In Reply to: RE: Rapid change??? posted by rick_m on February 17, 2012 at 10:35:05:
> 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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