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Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 21:54:26 +0100
From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com>
Subject: Re: amp location


Nasty Bob wrote: > "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message > news:42A23372.D20C0EF2nospamail.com... > > Nasty Bob wrote: > > > > > The sound quality of mp3's is an issue for you when driving a car? > > > > Well - let me put it his way. I 'sampled' a few tracks online from a > certain CD, > > went out and bought the CD and simply playing it in the car I could hear > detail > > that had been masked by the the mp3 conversion ! It pretty much stunned me > > actually since so much more detail was revealed. Remember, a Saab is a > > pleasantly quiet environment to listen in. ;-) > > > > Mp3s work by eliminating supposedly inaudible detail and this was a very > > detailed track - so I guess something gave. > > > > > Of course, it plays normal audio CD's too. > > > > I got my current radio/cd player - Aiwa CDC-R237 - cheap ( 1/2 price - > £60 ) on > > account of its successor being identical other than playing mp3s too. Have > to > > laugh at the claimed 180 Watts rating though - usual inflated car stereo > > numbers. > > > > Graham > > I agree, mp3 conversion isn't perfect. But for someone pushing 40 who hasn't > been able to hear anything above 5kHz since a Motorhead gig in 1985 Ouch ! I've seen Motorhead a few times. On one occassion I even enjoyed it IIRC ! Where were you in relation to the PA ? As a sound engineer I'm very wary of where I listen. Just coming up to 51 shortly and although I've lost my 20kHz hearing I'm still good for 16k. > , it sounds OK to me... Of course, the quality of an mp3 can vary a lot, > depending on the sample rate. Not to mention different encoders as I understand it too. I find it ok for casual listening. > For me the advantages far outweigh any > negatives ie. I have my entire music collection close to hand so I don't > *need* an expensive CD changer. Mp3's are readily available to download for > free or for a modest price so I have a lot of music I wouldn't get on CD. All practical benefits. I have this feeling though that when hard drives are 10x bigger still and we all have 10Mbits/s broadband that codecs will be quietly dropped though. You could get 8 or more albums on a DVD-ROM already for example. > But there's really no point getting into an over-technical CD v mp3 Hi-fi > debate that leads to gold-plated connectors, oxygen-free wiring and > eventually madness... It's all about enjoying music isn't it? Don't even get me started on the snake-oil merchants of hi-fi gimmickry ! > And for £120 > my daily commute has become a lot more fun. Incidentally, the guy who fitted > my unit reckoned I would have to spend another £150 plus to improve the > quality of the original speakers.. so I didn't bother. It all sounds louder, > clearer and "better" than the stock audio unit. I didn't have the stock unit to begin with so can't compare. I feel the speakers lacking though ( same car and year as yours ). Cheers, Graham

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