Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s

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Subject: Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 12:59:28 -0700
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Okay.  I'm talking about a Texas Instruments DSP running at 66MHz connected
to one of the best DACs on the market...  :)

>Now that would depend HEAVILY on your equipment. Different players can offer
>different quality (I hear the NAD engine is supposed to provide more
>detailed sound than winamp).
>
>-Gabe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 4:48 PM
>Subject: Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s
>
>
>>
>>When you have your 2,000 watt stero in a gym or at a dance, and you turn
>>your amps up to about 750watts, when the drums beat and people sing, you
>>can hear a slight distortion level.  I think its something like 5%.
>>
>>>Actually, I was talking to Grant :). I would believe that with top-quality
>>>equipment you could hear the difference, but most of us (even audiophiles)
>>>won't under normal conditions. Besides, their size and portability greatly
>>>outweigh their slight quality deficiancy [sp?].
>>>
>>>-Gabe
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: David Knaack <dknaack@geocities.com>
>>>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>>>Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 4:26 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>From: Gabe <Gabeman@Earthling.net>
>>>>>    What the hell are you babbling about? Don't try to make yourself
>>>>look
>>>>>like an 'eleet' audiophile. mp3's sound practically cd quality at
>>>>128k/44.1
>>>>>if they are encoded correctly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Was that addressed to me??
>>>>
>>>>What I said was, on my test equipment (P133, WinAmp, Marantz receiver,
>>>>monoblock amps and Snell E5's), MP3's did not sound as good as the
>>>>original CD.  'practically cd quality' is NOT CD quality, and I can
>>>>hear the
>>>>difference in many selections.
>>>>
>>>>If you MP3 encode a pink noise sample, you can get an idea of what
>>>>artifacts you should be listening for.
>>>>
>>>>I'm no audiophool, I just prefer to have music that has as few errors
>>>>as possible, because they do have an impact on the SQ!.
>>>>
>>>>I would like to do testing with the DAC from a CD player, and I happen
>>>>to have two dead CD players, so I have some equipment to test with.
>>>>
>>>>I don't give a fuck if you can't hear the difference, I CAN (in blind
>>>>testing),
>>>>so it makes a difference to me.
>>>>
>>>>DK
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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