I still have my Zune 120 -- great little device. Also have an iPod Touch.
Not ready to sell it yet, but ya never know, if money gets too tight...
New feature from RPM - lossless quality
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I still have my Zune 120 -- great little device. Also have an iPod Touch.
Not ready to sell it yet, but ya never know, if money gets too tight...
DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
There are still great Stereo Recordings to be found that were created after that era. Problem is that many don't know how to set up a system so the Stereophonic qualities in a Recording can be realized. How can true stereo be appreciated in a room that can hold 200 or more people when the speakers are 6-10' apart?
True stereo can't be appreciated in a room with 200 regardless of how far the speakers are apart, unless you are able to squeeze all 200 into the sweet spot somehow.
Sorry to say, that is a bunch of Bull. It can be achieved based on the scale of the room, the size and power of the equipment, projection, placement of speakers, type of speakers, fill speakers deployed etc. Sure if you are using the average DJ setup where the speakers don't have the power or are spread less than 10' and no higher up than 6' it may not work.
Houston, we have a problem ...
TRUE stereo requires proper timing between the left and right speakers to the appropriate ear to recreate the original sound stage. 200 people will not be located such that each has the proper relationship with the speakers. You might hear 2 sound sources .. you might get some pseudo-stereo, but TRUE stereo will be had by a very small percentage of the population.
Just because you can hear 2 speakers, doesn't mean you are getting "TRUE" stereo.
I never did say that everyone in the room would appreciate it did I? Even at one's home, if one walks away to the kitchen to get a drink the stereo effect would be lost. However with bigger venues, the ideal "Stereo" Spot can be magnified/enlarged with the right type and kind and size of setup. A Flown set of Arrays and their matching subs will have a larger "spot" than two 12" two way speakers on sticks set up at each end of a six foot table. This is one of the reasons that the Bose L1 towers are so great (Despite the lacking of Bass), they radiate in a much wider pattern, sadly most Bose users do not spread them out far enough to enlarge that sweet spot. Being so near to each other will waste the sound waves in the middle causing pointless overlap.
And I never said no one would get a "true stereo" in a typical setup. Just clarifying that your comment on not being useable with a 6-10' spread applies to just about all the rest even with a larger spread. Bose, line-array or not.
I can't believe that I am not involved in this heated debate.For a change it is nice to sit on the sidelines sipping Rum and watching the Show! Carry on! As you were! :bananen_smilies082:
HMM I have a Rum coming my way tonight. )
I took a track and ripped it to 192, 256, 320 kbps mp3 and also wav. I tested the file over and over using my studio monitors and this is what I found. I could not tell the difference between any of the mp3 files but the wav had much more dynamics. For the very beat sound, wav is the way to go. If not for your entire library, at least for your high usage tracks like Billie Jean.
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WAV rules, if you you know how to use it.
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WTF -- you need a smart phone or some sh_t, and I have to read the comment?
Grow up, and buy a fu_cking computer.
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WTF -- you need a smart phone or some sh_t, and I have to read the comment?
Grow up, and buy a fu_cking computer.
When we did our tests, we hooked up our powered speakers and used 256 and 320 mp3s along with wav files. We used 6 different songs from different generes, "Chrome" - Trace Adkins, "You Shook Me All Night Long" - AC/DC, "Shots" - LMFAO, "Fly Me To The Moon" - Frank Sinatra, "Get Ready" - The Temptations and I can't remember the last one. Anna and I took turns sitting and listening while the other one played the tracks in random order. Both of us were able to hear a difference between each of the formats. Sometimes the difference was a subtle as hearing the backing guitar chords better, but there was a difference. We especially noticed the difference in today's heavily processed pop/dance music.
If you all really want to hear a difference in the song, its dynamics etc, try listening to it on a 4 way system with an Electronic crossover that separates the incoming signal into Bass, Sub Bass, Midrange and Highs. You will hear things you normally won't hear in a two way. Even a three way Electronic Crossover system that takes the incoming signal and separates it into Bass, Mids and Highs will allow you to hear more dynamics than a full range or two way system.
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Not that a multi-way system can't sound better, but generally there is a point of diminishing return, as the crossover networks needed tend to play havoc with phase, frequency response, etc. An electronic crossover will help, as it can compensate for the various slopes, crossover points, delays and phase relationships, but designing a really good 2-way is far easier than a 4-way.
I knew you would remind me I forgot to add something. Since we are DJs here I would have assumed that everyone would know I meant Electronic Crossover not a passive or by pass filter. I have make the correction.
I know, that is exactly what the majority of DJs use, a 2 way system. Who likes always being in the pack? One has to work a bit harder to get a better outcome.
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