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RE: Rapid change???

> It may be cool to bitch about CD's in these parts nowadays
> but I actually was an early adopter

Your reputation may never recover.

> if the record companies hadn't soured me on them decades ago by
> stamping out horrible sounding, warped, melted glop
> made from regrinds and floor sweepings.

> So I'm good with digital and find that 'good' 44/16 sounds satisfying to me

I have similar memories. The real-world LPs I wanted to listen to weren't that great. From about 1988 on, most classical music CDs have produced very enjoyable listening for me.

> Thanks for the links, just got done eyeballing the manual on the JBL,

There were several things of interest to me:

- speakers including a sub are connected via Cat5/6 cable that transfers control information.
- the remote volume control affects all connected speakers including a sub.
- Room correction measures and corrects for all connected speakers.
- You can upload response measurement to a PC via a USB device connection
- You can mess around with the room correction curve on a PC and download the correction info to the speakers.
- The built-in DAC and multiple inputs would reduce the number of boxes I required.

The DSP is aimed at reducing one response peak or elevating response in a dip. It does show the possibilities of thoroughly integrating DAC, DSP, preamp and power amp functions into the speakers.

> the only thing it's missing is a chocolate milkshake dispenser
> and built in WLAN.

Well, those models came out in 2006. Maybe it might be time for new models soon. However, since these are pro-audio products for the music industry, I think the dispenser should provide something stronger than a milk-shake.


> It was the worst of times for vinyl...

Sounds like "Tale of Two Cities". I think the best of times came later for CDs.

Bill

my blog: http://carsmusicandnature.blogspot.com/


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