Well when we had am stereo in our car around 1988, I thought the sound quality was quite good! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 11:17 PM Subject: Re: An Announcement about a new Internet radio project
It reminds me most of one of those AM stereo stations back in the late 1980's. It just does not sound like a 128k stream should sound, that's the main idea. At 09:52 PM 2/14/2006, you wrote: >There's definitely too much base, but \ can't be sure about too little high >end. But what's most annoying is the quality I called fuzziness, and >someone >else described as scratchiness, in the vocal frequencies. It reminds me >most >of a poorly modulated single side band signal, not heterodyning, just badly >modulated. I have no idea what that would correspond to in digital terms. >but that's what it sounds like to me. > >HTH > >Blessed Be, > >Dana >that's Dayna, D A N A, NOT Donna, D O N N A > >D. S. Leslie, née C. R. Guttman >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Skype: dsleslie >Web: ÞE OL' PHILOSOPHIE SHOPPE >Your Source for Discounted Ideas >http://members.cox.net/dsleslie2/ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 10:13 PM >Subject: Re: An Announcement about a new Internet radio project > > >hi. I've noticed the *exact* same thing, and I >know of 2 or 3 other people who have noticed it too. >It's as if there is absolutely no high end on the >signal, like an AM radio station might sound, or >something like a 24k or 32k mp3 stream may >sound. I'm not in any way complaining about this >as I explained to Jonathan privately, but I >wanted to confirm what Dana is saying here. >It's like there's a whole lot of bass, but very little to no high >frequencies. >Let's hope we can track it down very soon! > > > > >At 09:05 PM 2/14/2006, you wrote: > >Jonathan, > > > >let me know if I can help in any way to identify the elusive variable. > > > >Like your playlist very much. Just can't stand to listen to the fuzziness > >for more than short spurts. > > > >Again, all the best, and hope you isolate and fix the problem soonest. > > > >Blessed Be, > > > >Dana > >that's Dayna, D A N A, NOT Donna, D O N N A > > > >D. S. Leslie, née C. R. Guttman > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Skype: dsleslie > >Web: ÞE OL' PHILOSOPHIE SHOPPE > >Your Source for Discounted Ideas > >http://members.cox.net/dsleslie2/ > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:51 PM > >Subject: RE: An Announcement about a new Internet radio project > > > > > >Hi Dana, on most systems it sounds great, but on a few, it doesn't. I > >don't > >yet know what the variable is, but we'll try and track it down. > > > >The Minx plays all the great love songs. http://www.the-minx.com > >Jonathan Mosen > >Blog, podcast and radio show: http://www.MosenExplosion.com > >Ph: +1-925-566-9265. > >Mobile/SMS +1-806-252-6671 > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Dana S. Leslie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2006 8:28 p.m. > >To: PC audio discussion list. ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'The > >Accessible > >Phones Discussion List' > >Subject: Re: An Announcement about a new Internet radio project > > > > > >Jonathan, > > > >Just tuned in to the kick off party for the Minx. Thought I should let > >you > >know that BOTH your streams (Windows Media and MP3) have a very > >unlistenable > > > >fuzzy quality. If I had to guess, I'd say something needs adjusting in > >the > >digital modulation of the signal. That could be a totally off-base guess. > >But something in your signal quality definitely needs adjusting. > > > >Good luck with the Minx, and hope to hear you sounding much better in the > >very near future. > > > >Blessed Be, > > > >Dana > >that's Dayna, D A N A, NOT Donna, D O N N A > > > >D. S. Leslie, née C. R. Guttman > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Skype: dsleslie > >Web: ÞE OL' PHILOSOPHIE SHOPPE > >Your Source for Discounted Ideas http://members.cox.net/dsleslie2/ > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org>; > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:05 PM > >Subject: An Announcement about a new Internet radio project > > > > > > > Hi all, this list is sponsored by MosenExplosion.com. Very > > > occasionally, I will send messages to this list about new projects. > > > These are extremely rare and of course you are welcome to delete them. > > > If you have any inquiries about this message, feel free to write to me > > > privately but not to the list. > > > Thanks. > > > > > > The Minx, at http://www.the-minx.com, is a new Internet radio station > > > that launched at 8 PM US Central time on Tuesday evening. The stream > > > is a broad band 128 KBPS MP3 stream. While many of my Internet radio > > > projects have had a blindness focus, this one is very much aimed at a > > > general audience, including all my blind friends and listeners of > > > course! Of all the music radio I've done on the Net, nothing has been > > > more carefully programmed. The > > > Minx features a careful blend of music that reflects all aspects of > > > love. > > > First love, passionate love, unrequited love, love and marriage, love > > > and > > > divorce...you'll love The Minx. > > > > > > Settle back and listen to loves songs from the country, soft rock, > > > R&B, > > > easy > > > listening and jazz genres in high fidelity broad band stereo. > > > > > > It's the perfect companion to your work day, when your in the office > > > and regular terrestrial radio reception is difficult, or when those > > > pesky commercials and talk just get on your nerves. > > > > > > It's the perfect companion at home, when you're unwinding with the one > > > you love, or just thinking about them. > > > > > >>From the Board room to the bedroom, the Minx is your companion. > > > > > > There's something here for everyone from the starry eyed dreamer to > > > the crusty old cynic. > > > > > > We will still be taking donations, but there will be other ways you > > > can support us. One such way, already available, is our very own Minx > > > store, powered by Amazon.com. When you make a purchase through The > > > Minx Store, you get the benefits of buying through Amazon, plus you > > > help keep the Minx on the air. > > > > > > Please feel free to check out the site right now. Vote in our poll and > > > do leave a comment on the poll if you wish in order to get the web > > > site moving. We also have a comment line, and if you would like to > > > wish us luck so we have some contributions to play on the air, we > > > would love that. The comment > > > line number is 206-202-Minx. > > > > > > We're attempting some really innovative cross-promotion, where we're > > > giving > > > free advertising time to any podcaster who advertises the Minx on > > > their > > > podcast. 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