On 11/01/2010 09:05, Iain Churches wrote: "Keith wrote in message ... On 08/01/2010 13:29, Arny Krueger wrote: "Keith wrote in message On 08/01/2010 12:56, Arny Krueger wrote: "Keith wrote...

On 1 Jan, 04:37, "IanT" wrote: The type of people that say HD is far better are the type that claim DAB sounds better than FM stereo. *What they really mean is that they never ever connected a proper aerial to their old tuner so never enjoyed the quality! DAB is a great improvement over FM, for the average listener, for a start there is a greater choice of...

"Laurence Payne" wrote in message On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:05:49 -0500, "Arny Krueger" wrote: I see Laurence shall we say evolving his credentials as the discussion progresses. More to come, if and when needed! Or are you suggesting I'm making them up? That's fighting talk, and I think

"Iain Churches" wrote in message Many people picked up on this outside UKRA in a very short space of time. One even identified the Midi sound generator, and played a horn figure amost identical to the one that Arny had used. It was easy to ABX the difference. No cigar.

"Iain Churches" wrote in message He probably will not need to. The fact that Laurence studied piano and trombone at the Royal Academy of Music is well-known. Studying and accomplishing are two different things. Its pretty obvious that you never learned this in your apparently long-enough life Iain.

On 11/01/2010 09:03, Iain Churches wrote: "Keith wrote in message ... On 08/01/2010 12:56, Arny Krueger wrote: "Keith wrote in message Btw, heard any 'French Horns' lately...?? Live, up front and personal.

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:45:43 +0200, "Iain Churches" wrote: I see Laurence shall we say evolving his credentials as the discussion progresses. He probably will not need to. The fact that Laurence studied piano and trombone at the Royal Academy of Music

My 16-yo budding rock guitar hero son is after a microphone. He and his mates often record themselves jamming and don't have a suitable mike. They tend to record into PCs (or Macs) and I guess might want to bung it into guitar amps or various bits of domestic audio kit they have around. Apart from vocals I guess it might be used recording acoustic guitars. It definitely needs to be robust and,...

A friend wants to obtain a pair of cordless headphones for connecting to the line output of a TV (it doesn't have a headphones output), so they must have a relatively high input impedance. None of the specifications I've seen mention that, which isn't very helpful. Can anybody recommend a current model or models which are definitely suitable for connection to a line...

"Iain Churches" wrote I was amazed when David L said that he had no local record shop. I have a dozen within 20 minutes of here, Well let me see. 10 mins in one direction there's a small co-op, a post office, a newsagents and a teashop. The post office does sell a few cheap DVDs, but no audio. 10 minutes in the opposite direction there's a post-office cum general...

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/Gadgets.4/X-Mini.319/XMINIII/X-Mini_II_Capsule_Speaker.3728.html The X-Mini II now boasts a 40mm driver, that delivers an *even* richer and fuller sound...At last I can bin my Tannoys.

Naim (perhaps a bit like Linn) appear to think that network connected HiFi is the way to go: http://www.whathifi.com/News/CES-2010-Naim-expands-its-streaming-range-with-the-smaller-even-more-affordable-UnitiQute/ More pictures: http://gallery.me.com/jonhoneyball#100354 -- Michael Chare

I am trying to select a relay for a delayed HT switch (which will also discharge the HT when off). Most relays I can find have contacts rated at 250VAC which translates into a peak of about 350V. However, data is scarce on what dc voltage these relays can switch. So far I have found only one that gives a dc current versus voltage curve and that stops at 210V dc (and 200mA) and I really want...

I am looking to acquire some vintage faders for an all valve audio mixer I am building; Painton, Neumann, even P&G etc, preferably at least 10K ohm audio taper - no 600 ohms types please. Cheers Ian

Original article at@ http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/10-01-06 Audiophoolery by Ethan Winer YOU MIGHT THINK that a science-based field like audio engineering

Hello, I'm considering investing in a used Musical Fidelity A3cr preamplifier, and was wondering if anyone owns or has owned this unit? I'm planning to pair it with a Primare power amp and using this configuration to drive a pair of Dynaudio floorstanders. Could someone give me an approximate blue book value for a unit that's about 4-5 years old and in good cosmetic condition?

On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:02:25 -0600, Michael A. Chare wrote: Please can someone tell me the URL for the Radio 3 aac iplayer stream? My computer must know this but so far it has been keeping it a secret from me! I find that mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc_ami/radio3/radio3_bb_live_eq1_sl0?BBC-UID=645a7b2dc47dafa2a3acc82d210103a3c57e74d8907 works for me.

I am looking to buy a Blu Ray player. My question is: Can I find a blu ray player that will be as good playing CD's as it will be for DVD's and Blu Ray discs, or will I need to purchase a separate CD player? I am not sure whether the quality components built into a $1000 blu ray player will also be as good for CD's? Any opinions or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Reg

Took place in the time it takes to watch this scary presentation (see at 4m34s), apparently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY (Meantime, thank gawd I'm retired....) @:-()

"Michael A. Chare" wrote in message ... Please can someone tell me the URL for the Radio 3 aac iplayer stream? My computer must know this but so far it has been keeping it a secret from me! -- Michael Chare