Hi guys,

Just to let you all know the UK branch of the Audio Engineering Society
is holding a "fun day" at New Hall in Cambridge on the 8th April. Half
a dozen 50 minute sessions by industry experts include live vinyl disc
cutting on a Neumann lathe, a demo of true HD digital cinema, a seminar
on how to set up display screens properly and much more. There will be
mini exhibits from Meridian, dCS, and others and a Harman ICE concept
car.

See http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006c...cationday.html for
information, maps etc.

We held one last year and it was very successful - this year there are
just a few places left and I thought you might like to know :-)

The forms say the closing date for registration has passed but in
practice we are OK till next the end of Tuesday 4th April - that's when
we have to freeze the number of lunches etc.

BTW the main conference this year is "Audio at Home" - lots of
interesting stuff for industry professionals and keen hobbyists too :-)
Final cut off for registration is 10am Monday 3rd April. See
http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006conf/detail.html and also
http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006conf/programme.html for more
details.

Sincerely,

John Dawson (Conference co-chair)

On 30 Mar 2006 12:41:23 -0800, "John Dawson"
wrote:

Hi guys,

Just to let you all know the UK branch of the Audio Engineering Society
is holding a "fun day" at New Hall in Cambridge on the 8th April. Half
a dozen 50 minute sessions by industry experts include live vinyl disc
cutting on a Neumann lathe, a demo of true HD digital cinema, a seminar
on how to set up display screens properly and much more. There will be
mini exhibits from Meridian, dCS, and others and a Harman ICE concept
car.

See http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006c...cationday.html for
information, maps etc.

We held one last year and it was very successful - this year there are
just a few places left and I thought you might like to know :-)

The forms say the closing date for registration has passed but in
practice we are OK till next the end of Tuesday 4th April - that's when
we have to freeze the number of lunches etc.

BTW the main conference this year is "Audio at Home" - lots of
interesting stuff for industry professionals and keen hobbyists too :-)
Final cut off for registration is 10am Monday 3rd April. See
http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006conf/detail.html and also
http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006conf/programme.html for more
details.

Sincerely,

John Dawson (Conference co-chair)

Wot, no Arcam exhibit? :-)

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I will be there Stuart leading one of the Saturday groups round and
actually it is one of Arcam's staff members who is presenting the
display and speaker alignment workshop. So there will no doubt be a few
bits of Arcam gear there. But it's not a hi-fi show per se!

So will you be honouring us with your presence? :-)

John

"John Dawson" wrote in message
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Hi guys,

Just to let you all know the UK branch of the Audio Engineering Society
is holding a "fun day" at New Hall in Cambridge on the 8th April. Half
a dozen 50 minute sessions by industry experts include live vinyl disc
cutting on a Neumann lathe, a demo of true HD digital cinema, a seminar
on how to set up display screens properly and much more. There will be
mini exhibits from Meridian, dCS, and others and a Harman ICE concept
car.

See http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006c...cationday.html for
information, maps etc.


Tickled to see this:

"More record-cutting lathes are in use today than when CDs were launched -
surprising or incredible? Sean Davies, disc-cutting expert, will explain the
strengths and weaknesses of vinyl disc recording. and then make a
'direct-to-disc' recording of live musicians to show how good the medium can
be and why it is still popular."


But a little disconcerted to see this:

"Bob Stuart and his team will demonstrate 'Trifield', a technique to produce
a stable front image by playing stereo sources on three front speakers.
Listen to the comparison and see if you agree."


....kinda 'Mono with outriggers'?? - Like a bike for a kid who can't
select/set up the right kit to get a pin-sharp, central image with
stereo....???

(Not that mine is atm - due to two pairs of speakers crushed into a tiny
space, but it ain't that bad.....)


Anyway, would love to see both these demonstrations, but not the others.....

On 31 Mar 2006 00:26:16 -0800, "John Dawson"
wrote:

I will be there Stuart leading one of the Saturday groups round and
actually it is one of Arcam's staff members who is presenting the
display and speaker alignment workshop. So there will no doubt be a few
bits of Arcam gear there. But it's not a hi-fi show per se!

So will you be honouring us with your presence? :-)

I'd like to, but I have other (family) committments over that weekend.
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:26:22 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"John Dawson" wrote in message
roups.com...
Hi guys,

Just to let you all know the UK branch of the Audio Engineering Society
is holding a "fun day" at New Hall in Cambridge on the 8th April. Half
a dozen 50 minute sessions by industry experts include live vinyl disc
cutting on a Neumann lathe, a demo of true HD digital cinema, a seminar
on how to set up display screens properly and much more. There will be
mini exhibits from Meridian, dCS, and others and a Harman ICE concept
car.

See http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006c...cationday.html for
information, maps etc.


Tickled to see this:

"More record-cutting lathes are in use today than when CDs were launched -
surprising or incredible? Sean Davies, disc-cutting expert, will explain the
strengths and weaknesses of vinyl disc recording. and then make a
'direct-to-disc' recording of live musicians to show how good the medium can
be and why it is still popular."


But a little disconcerted to see this:

"Bob Stuart and his team will demonstrate 'Trifield', a technique to produce
a stable front image by playing stereo sources on three front speakers.
Listen to the comparison and see if you agree."

...kinda 'Mono with outriggers'?? - Like a bike for a kid who can't
select/set up the right kit to get a pin-sharp, central image with
stereo....???

Nope, more like a return to the original text. Alan Blumlein (who knew
a bit about stereo!) always reckoned that three speakers were
necessary for best results.
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:50:41 +0100, Stewart Pinkerton
wrote:

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:26:22 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"John Dawson" wrote in message
groups.com...
Hi guys,

Just to let you all know the UK branch of the Audio Engineering Society
is holding a "fun day" at New Hall in Cambridge on the 8th April. Half
a dozen 50 minute sessions by industry experts include live vinyl disc
cutting on a Neumann lathe, a demo of true HD digital cinema, a seminar
on how to set up display screens properly and much more. There will be
mini exhibits from Meridian, dCS, and others and a Harman ICE concept
car.

See http://www.aes.org/sections/uk/2006c...cationday.html for
information, maps etc.


Tickled to see this:

"More record-cutting lathes are in use today than when CDs were launched -
surprising or incredible? Sean Davies, disc-cutting expert, will explain the
strengths and weaknesses of vinyl disc recording. and then make a
'direct-to-disc' recording of live musicians to show how good the medium can
be and why it is still popular."


But a little disconcerted to see this:

"Bob Stuart and his team will demonstrate 'Trifield', a technique to produce
a stable front image by playing stereo sources on three front speakers.
Listen to the comparison and see if you agree."

...kinda 'Mono with outriggers'?? - Like a bike for a kid who can't
select/set up the right kit to get a pin-sharp, central image with
stereo....???

Nope, more like a return to the original text. Alan Blumlein (who knew
a bit about stereo!) always reckoned that three speakers were
necessary for best results.

Trouble is, when you have a speaker in the middle, there is nowhere to
put your telly. OK, I have a "centre speaker" on top of the telly, but
frankly it sounds like crap.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:26:22 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


But a little disconcerted to see this:

"Bob Stuart and his team will demonstrate 'Trifield', a technique to
produce
a stable front image by playing stereo sources on three front speakers.
Listen to the comparison and see if you agree."

...kinda 'Mono with outriggers'?? - Like a bike for a kid who can't
select/set up the right kit to get a pin-sharp, central image with
stereo....???

Nope, more like a return to the original text. Alan Blumlein (who knew
a bit about stereo!) always reckoned that three speakers were
necessary for best results.



Yep, well aware, but my words still stand. FWIW, I have no problem at all
with decent Mono....

(Two ears, two mics, two speakers - too simple....???)

Hi,

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:26:22 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:
But a little disconcerted to see this:

"Bob Stuart and his team will demonstrate 'Trifield', a technique to produce
a stable front image by playing stereo sources on three front speakers.
Listen to the comparison and see if you agree."

...kinda 'Mono with outriggers'?? - Like a bike for a kid who can't
select/set up the right kit to get a pin-sharp, central image with
stereo....???

Nope, more like a return to the original text. Alan Blumlein (who knew
a bit about stereo!) always reckoned that three speakers were
necessary for best results.

True, and this was one of the reasons that he used the word
'plurity' in his patent applications for both speaker and microphone
arrangements. He was at EMI at the time, and that one word
confounded Decca's attempts to work around his patents
for ages, even twenty years after he filed them.

When I had a smaller listening room I ran my home cinema in a
"3.0" arrangement for a while, and it was ok - I'd much rather
have the centre channel than the rears, if it was a choice. It
could probably work well for music recorded in arrangements
like the Decca Tree, but I'm not so sure about multi-channel
rock recordings.

Somehow though I doubt we'll be seeing a mass market move
to three channel audio anytime soon! As Keith says, getting a
decent stereo image is just an exercise in determination and
setting things up right.

Regards,

Glenn.

"Glenn Booth" wrote


True, and this was one of the reasons that he used the word
'plurity' in his patent applications for both speaker and microphone
arrangements. He was at EMI at the time, and that one word
confounded Decca's attempts to work around his patents
for ages, even twenty years after he filed them.

When I had a smaller listening room I ran my home cinema in a
"3.0" arrangement for a while, and it was ok - I'd much rather
have the centre channel than the rears, if it was a choice.


I don't bother with a centre speaker and don't miss it at all - voices still
come 'straight from the mouths' with only a decent stereo pair in the front.
The trouble with centre speakers is there's really nowhere to put them and
if they aren't much cop they will destroy the overall sound quality on
anything other than speech as they tend to dominate. (I was actually told
that the centre gets to handle 90% of the sound in a typical surround
setup!!??)

Rears are *almost* a complete PITA (wires etc.) but there is the odd
occasion with movies when they do add to the 'ambience' and effects. Watched
'Flightplan' last night and there were moments even in that, that benefited
from the rears (airplane creaking etc.) and stuff like Saving Private Ryan
would be lost without it!!


Somehow though I doubt we'll be seeing a mass market move
to three channel audio anytime soon! As Keith says, getting a
decent stereo image is just an exercise in determination and
setting things up right.


Yes and, of course, certain items of certain types of kit will enable a
better central image than others....

(No names, no pack drill, no thumping of tubs.....!! ;-)