy one...

Studer A710

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot The 1" masters I used to work with were usually 4 or 8 track masters They generally are. There is a rising number of studios that are using the 1" two track format...including JVC and Sony. Ironic. There are so many problems with using analog...

Holy bananas, rsaavedra, that thing looks like it's going to be used for critical listening by the crew of a sun probe. :P Are you shooting for a job at JPL or NASA?

I have an idea. Sell all your gear...give me all that money...and I'll come to where you are and scream really loud, high piched in your ear. Problem soved. And if I do it enough, you'll go deaf and you won't have to worry about what combination of cables make which component sound how... :P

Quote: Originally Posted by Leporello Well, no. Analog has noise that prevents you from hearing the tiny level differences. Digital has noise too, but much less. IOW, digital has much higher resolution. It is true that the resolution of digital systems is limited by sampling...

I think that it's a question of "digital vs. analog". Distortion increases with decreasing signal level with digital. The opposite is true for analog. This means that the softer the sound the more it is distorted. This has to do with the difference in decay. On a well recorded piece, most of...

ELO on vinyl is the way to go.

Duck Hunt! HA!!!

Tubes do not roll off top end. Bad circuit design does. I have an old copy of Grateful Dead's "Mars Hotel." I bought it used, I have no idea how many people had the LP before me. I use the track "Unbroken Chain" as a reference for many tests. I have recorded it onto my PC. I using 24bit...