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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:01:45 +0000 (UTC),
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote:


Ah well. Presented with hard evidence, everyone's gone quiet!
That's Usenet for you :-)

What? Hard evidence of *what*? Please *quote* what you're being so
smug about....................
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My post at 20.37 yesterday, pointing to samples of the beats that you
said shouldn't occur through one speaker.

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"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:14:30 +0000, Julian Fowler
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:05:13 +0000 (UTC),
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 18:05:14 +0000, Julian Fowler
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:51:36 +0000 (UTC),
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote:


You can get at least 200 CDs onto a 120GB hard disk if you insist on
computer storage, and I don't know *anyone* who listens to more than
200 different discs in an average year.

RAOTFL ...

A quick estimate suggests that I probably listen to something like
2000 different discs in an average year.

I hope you get paid for that................

Nope (and why should I?). Can't imagine what it would be like to only
listen to 200 different discs in the course of a year ...

I can't imagine how sad you have to be, to listen to half a dozen
*different* albums *every* day......................



Of course, the *audiophile* way is to listen to the *same* half dozen albums
every single day..... :-)

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"Stimpy" wrote


Working for a living and NOT being able to listen to at least half a dozen
*different* albums *every* day seems sadder to me ;-)


:-)

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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:37:46 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:01:45 +0000 (UTC)
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote:

You hear beats because they are a simple physical result of mixing two
sounds of close pitch. That's it.

But these are a result of *separate* sound sources, nothing to do with
what happens in the electronics of a hi-fi system.

I dont think anyone was suggesting the hifi system should *introduce* the tone...

It did however stem from a question regarding linearity, and the plain
fact is that such 'grace notes' simply do not *exist* in a
single-speaker linear system. These are *interference* effects, and
require two discrete sound sources.
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:41:44 -0000, "Stimpy"
wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

Nope (and why should I?). Can't imagine what it would be like to
only listen to 200 different discs in the course of a year ...

I can't imagine how sad you have to be, to listen to half a dozen
*different* albums *every* day......................

Sounds like the perfect example of the hi-fi geek who is more concerned
about the equipment than actually listening to music. Some of us just love
listening to (and, more importantly, playing) music - 24/7 if possible.
Ideally on decent kit but if that's not available then on whatever's to
hand.

Me too, but how can anyone truly appreciate music by listening to half
a dozen completely *different* albums *every* day? That's five to six
*hours* of *new* music every day of his life!!

I could understand if he was a radio DJ with a new playlist to fill
all the time...........

Given a choice I'd *rather* play my 59 Les Paul but, fcuk it, if it's got
approximately 6 strings and is in something vaguely approaching tune then
I'll play anything rather than play nothing.

Working for a living and NOT being able to listen to at least half a dozen
*different* albums *every* day seems sadder to me ;-)

Ah well, I bow to the serious saddos..................
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:35:53 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:01:45 +0000 (UTC)
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote:

I can't imagine how sad you have to be, to listen to half a dozen
*different* albums *every* day......................

Variety is the spice of life...

Yeah, but do you need half a dozen brand new spices *every* day?

****, he's claiming to listen to five hours of *new* music *every*
day. When does he find time to listen to music he actually *likes*?
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:03:11 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:14:30 +0000, Julian Fowler
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:05:13 +0000 (UTC),
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 18:05:14 +0000, Julian Fowler
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:51:36 +0000 (UTC),
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote:


You can get at least 200 CDs onto a 120GB hard disk if you insist on
computer storage, and I don't know *anyone* who listens to more than
200 different discs in an average year.

RAOTFL ...

A quick estimate suggests that I probably listen to something like
2000 different discs in an average year.

I hope you get paid for that................

Nope (and why should I?). Can't imagine what it would be like to only
listen to 200 different discs in the course of a year ...

I can't imagine how sad you have to be, to listen to half a dozen
*different* albums *every* day......................

Of course, the *audiophile* way is to listen to the *same* half dozen albums
every single day..... :-)

Made only by RR, Sheffield, Mapleshade, Linn etc, of course! :-)

Nope, but once you have more than five hundred or so, you're moving
from music lover to music collector......................

Please note that this kook is claiming that he listens to 2,000
*different* albums *every* year.................
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 10:33:19 +0000, Laurence Payne
wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:01:45 +0000 (UTC),
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote:


Ah well. Presented with hard evidence, everyone's gone quiet!
That's Usenet for you :-)

What? Hard evidence of *what*? Please *quote* what you're being so
smug about....................
--

My post at 20.37 yesterday, pointing to samples of the beats that you
said shouldn't occur through one speaker.

It would be useful if you quoted these posts, since we don't all keep
archives of Usenet dross - and you did *not* obtain any such beats
with a linear system.......................
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

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Stewart Pinkerton wrote:


I can't imagine how sad you have to be, to listen to half a dozen
*different* albums *every* day......................

Variety is the spice of life...

Yeah, but do you need half a dozen brand new spices *every* day?

****, he's claiming to listen to five hours of *new* music *every*
day. When does he find time to listen to music he actually *likes*?

*different*, not necessarily *new*

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Stewart Pinkerton wrote:


Nope, but once you have more than five hundred or so, you're moving
from music lover to music collector....................

....and the two are necessarily mutually exclusive? I think not!


Please note that this kook is claiming that he listens to 2,000
*different* albums *every* year.................

Still seems perfectly reasonable to me. 30,000+ tracks on a jukebox,
playing minimum 8 hours a day + 8,000 tracks on an iPod + iTrip in the car