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I see that apple has added a FM tuner to its new iPod nano
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features/fm-radio.htmlI would bet that the tuner is medicore, but it has the potential to boost FM listenership considerably given the massive market penetratio...
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Public radio WGBH (89.7) reportedly bid $14m for WCRB (99.5), Boston's fledging privately held 100% classical radio station. Reportedly the idea is to make 89.7 a pure news format, whereas it previously was a hybrid including classical music. WCRB wi...
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Mr. Lapmpizator is a character. From a technician's standpoint, he should get credit for tearing apart the CEC transport and sorting out the SPDIF trace. Loved the disguised motor, where the costume cost more than the crappy chinese motor (new $4, le...
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Hi Romy,I purchased a few CDs from Amazon or Ebay last year that sounded terrible. After some analysis of the printing on the CD packaging, I noted some minor imperfections. On a whim I plugged the UPC code (the price bar) into google and sure enough...
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Hi Romy,
In 1990 the heater on one of my cars blew up (a VW). The rug was soaked with antifreeze and the dealer did not care, so I pulled out the rug and took it to the local laundromat for cleaning. Under the rug, the car had 4 clear, heavy and fle...
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[quote user="ayebee"]
Present system consists of:140Hz (3" throat) horn with Fane Sovereign 6" driver (120-700Hz)250Hz horn with JBL 2440 driver (700Hz-2kHz)600Hz horn with JBL 2420 driver (2-12kHz)Bass is one Scan-Speak 8555 8-incher per channel ...
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Ufffff! For some reason I have never brought anything but old japanese amps to him, maybe it was a subliminal response or intuition based on his personality or the stuff stacked in the store (just old japanese stuff) or just luck. Regardless, his wor...
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Hi Romy, Sorry about that. Vince has good days and bad days; sometimes he just does not get it and you did correct by running out. Given his background in 80s solid state amps and your interesting piece of gear I thought he would have been quite mo...
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Hi Romy,
Won't work with row houses but....Suburbs close to the city don't have much space around here, but often have a patch of useless lawn (unless you plan on a McMansion, whereby your house should cover every possbile square centermeter o...
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Hi Romy,Given the Yamaha's age, I am not surprised it sounds terrible. Someone needs to go through old caps, lousy transistors and cracked solder joints. After service, it should be close to or better than new specs; it might not sound very good, b...
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Sadly the Sulzberger family screwed up yet another iconic business it has been slowly killing. It just sold WQXR, the largest classical radio station in the US, to Univision.
It looks like NY public radio will cont...
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Hi Romy,
That is a nifty looking amp; it will be interesting to see how it works with the MiniMe and how well it heats your room this summer
These guys are not Goodwin's but ...
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...in Watertown is a huge fan of 70s-80s solid state amplifiers, especially those from Japan; it's as if his shop is stuck in time. His professional background is engineering solid state amplifiers from, you guessed it, the 70s and 80s. So for this...
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Romy wrote:
"When I spoke about the Classical Audio Café I did not mean that a dally eatery but rather a recursive sequences of audio performing events in a given installation."
I really like the Classical Audio Café concept. Especially if...
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Hola Antonio & Hi Mats:
Now that you have had some time with the Lavry DA-11, would you mind sharing any additional observations with the club? Are there any superior characteristics or blatant issues worth noting?
Thanks,
S ...
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Hi Mats:
Thanks for the update. I find the Lavry DA-11 to be an interesting unit, not because of all the "features" but because of Mr Lavry's long history producing serous DACs and the consumer-friendly pricing. I do wish that Mr Lavry did...
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Jessie:Incredible project! Surfboard makers or large boat supply companies may have a view regarding similar resins and fiberglass available in the US.I could not figure how you managed to injure you back but now it is abundantly clear. By the way, ...
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Interesting unit, especially relating to the headphone technique. Antonio, kindly let us know if the system can fool your Iberian ears (I think we all know the answer, but do entertain us)In general, I wish audio engineers spent their time and money...
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Thanks for the update; that is a great little box for $50. There are lots of neat little projects at home it could help out with...
Thanks,
S...
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for those with cash burning a hole in their pockets, a Sansui AU-X1 Integrated Amp is currently listed on ebay for $1,250 "buy it now price"
The seller titled this as, "Rare - highly sought after." Hyperbole. These actually don't come up for sa...
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**I think the Insteon $70 controller + optional software will allow you to turn on and off a 120VAC line via internet. The second link has a video and instructions for using the Insteon for a lighting application, and also some software comments Inte...
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Stunning pieces; do yourselves a favor and check these files out.
What does this mean for Mr. TU-X1?...
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Regardless, I like technology and like the idea of having all music instantly accessible from around the house from one screen, especially via a remote screen like the iPhone/iTouch. From there it is easy to stream from one server different music si...
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Initially I thought it would be interesting to write up some jazzy code. On second thought that actually gets a bit time consuming once you consider all the parts to get from the internet/email to the USB, especially as all the parts are always bein...
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I have not checked out Stephen Hough's Hummel recordings yet...but will this weekend. Thanks for the heads up.
We need to find some interesting diversion/research activities for Mr. Elliott so he becomes too busy to be tinkering with the music......
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"They have even more warmth and ambiance than MP3" Even more!?!?!?
On related note, I saw the BSO tonight (Sibelius, Rachmaninoff and Ives); the evening had its ups and downs although I enjoyed Steven Hough. While at the Symphony Hall I picked up...
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No question the Behringer has a ton of functionality, especially at under $300. The simple RTA is useful on the fly. I think and hope this tool will help with the MiniMe development.
I always wondered why the DEQ sounded so veiled but suspected ...
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I experimented with a DEQ2496 on and off for about 6 months, and had a love-hate relationship with the unit. I eventually dumped the machine. The unit has a ton of features and in someways makes conceptual sense, in someways does not make practical...
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Dear Romy:
I have noticed this problem and it drives me absolutely nuts to the point where when listening all I can think about is how misbalanced the levels are...then I just change the station. This is not a small nitpicker issue but so blatant...
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After the endless battles with bad electricity, great news that you have found one, and possibly two, good solutions. I can vouch for the terrible electrical infrastructure and great radio stations Boston has to offer. Some days my system sounds pr...
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