Sorry if this seems off topic. There doesn't seem to be a PC audio newsgroup, and I could do with a bit of help. I have just bought a Terratec EWX 24/96 soundcard because it sounded just the thing for me. No fancy bells and whistles, just quality 2 channel stereo, in and out. Got it, loaded the software, but it is not self evident to me (a pc audio newbie) how to record from the in-line. Is the...

After testing with a Sound Test CD I like to listen to Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield and Tracy Chapman. Listening to one song/track doesn't give me a wide enough impression, maybe 5 or so different songs before coming to a conclusion on quality. Tubular Bells is immense blasting out from 400w I have to say -- Nathan D Higgins Website: http://nathan.link9.net/

On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 16:36:52 +0100, "Tony Buckley" wrote: You've got a new piece of kit. You've set it up, run it in (or not), it's sat on your choice of support, your comfy chair is waiting and you're ready to play some music to see just how it sounds. So what's the first piece of music you play? Hi Tony

"John" wrote in message ... "Tony Buckley" wrote in message ... As a little light relief from other discussions... You've got a new piece of kit. You've set it up, run it in (or not), it's sat on your choice of support, your comfy chair is waiting and you're

Never use a test record, do not listen to test records so why use one to set up, much better using your favorite CD Record Dave xxx

"Tony Buckley" wrote As a little light relief from other discussions... You've got a new piece of kit. You've set it up, run it in (or not), it's sat on your choice of support, your comfy chair is waiting and you're ready to play some music to see just how it sounds. So what's the first piece of music you play?

On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 16:36:52 +0100, "Tony Buckley" wrote: You've got a new piece of kit. You've set it up, run it in (or not), it's sat on your choice of support, your comfy chair is waiting and you're ready to play some music to see just how it sounds. So what's the first piece of music you play? I would play some female vocal music; classical because it is...

This description has been cut & pasted from an E-bay ad for Ixos 6003 speaker cable , biggest bottle of snake oil ever presented ? "Please note, the cables are cut to an exact and scientifically measured length for best reproduction, so do not cut them or they will not sound as they should! "

I need some help on the above please. I have connected my Sky digibox to my PC and use these to record concerts from radio 3 Recently I noticed that I was getting clicks on the recording so my first thought was that the cable connexions between PC and digibox might be at fault. The dual coaxial cable is in 2 lengths connected together using phonoplugs. I have great difficulty in soldering these...

Tony Buckley wrote: As a little light relief from other discussions... You've got a new piece of kit. You've set it up, run it in (or not), it's sat on your choice of support, your comfy chair is waiting and you're ready to play some music to see just how it sounds. So what's the first piece of music you play? Since I'm still lurking in this neck of the woods I'll add my...

Second in the queue is the last five or six minutes of the first part of Ommadawn, and if I've got some new kit that's really improved things, I'll probably have been reduced to a quivering blob of jelly by then. on a similar vein.... the complete 60mins of Amarok by Oldfield gives my system a complete workout... I've yet to hear the vinyl version of the same album but I'd love to hear...

Con I do this and get good results? I have a sroldering iron and a bit of experiance and have a few components that can only neatly be joined with custom cables For example, my pc to vcr needs scart to 2*3.5mm for sound in/out and and 2*phono for video both ways. (Most my audio cables aren't that complex) Is there somewhere I can buy, say, 10m of decent quality interconnect cable...

i have a creative inspire 5.1 sound system on my pc is it possible to connect this to my philips tv to achieve a better sound than my integral tv speakers? tia

"Stephen Judge" wrote in message ... I have a pair of NVA A70 monoblocks, one of which is giving trouble (leaking cap / dodgy output tranny / simple dry joint ?). Trouble is NVA are no longer trading. Anyone know where I might get it repaired ? Unfortunately the cases are glued together so don't really feel like...

I've been messing about with a sweep generator, it confirmed my suspicions, that my crossovers are all wrong, especially with my sub. I'll describe my system a little, a sprawling rooting trip through many second hand stores with a student budget... The most common source for sound is my PC (silent - no fan noise!), but I also have a rather nice Technics SL-Q33 tt. These both feed into a...

....what's the most expensive HiFi money can buy? for a CD, Amp, Speakers, Turntable, Cables, mains filters, etc Let's see how much money we can spend hypothetically speaking, for fun.

I'm looking for recommendations for good CD portables on the basis of SOUND QUALITY. An aspect which seems to be overlooked all over the net for this equipment. Probably the reason why I can't find a decent sounding player in the stores, too. I'm only interested in an AUDIOPHILE'S point of view. Someone who's point of reference is only consumer audio mass-market crapola is not going to have an...

In article , Graham Holloway wrote: Try RS Components. Ring them on 01536 201 201 and ask for a catalogue/CD. You can ask them for a cat, but they won't supply you unless you're a trade customer who's going to spend *a lot*. -- *Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.

Hi, For connecting a DVD player and other digital sources to the AV Receiver I should use the S/PDIF interface. But what about the compatibility between devices? I've read about sampling rates, then when buying I should take care that the sampling rate the source device is sending is supported by the receiver? What else should I consider when digitally connecting two devices? Which is better...

What about two in series? You could use ordinary caps then. But would need them twice the value.