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Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 3959
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 08:06 pm: |
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Interesting 50's English furniture...
http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/36610-four__quad__esl_57__speakers_/ |
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Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 3966
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 09:47 pm: |
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R.I.P. Maynard Ferguson |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 3990
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 10:45 pm: |
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Mr. John A.
Profile updated.
Thanks. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4510
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 06:22 pm: |
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Thanks, Nuck.
Sorry to hear about MF.
That seems an outstanding deal on ESL 57 speakers. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4511
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 02:12 am: |
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Another new trick
Eye TV DTT.
"Digital Terrestrial Television" - DTT - includes radio. One can just listen, and the sound is not bad.
One can also record. The resulting audio files are in MPEG-4, Apple Lossless (high bit rate - none of this mp3/aac/HD-radio rubbish).
Export to iTunes, then burn an audio CD, making aiff files. You then have a full-strength CD. This can be played on a CD player, with better DACs etc than the computer that wrote the files.
My first results, recording a couple of live performances, are very satisfactory. Unlike current iTunes Music Store downloads....
We have a Miglia, not Elgato, DTT stick, for reasons of availability, but it runs the same software. |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Lewisville,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 132
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 08:21 am: |
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Nice little thing isn't it?
Too bad it does not have RCA Audion Inputs. |
Silver Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 801
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 07:52 pm: |
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AUDIOPHILA NERVOSA
Gotta love this article by Steve Guttenburg:
http://www.chesky.com/core/body_librarydetails.cfm?newsid=160 |
Silver Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 802
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 07:54 pm: |
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AUDIOPHILIA NERVOSA
Gotta love this article by Steve Guttenburg:
http://www.chesky.com/core/body_librarydetails.cfm?newsid=160 |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4513
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 12:27 am: |
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It's good, My Rantz! |
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Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4032
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 08:06 pm: |
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Was the guy hiding in my closet?!?! |
Gold Member Username: Larry_r
Naples,
FL
Post Number: 1543
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 10:48 am: |
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Well, dawgs, Mer and I are back in Swampville after 4,000 miles on the road. Sigh. The Camry ran well in general - but the wind and road noise above 50 mph are just too much! Above 60 mph, no talk or music.
The transmission has major problems - so the car will go into the shop next week.
Maybe I shuddah bought the Honda?????
Notes from the road: this country is full of real-jerk drivers. As if y'all didn't know that!
Finally found "the right" place to move to - IF we can sell our house in Naples. The market here has collapsed. York County, SC, just south of Charlotte, NC. Beautiful, and the area has EVERYTHING.
Not much else new - Mer and I are still speaking, and the sun rises daily.
Respectfully. . .LarryR |
Silver Member Username: Sem
New York
USA
Post Number: 619
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 11:43 am: |
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"Finally found "the right" place to move to - IF we can sell our house in Naples. The market here has collapsed. York County, SC, just south of Charlotte, NC. Beautiful, and the area has EVERYTHING."
Larry, I have a friend that moved down from NY to Spartanburg, SC a few years ago. Not too far from Charlotte. I guess he likes it, especially the winters. I'm starting to wonder if he's adjusting a bit too well though as he really looks forward to the weekly arrival of the Goober Wagon at the local K-Mart, and also the annual Bubba-Fest. 
Other friends have been trying to sell their condo in Naples as well. They found their "right place" to retire - Lake Tahoe area. They're not having much luck the past year or so. As you said, the market seems to have collapsed.
Sorry to hear about your Camry. Must have been built on a Monday. Quite unusual for that make to have so many problems. We have two still going strong. The older one is approaching 200k miles. But it does seem to have the wind noise issue you mention. Also we have a Corolla that my son drives around, so Toyota has surely benefitted somewhat from the Sem family. |
Bronze Member Username: Jazzwannabe
Post Number: 26
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 12:53 pm: |
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Larry,
Sorry to hear about the wind and road noise levels on your Camry. I was aware of that issue as I had waited to read "first drive" impressions from pro reviewers. About the transmission problem, never heard of any until now. The noise level issue is surprising because I have an old 1998 LE and even today, when I drive at over 100 km/h, I can still hear my music or carry on a conversation with my passengers at normal volume.
Re: Honda, I used to own a '92 Accord and lease a 2002 CRV both of which, to me, had intolerable road and wind noise levels. I sold the former and replaced it with my present Camry; returned the latter at the end of the lease in March and replaced it with something else, not a Honda. Just my opinion only.
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"...York County, SC, just south of Charlotte, NC. Beautiful, and the area has EVERYTHING"
Except hurricanes, I hope?
Regards,
Don |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9095
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 01:26 pm: |
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I still have my 1985 CRX Si and it still sounds like a car should. Just my opinion though. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9096
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 01:31 pm: |
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I think the question should be asked; did you buy a car to drive or as a space to use while talking to your friends and listening to music. If the former, there are few better places to perform that task. If the latter, there are many places much better suited to the task. And, while we're at it; what's with a back seat?
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Gold Member Username: Larry_r
Naples,
FL
Post Number: 1544
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 02:40 pm: |
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Actually, Jan, I only bought the car for an alternate listening room. But I do need occasional groceries, so I thought 2-fer-1 - whadda deal! (double grin)
Newspaper: "Naples home sales are down 44% from last year at this time." Not good for us. . .
Online research pulls up many people who are having awful shift-problems with the 2007 Camry. And the road noise - well, our old '95 Camry was about twice as quiet. Really. . .
I test-drove a 2006 Honda Accord - before buying the Camry - and the road noise, while noticeable, was nowhere as loud as the Camry noise level.
Think I'll go out in the garage, put on a CD, and use the car for what I really wanted - a second listening room! That's what the back seat is for. Listening. OK, Jan? (triple grin)
Respectfully. . .LarryR |
Gold Member Username: Larry_r
Naples,
FL
Post Number: 1545
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 02:43 pm: |
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oops, forgot. Sem - FYI, Spartanburg is light-years away from Charlotte. You go to Spartanburg if you're a very, very fundamental Christian. Think "Bob Jones University" and you've pegged the area.
Hmm. . . . . . |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9097
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 03:22 pm: |
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Having a car you visit in the garage is an alternative to one you can drive. I had one of those at one time. |
Silver Member Username: Sem
New York
USA
Post Number: 620
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 05:13 pm: |
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Bob Jones? I think he won the 1996 Bubba-Fest title, no? |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4036
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 07:04 pm: |
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I personally have enjoyed several garage cars with stereo and little else.
From the back seat of the 78 Volvo, I could reach through the open defroster hole for the cooler, and still reach the stereo in front.
Why?
Why not? |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 3526
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 07:31 pm: |
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"Sorry to hear about your Camry. Must have been built on a Monday. Quite unusual for that make to have so many problems."
Actually we replaced our 2004 Camry with Mazda's. The Camry was in the shop every other week for one reason or another. We bought 2 little 2004 Mazda 3's and have been havin' a ball with them ever since. They do suffer from high levels of wind and road noise and even worse their A/C is the worst I've ever used. Fortunately I'm not a big fan of A/C anyway. They are quite a fun ride and even better, so far they only go to the shop for oil changes. |
Gold Member Username: Larry_r
Naples,
FL
Post Number: 1546
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 07:28 am: |
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Seems like I'm not alone with my Camry transmission woes. So far, I've logged more than 200 pages of owner complaints on various forums, and on the Toyota discussion site.
The car goes into the shop mid-week. Sigh. We'll see.
Meanwhile, anybody thinking of buying a Camry V6, better think twice! |
Gold Member Username: Rick_b
Orlando,
FL
Post Number: 1411
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 08:23 am: |
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And, while we're at it; what's with a back seat?
It's for the rebith of the Drive in Theater.
Sorry Dogs, I couldn't pass on that one. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9099
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 11:00 am: |
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I thought that's what lawn chairs were for.
Oh, ... oh, you mean to use the back seat. Yep, wouldn't want to do that on a lawn chair.
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Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 3527
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 12:19 pm: |
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Try it you might like it! |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4040
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 02:39 pm: |
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Generally, I find the loudest complaints coming from the cheap seats.
Excepting at a drive-in(still one going close to us) where the complaints come from the lawn chairs set up close.
We sit in the rear, dark and un-intrusive-like.(thats now a word). |
Silver Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 811
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 02:55 pm: |
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Glad you and Mer arrived home safely Larry. Again, sorry about Camry - but you might win the trip to outer space. Bet you won't worry about road noise on that one!
From road noise to 'doing it' on a lawn chair in only 9 posts.
Only on Old Dogs! |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4043
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 04:46 pm: |
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Zero to whoopie in 9 flat.
T'ain't nuthin wrong there. |
Silver Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 812
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 03:21 am: |
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The NAD M55 Universal player gets a nod on this review:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?rdgtl&1147623522&read&3&4& |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9103
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 06:36 pm: |
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The problem I see with the lawn chair bit is you could loose your popcorn. |
Silver Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 813
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 08:42 pm: |
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They're getting cornier!
Nuck, thanx for the dust art. Some Texans are quite talented, believe it or not. [grin] |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 3532
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 10:00 pm: |
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"you could loose your popcorn."
Yeah! |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Lewisville,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 150
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 12:07 am: |
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MR - "They're getting cornier! "
Nice double entendre' |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4056
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 10:40 am: |
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RIP, Steve Irwin.
But really, what did you think would happen? |
Silver Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 814
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 10:47 am: |
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RIP - Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter).
Love him or hate him, no one can deny his passion or enthusiasm. A freak accident has taken a gutsy character who, with his accentuated ocker accent, brought much attention to the fight for survival of marine and other wild life here and elsewhere. A man who could easily deflect barbs from humans but not so from stringrays. |
Silver Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 815
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 10:49 am: |
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What! You telepathic or something Nuck? |
Gold Member Username: Rick_b
Orlando,
FL
Post Number: 1412
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 07:15 pm: |
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you could lose your popcorn..............
not to mention spill your drink!
Good grief. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 3534
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 08:37 pm: |
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Oh my! |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9119
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 08, 2006 - 03:31 pm: |
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Shhhhhhhh, you'll wake someone. |
Gold Member Username: Petergalbraith
Rimouski,
Quebec
Canada
Post Number: 1875
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 08, 2006 - 03:53 pm: |
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I guess this is the "talk about nothing" thread? |
Silver Member Username: Sem
New York
USA
Post Number: 621
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 08, 2006 - 09:50 pm: |
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Police in Tauranga in New Zealand getting wide criticism for arresting 31-year-old Colin Smith for being a dangerous driver. He has no license, he has no arms. He was driving at 75-miles-an-hour, one foot on the pedals, the other on the steering wheel. But apparently he was really good at this. The charge has now been dropped. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4516
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 02:38 am: |
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Cool, Sem.
I've been burning some discs in different formats to see how the same recorded material sounds when played on CD and DVD (24-bit Linear PCM at 48 and 96 kHz).
The source is digital terrestrial live broadcasts. See my post, above, August 30.
My preliminary but clear conclusion is that music sounds better without the video. That is subjective, of course...
Further comparisons, on the audio only, will be forthcoming. It is vaguely on-topic. But only two-channel.
Sorry I have no views on Camries. Except I am always baffled by the names of Japanese motor cars.
I quite fancy a Toyota Prius, but could never drive something that sounded like I've got too much popcorn. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4517
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 02:55 am: |
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BTW there is a story in Sept HFN that it looks like Apple is preparing to provide "Lossless" MPEG-4 files for purchased download from the iTunes music store.
In my opinion the whole downloading issue will then become something that has to do with HiFi, which it is not. Not really. Not yet.
My one iTunes purchase so far (also posted above, somewhere) was a total waste of money, except for the lesson learned. Atrocious sound. Copy-limited, too, so fewer people will hear what cr_p it is. No listed recording date, either. It could be out of the digital ark, I suppose. |
Silver Member Username: Sem
New York
USA
Post Number: 622
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 11:16 am: |
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Formatting ErrorThe formatting code popjpeg requires 2 argument(s); you provided only 1 argument(s). |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4518
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 06:38 pm: |
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Sem, if it's arguments they want, this is the place....
Let me just fly the flag. Well, lots of flags. The last night of the proms was glorious. It is now a send-up of itself. Great.
Viktoria Mullova
Wasn't wearing a pullover
In fact, their were bits
Where she showed off her bowing technique
Be patient, friends, it's only once a year. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4080
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 09:59 pm: |
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A Shame. |
Silver Member Username: Sem
New York
USA
Post Number: 624
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 02:59 pm: |
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"Oh I'm sorry, is this a five minute argument, or the full half hour?" (The man behind the desk in room 12A).
Ok, I'm back after being suspended here, for some unknown reason.
For grins, here's what I tried to do. I imported the PF song 'Eclipse' into Adobe Audition from two different sources. One was from MoFi's gold ultradisc, the other from the cd layer of the Guthrie-mastered SACD. Their waveforms looked quite a bit different when comparing them to each other. After having saved the output as a jpg file, I tried to upload the image here. I'm evidentally not tech-savvy enough to share it with you. Ah well.. |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Lewisville,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 165
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 03:04 pm: |
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You may have run into file size limitations. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4104
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 03:13 pm: |
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'A man has to know his limitations'...Clint Eeastwood.
Watched 'Back to the Future' today.
What's yer name? Eastwood...Clint Eastwood.
What kind of stupid name is that?!?
It seemed to fit...somehow. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 3542
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 08:57 am: |
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I have been comparing Zaino Z-6 to Pledge all weekend (while reflecting as my Mother passed away on Friday) and there is no comparison the Zaino is head and shoulders better. I have been repairing the Pledge cleaned CD's and redoing all of the CD's cleaned prior to Zaino. I love the Zaino, guess I'll have to splurge for more. |
Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt
Irvington,
New York
USA
Post Number: 1450
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 09:19 am: |
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My sincere condolences Art. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9133
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 10:56 am: |
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Sorry to hear that, Art. |
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