A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles
Hi! Today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles tour down under though some might argue its the 50th Anniversary since the Day Music Died, I'm of the view that The Beatles were just one big noise the 20th century could have done without but putting that aside I have to admit that - if you get the right stuff - some of the recordings made of The Beatles are quite stunning. I have 2 sets of Beatles material which I refer to whenever I'm feeling gloomy and must listen to Beatles material, the first is the Masters CD collection which was released in 1995 or there abouts, there are 18 CD'S in the set and they come in a mini writing desk type box, yep its made out of wood and all, cost me $375 at the time but it was well worth the money. The other set I have is the Masters in high resolution FLAC format, even better quality than the CD set I mentioned above. And - if you don't have a CD player or couldn't be bothered to look where to buy the high resolution FLAC set - then iTunes offers a very good substitute, the Masters in AAC+ which still sounds acceptable in my lounge room. Its unfortunate that there are so many dreadful Beatles recordings out there - even on CD - so you really have to know what to look for, my guess is that a lot of company's - 20 years ago - just wanted to get the material out there, remastered from old tapes and didn't really give a damn about the quality of the finished product. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles
Hmmm, $375 sounds like a lot of bread for recordings of what you call one big noise. What would you pay for recordings of artists you really liked? smile Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Hi! Today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles tour down under though some might argue its the 50th Anniversary since the Day Music Died, I'm of the view that The Beatles were just one big noise the 20th century could have done without but putting that aside I have to admit that - if you get the right stuff - some of the recordings made of The Beatles are quite stunning. I have 2 sets of Beatles material which I refer to whenever I'm feeling gloomy and must listen to Beatles material, the first is the Masters CD collection which was released in 1995 or there abouts, there are 18 CD'S in the set and they come in a mini writing desk type box, yep its made out of wood and all, cost me $375 at the time but it was well worth the money. The other set I have is the Masters in high resolution FLAC format, even better quality than the CD set I mentioned above. And - if you don't have a CD player or couldn't be bothered to look where to buy the high resolution FLAC set - then iTunes offers a very good substitute, the Masters in AAC+ which still sounds acceptable in my lounge room. Its unfortunate that there are so many dreadful Beatles recordings out there - even on CD - so you really have to know what to look for, my guess is that a lot of company's - 20 years ago - just wanted to get the material out there, remastered from old tapes and didn't really give a damn about the quality of the finished product. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles
I would pay very little for artists I really like now I have iTunes and I buy from other sites on the Internet that deal with FLAC files etc, as I do Radio work what I like is completely immaterial as compared to what the listeners like or don't like so - whatever the noise - I have to have it on hand smile. On 12 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Evan Reese ment...@dslextreme.com wrote: Hmmm, $375 sounds like a lot of bread for recordings of what you call one big noise. What would you pay for recordings of artists you really liked? smile Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Hi! Today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles tour down under though some might argue its the 50th Anniversary since the Day Music Died, I'm of the view that The Beatles were just one big noise the 20th century could have done without but putting that aside I have to admit that - if you get the right stuff - some of the recordings made of The Beatles are quite stunning. I have 2 sets of Beatles material which I refer to whenever I'm feeling gloomy and must listen to Beatles material, the first is the Masters CD collection which was released in 1995 or there abouts, there are 18 CD'S in the set and they come in a mini writing desk type box, yep its made out of wood and all, cost me $375 at the time but it was well worth the money. The other set I have is the Masters in high resolution FLAC format, even better quality than the CD set I mentioned above. And - if you don't have a CD player or couldn't be bothered to look where to buy the high resolution FLAC set - then iTunes offers a very good substitute, the Masters in AAC+ which still sounds acceptable in my lounge room. Its unfortunate that there are so many dreadful Beatles recordings out there - even on CD - so you really have to know what to look for, my guess is that a lot of company's - 20 years ago - just wanted to get the material out there, remastered from old tapes and didn't really give a damn about the quality of the finished product. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles
Ahh, I did not know you were a broadcaster. That definitely puts a different light on things. Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles I would pay very little for artists I really like now I have iTunes and I buy from other sites on the Internet that deal with FLAC files etc, as I do Radio work what I like is completely immaterial as compared to what the listeners like or don't like so - whatever the noise - I have to have it on hand smile. On 12 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Evan Reese ment...@dslextreme.com wrote: Hmmm, $375 sounds like a lot of bread for recordings of what you call one big noise. What would you pay for recordings of artists you really liked? smile Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Hi! Today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles tour down under though some might argue its the 50th Anniversary since the Day Music Died, I'm of the view that The Beatles were just one big noise the 20th century could have done without but putting that aside I have to admit that - if you get the right stuff - some of the recordings made of The Beatles are quite stunning. I have 2 sets of Beatles material which I refer to whenever I'm feeling gloomy and must listen to Beatles material, the first is the Masters CD collection which was released in 1995 or there abouts, there are 18 CD'S in the set and they come in a mini writing desk type box, yep its made out of wood and all, cost me $375 at the time but it was well worth the money. The other set I have is the Masters in high resolution FLAC format, even better quality than the CD set I mentioned above. And - if you don't have a CD player or couldn't be bothered to look where to buy the high resolution FLAC set - then iTunes offers a very good substitute, the Masters in AAC+ which still sounds acceptable in my lounge room. Its unfortunate that there are so many dreadful Beatles recordings out there - even on CD - so you really have to know what to look for, my guess is that a lot of company's - 20 years ago - just wanted to get the material out there, remastered from old tapes and didn't really give a damn about the quality of the finished product. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles
Good question. Don't know the point of his message. Later -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Evan Reese Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:54 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Ahh, I did not know you were a broadcaster. That definitely puts a different light on things. Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles I would pay very little for artists I really like now I have iTunes and I buy from other sites on the Internet that deal with FLAC files etc, as I do Radio work what I like is completely immaterial as compared to what the listeners like or don't like so - whatever the noise - I have to have it on hand smile. On 12 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Evan Reese ment...@dslextreme.com wrote: Hmmm, $375 sounds like a lot of bread for recordings of what you call one big noise. What would you pay for recordings of artists you really liked? smile Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Hi! Today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles tour down under though some might argue its the 50th Anniversary since the Day Music Died, I'm of the view that The Beatles were just one big noise the 20th century could have done without but putting that aside I have to admit that - if you get the right stuff - some of the recordings made of The Beatles are quite stunning. I have 2 sets of Beatles material which I refer to whenever I'm feeling gloomy and must listen to Beatles material, the first is the Masters CD collection which was released in 1995 or there abouts, there are 18 CD'S in the set and they come in a mini writing desk type box, yep its made out of wood and all, cost me $375 at the time but it was well worth the money. The other set I have is the Masters in high resolution FLAC format, even better quality than the CD set I mentioned above. And - if you don't have a CD player or couldn't be bothered to look where to buy the high resolution FLAC set - then iTunes offers a very good substitute, the Masters in AAC+ which still sounds acceptable in my lounge room. Its unfortunate that there are so many dreadful Beatles recordings out there - even on CD - so you really have to know what to look for, my guess is that a lot of company's - 20 years ago - just wanted to get the material out there, remastered from old tapes and didn't really give a damn about the quality of the finished product. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles
Point was to highlight how good a quality recordings can be these days even though they were made 50 or more years ago. On 12 Jun 2014, at 2:58 am, Tony t...@k5twz.com wrote: Good question. Don't know the point of his message. Later -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Evan Reese Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:54 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Ahh, I did not know you were a broadcaster. That definitely puts a different light on things. Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles I would pay very little for artists I really like now I have iTunes and I buy from other sites on the Internet that deal with FLAC files etc, as I do Radio work what I like is completely immaterial as compared to what the listeners like or don't like so - whatever the noise - I have to have it on hand smile. On 12 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Evan Reese ment...@dslextreme.com wrote: Hmmm, $375 sounds like a lot of bread for recordings of what you call one big noise. What would you pay for recordings of artists you really liked? smile Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Hi! Today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles tour down under though some might argue its the 50th Anniversary since the Day Music Died, I'm of the view that The Beatles were just one big noise the 20th century could have done without but putting that aside I have to admit that - if you get the right stuff - some of the recordings made of The Beatles are quite stunning. I have 2 sets of Beatles material which I refer to whenever I'm feeling gloomy and must listen to Beatles material, the first is the Masters CD collection which was released in 1995 or there abouts, there are 18 CD'S in the set and they come in a mini writing desk type box, yep its made out of wood and all, cost me $375 at the time but it was well worth the money. The other set I have is the Masters in high resolution FLAC format, even better quality than the CD set I mentioned above. And - if you don't have a CD player or couldn't be bothered to look where to buy the high resolution FLAC set - then iTunes offers a very good substitute, the Masters in AAC+ which still sounds acceptable in my lounge room. Its unfortunate that there are so many dreadful Beatles recordings out there - even on CD - so you really have to know what to look for, my guess is that a lot of company's - 20 years ago - just wanted to get the material out there, remastered from old tapes and didn't really give a damn about the quality of the finished product. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles
Couldn't be any worse than the unmitigated crap called music today, lol. High fidelity low quality imho. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Point was to highlight how good a quality recordings can be these days even though they were made 50 or more years ago. On 12 Jun 2014, at 2:58 am, Tony t...@k5twz.com wrote: Good question. Don't know the point of his message. Later -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Evan Reese Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:54 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Ahh, I did not know you were a broadcaster. That definitely puts a different light on things. Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles I would pay very little for artists I really like now I have iTunes and I buy from other sites on the Internet that deal with FLAC files etc, as I do Radio work what I like is completely immaterial as compared to what the listeners like or don't like so - whatever the noise - I have to have it on hand smile. On 12 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Evan Reese ment...@dslextreme.com wrote: Hmmm, $375 sounds like a lot of bread for recordings of what you call one big noise. What would you pay for recordings of artists you really liked? smile Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: A Swarm Of Recorded Beatles Hi! Today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles tour down under though some might argue its the 50th Anniversary since the Day Music Died, I'm of the view that The Beatles were just one big noise the 20th century could have done without but putting that aside I have to admit that - if you get the right stuff - some of the recordings made of The Beatles are quite stunning. I have 2 sets of Beatles material which I refer to whenever I'm feeling gloomy and must listen to Beatles material, the first is the Masters CD collection which was released in 1995 or there abouts, there are 18 CD'S in the set and they come in a mini writing desk type box, yep its made out of wood and all, cost me $375 at the time but it was well worth the money. The other set I have is the Masters in high resolution FLAC format, even better quality than the CD set I mentioned above. And - if you don't have a CD player or couldn't be bothered to look where to buy the high resolution FLAC set - then iTunes offers a very good substitute, the Masters in AAC+ which still sounds acceptable in my lounge room. Its unfortunate that there are so many dreadful Beatles recordings out there - even on CD - so you really have to know what to look for, my guess is that a lot of company's - 20 years ago - just wanted to get the material out there, remastered from old tapes and didn't really give a damn about the quality of the finished product. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Connecting External FM Antenna To Tuner
Hi! I have a Yamaha TX-950 tuner here, its a lovely piece of equipment particularly its FM band with its 3 modes of band width and dual Antenna mode - you can switch between antennas depending on what you're listening to - some stations may come in better with an alternate FM antenna pointing in a different direction - - so that's all well and good if you can connect the antennas to the tuner itself. This tuner has antenna connecters that look like oversized RCA sockets as opposed to the standard F Connector or TV antenna type connectors, I know the adapters are around to convert one type to another, mine broke, I need to get another so does anyone know the name of the connector type I've described on the back of my tuner so I know what to order from my local electronics store? Thanks! ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Connecting External FM Antenna To Tuner
If its a connector with screw threads and a large item in the center, maybe its 72-\ohm coax? Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi! I have a Yamaha TX-950 tuner here, its a lovely piece of equipment particularly its FM band with its 3 modes of band width and dual Antenna mode - you can switch between antennas depending on what you're listening to - some stations may come in better with an alternate FM antenna pointing in a different direction - - so that's all well and good if you can connect the antennas to the tuner itself. This tuner has antenna connecters that look like oversized RCA sockets as opposed to the standard F Connector or TV antenna type connectors, I know the adapters are around to convert one type to another, mine broke, I need to get another so does anyone know the name of the connector type I've described on the back of my tuner so I know what to order from my local electronics store? Thanks! ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
Re: Pioneer XW-SMA3 Wireless Music System
Hi! Ok, thanks. Maybe that will be a good replacement for my ihome iw1 speakers which i do not like. /A 11 jun 2014 kl. 01:49 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Teh Braven 650 and 570 Speaker systems are different to what we're talking about here, they are Portable Bluetooth 4.0 speaker systems whereas this model of Pioneer along with the XW-SMA1 are AirPlay systems. On 11 Jun 2014, at 9:16 am, Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! And what about the bbraven audio speakers you mentioned? /A 10 jun 2014 kl. 13:29 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Hi! I received this in the Pioneer XW-SMA3 in the mail, ordered it last Thursday so delivery was speedy and perhaps its just as well, the last thing anyone should indure is the sense of suspense over a prolonged period of time, as it happens we've just come out of a Long weekend - Monday was a Public Holiday which meant no mail deliveries which was unfortunate as I may have received the System even sooner but that's all by the by, I've had time to play with the Wireless System so time to fill you all in. I have the sister unit to the XW-SMA3 which is the XW-SMA1 and if you know how to use the XW-SMA1 then you'll know how the XW-SMA3 works but there are still differences between the 2 models. Firstly the XW-SMA3 has an internal rechargeable battery built-in and is designed to be used everywhere from the kitchen counter bench top to the outdoor setting at a barbecue, the large rubber dust covers on the rear covering the various sockets and terminals testify to that, the SMA1 doesn't have these covers and nor does it have the rechargeable battery, the SMA1 is designed specifically form bench tops, bookshelves and the like though both units do have carry handles so they can be easily moved. From here on I'll be referring to the XW-SMA3 though all the text will apply to both the XW-SMa1 and XW-SMA3 models. The XM-SMA3 is incredibly versatile allowing input of audio for playback from a wide variety of sources: • Connect the XW-SMA3 directly via its line-in socket to a line-out socket from another device • Connect your IOS device - using its charging cable - directly to the USB port on the XW-SMA3 which allows for full control of your IOS device as well as Digital Audio playback and battery charging. • Stream to the XW-SMA3 using Airplay from iTunes, your Computer, from an IOS device etc, you can stream directly to the XW-SMA3 using its own Wi-Fi network or stream to the XW-SMA3 through your own Wi-Fi network, this means that - whether you're at home or away camping - you'll be able to enjoy the good quality sound the XW-SMA3 offers. • Integrate the XW-SMA3 into your Home Network as a DLNA device, Windows and Windows Media will automatically see the XW-SMA3 and play audio content through it. You can also use Windows Explorer to select your audio content for playback through the XW-SMA3 and so on. The XW-SMA3 comes with a simple but yet functional remote controller, my only annoyance about the controller is its size - no not too big but a little to small -. Thankfully the unit can be controlled using buttons on the front should the remote controller unit be lost. You can control power status, volume, skip between tracks, select sources and play/pause, the controls seem well chosen and are pretty much what most people would want from a Media Player. Volume is pleasing, not incredibly loud but loud enough without distortion, a good bass response, pleasant mid range and acceptable highs. The XW-SMA3 is further enhanced by the use of the IOS/Android Pioneer Controller App which brings Internet Radio, Spotify, Pandora and so forth directly to the player, , the App requires some labeling of buttons but is fully accessible once that's done. Are there any better Wireless Media Systems out there? When it comes to audio then yes there are, the Soundlink Air sounds quite a bit better than the Pioneer XW-SMA3 and both units are portable though the Bose system is nearly twice the price of the Pioneer and - even then - the rechargeable battery is an extra option. Given the price tag of the Pioneer - around $250 - I would certainly look at this system first, even though the Bose Soundlink Air does sound better the Pioneer XW-SMA3 has very acceptable audio quality and will suit most people in most situations. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
