jpm Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Fast going the way of DVD I just removed my cdp from my system. Just plug in my iPhone for most stuff. I can't hear the difference, so it works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yeah, and Vinyl Records are so Last Millennium! [] Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 i figger whatever works for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut-Throat Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Fast going the way of DVD I just removed my cdp from my system. Just plug in my iPhone for most stuff. I can't hear the difference, so it works for me. Well, I am not that familar with the format of the iPhone, but if it is MP3 and you cannot hear a difference, you are either deaf or your system cannot produce the high and low freqs. that the MP3 fomat compresses. I have downloaded MP3 music to my system, and it turns it into a massive 'cheap transistor radio'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Its nice to be nice to the nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted November 13, 2009 Moderators Share Posted November 13, 2009 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouachita Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 In his defense - "iTunes +" files are much higher quality than what we commonly think of as MP3s in addition to being DRM free. Are they CD quality - well no - but they sound darn good and I dare say you'd have to do an A/B comparison to tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 sorry to hear you can't hear the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 My classical DVD library is quite small, but I am now spoiled by the ability to WATCH classical performances on DVDs instead of merely LISTENING to them on CDs (or LPs). I used only DVDs on an HT system for my classical "classes" at the last Pilgrimage, and thought it communicated classical music very well to the forum members who were there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Larry, I have a few opera's on DV too and on the whole am very impressed with them - as long as they have an LPCM 2 channel track that I can use on my 2 channel setup (most do - but a few have compressed Dolby digitial 2 channel which is not as good). I find I tend to be more forgiving of the quality of the audio if i am watching at the same time but there is one issue I am yet to get round. The issue is that when you have a shot of the whole stage and someone is singing far right, for example, the image of the singer is to the edge of the TV - but the sound is another 3 feet right of him/her. I find that to be quite disorientating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Its nice to be nice to the nice The Nice? Keith Emerson's old band. See if this doesn't sound like it could have been on Tarkus:The Nice - America 1968: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 The issue is that when you have a shot of the whole stage and someone is singing far right, for example, the image of the singer is to the edge of the TV - but the sound is another 3 feet right of him/her. I find that to be quite disorientating. That's why some AV experts recommend placing the main speakers fairly close to the TV, so that the width of the soundstage approximates the width of the screen, so your attention is not pulled away from the action on the screen.If you spend most of your listening time watching operas and concerts, it might be worth placing your main speakers closer to the TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 You should check out the APPLE TV; sync's all of your itunes music to it's internal hard drive using your wireless router. HDMI output to the TV for video and audio and RCA jacks to the stereo. Of course there is an App for that for the iphone; you can control it from anywhere in your wireless router range. Later Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I like distortion......as long as it sounds cool. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 The issue is that when you have a shot of the whole stage and someone is singing far right, for example, the image of the singer is to the edge of the TV - but the sound is another 3 feet right of him/her. I find that to be quite disorientating. That's why some AV experts recommend placing the main speakers fairly close to the TV, so that the width of the soundstage approximates the width of the screen, so your attention is not pulled away from the action on the screen.If you spend most of your listening time watching operas and concerts, it might be worth placing your main speakers closer to the TV. How true! It's so "cheating", but it really works!!! The "centers" are L/R, and the flankers are hooked to the surround front and surround rear outputs. AVR is set to "all channel stereo" and the "flankers" are then adjusted. Don't have any place to put "real" surround speakers, and I'm not sellin' my Cornwalls!!! LOLOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Slammin Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 The issue is that when you have a shot of the whole stage and someone is singing far right, for example, the image of the singer is to the edge of the TV - but the sound is another 3 feet right of him/her. I find that to be quite disorientating. That's why some AV experts recommend placing the main speakers fairly close to the TV, so that the width of the soundstage approximates the width of the screen, so your attention is not pulled away from the action on the screen.If you spend most of your listening time watching operas and concerts, it might be worth placing your main speakers closer to the TV. How true! It's so "cheating", but it really works!!! The "centers" are L/R, and the flankers are hooked to the surround front and surround rear outputs. AVR is set to "all channel stereo" and the "flankers" are then adjusted. Don't have any place to put "real" surround speakers, and I'm not sellin' my Cornwalls!!! LOLOL!!! OT: Grooms, have you tried stacking your CW flanks Tweet to Tweet? tc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Fast going the way of DVD I just removed my cdp from my system. Just plug in my iPhone for most stuff. I can't hear the difference, so it works for me. I can sometimes hear the distortion and muddled soundstage of 320k MP3s through my helmet speakers while wearing earplugs and riding my motorcycle. I can't stand them through my audio system. It's hard to imagine anything from an iPhone sounding tolerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 try it. for background music it's not half bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 try it. for background music it's not half bad. Honestly, no offense intended, but for some of us "background music" is like "background sex," and when we are willing to settle for "half bad" it's in the car, not in front of systems we've commited a good part of ourselves and our treasure to building. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I use the Iphone in my car to access Pandora. Works great! I would never consider it for home use. Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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