Hi Gary,
I had the same experience on the B&K audio site as well. Ill hold on to
this email through the weekend and will forward privately so I dont clog
things up on the list. IOW: I will get info for you and send it along.
I had my eye on a unit via EBay had I sold my system. I kind of glad I
didnt though, unless I could get into the B&K unit. I have an older B&K
4090 preamp, but the remote went bad, so I sold my power amp about two years
ago and jumped into the Flagship Onkyo receiver. After further research, I
realized how much of a step down the JVC wouldve been, so I moved on from
it. Although it has some nice features, its not TXH Ultra II certified.
Best Regards,
Cornell
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 00:57:51 -0500
Hi Cornell! I haven't incorporated my computer with my home theater system
either, but I also hope to do so. I checked the B and K website, but didn't
find it very accessible.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cornell Ligon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
> Gary,
> Do you have your computer incorporated into your Home Theater system?
> That's
> what I ultimately want to do, but when I did so a few months ago, my
> computer screen didn't read well on a HD TV. The wife said all characters
> looked weird, but I only have composite and S video out on my video card
> and
> no adaptor to accommodate the 16:9 TV screen.
> Don't quote me on this, but I heard the B&K Audio Components AVR
> 507receiver
> will allow software programs, such as JAWS to be loaded onto it's system
> allowing blind folk to use it more easily. I'm currently running an Onkyo
> 989 version 2 THX Ultra 2 receiver and considering a few other options
now
> as I'm trying to sell the Onkyo.
> JVC has wireless PC hook up capability as well as Sirius satellite radio
> built right into the 702B model. So, I'm considering the B&K as mentioned
> above or the JVC once I sell my Onkyo, or I might just wait to see if
> Onkyo
> has an upgrade soon with newer HD features.
> I also like to use a few surround features when playing music.
>
> Best Regards,
> Cornell
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 00:49:33 -0500
>
> Well I like my home theater system. I play my music in surround sound,
as
> well as watching movies with it, and I think it sounds pretty good. I
> have
> a Pioneer system not, but am not sure what I'm going to get next time. I
> plan to get a new system though. I'm not sure about on screen
programming
> since I can't read the screen. This may have strayed off topic, but
> people
> were comparing audio files with home theater.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cornell Ligon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 9:48 AM
> Subject: RE: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
>
>
> > Andre,
> > No, I understood what you were stating, but I'm such a junky for audio
> > equipment in any capacity and I'm familiar with Nad's reputation for
> > keeping
> > things simple without too many bells and whistles. I'm also an audio
> file,
> > but I began to incorporate home theater A/V into my system back in 91
> with
> > an Onkyo 70 Pro integra receiver with discreet amplification.
> > For the most part, I fully agree with you about home theater systems
not
> > that great for audio files. However, when you get into higher end
> systems,
> > at least with a few out there, they tend to accommodate audio listening
> > quite well along with the home theater features. But, that typically
> means
> > spending $1800 to almost $4000 for a good system.
> > Quick note - I had a great 6 channel 170 watts per channel rms THX
> > Parasound
> > power amp that I sold two years ago and kind of regret now, but tend to
> > like
> > to change up audio equipment every few years.
> > Sorry to get so far off topic.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Cornell
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: André van Deventer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> > Subject: RE: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
> > Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:59:52 +0200
> >
> > Hi Cornell
> >
> > The Nad c320b is an integrated amplifier. I do not need a home theter
> > system so I went for a simple amplifier to listen to music.
> >
> > This is a very simple integrated amp with no bells or whistles, like we
> > have
> > ben expecting from NAD over the years. I don't know what their home
> > theater
> > systems are at all.
> >
> > Perhaps I should have stated this in my original message. The reason I
> > asked these questions is that I wanted to listen to high quality music
> and
> > not home theater.
> >
> > And I must say that the few times I listened to music on home theater
> > systems the sound quality was horrible to put it mildly!!
> >
> > Andre
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Behalf Of Cornell Ligon
> > Sent: 29 March 2007 03:51 AM
> > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
> > Subject: RE: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
> >
> > Hi,
> > is the Nad a power amp or a receiver? In other words, do you have your
> > computer system and stereo or home theater integrated?
> > I did this awhile ago until I realized my phone jack in family room
> wasn't
> > powerful enough to handle DSL for the nt, so I temporarily move my
> > computer
> > system back into my office.
> > I am however considering a 'Home Thater ' computer to integrate into my
> > Onkyo 989 V2, and also considering upgrading it to a newer B&K audio
> > system
> > that handles HD TV, HD audio files and wireless communication with the
> PC.
> >
> > being an audio file with 'home audio', I must say I don't quite have
the
> > same ear for audio on my computer, because I can't tell much difference
> in
> > sound quality from using WMP, REal Player or ITunes other than ease of
> > use.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Cornell
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: Andri van Deventer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> > Subject: RE: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
> > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:19:37 +0200
> >
> > Hi Kevin
> >
> > The setup I use here is of course my PC with win xp and windows media
> > player 11.
> >
> > I have a emagic emi 2/6 usb professional soundcard running into a
> > newly-purchased NAD c320b.
> >
> > So I am not using computer speakers but a proper hifi system.
> >
> > So the soundcard in this stage is completely isolated from the
computer.
> > Oh yes - on windows media player 11 is there a way to completel y
turn
> > off
> > the equalizer? I know there is a certain menu item to not make the
> > equalizer show but is it then turned off completely?
> >
> > Andre
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Behalf Of Kevin Lloyd
> > Sent: 28 March 2007 08:55 PM
> > To: PC audio discussion list.
> > Subject: Re: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
> >
> > Hi Andre.
> >
> > In my opinion windows media player provides a better listen than
winamp.
> > There's really very little difference but specifically if you listen to
> > live
> > albums or concept albums, windows media player is far superior to
winamp
> > in
> > playing the tracks seemlessly. I prefer windows media player
personally
> > and
> > I believe you won't get a third party product to play a proprietary
> format
> > like WMA better than a player produced by the company that produced
the
> > WMA
> > format itself.
> >
> > With regards to your other question, no, a computer won't play a CD as
> > well
> > as a good CD player. I've had a number of machines over the years and
> > find
> > the transports are more flimsy than a good quality CD player and don't
> > hold
> > the CD as well. This can lead to jitter and distortion. A computer's
> > CD-ROM is primarily designed to play data CD's and so there was never a
> > need
> > originally to worry about this aspect. Incidentally, I've found laptops
> to
> > have the better transports which surprised me but they do tend to have
a
> > raised centre onto which you can firmly place the disc and so eliminate
> > jitter.
> >
> > After the transport you've got the processing of the signal which is
> going
> > through a dirty box of electrics in close proximity and generally
> > feeding
> > finally into a not too wonderful soundcard. A good quality CD player
> will
> > have more separation between the digital processing and power supply to
> > remove RF generated by all that hot electrics.
> >
> > Best way to listen to a collection of music on a computer in my opinion
> is
> > to get a decent USB soundcard and connect to a quality amplifier,
> > preferably
> > using a digital connection.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Kevin
> > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andri van Deventer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:40 AM
> > Subject: SOUND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AUDIO PLAYERS
> >
> >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > I know that I am now probably starting a rather difficult and
perhaps
> > >
> > controversial thread, but I really want to get an answer to my
> > questions.
> > >
> > > 1. Is there a difference in the audio quality between winamp and
> > windows
> > > media player? I like using windows media player but I do want the
> best
> > > audio quality. I put all my cds in windows media lossless format so
I
> > > >
> > want > lossless sound out of the audio player also.
> > >
> > > 2. Would you get the same sound quality out of playing audio cds on
> > a
> > >
> > computer than you would get playing them on a good quality cd player?
> > >
> > > I am not really interested in saving my music in wav format as you
> > cannot
> > > seem to get media info on a wav file.
> > > Andre
> > >
> > >
> > >
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