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(I live in Delta a suburb of Vancouver)
HOME OF THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
This Site is More of a big personal blog of technical
stuff etc. than a website I guess
New stuff is usually posted at the bottom of
the page...
TO FIND INFO ON THIS PAGE, SIMPLY USE EDIT / SEARCH...
(it's what I do)
One of these days I will break it up into smaller chunks.
Paul DeMara - Jan
2010.
Yup I am now 50 years old. Yikes, I am
getting old. :-(
Webmaster contact: Paul DeMara 604-644-7676
(YES I am a 100% certified TECHNO GEEK)
Ham Radio Call Sign VE7-PDZ or
VE7PDZ
pdemara@dccnet.com
APRIL 24, 2010
- NEW FLASH -
KATHY AND I, NOW HAVE A
BRAND NEW iPAD.
YIPPY.
(Picked it up from the Apple store in Lynwood
Washington last night - Friday April 23rd)
Me at the office. :-)
The DeMara Family Crest
Last Edited
June 16, 2010
Feb 28, 2010
The 2010 Olympic Games
are now over.
What an amazing 17 days
here in Vancouver.
A picture of the
Olympic Caldron on the closing night Feb 28, 2010
(Will be a lasting
symbol of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver)
OGOPOGO VIDEO...
Link to Ogopogo Video taken by yours truly (Paul DeMara)
Taken,
July 1992 at
my lake property on Okanagan Lake, near Kelowna B.C. and
seen on Various National
television shows
THIS LINK IS FOR THE LOW RES
VERSION
Email me at
pdemara@dccnet.com if you are
interested in looking at the
DVD resolution version or if you are an agent for a TV Show etc.
List of best-selling albums worldwide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_worldwide
List of best-selling albums in the
United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States
iPhone 3G and 3G S Tethering info
With new 3.0 firmware on the iPhone you can now tether to a laptop or Mac and
it's EASY to do.
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/tips-tricks/how-to-tether-iphone-3g3gs-over-usbbluetooth-on-3-0-firmware/
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/iphone-news/how-to-internet-tether-iphone-on-rogersfido-with-30/
Rogers Direct BC Website
My colleague, Andrew Koran and I post how to videos here...
www.rogersdirectbc.com
You can see our Vancouver
weather here...
http://www.katkam.ca/
The Famous "Paul DeMara Stamp Of Approval" product rating system.
Bronze - Not something I would ever buy... Some folks might though.
Silver - I might buy one but it has to be really inexpensive.
Gold - Yup I've got to have it and am happy to pay a fair price for it.
Platinum - I NEED it bad and am willing to pay extra for it.
VERY INTERESTING DATA ON THE STOCK MARKET FROM 1929 to TODAY.
Dow Jones graphs are interesting but this list of
actual closing values for the Dow puts things into perspective.
An interesting MUST READ to get a sense of what's going on out there
if you are watching what going on in the market right now...
http://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi-bin/D.PL?d=ww2010.i.djia
The bad news is I think we are in for a VERY ROUGH RIDE in 2009
Track US JOB LOSS / FORECLOSURES ETC.
Very interesting site to see where things are happening in the US.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/map.economy/index.html
Click Below for Home of the NEW Minidisc Collector
Web Site
MY
SITE
http://www.oldminidisc.com
http://www.usedminidisc.com
http://www.minidisctrader.com
http://www.pdemara.com
CDE1A003-6A8B-2A479ED3-AFCB-3CC54880
Now with over 3.0
terabytes online
(yes that's a lot of
space but I have a LOT of files)
YOU NEED A USER ID AND PASSWORD TO ACCESS THE PROTECTED AREA
My house on the new google street view
http://maps.google.ca/intl/en_ca/help/maps/streetview/
We are lucky that Vancouver was one of the first cities to be
done.
Some of the Computers in my Lab (I have 20+ computers running at
home)
Why so many computers?
I just LOVE testing stuff.
(See below for some of my Stereo Equipment)
MY VINTAGE EQUIPMENT SOUND SYSTEM...
For those of you who are curious as to what I run for a home
system,
(Everyone seems to ask for advice on this)
Forget brands and specs.
If you like your sound then that's what
matters most.
here you go...
Some equipment is fairly new
and other equipment is 20+ years old
THE YAMAHA RX-Z1 FLAGSHIP RECEIVER in CHAMPAGNE/GOLD (EXTREMELY
RARE)
I had to take a picture of mine because you CANNOT find a
picture of one of these on the net in champagne / gold
THE RX-Z1 has TONS of connections on the back. This is where I
like to play...
You can hook up the kitchen sink to this bad boy...
A good review on the Yamaha RX-Z1
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/yamaha-rx-z1
How things look in the stand.
Had to move the RX-Z1 to the middle of the stand because it's
just over 70
LBS and was actually bending the glass.
YIKES... (Total weight of all equipment is over 350 LBS)
My Paradigm Studio Monitor V3-20 Speakers. Truly AMAZING sound.
The bass is handled by a separate subwoofer.
A SUMMARY OF MY MAIN SYSTEM...
ALL EQUIPMENT IS CHAMPAGNE GOLD COLORED
(In OTHER WORDS RARE STUFF)
1. Oracle Delphi Mark I turntable. with a grace 707 tone
arm and Grado Gold Cartridge. About as good as Analogue can get.
2. Luxman
K373 3 Head Cassette Deck. Even has a demagnetize button - Stunning performer
with chrome tape
3 Sony
MDP-333ES - As good as it gets for minidisc and has LP2 LP4 mode (only ES deck
to support this)
4. Yamaha
RX-Z1 flagship receiver in EXTREMELY RARE champagne/gold (Almost 70 Lbs.)
5. Marantz
CD-6000 CD Recorder. - I use this to make DTS CD's from Records. Cool Man.
6 Marantz
DV-7001 DVD Player with DVD-Audio and SACD playback - VERY Nice sound and video
7. Sony
DTC-60ES DAT recorder with Sony Super Bit Mapping technolgy - Also used for
making 5.1 and 2.0 DTS recordings
8. Sony
CDP-X779ES reference CD Player. IT weighs almost 40 Lbs. AMAZING TRANSPORT and
Smooth Sound from a CD
9 Paradigm
Reference 20 V3 Bookshelf Speakers bolted to their matching stands.
Some other
equipment I own as well...with links...
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_10_4/yamaha-rx-z1-receiver-11-2003-part-1.html
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=200262&CTID=5000300
2. Yamaha
DVD-CX1 DVD / DVD flagship 5 disc audio player in RARE champagne
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=200308&CTID=5001700
3. Sony
MDS-JA30ES Minidisc player in RARE champagne (looking for a JA50ES in champagne)
REALLY hard to find,
bought this one from Germany
http://www.minidisc.org/ja30es_review.html
4. Sony
CDP-X779ES CD player in VERY RARE champagne Serial #25
(Considered
to be one of the ultimate CD players of all time)
http://www.thevintageknob.org/SONY/sonyes/CDPX7series/CDPX7-X779ES.html
5. Sony
MDP-V7 Laser disc player in champagne (VERY RARE in Canada)
http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/sony/sony_mdp-v7/sony_mdp-v7.htm
6. Sony
DTC-57ES DAT deck in RARE champagne
http://www.thevintageknob.org/SONY/sonyes/DTC57ES/DTC57ES.html
7.
Oracle Delphi MK1 Turntable.. NICE A work of Art from the early 80's
http://www.hifiengine.com/gallery/oracle-delphi-mk1.shtml
8.
Cambridge Audio 540P phono preamp
http://www.audioreview.com/cat/amplification/preamplifiers/cambridge-audio/azur-540p/PRD_334479_1591crx.aspx
9.
Paradigm Studio 60 V3 Reference Speakers (AMAZING VALUE FOR THE MONEY)
You got to
warm them up for about 20+ minutes and then WOW !!!
Yes warming
them up DOES make a difference.
Prepare to
be IMPRESSED with detail that sends a shiver up your spine.
(has
happened a few times when listening to some good vinyl)
"I was floored - absolutely floored ... left me breathless
...
WHAT CLARITY. WHAT DEPTH. WHAT SUBLIMITY!"
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/1204paradigm/
My NEW / old Oracle
Delphi MK1 Turntable
A classic work of art from 1979/1980...
(actual picture of mine
sitting on my kitchen countertop
with at Grace 707 tone arm
and Grado Gold Cartridge
NICE !!!!!)
Equipment like this makes
CD's sound like a transistor radio.
Well it's not that CD's are
that bad.
Just that LPs do sound a
whole lot better.
Some interesting reading from
TNT
http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/turntabletest_e.html
MY COMMENTS ON RECORDS / LP's
I have just recently re-found how wonderful analogue LP's sound.
I still have lots of CD's, SACD's, DVD Audio and DTS CD discs but the LP's sound amazing to me
and there is SO much more software out there in the form of LP's vs. SACD,
DVD DTS CD audio discs. I am also collecting SQ, QS and CD-4 (channel discrete) 4 channel quad
records as well. Again amazing warm smooth sound.
Yup Vinyl is back. Actually it never left. We all just got caught
up in the CD / MP3 Hype.
Even my Son who is 20 says "wow dad that really sounds
good compared to my MP3's"
EXACTLY...
PLEASE don't throw those old albums out.
Find a new home for them, better yet get that turntable out and fire it up. Even
a modest turntable can sound amazing. You may want to invest in a new cartridge
as this can really make a difference. Cartridge technology has really improved
over the last 20 years. E.g. a new Grado Blue or Green cartridge can be had for
around $50.00 and it will BLOW you away with what it can do. The Silver and Gold
Grado's are even more amazing.
WHERE TO BUY BELTS
ETC. FOR YOUR TURNTABLE...
Innovative Audio
www.iavscanada.com
(located in Surrey B.C. near
Vancouver)
Other spots on the net to get belts...
http://www.elexatelier.com/oracle.htm
http://www.turntablebasics.com/belts/oracle.html
http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=ORAB
http://www.lptunes.com/Oracle-Delphi-MK-II-turntable-belt-p/orab020.htm
My Downstairs System - Hey,
you have to have a backup system..
Everything except the
Paradigm Reference 60's is 20+ years old..
You can't buy stuff like
this today.
All this equipment sounds
STUNNING
The Bedroom System. NHT at it's
best...
NHT 1.8 speakers Purchased from Innovative Audio
http://www.iavscanada.com/
Very nice sound - Tons of Bass and fairly accurate sound,
Jeff, my 20 year old son was blown away by the bass from these
speakers.
(He is hard to please when it comes to sound)
They really cook when you warm them up.
My NEW old Akai SYSTEM for the office... (Great Value...under
$100.00)
Circa 1982 - 1985 e.g. about ~25 years old. Cool blast from the
past..
The Akai A7 CD player was one of the first to have a true 16 bit
D/A in it.
The Akai AA-R22 reciever was one of the first to use all computer
controls for volume tone etc.
The Akai GX-R55 cassette deck allows you to program which songs
you want to play
from the cassette and as well it's auto reverse with a never wear
out GX glass head.
Not bad sound for it's day. Not exactly high end but lots of
buttons and fun to play with...
Some pieces purchased from Innovative Audio in Surrey B.C.
(My favorite place to shop for vintage audio)
http://www.iavscanada.com/
Found a set of old AR speakers in my storage room.
Sounds pretty good for 20+ year old gear...
Another very cool find.
Kenwood P-9 Vertical Turntable. VERY COOL.
Linear tracking - Accurate to 0.5 degrees according to the specs.
This site is Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) friendly
Thanks for dropping by...
Cheers Paul D.
US Shipping Address
http://www.tsbshipping.com/services.htm
8:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Video of yours truly. July 20, 2007
Recent BC Government OCIO day presentation by yours truly
A BIT OF FAMILY HISTORY...
Interesting DeMara / Leckie Family History ...
DeMara
Insurance Brokers - Kelowna BC
Founded by my Great Grandfather in 1923
Herbert Albert DeMara
A
bit of history from Kelowna - My Dad
My Grandfathers Home on Abbott Street - 3rd house on list
Leckie Road Kelowna - Named after my great grandfather David Leckie - his
daughter Marjorie married my grandfather Charles DeMara
David Leckie -
great grandfather sold his business to the former priemier of BC WAC Bennet
Kelowna
Museum
Paul DeMara's Personal Home Page
PHOTOS ETC
Kelowna Fire Pictures taken by yours truly
Aug 2003
NEW
Delta Bog Fire Sept 11 2005
Rogers
Boat Cruise Sept 16 2005
Noel
and Ken's Oct 15 2005
My
Rogers 20th Anniversary Party Oct 26 2005
Grahame and Lisa's Wedding Pictures
Aug 2003
Link to Ogopogo Video
taken by your truly in July 0f 1992 and seen on National television
Mazda 6
technical information
Link to Picture from 2005 Grey Cup In Vancouver
Link
to Pictures of Vancouver Auto Show 2006
Easter
2006
July 1st 2006
High Voltage Displays
Link to Zip file of
High Voltage Display Pictures
Jeff and Joanne's July 1st 2006
Party
Aug 5 2006
Hawaii Dec 2005 - Jan 2006
Andrew Koran
CUBA Wedding May2007
Rogers 2008 XMas Party
Where to
get cheap gas
test.zip
Speed
Of Light Info
Is Faster Than Light Travel or Communication Possible?
Faster
than light travel
PC
Memory Speed vs. bus speed
WEB CAMS
Waikiki
beach live Web Cam
BC
Highways Web Cams
Vancouver Traffic Web Cams
Location
Free Firmware Upgrade
MS
XP DOS Command List
The
Source Toslink Cables
The
Source Toslink Cables
Mobile Speed test
etc
Internet Achieve
very COOL
Windows
Vista Preview
Great
Place to Compare Real World Digital Camera Pictures
Sony
Canada Press Releases
Awesome Place
to buy Plasma and LCD TV in Canada
My
Personal Technology Blog - non work related
HSPA info
Ken Rockwell Website on
Photography
Weight
Loss Pill from Save on Foods
Tech
Stocks Summary Index
Pictures
From Space
Paul
McDermott's photos
Paul
McDermotts photos 2
Sigma
Camera Lenses
Canon
EF Lenses US
Canon
Lenses Summary Canada
Understanding
the Canon Lens Series
Canadian
Prices For Canon Lenses
Canadian
Prices for Tamron Lenses
Canadian
Prices for Sigma Lenses
Canon
Technologies
Tamron
18 - 200 MM Lens
Nikon
28 - 200 VR review
Tamron
18 - 200 MM Lens review
Henry's
In Toronto
MCBain
Camera in West Ed Mall
Camera
Canada
Beach
Camera Canon Lenses
List
of Canon Lenses with Photos
Adapter
to Use Nikon Lens on Your Cannon Camera
Info
on Canon Flash Technology
Canon
430ES flash Review
Tokina
Lenses
Tamron
Lenses
Sigma
Lens Listings with US Prices
Various
Tests of Canon Lenses
Canon
Lens Reviews from Digital Picture
Ratings
for Various Canon Lenses
Vancouver
Camera Shops etc.
Canon
30D Main WEB Site
Press
Release on the 30D
Digital
Workflow Ideas
Bob
Atkins Photography
Canon
Info Brochures Manuals
Compare
20D 30D 5D and D200
Compare
the Canon 30D to Nikon D200
Canon
30D wins CNET Editors Choice Award
Canon
30D Review at DC Resource
Canon
30D review on Photo.net
Canon
30D review on Lets Go Digital
Canon
30D review at Steve's Digcams
Canon
30D review from DPreview
Nikon
D200 Review at CNET
Nikon
D200 Review at DC Resources
Nikon
D200 review on Photo.net
Nikon
D200 Review by Thom Hogan
Nikon
D200 Review by Bjorn Rorslett
Nikon
D200 Revew by Lets Go Digital
Nikon
D200 Review at Steve's Digicams
Nikon
D200 Review at DPreview
Eagle
Cam on Vancouver Island
LINK
TO WIRELESS AREA OF THIS WEB SITE
REQUIRES USER ACCOUNT AND
PASSWORD
Wake
On Lan SW and over the internet
CDMA
Worldwide Subcribers
The
Unwired
Windows
Media Player Plug Ins
Widows
Media Center 2005 review
MY FTP SITE
ftp://ftp.pdemara.com/
Last IP for Pdemara.com 24.207.48.132
This
will make you go HUH...
More
Illusions
Blue Angel Software
Freeware
Pocket PC Software
HTC
Blue Angel Software from XDA developers
Cool Free Stuff Photo Links
GNU Image Manipulation
Program
Adobe
Converter to DNG
Raw
Viewer for Windows
Picasa
Picture Organizer
Irfanview
Picture Browser
Take
Great Pictures .com
Canon
Tips and Tricks
How
to Use Digital Photo Professional 2
Popular
Photography Link
25
Ways to Grow Rich
BACK IT UP - A great vdeio on how to BACKUP you stuff...
http://reviews.cnet.com/4660-10165_7-6658691.html?tag=nl.e729
IPOD
Lounge Awards
IPOD
NANO 4 gig upgrade
IPOD
ANAPOD EXPLORER
ANAPOD
HOME PAGE
Prima
Home Page (Sold at Future Shop)
XOCECO
the Parent Company of Prima
Skytrain
Map
GPScity.ca
Canadian GPS Store
Windows
Mobile 5 Problems Web Site
CE
Cam for HPC 2000 and Pocket PC
Win CE Soft
Web Site
GPS
Receiver Reviews from CNET
Intel
Processor Specs
Intel
478 Pin Package Processors
Intel
LGA 775 Package Processors
BTX
Compatible LGA 775 Processors
Compare
Intel Pentium 4 Processors
PDF
Pentium 4 Chip Chart
LARGE Capacity Flash Memory Cards
8
Gig SD Card US Prices
Tiger
Direct 8 Gig SD Card
Comparison of Various Video Codecs
MPEG 4 with H.264 appears to be the absolute state of the art
Video
Codec Comparison
H.264
Info from Wikipedia
Nero
Recode Info
Mega
Codec List of Major Audio Video Codecs
Picking
a loss less Audio Codec
How
to do cool High Tech Stuff
Price Grabber
in Canada
SONY LOCATION FREE TV
Location
Free TV Pocket PC Client
Location
Free TV B20 Base unit review
Sony
Location Free TV Box
Sony
Reviews etc at CNET
HP Jornada 720 Info and Links
Good
720 links site
Run NetBSD on
you 720
Jornada
720 Ebay Search
Jornada
728 Ebay Search
Linksys
WPC11 network card for HPC 720 at EBAY
How
to Reasign 720 Hot Keys
Textmaker
and Planmaker for Jornada 720
Used
Handhelds.com a place to buy used 720s
Using
the Compaq WL100 WiFi card on the 720
Using
the WPC11 or WPC12 card on the 720
Prism
Drivers for Jornada 720 and WCF12 WiFi etc
HP
6515 and 6955 with Camera
HP
IPAQ 6510 and 6515 quickspecs
Standard
Ports for Microsoft Products
HP
Printer Yields
IPCONFIG
command
how
to clean out cookies etc from explorer
25
Rules to Grow Rich By
HPC Factor
- Great Place for HPC 2000 Jornada 720 SW
Support
page from HPC Factor for Handheld devices
HPC
Software from HPCNEC.com
Conduits
Products for HPC PPC
SLACO
Computer in Surrey
MobiHand
Web Site Core Media Player
Hot
Deals in Canada
Flight
Explorer - Find Out Where Your Flight Is
SD
Card Association Home
SDIO
Cards - Video Fingerprint etc
IGO Power Tips
Free
Downloads for Windows Genuine Advantage Customers
Free place to
get Free SSL CA's for your web site StartCom
Info
on StartCom free cert site
Other Place
to get Free SSL CA's
Info
on CAcert.org from wikipedia
Understanding
SSL Certificates etc
Certificate
Authority Info
PKI
- Public Key Info
TLS
& SSL - Transport Layer Security
WIS@key
free secure email certs
35
Ways to fix Home Networking Problems
Handy
link to Google Mobile Friendly Search engine
IGO
POWER TIPS VIDEO
IGO web site
IGO
tips from The Source Canada
Windows Smartphone 5
Software Links
MS
Voice Command - US Smartphone
Mapopolis
Site
ViewCommander-Mobile-Smartphone-WM5
For Webcams
PTab
Spreadsheet for Smartphone editing spreadsheet
Efficasoft
GPS Utilities for Smartphone
Virtual
Pool Mobile for Smartphone
NewsBreak
for Smartphones Podcasts etc
AutoFlight
Auto On Off
WinMobile
Zip for Smartphone WM 5.0/6.0
PhoneGate
New WM5
Timer
Auto On Off
Motiime
Digtial Clock for Iconbar
xTimer
general use timer
A6.Times
for Smartphone (English) 1.2.0
Sci-FiSoft's
Auto Profile Changer
The
Hotfix.net Website on patches etc
Rogers Technical Support Site
RIM One User BES License Blackberry Express
Testing Process For WiFi Netoworks
Funambol upgrades open-source BlackBerry rival
Sigma 18 - 200 MM OS Lens NICE...
Tamron 18 - 250 MM Lens
Review of the Tamron 18 - 250 MM Lens
New Sigma
Camera... NICE...
Portable Internet Links
Outdoor Unit
Coverage Check
Intel Processor Finder Info
Intel Processor Info including mobile chips
Main Intel Page to Find Processor Specs
Intel P3 chip info
Live Falcons In Winnipeg Manitoba Very Cool
Web site
Interesting Article on Customer Loyalty
What can you do with your Cell Phone from CNET
Info on Gout
PDF
Version of this info
Additional
info on Gout
Clinical Studies on what helps Gout
Gout Quiz
Info on Bios Hard Drive Size Limitations Etc
Rogers Outlook SMS Plug In
Innovative
Audio In Delta BC
Reverse Number
Lookup for Anywhere
5.1 Music
Reviews. - I am a big 5.1 Music Fan
Sony Worldwide Search Page
Link to Option Wireless GT Max SW ver 1.12 July 2007
Option GT Max Page At Rogers
Link to Rogers SW for Various Devices
How To Setup a Wireless Router in 7 Steps
Vacation Days Around the World ... Interesting...
THE APPLE IPHONE HAS BEEN UNLOCKED...
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/iphone-unlocked-atandt-loses-iphone-exclusivity-august-24-2007/
Place to get the software to unlock the IPHONE...
http://www.iphonesimfree.com/
Story from CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/08/24/iphone.unlocked.ap/index.html
How To Get Ahead
DIVX
Movies for Mobile Phones...
DIVX on
your mobile phone
Wipe your hard drive clean
Over right
Eraser
Sdeletehttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/SDelete.mspx
Tune Up Your PC
Startup Control
Panel
Article on PC Tune Up
Boy
Genius Web Site
Blackberry Cool Web Site
HTC Touch
yummy
PDA Street Web Site
How important is resolution?
Not as important as you might think. According to the Imaging Science
Foundation, a group that consults for home-theater manufacturers and trains
professional video calibrators, the most important aspect of picture quality is
contrast
ratio, the second most important is
color
saturation, and the third is color accuracy. Resolution comes in a distant
fourth, despite being easily the most-talked-about HDTV spec today.
How Important is Resolution for HDTV
|
More CNET home theater resources
|
Great site
for picking colors from a picture
Motorola MC 35 Review NICE !!!
How to get through to a live Rogers Person in customer service...
Link to Rogers Wireless Blackberry SW
Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD Comparison
Windows
Mobile 6 Info
A-GPS Primer
More A-GPS info
Even More
A-GPS Info
New
IPAQ PDA Devices
http://www.itworldcanada.com/documents/LinkingMobileSolutions.pdf
Chart of Various Network Speeds from Wikipedia
Star Trek Memory Alpha Data Base
Sony Europe Support Web Site
Driver Guide Web site to
get drivers
Sony Esupport Web Site
Core Media Player for Pocket
PC's
TCPMP Files
Beta Player
Old Pulsar Watch Website
Pulsar
Watch Repairs
LED Watches.net
LED Watch Superstore
LED Watch
Info
Calculators and the first Pocket Computer
Sharp PC-1211 adn Tandy TRS80 PC-1
Manual for PC-1211 or TRS80 PC-1
Vintage
Computers
Palm Treo 750 Review on Rogers
Great Link on How to Pair phones To Plantronics Headsets
The Battery Store In
Richmond
Intelligent
Batteries in Richmond
MINIDISC INFO ON VARIOUS DECKS
MDS-JA3ES
MZ-RH1 the best portable minidisc yet
LED WATCHES
Some neat 70's
watches for sale
Retro LEDS
5 ponit 1 music for
sale
My new Pioneer PL-88F or PL-88FS direct drive
programmable fully automatic turntable. Circa 1980 to 1983
VERY COOL..
Great Link to good description of turntable
http://www.thevintageknob.org/PIONEER/PL88F/PL88F.html
Link to You Tube Video of how this unit work...
Video 1
Video 2
The Vinyl Engine
The Vinyl Engine 2
The Vinyl Engine 3
The Vinyl Engine 4
PL-88F or PL88FS Service Manuals
Innovative Audio Delta BC
One of my favorite places to shop.. :-)
VINTAGE AUDIO
SWAP MEET REVIEW.
I attended the first annual vintage swap meet on July the 12, 2008 at the South
Delta Rec Centre at 1720 56th Street. This was an amazing event. Lots of great
stuff for sale. I picked up an Oracle Delphi Mark 1 turntable and a Sony
CDP-779ES CD player. Very cool. Am a bit poorer now.. LOL. See above for
pictures of some of my new gear. Gord's vision of a local Vintage swap meet was
really well received. The attendance was awesome and I had a chance to meet some
fellow audiophiles like myself.
As well there was great auction with lots of very interesting pieces. I picked
up a JVC receiver with a CD-4 decoder. Very cool.
All in all a totally awesome day and can't wait for next years event. Many
thanks to Gord and Sue for their dedication and effort to put this together. We
all owe them a ton of gratitude.
best regards,
Paul DeMara
Place to get
info on Various Turntables - Great Reference Site
My New Turntable JVC QL-A2 Direct Drive
Parts etc for my other new turntable JVC LF210
User Manuals etc for JVC LF210
Manuals for Vintage
Electronics, found my JVC QL A2 manual here
Cambridge
Audio Home Page
Great external Phono Preamp for your turntable. Available at Innovative Audio
Reviews of the Cambridge Audio Preamp
Brand New Exotic Turntables
Top 10 most expensive Turntables on the Planet... WOW...
http://www.bornrich.org/entry/top-10-most-expensive-turntables/
Unlimited Budget Turntable - cool $100,000 WOW
http://dvice.com/archives/2006/06/06/clearaudio_the_1.html
You Tube Video of this unit in action. NICE!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZM8iNTZruY
Free Language Translation Site
Handy for Ebay etc
HI FI MANUALS
FOR FREE from HI FI ENGINE
VERY COOL high end Kenwood L-07D
MARKETING info on the Kenwood L-07D
THE VINTAGE KNOB
VINTAGE AUDIO
More info the Kenwood L-07D
sony PS-X9 reference Turntable
Denon DP-100 Reference Turntable
Sony AVD C700ES for Sale at Listen Up.com
AVG
7.5 Free Version Web Page
HSPA Information from GSM World
IPHONE coming to Canada. Maybe...???
ATT GSM
Coverage Info
ATT 3G Coverage Area
Windows Mobile Device Centre for Vista
Great
Poker Strategy Page
Poker Hand Ratings
Poker Hands High card to Royal Flush
Poker
Hand Probability and odds
Best 10 Starting Hands for Poker
Worst 5 Starting Hands for Poker
Basic Poker Strategy
|
Rank |
Hand |
Table |
nFoes |
T x F |
|
1 |
AA |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
2 |
KK |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
3 |
QQ |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
|
4 |
JJ |
5.7 |
4.6 |
6.6 |
|
5 |
AKs |
6.1 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
|
6 |
TT |
7.1 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
|
7 |
AQs |
5.3 |
5.4 |
8.9 |
|
8 |
AJs |
9.7 |
9.0 |
13.1 |
|
9 |
AK |
13.3 |
20.6 |
27.9 |
|
10 |
KQs |
5.7 |
4.2 |
8.4 |
Which Hands to play and when in Hold'em
Various Pioneer Cassette Decks NICE!!!
Vintage
Pioneer Tuners
Vintage Cassette
OFFICIAL AM STEREO SITE
AM Stereo Definition on Wikipedia
OFFICIAL AM
STEREO PAGE
Today's AM Stereo
However, Motorola didn't just stay put because their system had "won" and was
the standard. They listened to the complaints and worked to reduce or eliminate
most of the past problems with the C-Quam system. By the early 1990s, they
introduced new circuit designs which offered better audio fidelity and featured
methods which greatly reduced the occurence of "platform motion".
Unfortunately, since then, people haven't paid much attention to AM Stereo.
In fact, many people think it doesn't even exist anymore. But it does exist, and
it is used by hundreds of stations all around the world. And thousands of AM
Stereo radios continue to be manufactured and sold every year. AM Stereo even
remains competitive against experimental digital AM broadcasting systems, such
as iBiquity's "HD Radio", which are plagued with problems and will actually
reduce the sound quality that AM radio has to offer.
AM Stereo History
Am
Stereo Webpage with various AM Stereo Radios
The AM Stereo Tech Zone
AM Stereo Capable Radios
AM Stereo Receivers
Portable AM Stereo Radios
AM
Streo Mod using SRF-42 Walkman
AM Stereo Stuff You
Can Buy e.g.. an AM Stereo Decoder for your receiver
AM Stereo
Projects
Audio Cubes Place
to Buy AM Stereo Radio's
Sony SRF-A300 FM, AM Stereo Radio
Sony SRF-AX51V FM, AM Stereo Pocket Radio
Sony
SRF-AX15 FM, AM Stereo Pocket Radio
Sony
History of Technology VERY COOL
Cool
Sony Stuff through the Years...
Pioneer Elite Stereo Equipment... NICE !!!!
http://elitestereo.netfirms.com/
Cool Sony Verticle Turntable PS-F9
Pioneer FT-F950 Shown above
Vintage Pioneer Cassette Decks
Sonic
Perfection Web Site place to get your SACD player upgraded
Cool Used
Vintage Equipment from Overseas
Sony PCM Encoders
- PCM-F1: The
original. Portable, with mic inputs. Expensive ($2000 or so?).
- PCM-701: Essentially
a line-input, rack mount F1. Cost about the same.
- PCM-501ES:
Freestanding stereo-component style box. List about $800.
- PCM-601ESD: The
current design. Has PCM-1630 digital I/O. List about $1300
Sony PCM-F1 cool man portable PCM unit
Story on the Sony PCM-F1
Nakaamichi Model List
Note DM 100 D/A Converter
Sony Ellcaset
Technology
Sony Elcsaet EL-7
Story On Sony Elcaset Technology
ELCASET.ca Web
Site
User
Manual Guides Web Site
Akai Cassette Decks
Sony
Walkman Museum Very Cool
WALKMAN
CENTRAL SITE
World's first Wi-Fi SD card announced
Places to buy used stuff in Vancouver
www.buysell.com
http://vancouver.kijiji.ca/
http://www.usedvancouver.com/
http://vancouver.craigslist.org/
Google
Language translator
Language Translator
PC Card to PC Express adapter (HANDY IF YOU HAVE A NEW LAPTOP
VINTAGE RECORD INFO
Vintage Record Data Base
All Music Web Site
Upcoming Canada Spectrum Auction Links...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=af9i_3be1_Lo&refer=canada
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-bafd0083-449e-4224&Portal=35a9256c-ab94-47e6-8f20-9717c5403f85&sub=322725
http://www.faircompetition.ca/en/index.asp
http://www.faircompetition.ca/en/latestnews.asp
Rogers INTRANET ONLY
http://www.theburbs.com/RogersNews/Display.aspx?id=8949
Who needs
an IPHONE when you can get one of these...
http://www.minidiscaccess.com/
Google Web Site Register
Site
Amazing cell video
Rogers has the highest speed internet service
Remote control Software FREE. NICE !!!!
http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx
LogMeIn Hamachi
https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/vpn.asp?lang=en
Cross Loop
https://www.crossloop.com/landing.htm
PowerQuest Drive Image
OEM Version 17
http://www.zoomerart.net/index.php?target=desc&progid=553
http://www.computervideo.net/sep03-4.html
http://www.amazon.ca/Symantec-dm70enk1-Powerquest-Drive-Image/dp/B00009V7I4
CANUK AUDIO MARK - THE
PLACE FOR CANADIANS TO SELL THEIR GEAR
Free Soft Keyboard for HPC Touch and other WM devices
SPB
Full Screen Keyboard
Top 25 innovative tech products of 2007
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/3c3a017f0a010408003580abc00b2592/pg0.htm
Smartest dumbest tech moves of 2007
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/3bf4abdd0a010408003580abc9c8baeb/pg0.htm
Rapid Run AV Cable Extender
Impact Acoustics
HTTP FILE FREE FILE SEVER PROGRAM .. NICE
http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=intro
HSPA PCMCIA Supported Routers
http://www.topglobalusa.com/product2_02.asp?newsid=20060413143304175&classid=102103102
U3 software on a USB Stick
http://www.u3.com/
Portable APPS
http://portableapps.com/
Remote Web Proxy Site
www.proxy.org
Google Translation Site (can be used as a proxy)
??http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=www.site.com
SACD
Technology Background
How SACD works vs CD
SACD Format Variations
SACD Multichannel Info
GPS Tracking
http://www.gpsed.com/
Cashing in on OLD GADGETS..
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/01/17/gadget.buybacks.ap/index.html
HDMI SWITCHERS ROUNDUP FROM CNET
http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-7871_7-6602831.html?tag=nl.e702
Sony OLED TV
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/article/54dd0a150a010408015d84e010b15dcb/pg1.htm
Jan 2007 Mac World Highlights
http://blogs.pcworld.ca/2008/01/16/macworld-expo-2008-steve-jobs-keynote/
•
The Year Ahead in HDTV: faster, thinner, cheaper
An exclusive report from the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) by
PCWorld.ca correspondent, Ted Kritsonis
2007 Coolest Gadgets
The end of the year provides us with the perfect excuse to look back at some
of the coolest gadgets of 2007. As you might expect, the continuing convergence
of all sorts of products into smaller and more functional devices was a big
theme in 2007. Some of the gadgets also reminded us of the importance of
services that often go hand-in-hand with hardware and are a big but often
forgotten part of the "cool factor" we attach to such products. Read more.
The Year in Tech: Top 2007 News and Trends
Legal tussles, format wars, and (of course) the iPhone dominated technology
news in 2007. The iPhone may have made the biggest tech splash in 2007, but a
lot of other cannonballs hit the water as well: The year saw the hatching of
Google's Android, a number of exploding laptops, and even a new tech-related
ailment called "Acute Wiiitis."Here are the biggest tech headlines of the
year--including some we'd like to forget.
Tiny URL
GPS Tracking for Cell Phones
http://www.gpsed.com/
SACD and DVD Audio Music
http://store.acousticsounds.com/store.cfm
Sony Walkmans...
http://www.geocities.jp/sony_transistor_radio/walkman/_index.html
Cisco HWIC CARD
Video of HSPA card
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7272/index.html
FAQ On this card
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/modules/ps5949/prodqas0900aecd80729486.pdf
http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr
SACD Reference Site
http://www.sa-cd.net/
Great Place To buy SACD's
http://www.thestore24.com/default.aspx?si=fetch
How to Copy SACD's (kind of)
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/107357
SACD FAQ on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD
Windows Home Server
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/features.mspx
MDF - Mobile Device Format
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-98ef1d60-2477-49fd&Portal=d10e0410-71d5-4137-9405-6c9adc115df8&sub=322725
VTAP Video player for WM and IPHONE.
http://www.vtap.com/
vtap™ is the video discovery network that helps you find web
videos you want from anywhere on the web. Whether your
preference is sports, music, news or your best friend's video on
YouTube, find it, share it and save it fast with vtap. And, vtap
mobile keeps you covered for those impromptu on-the-go video
moments.
YOU TUBE POCKET
http://discussion.treocentral.com/showpost.php?p=1319431&postcount=1
Trends Class T AMP
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/trends/ta10.html
KNOLL SYSTEMS - VERY COOL HOME THEATRE EQUIPMENT
http://www.knollsystems.com/index.html
http://www.knollsystems.com/tech-docs/us-ur%20component.pdf
NAD Master Series M55 Digital Dics Player and M3 Dual Mono Integrated Amp
http://www.audio-ideas.com/reviews/integrateds/nad-masters-m55-dvd-player-m3-amplifier.html
http://www.imgburn.com/
Cool new stuff from CES
http://www.itworldcanada.com/VideoLibrary/Video/2/48/pg1.htm
GT Max external ant adapters etc.
http://eshop.option.com/catalogue.asp
http://eshop.option.com/product.asp?product=1004176
High Fidelity Sound Review NICE...
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/
New Browsers for you Pocket PC and Smartphone NICE...
http://www.zumobi.com/
http://www.skyfire.com/
http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/
http://www.bitstream.com/wireless/products/pocketpc/index.html
http://labs.live.com/Deepfish/
RSS Readers
http://mippin.com/app/faces/jsp/home.xhtml
AVReview in England
http://www.avreview.co.uk/
BLU-RAY vs HD DVD
A great article about this new Hi-Def format. My only comment is nice but not
really needed unless you go really big.
As per the articles comments 37 inch (maybe 42 inch) sets and smaller do not
benefit much from the extra resolution.
On the bigger than 42 inch sets it is noticeable but only if you are really
close. The further away you are from the set the less you will notice the extra
resolution.
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9864122-1.html
Video Steaming Solutions
http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-9991_7-197-106.html?tag=nl.e702
Wireless Technology Solutions for Wireless ATM's backup, etc.
(Very Cool stuff)
http://www.globalnetcommerceinc.com/pages/home.htm
Palm ranks last in satisfaction
survey, no one surprised (Interesting because I like My Palm devices)
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/13/palm-ranks-last-in-satisfaction-survey-no-one-surprised/
http://www.greyhaven.bc.ca/
http://reviews.cnet.com/gsma-world-congress/?tag=nl.e729
http://www.gsmworld.com/index.shtml
http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/
Seminars
http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/seminars.htm
HD-DVD VS Blu-Ray
Well basically they both produce an awesome picture. NICE !!!!
No question about the fact that. Really is that Blu-Ray has a bit more storage
space and it looks like a bit bigger following.
So who will win? It really looks like the momentum is swinging towards Blu-Ray
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9869591-7.html?tag=nl.e729
Stay Tuned. I give this one about 6 months before it's 100% obvious where things
are going.
Playstation 3 Info on different Models
http://reviews.cnet.com/consoles/sony-playstation-3-40gb/4505-10109_7-32733577.html?tag=nl.e729
|
Model |
PS3 20GB* |
PS3 40GB |
PS3 60GB^ |
PS3 80GB |
|
MSRP |
n/a |
$400 |
$500 |
$500 |
|
Hard disk size |
20GB |
40GB |
60GB |
80GB |
|
Network
compatibility |
Ethernet only |
Ethernet and Wi-Fi |
Ethernet and Wi-Fi |
Ethernet and Wi-Fi |
|
Plays PS2 games? |
Yes
[hardware support
for most PS2 games]
|
No |
Yes
[hardware support
for most PS2 games]
|
Yes
[software support
for many PS2 games]
|
|
Flash memory
compatibility |
None |
None |
CompactFlash, SD
Memory Card and
Memory Stick Duo
card slots |
CompactFlash, SD
Memory Card and
Memory Stick Duo
card slots |
|
USB ports |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
|
Unique bundled items |
- |
Currently ships with
Spider-Man 3
Blu-ray movie |
- |
Currently ships with
Motorstorm
game |
what Audio Formats can a
PS3 Play?
http://www.ps3sacd.com/faq.html#_Toc177216814
DSD Direct Player
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/Solution/DSDdirect/
http://www.ps3sacd.com/
DVD Audio Authoring SW
http://www.cirlinca.com/
Some info on How to Copy SACD to DVD audio
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/466834
SACD.net Website. INFO ON SACD TITLES
http://www.sa-cd.net/
Sonic Studio SACD Creator
http://www.sonicstudio.com/products/dsd/sacdc.html
http://store.sonicstudio.com/nexstageline.html
PC SACD SOLUTION
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=17238008
Car SACD Players
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=10972765
Modify your SACD Player for better sound
http://www.warrengregoire.com/hifi-stereo-sony-sacd-mod.htm
Great Budget Headphones.
http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-7877_7-6606890.html?tag=feat.1&tag=nl.e428
TECHNOLOGY FROM THE PAST 1988 to 2008
http://tech.msn.com/products/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=6328095&icid=tg6328095>1=10938
Download Jazz Records
http://myjazzworld.blogspot.com/
NEW BB 8XXX SERIES AKA Blackberry Bold,,,
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/05/vodafones-2008-roadmap-gets-outed-new-blackberry-included/
How to take care of your plasma TV and ensure no burn in.
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6844370-1.html?tag=nl.e729
How to Slipstream server 2003
http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2003_sp1_slipstreaming.htm
Macbook running server 2003
http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/08/macbook-run-windows-2003-server-sp1-on-your-macbook/
Great Articles On Apples Success in the Marketplace
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0803/gallery.jobsqna.fortune/index.html
The trouble with Steve Jobs
http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/02/news/companies/elkind_jobs.fortune/index.htm
Steve Jobs Financial History
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/storysupplement/stevejobs/index.html
Top 20 Most Admired Companies
Apple is #1
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0802/gallery.mostadmired_top20.fortune/index.html
10 Most Admired for innovation
Apple is #1
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0803/gallery.innovation.fortune/index.html
Mac OS X 10.5: iChat system requirements
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306687
5.1 Music Via AAC / AC3 / DTS
how to play 5.1 AAC files over SDPIF
http://grigio.org/howto_play_aac_5_1_over_spdif
O/S Wars.. MAC vs XP vs Vista Vs Ubuntu
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2273486,00.asp
LCD vs Plasma thoughts (The Future is probably OLED)
http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/plasma-vs-lcd-TV.html
http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/buyingguides/Plasma-Vs-Lcd-Televisions/32.html
http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/UAN/381/v/4/sp/
http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/uan/1500
http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/uan/1405
1
http://www.pure-mac.com/
http://www.opensourcemac.org/
Samsung Blackjack II
http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2008/2/2008-2-25-Review-Blackjack-II.html
http://www.psionplace.com/articles/2007/2/2007-2-13-Review-Samsung-BlackJack.html
IS Windows Mobile Still relavent
http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/03/08/is-windows-mobile-still-relevant/
Core Media Player
http://www.coreplayer.com/
HDMI info
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11276_7-6845988-2.html?tag=nav
Interesting Comparison between HDMI and Component Video
Component video is found on nearly all electronics that output high-def video,
and its image quality is slightly lower than HDMI, but it's really difficult for
most people to tell the difference
GSM Unlock Service
http://www.unlockcellphone.com/webapp/keyword_pages/Samsung-BLACKJACK-II-unlock-code.html
http://www.unlockitnow.com/Samsung/Blackjack%202.php
http://www.thecellfreak.com/how-do-i-unlock-my-phone-for-free/
New Free Old TV Shows Web Site
www.hulu.com
Marketing 101 - The great cable rip off.
As many of you know, being technical has advantages.
I get to read marking info and poke fun at the people trying to get you to spend
money on stuff that doesn't matter.
Case in point. Cables, specifically HDMI cables.
The signal is digital
As long as it arrives intact NO price you pay will make any difference on the
picture quality.
It saddens me when I see people being LIED to in consumer electronic stores
about needing expensive cables.
Simply put - Don't waist your money on expensive cables.
Buy some really nice speakers instead, that YOU like the sound of.
A great article backing up my thoughts..
http://reviews.cnet.com/hdmi-guide/?tag=nl.e702
Excerpt from article...
Expensive cables aren't worth it
If you walk into your typical
electronics store to buy an HDMI
cable, you're likely to see prices
upward of $50 with promises of
better performance and faster
speeds. Do you really need to spend
that much money on a single HDMI
cable?
Absolutely
not--those cables are a rip-off.
You should never pay more than $10
for a standard six-foot HDMI cable.
And despite what salesmen and
manufacturers might tell you,
there's no meaningful difference
between the $10 cable and the $50
cable. Unless you see something
obvious, such as dropouts or a
flashing screen, the digital
information transmitted by both
cables is exactly the same--no cable
can make the picture any better or
any worse. We've used cables from
many different companies in the
past--such as Belkin, Accell,
Monoprice, Monster, and SimplayHD--and
have not run into any consistent
issues with any brand of cable. With
working cables and solid
connections, we've seen no dropouts
and "sparklies"--just consistent,
dependable, high-quality audio and
video. It's that simple.
|
|
Different Models of PS3
PS3 achieved firmware...
http://www.ps3-hacks.com/category/3
| Feature: |
20 GB
(NTSC)[44] |
40 GB
(PAL,
NTSC)[45] |
60 GB
(NTSC)[44] |
60 GB
(PAL)[44] |
80 GB
(NTSC)[44] |
| Colors |
Piano Black |
Piano Black,
Ceramic White (U.S. and Japan only),[46]
Satin Silver (Japan only)[47] |
Piano Black |
Piano Black |
Piano Black |
|
USB 2.0 ports |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
802.11 b/g
Wi-Fi |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Flash card readers |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Chrome trim |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SACD support[48] |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PS2
compatibility |
Yes — Hardware (Emotion
Engine) |
No |
Yes — Hardware (Emotion
Engine) |
Yes — Software emulation |
Yes — Software emulation |
| First availability |
November 2006 |
October 2007 |
November 2006 |
March 2007 |
August 2007 |
| In production |
No[49] |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Video Cards and Component Video Adapters
Part 1- types of interfaces...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_video
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_card
Component Video Solutions...
http://www.shopati.ca/searchresults.asp?search_id=10
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=1412
http://www.pccables.com/cgi-bin/orders6.cgi?action=Showitem&id=ID3929101&partno=01778&search=DVI_ADAPTER&rsite=70927&rcode=
http://www.svideo.com/hdtvaiwr8500.html
http://ati.amd.com/products/radeon9600/radeon9600pro/specs.html
http://ati.amd.com/products/hdtvadapter/faq.html#1
http://ati.amd.com/products/hdtvadapter/index.html
http://shop.ati.com/country.asp
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1687
http://sewelldirect.com/DVI-to-Component-Adapter-Cable-15ft.asp
ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter Installation and Setup User’s
Guide
DVI / HDMI vs Component Video - Which is Better
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/122868.html
ATI Cards with Component Output Support.
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro
http://www.nvidia.com/object/analog_component_out.html
Blackberry BES Security Issues
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-98ea2d4f-5f81-4e07&sub=322725
Canadian Wireless Spectrum Auction Participants...
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/smt-gst.nsf/en/sf08900e.html
http://www.nationalpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=377626
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/tradingdesk/archive/2008/03/17/rogers-and-telus-expected-to-remain-range-bound.aspx
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=idgml-d268dc87-a04e-4255-8826-8b12327d6e7a&Portal=479bef03-5b6d-4a21-9c1a-9a0c1885d3a4&ParaStart=15&ParaEnd=30&direction=prev&Previous=Previous
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/smt-gst.nsf/en/home?OpenDocument
Links to ATT Phone Support
http://www.wireless.att.com/support/content.do?page=phone-device-support
http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/phones-devices/specialty-vertical-devices.jsp;dsessionid=ULEBHZZEJHWKFB4R0F4CFEY
http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/en_US/pdf/SpecialtyVerticalDevices.pdf
How to Make a Copy of the Mac OS X install Disk
http://creativebits.org/mac_os_x/make_a_dvd_copy_of_mac_os_x_tiger
Laptops with built in Modems
The next Trend. That's my opinion....
http://www.pc.ibm.com/ca/wwan/index.html
Verizon Explains New Open Device Policy
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2277399,00.asp
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/03/25/verizon.access.ap/index.html
Sound and Vision Online...
http://www.soundandvisiononline.com/
http://www.ultimateavmag.com/
http://www.ultimateavmag.com/avreceivers/
An Interesting Articele on how to setup your 5.1 System.
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_9_3/feature-article-multiple-crossovers-9-2002.html
Home Theatre Wizard
http://www.axiomaudio.com/indexwizard.html?utm_source=1071&utm_medium=b&utm_campaign=160x600b#
MAC SHORTCUTS
Mac OS-X Keyboard Shortcuts...
http://www.usingmac.com/2007/11/21/mac-os-x-leopard-200-productivity-booster-hotkeys
So you think spending 10K for a DVD player will make a
difference. Maybe NOT!!
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi
Testing Methodology...
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_7_3/dvd-benchmark-introduction-9-2000.html
Top 10
must-have DVD-Audio/SACDs
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http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6462_7-5125589-1.html?tag=txt
Blackberry Pearl Shortcuts
http://mobilewirelessnews.com/2006/12/08/how-to-blackberry-pearl-8100-keyboard-shortcuts/
Yamaha RX-Z1 Reciever
http://www.ultimateavmag.com/avreceivers/103/
Yamaha RX-Z9
http://www.ultimateavmag.com/avreceivers/1004yamaha/
Yamaha DVD-CX1
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_10_1/yamaha-cx1-dvd-player-3-2003.html
Worldwide TV Standards
http://www.jvbdigital.nl/jvb.asp?cur=2&level=modifications&page=title&title=754&map=TV
Worldwide DVD Regions
http://www.jvbdigital.nl/jvb.asp?cur=2&level=modifications&page=title&title=754&map=Region
Worldwide Blu-ray Regions
http://www.jvbdigital.nl/jvb.asp?cur=2&level=modifications&page=title&title=754&map=Region
Great Place to buy 5.1 Music
http://store.acousticsounds.com/
http://store.acousticsounds.com/category.cfm?sct=dvd&id=140
Place to download Software. Music and Programs...
http://thepiratebay.org/
DTV transition from analog to digital TV
http://reviews.cnet.com/dtv-transition/?tag=lnav
Poker strategy- Wikipedia
Remote Control PC Software...
www.gotomypc.com
www.webex.com (PC NOW)
www.logmein.com
Routers that support USB or PC express cards...
ftp://ftp.dlink.eu/datasheets/DIR-451.pdf
http://www.dlink.ca/press/pr/?prid=285
http://www.dlink.com/press/pr/?prid=313
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/novatel-ovation-hsupa-usb-modem/2216011102
Video on Ovation MC950D Modem...
http://blip.tv/file/427685?utm_source=aolvideo&utm_medium=aolvideo
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/novatel-ovation-hsupa-usb-modem/2216011102
ftp://ftp.dlink.eu/datasheets/DIR-451.pdf
Windows Mobile 6.1 Video Demos of new features
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=189&p=242
Croma Up sampling Error Info for DVD player
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_2/dvd-benchmark-special-report-chroma-bug-4-2001.html
Players that do and do not have the bug..
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_2/dvd-benchmark-special-report-chroma-bug-4-2001-list.html
DVD Audio Info and standards including an explanation of Meridian Lossless
coding.
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_4/dvd-benchmark-part-6-dvd-audio-11-2001.html
PTCRB DATABASE for cell phone
PCS Type Certification Review Board
www.ptcrb.com
Global Net Commerce Inc
http://www.globalnetcommerceinc.com/pages/home.html
Top 25 Technologies you can't live without.
http://tech.msn.com/products/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=6162001
New Sierra Wireless Aquisition...
http://www.cradlepoint.com/
HDMI vs Component Video
Digital may not always be the best solution
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi?function=search&articles=all&manufacturer=25
From this article
When testing the S2500,
I noticed a pretty significant difference between the HDMI output and the
component outputs. Obviously one of the main draws to this player would be
the HDMI output which offers scaled resolutions of 720p and 1080i, as well
as a direct digital video path. This is definitely the preferred delivery
system to a digital display as it alleviates the need for transitions from
digital to analog and back, along with the filtering involved in the
process.
The only downside here
is that the component outputs are actually better, since they don’t have the
same issues that this player’s HDMI output is exhibiting. The component
outputs also have an array of video adjustments that are not available with
the HDMI output.
On the core side, the
component outputs are just about flawless. The frequency response is rock
solid, and I didn’t notice any artificial ringing in my subjective analysis.
The Ziva 5 chip did fine in our chroma tests, especially since the Faroudja
chip masks any issues associated with it. Pixel cropping was not an issue
via component or HDMI.
ASUS Eee PC at the Source in Canada
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/category.aspx?ref=1207&language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Mobile_Internet&pagenum=1&sort=1
18 things Windows should add to their Software (Mac has most of them)
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/c9c9db2d0a01040801a08be5fa76d897/pg0.htm
Desktop themes for XP etc VERY COOL
http://www.crystalxp.net/bricopack/en.htm
Telus Considers Changing to GSM
http://www.thestar.com/article/293353
18 things Microsoft should add to windows
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/c9c9db2d0a01040801a08be5fa76d897/pg0.htm
Use Remote Control to remote control your office PC
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/05/23/brannock.solar.car.wlky
Expand a drive
http://www.magnetk.com/expandrive
Ebay Flat Rate from Canada Post
http://pages.ebay.ca/flatratebox/index.html
HTC Touch Diamond Keyboard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390688
PS3 INFO AND LINKS
Welll yes you can play DSD 5.1 on the PS3 over toslink if you have version
2.0 Firmware.
Now the hard part getting the unit back to version 2.0 Firmware.
Playstation 3 secrets
http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html
PS3 ver 2.0 firmware may break wi-fi
http://psubuntu.com/2007/11/10/ps3-firmware-20-breaks-wifi/
SONY E-SUPPORT
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/index.pl
DAT INFO
GREAT WEB SITE FOR DAT INFO
http://www.datrecorders.co.uk/index.php
AudioIdiots Web Site. Too Funny...
http://audioidiots.com/merk.apparaat.php?apparaatID=2349
LASER DISK ARCHIVE
http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/sony/sony_laserdisc_archive.htm
JULY 7, 2008
How to Capture Bit accurate PCM streams on Various Sound Cards.
http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-56795.html
So the new idea of the day....
My next project / idea, capture DTS encoded streams at 44.1 and 48 kHz to a
DAT deck.
This technically should allow me to make up DTS 5.1 music mix DAT tape
recording.
If it works this is VERY cool thing to do with an old DAT deck.
STAY TUNED.
THIS COULD BE VERY COOL AND MAKE THAT OLD DAT DECK VERY USEFUL.
cheers,
UPDATE JULY 9 2008.
IT WORKS 100% YEE HA...
YOU CAN NOW RECORD 5.1 DTS MUSIC ON A DAT DECK...
I did my first test today using a DTS CD being played back through an optical
cable plugged into my Sony Portable DAT DECK.
I recorded the DTS bit stream onto my Sony DCT-D8 portable DAT Deck.
When I played the recording back through the optical output it provided the
DTS signal to my Receivers DTS DECODER.
This is a really amazing breakthrough in home recording as you now can use a
DAT deck to record 5.1 music.
VERY COOL...
P.S. Turns out others have already tried this, but info is hard to find on
the net.
The next test will be to use the Creative DTS-610 to real time encode DTS 5.1
onto the DAT DECK.
keeping my fingers crossed this will also work.
Has some really useful applications.
Some application examples..
1. recording 5.1 SACD / DVD-AUDIO Disks to DAT tape
2. Recording 5.1 audio mixes from Music Videos to DAT
3. Recording 5.1 DTS sound on a DAT deck for various concerts etc.
I am sure there are lots more uses as well
Cheers and stay tuned for more.
I will post videos and pictures as soon as I can.
Creative DTS-610
Creative Store where you can BUY a DTS-610
http://us.store.creative.com/Home-Theater-Connect-DTS610/M/B002651ZEM.htm
Real time 5.1 DTS encoder from Sound Blaster
VERY COOL
I call it the little magic box. :-)
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=16&product=14191
DTS USES 20 Bit encoding for potentially better sound the 16 bit CD's
http://www.telarc.com/dts/default.asp
http://www.telarc.com/dts/title.asp?sku=CD%2D84402%2DDTS&mscssid=9CTVMBLNHJN59L4C6205VT509MSSDF60
DVD-Audio from Telarc's point of view
http://www.telarc.com/dvd/default.asp?mscssid=9S3KB0VKT66E8HV1SXE161AU5LUKCSF3
YES IT CAN BE DONE
5.1 SACD to DTS CD
I use the above box to convert 5.1 SACD's to 5.1 DTS CD's and DTS 5.1 DAT TAPES
The Creative DTS-610 can do 2.0 2.2 (Quad) or 5.1 to DTS with the Creative LABS DTS-610
VERY SIMPLE TO DO
1. Hook up your 5.1 analogue source deck e.g. SACD player or DVD-Audio Player to the
analogue 5.1 input
of the Creative DTS-610
2. Hook the digital output of the DTS-610 to the digital input of either a DAT DECK or
CD RECORDER (Can use Toslink or Coax digital connector depending on input of
equipment)
Hit play on the SACD player and record on the DAT DECK or CD RECORDER and you
are good to go.
You will notice that the display shows a constant -12 dbm. This is normal as you
will not see any variance on the display as the signal is a continuous DTS bit
stream which the recording meter can't read.
Only negative is that the CD Recorder and DAT Deck have to have chapters marked
manually. Easy to do on a DAT deck. Press the track mark button. For CD
recording it's more about using the pause button at the end of each song.
Other thing to note is that some CD recorders will modify the bit stream. If
your CD Recorder unit has a digital volume control like my Yamaha CDR-651 then
this type of DTS recording will NOT work. My JVC XL-R5000 works 100% but I had
to make sure I turned off the sampling rate converter to get the DTS bit stream
to record on it.
Head over to
Quadraphonic Forum - for additional info.
http://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/
http://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6627
For DTS 5.1 Playback.
DAT playback - hook up your Dat deck to your DTS capable receive's digital input
and set the receiver to decode DTS. (some are not automatic at doing this.)
DTS CD playback. - Put the newly made DTS CD in a CD or DVD player with digital
outputs and hook the output into the digital input of your receiver. Select that
input and hit play on the CD or DVD player.
My setup for making DTS 5.1 CD's and DAT Tapes as well as
copies from CD-4 Quad Albums. (discrete 4 channel sound)
I use a Grado Silver cartridge which has a frequency response
of 10 to 60,000 hz for the CD-4 Records.
(yes that's an old JVC Quad receiver that I use to decode CD-4 quad disks to
make DTS 2.2 CD's)
Equipment Used to make DTS 5.1 CD's and DAT Tapes
A - Sony SCD-XE670 SACD player
B - JVC XL-R5000 CD Recorder (turn off sample
rate converter)
C - Sony DTC 60ES DAT Deck (Using this to copy
SACD's in 5.1 DTS)
D - Sony DTC 60ES DAT Deck (back up DAT
Deck)
E - Creative DTS-610 bottom left.
Connecting Your PC to Your Home Theater
Without DTS-610
- Without DTS-610 connecting your PC to
your home theater involves long, messy
cables, cable extenders and the chore of
figuring out how to connect the multitude of
cables to the back of your receiver.
Connecting Your PC to Your Home
Theater With DTS-610
- With DTS-610 connecting your PC to your
home theater is easy, just connect your PC
to DTS-610 with a standard PC speaker cable
and plug the optical cable into your home
theater receiver. All the cables and
everything you need is included in the box.
Watching Movies with External Video
Devices
- Converts OPTICAL SPDIF Output to COAX
SPDIF. Connects Non-COAX equipment with
OPTICAL equipment and vice versa which is
extremely helpful when using legacy devices
with only Coaxial connectors.
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Yes you can convert SACD 5.1 to DTS 5.1 and record to the DTS stream to a
DAT Deck or CD Recorder very easily.
I am using a Creative DTS-610 encoder with a Sony SACD player model
SCD-XE670 as a source drive for 5.1 SACD Music. I have hooked up the 5.1
analogue outputs of the SACD player to the input of the Creative DTS-610.
The DTS-610 encodes the 5.1 analogue audio and puts out a 44.1 kHz DTS
stream. This stream can then be recorded on to a Sony DAT (DTC-60ES) deck or
my JVC XL-R5000 CD recorder. It’s fully compliant with either of these
formats as the DTS stream looks like a standard PCM 44.1 Khz stereo stream.
(It just looks like a strero stream but actually has the 5.1 DTS encoded
info on it.)
This also works with my old 70's JVC receiver with a CD-4 Quad decoder which
conveniently has pre outs on it. I use an Oracle Delphi Mark 1 turntable
with a Grado Silver cartridge to feed the JVC receiver. The CD-4 decoder
locks on no problem. (The Grado Silver Cartridge is rated to 60,000+ Hz so
it easily sends thought the 30 kHz pilot tone for CD-4 Decoding. To make a
quad DTS recording, I unhook the Center / Sub input on the DTS-610 and it
then sets up as only 2.2 DTS recording. NICE!!! I can then record Quad CD-4
Records to a DTS CD or a DTS DAT tape. This works extremely well.
No issues with copying 5.1 music. Works great for 5.1 DVD-Audio Disks as
well. I generally rip those directly via the DVD compatibility mode to 5.1
PCM seperate streams and then encode with the sure code DTS encoder to make
DTS 5.1 CD’s. Once I have the DTS CD, I can also copy to DAT to make a 5.1
mix tape. Am listening to one right now.
Feel free to visit my site for additional details and pictures. Still got
lots to post as I have just started doing this about a month and half ago.
Sounds like others are on the same page based on what I have read on this
thread. Am also interested in buying an additional DTS-610 unit if anyone
knows where to get one.
best regards,
Paul DeMara
www.pdemara.comArticle on
new chip that the Creative DTS-610 uses...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Nov_8/ai_n15783763
More info on Analogue Devices Chipset
http://www.analog.com/en/embedded-processing-dsp/sharc/adsp-21262/processors/product.html
Windows Media Player 7, 10, 11, Downloads
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en&qstechnology=
DAT TAPE TECHNOLOGY
INFO
Great Place to learn about DAT DECKS
http://www.datrecorders.co.uk/index.php
Iphone Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb4AHFRjVWM
Audio Idiots.com
http://audioidiots.com/index.php
Quad Receivers
Sansui
http://www.classicsansui.net/Quad%20Receivers.htm
http://www.vintage-audio.com.ua/index.php?lang=en&theme=cat&ctg_id=219&begin=11
Various Sony Equipment Sale Prices
http://audioidiots.com/merk.apparaten.php?merkID=1
Low Card Diets actually work better than low fat diets...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/07/16/dueling.diets.ap/index.html
Spectrum Auction Highlights...
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/21/tech-spectrum.html
TOP 8 CD RECORDERS
http://hometheater.about.com/od/cdinforeviews/tp/aatpcdrecordera.htm
CD RECORDERS ON EBAY...
http://electronics.listings.ebay.ca/CD-Players-Recorders_CD-Recorders_W0QQfclZ3QQfromZR11QQsacatZ14976QQsocmdZListingItemList
DAT RECORDER INFO
http://www.datrecorders.co.uk/dtc750.php
http://farzeno.club.fr/sonydek.htm
http://farzeno.club.fr/edat.htm
DAT HOME DECKS
http://farzeno.club.fr/deck.htm
DAT PORTABLE DECKS
http://farzeno.club.fr/portable.htm
DAT CAR DECKS
http://farzeno.club.fr/autodat.htm
Sony TCD-D7 and TCD-D8 Resource guide
http://www.rockpark.com/d7/
DAT World
http://audiotools.com/dat.html
Commercial DAT info...
http://www.datmgm.com/
DAT Roadmap
http://www.datmgm.com/datroadmap.htm
VINYL IS COMING BACK YEE HA...
check out this great article from England about the re-birth of Analogue
Records with the under 25 crowd.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/28/groovin-on-vinyl/
Yamaha Support Pages Worldwide
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/result.php?div_code=av&model=&cat_code=
Free Network Management Tools
10 Great Network Apps... FREE
http://www.itworldcanada.com/articles/10greatfree/10downloads.htm
IPHONE INFO...
5 Good reasons to buy an Iphone NOW!!!
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/65acd93ec0a8000601e8d41005a8f506/pg1.htm
AC3Filter for Direct Show to play AC3 and DTS files
DTS Software
http://ac3filter.net/
http://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html
Get you Quad Records / 8 Tracks / Reel to Reel etc. Converted to DTS CD
AVConvert
- Extreme Quality Audio and Video Conversions - don't be caught in the wrong
format, AVConvert!
AVConvert - Extreme Quality™ Audio Conversions - Restorations, transfers to CD
AVConvert - The Re-Birth of QUAD! - Quad conversions and transfers to CD
FREE USER/SERVICE MANUALS...
http://safemanuals.com/
http://www.retrevo.com/
http://www.hifiengine.com/
http://safemanuals.com/
http://safemanuals.com/
http://www.fixdevice.com/smanuals/file/855.html
Sony Canada Service Manuals
http://esi.sony.ca/esupport/esupport/CD%20Rom%20Service%20Manual/022000/thiscd/sm-e/pa/
NOT FREE MANUALS
www.nodevice.com
Place to buy Remote Control Replacements
http://remotes.com/
SONY E-SUPPORT
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/index.pl
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=SCDXE670
Sony Resources Guide for older vintage Sony Equipment.
http://www.thevintageknob.org/SONY/sonyresource/SonyResource-main.html#
Laser Pickup Cross Reference Guide for Sony CD DVD players
http://www.thevintageknob.org/SONY/sonyresource/resource-laserpicks.html
Sony Serial Number guide. We are the 7 series in Canada
http://www.thevintageknob.org/SONY/sonyresource/resource-snumbers.html
Sony Equipment Colors
http://www.thevintageknob.org/SONY/sonyresource/resource-colors.html
Sony History Site
VERY COOL...
http://www.sony.net/Fun/design/history/index.html
http://www.audioscope.net/
Used Vintage Stereo Equipment
American Sound of Canada
http://www.americansound.com/specials/deals2.htm
Project Audio Turntables etc
http://www.project-audio.com/main.php?cat=default&lang=en
Vinyl Records are Selling Well year over year
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/aug2008/db20080822_135963.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily
AMAZING CASSETTE DECKS...
The Sony TC-KA7ES
http://www.thevintageknob.org/SONY/sonyes/TCKA7ES/TCKA7ES.html
You can still buy one for a about a Grand from Japan
Direct. NICE !!!!
It's definitely on the must have list.
http://www.japan-direct.com/cartitem.asp?prodid=476
The Sony TC-K808ES Cassette Deck NICE !!!!
http://www.audio-extasa.eu/sony-tck808es-cassette-deck-champagne-p-768.html
Why CD's don't sound as good as Analogue Recordings.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question487.htm
Example of CD vs DVD audio specs.
|
CD Audio |
DVD Audio |
| Sampling Rate |
44.1 kHz |
192 kHz |
| Samples per second |
44,100 |
192,000 |
| Sampling Accuracy |
16-bit |
24-bit |
| Number of Possible Output Levels |
65,536 |
16,777,216 |
SACD / DSD - DIRECT STREAM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
The BETTER way to record in digital.
http://www.canadapromedia.com/Articles/sacd/sacd.htm
SACD Pulse Train
The
resulting pulse trains "looks" remarkably like the audio waveform that it
represents. Furthermore digital to analog conversion can be as simple as running
the pulse train through an analog low pass filter!
Sony and
Philips designed DSD to capture the complete information of today's best analog
systems. The best 30ips half-inch analog recorders can capture frequencies past
50 kHz. DSD can represent this with a frequency response from DC to 100 kHz. To
cover the dynamic range of a good analog mixing console, the residual noise
power was held at -120 dB through the audio band. This combination of frequency
response and dynamic range is unmatched by any other recording system, digital
or analog
New Windows Mobile Browsers.. Bringing the web to portable
devices...
SKYFIRE - looks like the best of the best right now.
http://www.skyfire.com/
Opera 9.5 - looks pretty darn good
http://www.opera.com/
http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/download/
DVD / SACD Audio output board project etc.
https://www.dvdupgrades.ch/product/Modification/SPDIF/Output/Six_channel_S_P_DIF_output_boardSix_c/24308.html
A good summary of SACD benefits from Marantz
http://www.marantz.com/new/index.cfm?fuseaction=Support.FAQ&cont=eu&bus=hf
Sound Blaster Drivers
http://hosted.filefront.com/BadBoyforum
DTS AC3 Forum
http://www.dtsac3.com/
The Needle Doctor
Grado Gold Cartridges Etc.
http://www.needledoctor.com/Grado-Gold-Prestige-Series-Phono-Cartridge
NICE cartridge upgrade. from Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (A Deal at 3500 US)
http://www.mofi.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=9
MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LABS
AWESOME 180 gram LP's (I love these records for their quality sound)
Highly recommended for an amazing listening experience
http://www.mofi.com/productcart/pc/viewcategories.asp
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http://www.vinylnirvana.com/ar_for_sale.shtml
http://www.audio-extasa.eu/
http://www.wired4sound.net.au/index.htm
Cannuck Audio Mart
Selected Categories.
Vinyl
http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/classifieds/music_vinyl/14
Vintage Equipment
http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/classifieds/vintage_equipment/17
Analogue
http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/classifieds/analog/6
How to setup PS3 with a media server for Windows / Mac / Linux
http://www.rbgrn.net/blog/2007/06/how-to-set-up-media-servers-for-your-ps3-or-xbox-360.html
How to Choose a media server for your PS3
http://www.rbgrn.net/blog/2007/08/how-to-choose-dlna-media-server-software-in-windows-mac-os-x-or-linux.html
http://www.classicaudio.com/index.html
12 Things to turn off to speed up Vista
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/CDN/News.asp?id=49831
Info on how to teather your new Blackberry Bold
(e.g. how to use you BB Bold as a Modem)
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB05196&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=1114305&stateId=1%200%201132277
New blackberry Thunder (NICE - first touch screen Blackberry)
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/09/rims_blackberry_1.html
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/calling-bullshit/james-randi-offers-1-million-if-audiophiles-can-prove-7250-speaker-cables-are-better-305549.php
http://digg.com/hardware/MonsterCable_vs_CoatHanger_Audiophiles_can_t_see_difference
Turntable Information
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/bbs.html
http://www.theanalogdept.com/
http://www.retrohifi.co.uk/
How to tune your turntable suspension
http://www.theanalogdept.com/susp_tim_bailey.htm
http://www.theanalogdept.com/suspension.htm
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Where to
situate the turntable..?
Is your floor really solid...? Or, does it bounce a
little when you walk...? Do you plan to put the turntable on top of a
floor standing audio rack. Over a bouncy floor..? If so, you won't
like these suspended Thorens very much. They are sensitive to foot
fall vibes. The solution to bouncy floors and suspended tables is the
wall mount. Below are some examples.
diy concept in steel tube,
 diy
concept in wood.
Apollo (commercial)
Target (commercial)
note the potential for open access
to underside of turntable on these racks. Replace the top shelf with a
platform that has a large rectangular opening in it and the rack can
also function as your tuning jig. |
Quadraphonic Info
http://members.cox.net/surround/quaddisc/quadindx.htm
Quad Links
http://www.8trackheaven.com/quadlinks.html
Rating DVD PLAYERS from DVD Secrets. (yes it's not just about the price)
This is interesting in that you don't always get what you pay for. Hmmmm
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi
Apple IPHONES
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0809/gallery.must_have_iphone_apps.fortune/index.html
Blackberry Storm Pictures / Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0i7a39BQpM
Blackberry Storm Info
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10059498-1.html?tag=nl.e723
Blackberry Storm Review
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/rim-blackberry-storm/4505-6452_7-33311850.html?tag=nl.e729
GPS Navigation Information - Cool Site
http://www.gpscarnavigation.net/
Seven HDTV Myths Busted
http://www.retrevo.com/content/special-reports/2008/09/seven-hdtv-myths-busted
Ranking of Largest Canadian Businesses by market CAP
(I work for #17 Rogers Communications)
http://list.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/investor500/2008/q1/top-500/market-value/Default.aspx?sp2=1&sc1=4&d1=d
Rogers is #37 in profitability
http://list.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/investor500/2008/q1/top-50/profits/Default.aspx?sp2=1&d1=d&sc1=2
NEW FLASH OCT 10 2008
TELUS AND BELL ANNOUNCE HSPA 3G LAUNCH.
(I have been saying this will happen for 2 years
now)
Telus HSPA Announcement
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2008/10/c5165.html
Bell HSPA Announcement
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2008/10/c5177.html
UMA vs. Femtocells.
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-06aff137-3aa1-4faa&Portal=d10e0410-71d5-4137-9405-6c9adc115df8&sub=322725
GREAT CAMCORDER REVIEW WEBSITE
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/
Thoughts on why LP's / Records sound better than CD's
http://whatigotsofar.wordpress.com/2007/02/22/why-does-music-sound-better-on-vinyl/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-9964576-47.html
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/commentary/listeningpost/2007/10/listeningpost_1029
What Causes Heart Problems - Interesting new
facts..
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/16/healthmag.cholesterol.inflammation/index.html
How to connect to the Console with windows
terminal Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278845
Apple Iphone Enterprise Support page
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/
RIM VS IPONE...
some interesting thoughts on enterprise and the IPONE..
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-4abb152f-fa01-4279&Portal=adf2e621-0e0d-4183-a919-7b6a2c72f30b&sub=322725
ROGERS SPEED TEST...
(Must be on the Rogers Network)
http://rsoesnly1.rci.rogers.ca/t/2170/13850/3607/0/
http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=support_internetServices_speedCheck&cm_mmc=grdrt-_-all-_-en-_-speedcheck
Blackberry Software Links
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/builtforblackberry/
http://www.blackberrysolutionscatalogue.com/
http://www.mobile.blackberry.com/
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/features/media/mediasync.jsp
Memory Loss - YES I have it
sometimes
A Great article explaining
what happens to Humans as they age.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/10/24/o.midlife.memory.meltdown/index.html
Who Pays the TAX bill in the US
Interesting data...
Security Clearance Canada / USA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_clearance
Blackberry Media File Support and using the
desktop manager as well as file conversion info
Great info on which file formats are supported by
BB
Supported Media Types on BlackBerry Smartphone
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB05482&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=185006185&stateId=1%200%20185004605
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB05482&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=185006185&stateId=1%200%20185004605
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB05419&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=14085915&stateId=0%200%2014087972
Blackberry Desktop Media Manager
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/features/mediamanager.jsp
Macbook vs Macbook Air
http://www.retrevo.com/content/special-reports/2008/10/apple-killing-macbook-air?cmpid=Email
http://minidisc.ch/
Kind of Cool - Make your own custom street sign
http://www.ezstreetsigns.com/Default.aspx?TabID=36&CategoryID=2&LangID=0
Some cool things in Physics. Very Interesting....
Eötvös effect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s_effect
Coriolis effect - Why we have anti skating on a turntable...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect#Coriolis_effects_in_meteorology
Nov 2, 2008
A LITTLE UPGRADE. for me.
Just auditioned and picked up one of these today.
Marantz PM-80. Class A / Class A/B Integrated
amp. AMAZING sound in Class "A" mode..
Thank-you Chris. (you are an awesome Canuk Audio Mart
seller)
This 20 year old unit sounds very much like a TUBE amp
when run in class "A" mode...
We listened to this amp with these floor standing speakers from Merlin Audio.
http://www.merlinmusic.com/
Absolutely AMAZING - Reference quality speakers.
Link to Stereophiles comments on these being recommended
http://www.merlinmusic.com/reviews/sp_rec_com.htm
We were using this CD transport from the Perreaux audio line.
WOW is all I can
say...
Have never heard anything so Analogue like
from a CD player.
http://www.perreaux.com/home/
PERREAUX "CD1" CD PLAYER
Also had a chance to listen to one of these amps
from Chris is White Rock.
WOW...
PERREAUX "R200I" INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
http://www.perreaux.com/products/radiance/
Also Auditioned and purchased a set of these speakers
Angstrom Pochetto
http://www.angstromloudspeakers.com/detail.php?id=1573&top_cat_id=76
These speakers are amazingly accurate and transparent.
(Note: Room Placement is very important)
Software to convert Blackberry AMR Files...
http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/amr
http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html
NCH Software
Really great audio tools etc.
http://www.nchsoftware.com/index.html
Half of Canada's workforce "dragged down" by office negativity
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/Home/News.asp?id=50470
$100 netbook will come with broadband strings attached
sub notebook prices are heading south BIG time...
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-69e262ca-020b-43fb&Portal=d10e0410-71d5-4137-9405-6c9adc115df8&sub=322725
Why it's (finally) time to buy stocks
http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/03/news/companies/stocks_tully.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008110311
BIG IP from F5
Very cool device to route your IP traffic
http://www.f5.com/products/big-ip/
A little about F5
Who relies on F5?
Seven of the Fortune 10 companies rely on F5 as well as
Microsoft, Oracle, BEA, and SAP all recommend F5 to their
customers. In all, over 16,000 organizations worldwide trust F5
to keep their applications running -- and that number just keeps
growing.
Great Blackberry Bold Review
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/rim-blackberry-bold-at/4505-6452_7-33016450.html?tag=nl.e723
IPhone sells more units than Blackberry
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/11/07/iphone-passes-rim-gains-on-nokia/
Wow "The Source" files for bankruptcy protection in Canada
Circuit City files for Chapter 11 in the US. NOT GOOD!!!
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/10/intertan.html
Screenshots of Windows 7
Very interesting. MS may be on the right track here.
(seems to be much more MAC like. LOL)
http://itworldcanada.com/articles/windows7/index.htm
HI-FI for your IPOD...
http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/uan/2423/v/1/?source=weeklyemail&attr=editorial1
VERY IMPORTANT TO GET THE BEST QUALITY FROM YOUR IPOD...
A curious quirk of iTunes is Apple's
failure to understand the importance of
error correction when ripping CDs to the
media player. It also defaults to
128kbps AAC (Advanced Audio Coding… a
sort of SuperMP3) as standard. Neither
of these settings are acceptable for
hi-fi grade listening. Instead, go to
the Preferences drop-down menu, and
click the Import Settings button on the
General box that appears.
|
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iTunes import settings
|
Now change the 'Import Using' setting
from 'AAC Encoder' to either 'Apple
Lossless Encoder' or 'AIFF Encoder' (we
prefer AIFF to WAV, because AIFF
includes all the metadata about a track
as standard). You can adjust the AIFF
Encoder (using the 'custom' button
directly below) to look specifically for
44.1kHz sampling, 16-bit precision
recordings on CD, but 'auto' works well
enough. Now beneath these two options is
an unchecked box marked 'Use error
correction when reading Audio CDs'. Turn
this on. |
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An IPOD DOC that outputs true digital
signals...
Interesting
http://www.wadia.com/products/products_main.htm
Recent Ogopogo Story - Nov 10, 2008
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=5680c1d8-fa74-42fe-98b8-5a48872a713f
A little info on MPLS etc.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Differences-between-MPLS-and-frame-relay/546386
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprotocol_Label_Switching
New Google Phone review. Kind of a big YAWN I
think for now.
http://www.retrevo.com/content/special-reports/2008/11/seven-things-missing-first-google-phone?cmpid=Email
Blackberry Storm Thoughts in Time Magazine.
(not exactly as good as you might think)
BlackBerry Storm: The Novelty Wears Off Fast
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1860717,00.html
•
Rim's BlackBerry Storm Awkward and Disappointing
15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/ab029daec0a80006018db581dab5dbc6/pg1.htm
IPHONE ver 2.2 SW is now available from APPLE
http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/
How to control your PS3 with an infrared remote
http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-7847_7-6644963.html?tag=nl.e702
Blue-ray players with analogue 7.1 outputs
Analog assault: Blu-ray players with 7.1 audio outputs
http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6463_7-6644614.html?tag=nl.e702
5 Free Anti Virrus Programs you can download
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=50998
Eight reasons to pick the iPhone over the BlackBerry Storm for business
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=50982
2008 Google Most popular holiday gift searches
http://www.google.com/landing/holidayshopping08/gifts.html
Full Screen Flash playback on your PS3... NICE...
http://news.cnet.com/ps3-firmware-update-enables-full-screen-flash-video/?tag=nl.e729
AT&T to start testing femtocells
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10119848-1.html?tag=mncol;posts
RIM ANNOUNCES IT'S BUYING CHALK MEDIA
I predict that lots of folks and businesses are going to be using video clips to
help accelerate the learning curve for new technology. (much better than reading
the manual)
RIM seems to see this too and is investing in a company that can enable this on
a blackberry.
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-59968e14-0ed4-4cdc&Portal=adf2e621-0e0d-4183-a919-7b6a2c72f30b&sub=322725
http://www.chalk.com/
Mini Monitor for Blackberry Data Usage
http://www.ehnert.net/MiniMoni/
Use Kinoma FreePlay, the world's first mobile media browser, to find and play
video, audio, and pictures on your mobile phone, home PC, or favorite sites
(including YouTube and Flickr).
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/software/software/kinoma.mspx
Housing developer installs wireless roaming software
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-a4d209a6-b924-45b8&Portal=d10e0410-71d5-4137-9405-6c9adc115df8&sub=322725
Nortel contemplates bankruptcy, says report
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-d5933f21-1806-4ed6&Portal=d10e0410-71d5-4137-9405-6c9adc115df8&sub=322725
ROCK BOX 3rd party Software for your IPOD and other devices to play lots of
different files types
http://www.rockbox.org/
A bit of info on the FLAC PCM compression technology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Lossless_Audio_Codec
Which Tech companies will do well in a
recession.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/technology/mehta_predictions.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008121509
TASK MANAGER INFO. (Find out WHY your computer
is running so sloooooow)
INFO ON PROCESS SCANNER
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/Home/News.asp?id=51214
DEC 23, 2008 NETBOOK TECHNOLOGY...
(A net book has no DVD or CD ROM drive)
(The next wave for laptops - maybe)
So I just bought a new LG X110 Net book with
Windows XP. (Same as the MSI Wind) Lets just say this is a really cool simple
technology that lots of folks are going to want to get into. It all started with
the Asus Eee PC and well there's money to be made in this space as so everyone
is jumping on board.
For the small sum of $450.00 cdn dollars at
Future Shop you get a super small laptop running XP home with 1 gig of ram and a
1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor with hyper-threading. (much better for battery life
than dual core chip) and a nice big 160 gig SATA 2.5 inch hard drive along with
3 fast USB 2 ports and external VGA adapter.
Remember the Sony Picture books etc from 2001
- 2004. All these micro laptops were really early net books but with a really
high price tag. That's all changed now with the introduction of the latest Net
book hardware.
First off running XP home on this little guy
with 1 gig of ram on the 1.6 GHz Atom hyper threading processor SCREAMS with
speed vs. what you would get with VISTA. Yes Vista is pretty looking and
has a few nice features but XP is fast, stable and easy to use plus all
the drivers are out there. Again this is not a gaming machine but for text based
activates like web surfing, word excel, power point, basic photo work. playing
video's it works awesome. I even loaded up my sling player on it and it's just
perfect from a playback performance point of view. Again for me it's all
about the common use apps not the specialty stuff like editing high def video or
playing the latest 3D game.
I'll take fast and
stable vs. Slow and pretty any day.
I chose the LG X110
Net book for some very specific reasons...
1. Reasonable sized
keyboard. (for instance look how cramped the Toshiba keyboard is)
2. Built in Bluetooth
2.0 EDR (enhanced data rate)
3. XP Home (not
really into Linux)
4. 10 inch LED back
light display that you can read in direct sunlight
5. 160 Gig Hard Drive
6. Separate Audio in
and out jacks
7. Hardware control
of WiFi / Volume etc on keyboard
8. Built in SD reader
with SDHC support
9. Screen scalability
- I set mine for large fonts, turn off all the animation, and set the display to
800 X 600 which is good for me as I have BAD eyes.
10. Great 1.3 mega
pixel web cam with reasonable light sensitivity. Surprisingly good performance
from the built in Webcam.
AREAS FOR
IMPROVEMENT...
1. Slot for 3G
internal modem (the spot is there but LG removed the header to save money on
this North American version)
2. Bigger Battery.
The 3 cell 2200 MAH battery is good for 2 hours ish but a 6 cell battery is
probably a good idea. (not really something LG is likely to include as it adds
to the weight of the unit.)
3. Sound is ok but LG
needs to implement some wave guide technology to improve the low end frequency
response. Based on what I have seen inside the unit they could put a small set
of wave guides in the unit without changing the size .
MSI Wind / LG X110 Netbook review at CNET UK
(It gets an 8.8 rating which is pretty good)
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030093,49297130,00.htm
A quick summary of the LG X110
http://www.ncix.com/go-lg-x110
Ausu Eee PC 1000 reveiw from CNET
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030093,49298100,00.htm
A Netbook with Windows Vista Business.
Right off the bat the article
says - We don't like:
It uses Windows Vista Business, which slows
it down
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030093,49300261,00.htm
Below are some other good links on Netbooks...
GREAT SUMMARY ON WIKIPEDIA RE NETBOOKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_netbooks
THE 10 BEST NETBOOKS
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39029450,49297248-1,00.htm
Low cost Laptop Cheat Sheet
http://blog.laptopmag.com/low-cost-laptop-cheat-sheet
Why We Procrastinate ... and a way to move forward..
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/30/procrastination.economics/index.html
2009
Happy New Year
Some thoughts on where audio is going...
IS STEREO DEAD ???
The future of Hi-Fi
http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/uan/2571/v/1/?source=weeklyemail&attr=editorial1
How to Hi-Fi your IPOD...
http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/uan/2423
Sony Blu-Spec CD
http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/uan/2439
720P vs 1080P
In my opinion there just isn't a whole lot of difference between 720P and
1080P on 50 inch and smaller sets. Heck even my 55 inch Hitachi pro set looks
SPECTACULAR in 720P.
An article to backup my thinking...
(yes the marketing folks want you to buy a 1080P set but you really DON'T
need it to enjoy HD)
http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6482_7-6558982-1.html?tag=nl.e702
If you're shopping at the low-end, it pays to remember our
oft-repeated rule
that even at the relatively large 50-inch screen size, it's tough to tell the
difference between 1080p and lower resolution 720p models. That said, the
best-performing plasmas we've reviewed all have 1080p resolution, but the
reasons have little to do with pixel count. Check out the individual reviews for
details.
Push to Talk on Your Blackberry
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackberrycool/mYUU/~3/504398330/
Subject: HipVoice bringing cross carrier push-to-talk to BlackBerry for
$10/month. Wow.
I feel bad for all those poor souls that have locked themselves into
Sprint/Nextel for push-to-talk functionality, only to wait an average of three
years for new iDEN BlackBerrys. HipVoice is a cross carrier push-to-talk service
that will soon be launching for BlackBerry. As the video shows above, not only
does it work irrespective of your BlackBerry or carrier, subscribers will also
be able to communicate with WinMo and Symbian devices (iPhone coming soon). Here
are the different ways HipVoice can be used. UNICAST: Push-To-Talk one to one
MULTICAST: Push-To-Talk one to many (Also to Walkie Talkies)
CHANNEL: Push-To-Talk to anyone subscribed to the channel
RICH MESSAGING: Text message users that are on or off-line
HipVoice is looking to charge $10/month for the service. Honestly, I'm not sure
how they're doing this, but sign me up. You can learn more about HipVoice at
http://hipvoice.com.
|via BerryReview|
(c) BlackBerry Cool for BlackBerry Cool, 2009
Enhance your Paypal experience with Paypal Security
Have Paypal send you a text message code to your cell evertime you log in to
prevent fraud. NICE..
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing_CommandDriven/securitycenter/PayPalSecurityKey-outside
Belkin Wireless Video Connection HD
http://www.belkin.com/pressroom/releases/uploads/07_10_08FlyWire.html
PS3 IR Solution
http://www.schmartstuff.com/sony-ps3-ir-upgrad.html
Harmon/Kardon Go + Play
Wow what a great IPOD Player... Just picked one up. (Feb 2009)
Deal of the day at MTF ($149.00 cdn)
No Joy with Iphone or Touch but sure works good with my 160 gig IPODS
Uses the Firewire power wires so you have to have an older IPOD that can
charge using the Firewire power system.
Review
http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-player-accessories/harman-kardon-go-play/4505-6519_7-32470848.html?tag=nl.e428
Windows loosing market share to MAC / Linux
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41291/140/
History of Marantz Equipment
http://www.thevintageknob.org/MARANTZ/MARANTZTIMELINE/MARANTZTIMELINE.html
Audio
Database
http://audio-database.com/index.html
MARANTZ
http://audio-database.com/MARANTZ/amp/
Furutech's new DF-2 flattens warped LPs, including
no-bead 180gm vinyl
http://www.audiyo.com/product_desc2.php?plid=7&cat=54&cat2=152
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
Canadian banks are typically
leveraged at 18 to 1--compared with U.S. banks at 26 to 1.European
banks at a frightening 61 to 1.....
Fareed Zakaria
NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Feb 16, 2009
The legendary editor of The New Republic, Michael Kinsley, once held a
"Boring Headline Contest" and decided that the winner was "Worthwhile
Canadian Initiative." Twenty-two years later, the magazine was rescued from
its economic troubles by a Canadian media company, which should have taught
us Americans to be a bit more humble. Now there is even more striking
evidence of Canada's virtues. Guess which country, alone in the
industrialized world, has not faced a single bank failure, calls for
bailouts or government intervention in the financial or mortgage sectors.
Yup, it's Canada. In 2008, the World Economic Forum ranked Canada's banking
system the healthiest in the world. America's ranked 40th, Britain's 44th.
Canada has done more than survive this financial crisis. The country is
positively thriving in it. Canadian banks are well capitalized and poised to
take advantage of opportunities that American and European banks cannot
seize. The Toronto Dominion Bank, for example, was the 15th-largest bank in
North America one year ago. Now it is the fifth-largest. It hasn't grown in
size; the others have all shrunk.
So what accounts for the genius of the Canadians? Common sense. Over the
past 15 years, as the United States and Europe loosened regulations on their
financial industries, the Canadians refused to follow suit, seeing the old
rules as useful shock absorbers. Canadian banks are typically leveraged at
18 to 1-compared with U.S. banks at 26 to 1 and European banks at a
frightening 61 to 1. Partly this reflects Canada's more risk-averse
business culture, but it is also a product of old-fashioned rules on
banking.
Canada has also been shielded from the worst aspects of this crisis because
its housing prices have not fluctuated as wildly as those in the United
States. Home prices are down 25 percent in the United States, but only half
as much in Canada. Why? Well, the Canadian tax code does not provide the
massive incentive for overconsumption that the U.S. code does: interest on
your mortgage isn't deductible up north. In addition, home loans in the
United States are "non-recourse," which basically means that if you go belly
up on a bad mortgage, it's mostly the bank's problem. In Canada, it's yours.
Ah, but you've heard American politicians wax eloquent on the need for these
expensive programs-interest deductibility alone costs the federal government
$100 billion a year-because they allow the average Joe to fulfill the
American Dream of owning a home. Sixty-eight percent of Americans own their
own homes. And the rate of Canadian homeownership? It's 68.4 percent. Canada
has been remarkably responsible over the past decade or so. It has had 12
years of budget surpluses, and can now spend money to fuel a recovery from a
strong position. The government has restructured the national pension
system, placing it on a firm fiscal footing, unlike our own insolvent Social
Security. Its health-care system is cheaper than America's by far
(accounting for 9.7 percent of GDP, versus 15.2 percent here), and yet does
better on all major indexes. Life expectancy in Canada is 81 years, versus
78 in the United States; "healthy life expectancy" is 72 years, versus 69.
American car companies have moved so many jobs to Canada to take advantage
of lower health-care costs that since 2004, Ontario and not Michigan has
been North America's largest car-producing region. I could go on. The U.S.
currently has a brain-dead immigration system. We issue a small number of
work visas and green cards, turning away from our shores thousands of
talented students who want to stay and work here. Canada, by contrast, has
no limit on the number of skilled migrants who can move to the country. They
can apply on their own for a Canadian Skilled Worker Visa, which allows them
to become perfectly legal "permanent residents" in Canada-no need for a
sponsoring employer, or even a job. Visas are awarded based on education
level, work experience, age and language abilities. If a prospective
immigrant earns 67 points out of 100 total (holding a Ph.D. is worth 25
points, for instance), he or she can become a full-time, legal resident of
Canada. Companies are noticing. In 2007 Microsoft, frustrated by its
inability to hire foreign graduate students in the United States, decided to
open a research center in Vancouver. The company's announcement noted that
it would staff the center with "highly skilled people affected by
immigration issues in the U.S." So the brightest Chinese and Indian software
engineers are attracted to the United States, trained by American
universities, then thrown out of the country and picked up by Canada-where
most of them will work, innovate and pay taxes for the rest of their lives.
If President Obama is looking for smart government, there is much he, and
all of us, could learn from our quiet-OK, sometimes boring-neighbor to the
north. Meanwhile, in the councils of the financial world, Canada is pushing
for new rules for financial institutions that would reflect its approach.
This strikes me as, well, a worthwhile Canadian initiative. URL:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/183670
HI-FI WORLD BUYING GUIDE
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgintro.html
BUYING GUIDE - MINIDISCS
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgminidiscs.html
BUYING GUIDE & REVIEWS - COMPACT DISC PLAYERS - UNDER £300
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgcdplayers.html
BUYING GUIDE - TUNERS - UNDER £200
TUNERS - £200+
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgtuners.html
BUYING GUIDE & REVIEWS - CARTRIDGES - UNDER £200
CARTRIDGES - OVER £200
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgcartridges.html
BUYING GUIDE - TONEARMS
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgtonearms.html
POWER AMPLIFIERS - UNDER £800
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgpoweramps.html
BUYING GUIDE & REVIEWS - CASSETTE DECKS - UNDER £300
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgcassdecks.html
BUYING GUIDE & REVIEWS - DVD PLAYERS
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgdvd.html
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIERS - UNDER £300
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgintamps.html
BUYING GUIDE - TURNTABLES - UNDER £80
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/bgturntables.html
http://www.oaktreeent.com/index.htm
Vintage Stereo Equipment
FM Tuner Specs.
. . . . . . What do they actually mean?
http://www.fanfarefm.com/fm-specs.html
FM TUNER BAKE OFF - Info on various tuners from Audio Ideas Guide
http://www.audio-ideas.com/reviews/tuners/aig-tuner-project-intro.html
http://www.audioscope.net/index.php?language=en
Very Nice Vintage Used Electronics from Europe.
Press the American Flag icon to go to US Dollars
NICE MARANTZ EQUIPMENT FOR SALE...
http://www.fl-electronic.de/neuklang/marantz.html
Great Vintage Audio Site...
http://www.audio-extasa.eu/
Great Photos of Vintage Equipment.
Yes Vinyl SALES ARE UP in the US
http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/smallbusiness/new_spin_on_vinyl.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2009030209
Interesting bundle an Album with an MP3
Cool idea. My only request. Code at 320 kbs for max quality.
Audio
Database
Cool info on stereo equipment from the past
http://audio-database.com/index.html
Great Site for Used Audio Equipment
http://www.audiogon.com/index.html
http://diamondgroove.com/default.aspx
A place to buy new Vinyl in Canada
Kenwood
http://www.vintage-audio.com.ua/en/cat/390/2625.html
Ultimate Sound - Vintage Audio
http://ultimatesound1.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html
Vintage Audio Site
http://www.wired4sound.net.au/
Serious HIGH END Luxman Equipment. (Mortgage not included)
http://www.onahighernote.com/
A Quote from their site which I FULLY agree with.
Easy On the Ear
A piece of audio equipment should offer excellent performance specifications.
Yet, the product that performs the best on paper is not necessarily the best
sounding one - because there is no way to relate specifications to the degree of
emotion a product evokes in the heart of the listener.
While LUXMAN place a great importance on numerical analysis of our products,
still greater significance is given to actual auditions.
In essence, our performance concept is to ensure that a component produces
the most natural sound possible when it plays back music.
Our senses are quick to detect unnaturalness in what we hear.
Artificial sound tires us, but rich, natural sound relaxes and frees us from
stress and tension, letting us enjoys music at the deepest level.
Neat Speed test Software for Blackberry
http://www.xtremelabs.com/apps
Rolling Stones Top 500 Albums of All Time
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/
Ya this is cool...
From this website...
http://www.retrothing.com/hifi_audio/
My third generation iPod will soon celebrate its 5th birthday, which
ought to qualify it for an old age pension in the electronics world. I
keep casting a lustful eye at Apple's newest offerings, but the truth is
that my scratched and abused old player still does everything it should.
Its biggest downfalls are a lack of storage space - a cramped 15 GB
Toshiba hard drive - and increasingly poor battery life.
I looked into the price of replacement drives, but they're expensive and
require me to replace the metal back with a deeper one. It makes more
sense to jump into the futuristic world of flash memory. DealExtreme
sells a nifty
$4.95 Compact Flash adapter that lets you replace the standard 1.8"
Toshiba drive with a CF card ranging up to 32 GB (around $60). That fits
the bill for me.
Comments on why CD's don't sound that great compared to SACD or
Analogue Recordings.
The Future of Sound:
SACD
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
April 24, 2001
by Edward Jay Epstein
Mark Levinson, the archguru of ultra hi-fi musical
reproduction, has stopped recording music on conventional CDs. He no longer even
listens to them. And, while his name still is burnished on some of the world's
most expensive CD players -- the Mark Levinson Reference CD Player, for example
-- by a company which bought his brand, and name, years ago, he discourages
clients at his own company, Red Rose Music, from buying conventional CD gear.
Instead, he records all his music in the new Super Audio CD format (SACD) and
recommends to his customers that, if they want digital music, they buy SACD
players.
SACD, which was recently launched in America by Sony and
Philips, the same partnership that, a quarter century earlier, developed and
patented the CD, is identical to the CD in its dimensions and appearance but has
a different and far superior way of encoding and decoding digital sound.
Mr. Levinson explains that this change is crucial to the
future of digital sound. "SACD addresses what has become an international
epidemic: PCM." PCM, which stands for Pulse Code Modulation, is the operating
system used for all digital sound -- CDs, movies, television, DVDs, computers,
etc. -- with the exception of SACDs. Mr. Levinson's concern about PCM goes
beyond the quality of the music it reproduces. He believes that PCM induces
toxic stress in listeners.
The Sony executives responsible for marketing this new
format do not share Mr. Levinson's view about the toxicity of PCM. But they
acknowledged that there were sonic problems with PCM, which had resulted in
reports of "listening fatigue," as David Kawakami, who directs the Super Audio
project for Sony, put it to me. All agreed that SACD was vastly superior. So why
had PCM become the standard for digital sound?
Mr. Kawakami explained that PCM had come about as an
engineering solution to "a bit-management problem." In the early 1980s, Sony
stipulated two requisites for developing digital sound. First, the container
itself, which was the CD disk, could not be more than 4.75 inches in diameter --
a dimension that would allow CD players to meet the European standard for an
audio player on an automobile's dashboard. This meant, given the
state-of-the-art technology then, that the CD could not hold more than 650
million bits of data. Second, it had to be capable of playing at least 70
minutes of music -- the length of a typical symphony -- which required more than
2.5 billion bits of digital data.
To meet these seemingly contradictory requirements, part of
the signal had to be eliminated, but without degrading the sound so much that it
became unacceptable to the public. Enter PCM. This ingenious electronic fiddle
truncated the original bandwidth from 100,000 to 20,000 hertz, since humans
cannot normally hear frequencies above 15,000 hertz, and "sampled," or took a
digital snapshot, of the remaining information 44,000 times a second. This
doctored data was repackaged into 16-bit packets capable of playing back a
symphony in 74 minutes or less.
Of course, the acoustical engineers who invented PCM knew
that the condensed 16-word product would be inferior to the original: For one
thing, filters, on both the encoding and decoding ends, cause audible "errors."
For another, chopping out all the information between 20,000 and 100,000 Hertz
reduced the harmonic depth of the music itself. Still, PCM did provide a highly
convenient means of getting sound, or its approximation, to the masses. Sony,
with its partner Philips, gradually managed to convince enough people that the
PCM CD offered superior sound to LPs and that its aural replication of music was
. . . perfect. They and their licensees have so far sold roughly one billion CD
players and 20 billion CDs.
Some diehard audiophiles refused to settle for the
Procrustean world of PCM. They spent as much as $10,000 and more for
digital-to-analog converters designed to ameliorate the filtering errors in PCM.
But even the most expensive outboard digital gear could not restore the missing
bandwidth. By the mid-1990s, however, digital sound technology had taken a giant
step forward, enabling Sony to exorcise the PCM demon.
The answer was already for sale in every consumer
electronics store in the world: the DVD. Originally developed to store digital
video, the DVD player had a laser which could read marks packed much closer
together than those on an audio CD. As a result, a DVD could store about eight
times as much data as the CD. Indeed, there was more than enough room on a DVD
to directly stream in single bits of a digital record of the sound of a
74-minute symphony, sampled 2.8 million times every second. The difference is
evident when one listens in the Sony studio through earphones to the actual
digital bitstream. With PCM, all that is heard is a hash of hisses. With SACD,
so closely did this digital stream approximate the original that one can
actually hear the music. And since this streaming did not need to be repackaged
into 16-bit words or truncated at all, no digital filtering was used. It
conveyed the entire bandwidth, audible or inaudible, up to 100,000 hertz.
Aside from being closer to the music (see Figure #1), it
was simpler than jerry-rigged PCM and, therefore, cheaper to implement. The
Super Audio project, under Mr. Kawakami's direction, was quickly green-lighted.
By this fall, Sony, once again partners with Philips, plans
to sell SACD players for under $300. They will also be backwardly compatible
with conventional CDs so that consumers can play the CDs they already own. Some
200 SACDs have already been issued.
Being an early adopter, I bought an SACD player as soon as
it was available. But then I discovered my very expensive ($10,000) pre-amp
redigitalized the SACDs into PCM. Aside from this sophisticated circuitry, there
was the problem of the volume control. Like that of many other pre-amps, mine
filtered out all bandwidth over 20,000 hertz. That is because, before the
introduction of SACD, sonic information over 20,000 hertz would be heard as
unintended noise. So I still was not getting the full benefit of SACD.
Surfing the Internet with key words like "audiophile" and
"volume control," I then found in Boise, Idaho, something called a passive
volume attenuator, made by Placette Audio and sold for $1,400. By using several
dozen precision resistors, costing about 300 times as much as a conventional
volume control, the Placette was capable of controlling the volume from the SACD
without filtering out any of its bandwidth.
Once I had hooked up my Placette, I was finally able to
listen to unadulterated PCM-free music. I listened on available SACDs, selling
for about $25 -- everything from jazz and church choirs on the DMP sampler I
bought to classical Bach on an acoustical guitar and a Rupert Brooke poem, read
by "Sex and the City" actress Kim Cattrall (who is Mark Levinson's wife) on Red
Rose Music's sampler.
After two weeks of listening, and comparing CD and SACD
tracks of the same original recording, I can say unequivocally that I have heard
the future, and it is SACD.
Some Really interesting Quotes on CD's and Vinyl Records...
From Stereophile Website
http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/is_analog_dead/
Is Analog Dead?
By John Atkinson • June, 1990
1950: "The ultimate in disc recording is to make the reproduced sound as
near as possible to the original..." (The founder of Audio magazine,
C.G. McProud, in "Recording Characteristics," Audio Engineering, January
1950, reprinted in The 2nd Audio Anthology, p.67, Radio Magazines, 1954.)
1951: "One of the important factors in the public acceptance of LP
discs is the fact that they can be played with a total absence of surface
noise..." (Maximilian Weil in "Phono Facts," Audio Engineering, June
1951, reprinted in The 2nd Audio Anthology, p.62, Radio Magazines, 1954.)
1979: "Digital audio recording promises to bring us a level of
fidelity so far above that of both the mechanical disc and the analog tape
recording that it cannot be ignored by anyone seeking the highest possible
fidelity." (Stereophile's founder, J. Gordon Holt, in Stereophile,
Vol.4 No.4, p.3.)
1980: "It has become a mindlessly parroted truism...that digital
recording is the...wave of the future. At the same time, there isn't a single
audiophile-oriented equipment reviewer, record producer or music critic who
finds the treble range of current digital recordings musically natural and
enjoyable." (Iconoclastic audio critic Peter Aczel in The Audio Critic,
Vol.2 No.3, Spring through Fall 1980, p.18.)
1981: "Our feeling...is that [digital] doesn't offer any significant
advantages over the best that analog can do. But we expect that in time
it certainly will." (Recording engineer Gerald Reynolds of Nimbus Records,
who a year or so earlier had produced a 45rpm LP set, Comparisons, where
pianist Bernard Roberts had recorded Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" sonata
direct-to-disc, on a ½" Ampex analog tape recorder using Dolby-A noise
reduction, and via an early Sony PCM-1600 A/D converter. (It is one of life's
delicious ironies that though Nimbus started the 1980s furiously committed to
direct-to-disc and to analog tape, they were one of the first record companies
to stop issuing LPs.) Quoted in HFN/RR, January 1981, p.61.)
1982: "Compact Disc...will not make the analog disc
obsolete...Both systems will coexist for a long time. It is true that, last time
around, the new and compatible microgroove records established themselves very
quickly; but there was not, then, a record player in almost every home..." (Sony's
Roger Lagadec, then with Studer-Revox, in "Digital Audio, the Studer View,"
Studio Sound, March 1982, and reprinted in HFN/RR, May 1982.)
1982: "Most critical listeners...have agreed that there are
certain things unmistakably wrong with the majority of digitally-mastered analog
discs." (J. Gordon Holt in Stereophile, Vol.5 No.7, September 1982,
p.6.)
1982: "Just as Compact Cassette hasn't replaced the LP...CD in the
immediate future will join, rather than replace, analog technology." (Myself
in "Compact Disc, John Atkinson scratches his head," HFN/RR, November
1982.)
1983: "You're looking at the extraordinary new Compact Disc, the music
format of the future." (A Sony UK advertisement in March 1983.)
1983: "It will take 10 years for the CD to replace the LP." (Steven
N. Harris of Tannoy, then Product Manager of Marantz UK, commenting to me on the
British launch of CD in March 1983.)
1983: "I have heard our hi-fi future, and...it is a clattering,
clamorous cacophony." (Sacramento high-end retailer Keith Yates in "Slipped
Discs," Sacramento, May 1983.)
1983: "I have watched with more than casual interest the unprecedented
promotion for the CD. The traditionally noncritical audio magazines in the
United States have been positively drooling over the merits of the CD. This
created a demand for the player months before they even went on sale." (Famed
mastering engineer Doug Sax in "CD:
A Lie Repeated Often Enough Becomes Truth," Stereophile, Vol.6 No.5,
November, 1983.)
1985: "I have not heard a single compact disc that sounds as good as
the identical recording." (Music critic Edward Rothstein in "The Quest for
Perfect Sound," The New Republic, December 30, 1985.)
1986: "Every technological advance in sound reproduction has been
hailed as 'unmusical,' 'unnatural,' and 'contrary to God's law.' The first
stereo discs were castigated by most sonically-aware critics on precisely the
same grounds, except that two new cavil criteria had been added: inner-groove
distortion and mistracking. Could we really have expected CD to be greeted with
any less skepticism. What about giving CD the 28-year chance to prove itself
that we gave the LP?" (J. Gordon Holt in "Give
CD a Chance," Stereophile, Vol.9 No.6, September, 1986, p.5.)
1986: "It will probably be several years before the CD repertoire
catches up with that of the LP phonograph record." (Two widely read
mainstream audio writers, Hans Fantel of The New York Times and Ivan
Berger of Audio, in The New Sound of Stereo, Plume Books, New
American Library, February 1986.)
1988: "The existence of more than 3 billion LPs would suggest that it
will be some time before the flimsy little silver discs entirely obsolete the
LP." (Harry Pearson in answer to a reader's letter in The Absolute Sound,
#52, Spring 1988, p.22.)
1988: "A 16-bit digital system with a sampling frequency of
44.1kHz is of the most heavenly and incontrovertible perfection (barring vulgar
hardware and software foul-ups...)." (Iconoclastic audio critic Peter Aczel
in The Audio Critic, Issue No.11, Winter/Spring 1988, p.35.)
1988: "A properly dithered 16-bit digital audio storage system with
accurate analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters will outperform any
analog storage medium in existence..." (Stanley P. Lipshitz, erstwhile
President of the Audio Engineering Society and, with his associate John
Vanderkooy, one of the acknowledged "Fathers of Digital Dither," in "Are D/A
Converters Getting Worse?," AES Preprint 2586, presented at the March 1988 Paris
AES Convention.)
1989: "149,700,000 Total CD sales for 1988. 72,000,000 Total LP sales
for 1988." ("Broken Records," The San Francisco Examiner, July 9,
1989.)
1989: "We'll...carry turntables as long as they're available...I
believe they'll be available for 10 years." (Wayne Inouye of retail chain The
Good Guys, quoted in that The San Francisco Examiner article.)
1989: "We are living in the Golden Age of the Used LP...the
non-audiophile music lovers of this country are divesting themselves of their LP
collections at a rapid rate. Though this reflects the tragic demise of vinyl as
a viable retail commodity, it's a bonanza for those of us who continue to love
LPs." (Stereophile Publisher Larry Archibald in "Get' em while they're
hot—before they're not," "The Final Word," Stereophile, Vol.12 No.5, p.210.)
1989: "It's a rapidly declining market, but...yes, I could sell more
[LPs]...[The major labels] have cut out so many LPs and the ones they haven't
deleted...often take as much as 3–4 months to come in." (Specialist record
store owner Jim Albright, interviewed by Richard Lehnert in Stereophile,
Vol.12 No.9, p.32. His store, Rare Bear, Santa Fe's last to stock an in-depth LP
catalog, will be selling exclusively cassette and CD by the time you receive
this issue.)
1989: "Stop buying records and start getting CDs." (Stereo Review
Editor-at-Large William Livingstone in "Goodbye LPs, Hello CDs," USA Weekend,
September 29, 1989.)
1990: "Turntables and scraping needles are as out of style as a
Hyundai, the Berlin Wall, junk bonds, Cabbage Patch dolls, and blackened
redfish." (An anonymous writer in "Current Samples," CD Review,
January 1990, p.10.)
1990: "6,500,000 CD players." (The EIA's estimated sales to dealers
of home and portable CD players in 1989, quoted in This Week in Consumer
Electronics, January 15–19, 1990, p.28.)
1990: "CD player sales will still continue to grow at a faster pace
than any other category in the industry." (Sony's director of hi-fi products,
Bob Weissburg, quoted in that TWICE article. (LP turntables were not
listed.)
1990: "Vinyl records...are all but extinct." (Tristram Lozaw in "Is
the CD boom good for sound or just sound business?," The Boston Herald,
March 30, 1990.)
1990: "I sold off my LP collection (about 2500 LPs) five years ago. I
miss many of the records..." (Charles C. White, Jr. in a letter to the
editor, Stereophile, Vol.13 No.5, p.37.)
1990: "Considered as sound, the early CDs were perhaps the biggest
scam in the history of consumer electronics." (Movie critic David Denby in
New York magazine, February 19, 1990, p.38.)
1990: "The record industry has been successful in its pogrom of
destruction of analog..." (Loudspeaker designer and recording engineer David
Wilson, interviewed
elsewhere in this issue of Stereophile.)
1990: "Analog is finished." (A statement made to me by Goldmund's
Michel Reverchon, over an excellent lunch one April 1990 day at Santa Fe's Comme
Chez Vous restaurant, explaining why Goldmund is no longer manufacturing analog
turntables.)
1990: "We are selling the last of our record players...whether we
start up production again [at the end of 1990] depends on the market...we are
hoping to manufacture a CD transport for another company." (Gifted engineer
and turntable manufacturer John Bicht of
Versa Dynamics, in a
telephone conversation with me at the end of April 1990.)
1990: "Unless people walk over records with golf shoes or let their
lava lamps explode on them, vinyl records will virtually always sound better
than a CD." (TAS Senior Popular Music Editor Michael Fremer, quoted in the
Lozaw Boston Herald article.)
1990: "JA, TJN, and I are just back from the recording sessions for
Stereophile's
second LP—if we can get the master successfully transferred to lacquer...the
record will be something to hear." (Larry Archibald in "The Final Word,"
Stereophile, Vol.13 No.3, p.226.)
In response to the question that titles this month's "As We See It" column,
I'll leave it to these objets trouvés to convey what the world thinks the
answer should be. (I assume it's pretty clear how Stereophile sees it.)
While compiling these quotations, however, I find it hard to believe that
almost exactly eight years ago, I sat in on a series of conferences where the
then Managing Director of Sony UK, one Tim Steele, tried to hard-sell skeptical
record-company executives on the benefits of CD to their business. "Who needs
it?" was the overwhelming reaction to that Sony presentation; even in November
of 1982—after the Japanese launch of the medium—a friend of mine who was
a classical label manager at a major classical company was asking my opinion on
the long-term viability of CD. These days, I wished I'd been a little less
positive in my reply!
Stereophile 2008 records 2 Die 4
http://stereophile.com/records2die4/2008_records_to_die_for/
All Records 2 Die 4
http://www.stereophile.com/records2die4/
How to clean your Vinyl LP Records...
http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/josh_bizars_secret_record_cleaning_method/.
Great Web site for Marantz and Philips info pictures manuals etc etc
http://www.marantzphilips.nl/
MARANTZ DCC-92 Digital Compact Cassette
Deck
Some interesting DCC (Digital Compact Cassette Info)
http://www.marantzphilips.nl/marantz_dd82_dcc_recorder/#review
http://www.marantzphilips.nl/marantz_dd92_dcc_recorder/
Sony 1995 1996 ES Catalogues
http://audioidiots.com/merk.catalogus.scanned.php?catalogusID=501
Bell is Buying the Source in Canada
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/CDN/News.asp?id=52244
MS Windows Mobile Recite - cool software to keep track of things using your
voice.
http://recite.microsoft.com/Pages/about.aspx
Mobile Manager for Netflix... COOL...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/software/software/netflix.mspx
http://recite.microsoft.com/Pages/index.aspx
http://www.soundonsound.com/
Sony Esupport Web Site. HANDY for Sony Manuals in PDF format...
http://esupport.sony.com/
Pick your area on the left side drop down menu...
Harman Kardon Owners Manuals Free!!! - Product Support
http://www.harmankardon.com/product_support/interstitial.aspx
Marantz Manuals Free Product Support
Achieved Manuals
http://www.marantz.com/new/index.cfm?fuseaction=Products.ArchProds&cont=eu&bus=hf
Current Manuals
http://www.marantz.com/new/index.cfm?fuseaction=Products.ProdDownloadHome&cont=eu&bus=hf
Cool Japanese Site with Great equipment
Auto translated by google.
http://www.hifimuseum.nl/
Translated by google
Hi-Fidelity Museum
Hi-Fi Heritage
http://www.hifi-museum.com/hf/index.html
Lossless comparison
FLAC comparison to other Lossless Codecs
Great article on Wikipedia explaining differences between lossless codecs.
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Lossless_comparison
Play FLAC files on your PS3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS3_Media_Server
Play FLAC Files on the go
The Rio Karma (I have one) will play Flac Files
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Karma
http://www.dapreview.net/p/content/content.php?content.193
Not sure if anyone has heard the news today but Google is offering FREE phone
service with a bunch of features.
http://www.google.com/voice/about
Looks like it works with Grand Central.
Skype is also moving the bar forward with enhancements.
Skype for cell phones
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/mobile/
Skype for Windows Mobile
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windowsmobile/
I expect a lot of development for wireless devices in 2009 with these kinds of
products.
As well Blackberry IP Push to talk technology is either in market or arriving
soon. (Hipvoice)
http://www.blackberrycool.com/2009/01/hipvoice-bringing-cross-carrier-push-to-talk-to-blackberry-for-10month-wow/
Pro Network Engineering tools. (Handy to diagnose those network problems)
http://www.solarwinds.com/products/toolsets/engineer.aspx
http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HW-165
http://www.element-acoustics.ca/index.html
It's important to Clean Your Records to get the best sound.
http://www.soundstage.com/vinyl/vinyl031999.htm
Some
interesting reading on music compression technologies.
http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/56/
http://www.stereophile.com/features/308mp3cd/
PASC which
Digital Compact Cassette uses gets a decent comment about transparency.
A great Phono cartridge worth looking at. The Sure M97XE. (haven't
bought one yet but plan to)
Shure M97xE...Std. Mount Only
Tracking Ability=A+
Detail=B
HF/Sibilants=B+
Separation/IGD=B+*****w/absolute perfect alignment only
Hum=B+
Installation=A
Durability=B+
Score=B+
Price=$57 thru www.amazon.com.
Remarks: Although it does feature super great looks with a chrome-like body that
sports a unique dustbrush...this cart only approaches first rate sound. It may
very well be the most neutral sounding cartridge ever made! The cart certainly
is a great cure for the harsh sound that other brighter units sometimes embrace.
It needs to be pampered a bit with dead accurate "overhang adjustment". This is
necessary for lower inner groove distortion and extracting the special emotion
that lies within the groove walls. A free stylus protractor is available from
www.enjoythemusic.com. Make no mistake though...it is a bargain! It mounts
easily in just about any tonearm you can think of. The Dynamic Stabilizer/brush
renders top rate warp tracking in any tonearm with low bearing friction in both
planes making it suitable for both low mass straight types or medium massed "S"
designs. Mates perfectly well in Rega RB-250, Dual 1200 Series, AR EB and
Pioneer PL-518 tonearms. Might very well be the sleeper in this group!
http://www.epinions.com/content_4327645316
April 14th Financial Headlines..
How the crisis happened
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/07/pf/ferguson_financial_crisis.moneymag/index.htm?postversion=2009040804
Stores suffer big drop in March sales
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/14/news/economy/retail_sales/index.htm
Wholesale prices in sharp decline
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/14/news/economy/ppi/index.htm
Still More Economic Pain Ahead
Economist Nouriel Roubini says there is too much optimism about the state of
the economy.
http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2009/04/14/roubini.bearmarket.041409.cnnmoney
Triple-digit selloff on Dow
My thoughts are simple. Job are continuing to be lost
House prices mean that between 1/5 and 1/6 th of
Americans are under water on their mortgage.
NEXT UP panic selling from people who just made 20% and
want to lock in their profits.
The last time the market went up 20% in five weeks was
1933. THE MIDDLE of the great depression.
There are NO fast answers here. The economy is going to
take a while to fix
Great Depression vs. 'Great Recession'
Comparisons between this economic recession and the
Great Depression are common, but the granddaddy of all downturns was far worse.
http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/recession_depression/
Place to get info parts for your Vintage Reel to Reel etc.
http://www.vintagemechanism.com/
April 20, 2009
Great Headphone Review
http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/uan/2868/v/3/?source=weeklyemail&attr=editorial1
Instamapper for BB and Iphone
http://www.instamapper.com/
BLAST FROM THE PAST ELECTRONIC DESIGNS... VERY INTERESTING
http://my.reset.jp/~inu/ProductsDataBase/index2.htm
A Great Video on How Vinyl Records are made.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iByt8IinjC0&feature=related
EE Reel to Reel Tape info (extra efficiency tape)
Akai GX-636 EE tape info
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14486
http://audiokarma.org/
my handle is pdemara
Very cool site for discussions
Are Record
Stores Worth Saving
Part 1
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12519_7-10227429-49.html?tag=mncol;txt
Part 2
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12519_7-10228277-49.html?tag=nl.e428
Part 3
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12519_7-10228276-49.html?tag=nl.e428
Awesome Site for tube info...
http://www.decware.com/
Cool YOUTUBE SNOWBALL THE BIRD DANCING...(My Bird Dances too, have to video tape him)
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/01/dancing.parrots/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jYS09bfylA&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7IZmRnAo6s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJOZp2ZftCw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvuWjqxL5io&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYMBIGTteWA
Phono Cartridge Data Base
Find out what fits with what...
http://www.cartridgedb.com/
Planes start to get onboard WiFi Service
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/business.travel/05/04/airplane.wifi/index.html
A great site for photographers...
http://www.photocrati.com/
Tuner Information Site. VERY COOL INFO AND SPECS ON TUNERS.
YES TUNERS - Setup properly, a good tuner can really be a musical treat.
Vintage is best as most new tuners are not generally very good quality.
(Remember, you get what you pay for..)
http://fmtunerinfo.com/
Very Nice High End Champagne Stereo Equipment...
http://www.accuphase.com/
Acuuphase Museum... NICE...
http://www.hifi-museum.com/js/ap/accuindex.htm
HI-FI Museum...
http://www.hifi-museum.com/index.html
The Next WAVE Pico Projectors. Cool Man.... Cool...
http://www.retrevo.com/content/blog/picoprojectorroundup?cmpid=Email
Vintage Reel to Reel Technology Article...
http://www.clydesight.com/wollensak_reel_to_reel_tape_recorder/index.html
http://www.clydesight.com/wollensak_reel_to_reel_tape_recorder/reel_to_reel.html
I myself have an Akai GX-77 reel to reel. (recently bought on eBay - April
2009)
I like it because it's auto reverse and uses metal foil on the tape to auto
reverse at the end of the tape,
The GX-77 has awesome sound and has a dust cover that you can use while
playing tapes.
It's from around 1982 so it's 25+ years old but considered one of the best 7
1/2 inch reel to reel decks out there.
As well it uses famous Akai Glass GX heads which are supposed to last a very
long time compared to other heads.
Time will tell on this issue.
Have to find some chrome tapes as they are supposed to sound awesome.
Specs wise it has very low wow and flutter, decent noise figures and a
frequency repose with the right tape at 7 1/2 inches per second to 33,000 hz.
The transport is also logic controlled and hence much easier on taps.
It also has two banks of heads. one set of 3 for each direction. (6 heads
total)
Star Trek Tech We Use Today
Microsoft says to business "Don't deploy Vista, wait for
Windows 7"
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-b345d050-d423-4b2f&Portal=4fb7319b-aa7c-423a-822d-2f6e24698c71&sub=322725
PC biz headed for a wireless shakeup
http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/05/20/pc-biz-headed-for-a-wireless-shakeup/
AWESOME NEW Cooking PRODUCT for the OUTDOORS
http://www.flashpan.ca/flashpan_in_action.html
Understanding HDMI
A Beginners Guide
http://www.audioholics.com/education/display-formats-technology/hdmi-interface-a-beginners-guide
More HDMI Specs and info on connectors etc...
http://www.audioholics.com/education/display-formats-technology/hdmi-interface-a-beginners-guide/hdmi-interface-a-beginners-guide-page-2
Understanding HDMI ver 1.3
http://www.audioholics.com/education/display-formats-technology/understanding-hdmi-ver-1.3
Understanding HDMI differences ver 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.3a
http://www.audioholics.com/education/display-formats-technology/understanding-difference-hdmi-versions
The Geek Chic Checklist - 22 Sure Signs You're a Geek
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/4a80b134c0a8000601144f66ab95fdd8/pg1.htm
An interesting Concept 20% time at Google to foster innovation
http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2009/05/27/fortune.google.tt.052709.cnnmoney/
BlackBerry vs. iPhone - 30-day test tells which is best for business
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?sub=true&id=53310
Not sure I agree with everything in this article as I am a die hard BB user
who also loves the iphone.
Bottom line is there is still room for innovation with ALL mobile devices.
Mindfulness training busts stress
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/01/mindfulness.training.stress/index.html
A really interesting article on how to combat stress. I fully agree with the
thinking.
SKYFIRE BROWSER SUPPORTS FLASH 10
on SYMBIAN AND WM DEVICES
NICE...
http://get.skyfire.com/
Download from here...
http://www.get.skyfire.com/
Skyfire runs on these phones
Currently, Skyfire runs on Windows Mobile (smartphones and PPC) and Nokia N
and E Series (Symbian S60, 3rd Edition) phones. Right now, we're officially
launched in the US, Canada and UK.
Select your phone platform below to learn more.
Today's netbooks are a hard sell for CIOs
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-cda90646-fe93-4b46&Portal=adf2e621-0e0d-4183-a919-7b6a2c72f30b&sub=322725
Great Place to buy various Audio Cables
http://www.techcables.com/
Cool ES System in France
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/sony-ES-serie/index.html
Netbook Sales On the Rise in Canada
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-cb34757a-a4d8-422f&Portal=adf2e621-0e0d-4183-a919-7b6a2c72f30b&sub=322725
Palm Pre Vs. Iphone
http://www.retrevo.com/content/blog/8difference_AppleiPhoneandPalmPre?cmpid=Email
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-647d02c5-15ce-4d87&Portal=adf2e621-0e0d-4183-a919-7b6a2c72f30b&sub=322725
Smart phones still strong,
despite overall decline in mobile phone sales
First-quarter shipments of
traditional mobile phones fell 37 per cent this year, while smart phone
shipments grew by 33 per cent, according to
IDC Canada
Ltd.’s revised Canadian mobile phone forecast. The results are largely due
to increased shipments of BlackBerry smart phones to the channel.
Overall, mobile phone market
sales to channel partners fell 23 per cent compared to the first quarter last
year. While drops in first-quarter shipments to the channel are typically
related to seasonal factors, IDC notes this year's drop was “especially sharp”
due to the recession.
Weak demand from end users,
higher unemployment and tighter credit conditions are listed as contributing
factors.
IDC Canada predicts an 8.3 per
cent drop in the global mobile phone market this year, but anticipates the smart
phone segment will continue to grow by 3.4 per cent.
eCommercePlayer
THE
TAPE PLACE TM
A neat place to buy old reel to reel / cassette and yes 8 Track Tapes
(Hey they are all analogue formats so they sound great)
http://www.thetapeplace.net/
Windows 7 Release Candidate
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx?ITPID=wcfeed
A cool website with some great history of computers.
http://oldcomputers.net/
Re-master your music to high-definition and 5.1 surround
DVD Audio Creation Software
http://www.cirlinca.com/
Vintage Dual Turntable Website.
Great summary of all the old 70's Dual Turntables.
http://dual-reference.com/tableinx.htm
(I myself have an old Dual 1216)
Complete Dual Reference Site. Cool...
http://dual-reference.com/
How to send a Text Message to a Rogers Phone
http://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-text/send_message
MS OUTLOOK PLUG IN TO SEND TEXT MESSAGES
http://your.rogers.com/business/wireless/plans_services/smsoutlookplugin.asp
EMAIL TO SMS ROGERS ETC
http://www.theblog.ca/free-sms-canada
TAP SMS Paging Numbers for Rogers
http://www.notepage.net/tap-phone-numbers-q.htm
WCTP INFO for various Carriers
http://www.notepage.net/wctp.htm
SNPP Info for Various Cariers including Rogers
http://www.notepage.net/snpp.htm
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
email delivery Rogers
http://www.notepage.net/smtp.htm
CB Radio Info
CB Radio Info
Various Sites with info on CB Radios
http://www.rigpix.com/cbfreeband/cbfreebandselect.htm
http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/index.htm
Realistic CB Radios
http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/realistic/index.htm
Upgrading Modulation etc.
http://www.hardtimez99.com/CB%20RADIO%20SECRET/qr.html
CB Radio Index
http://support.radioshack.com/support_electronics/15777.htm
CB Radio Microphones
http://www.premiere-electronics.net/store/cbradiomic.html
http://www.premiere-electronics.net/store/astaticmicrophones.html
http://www.premiere-electronics.net/store/basemicrophones.html
http://www.premiere-electronics.net/store/roadkingmic.html
The Source By Circuit City in Canada still sells some CB accessories
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/SearchResults.aspx?language=en-CA&keywords=CB&pagenum=0
US Radio Shack CB Radio Accessories
http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=cb&origkw=CB&sr=1
Blackberry Resources Info
http://www.blackberry.com/eng/newsroom/success
Great info on Blackberry
More on Turntables and Cartridges
All I can say, is that I have a LOT more to learn.
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TNT-Audio listening tests |
http://www.tnt-audio.com/edit/tests.html
Spend some time in the Analogue section. You will learn LOTS...
http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/sources.html
some great thoughts from this web site...
In the past six months I have gone from
sceptic to believer, my record collection has already grown to about 100. I
cannot wait to listen to my record player as often as possible...while my
digital player sits neglected; remember this universal player is a
tremendous performer and retails for $3,000 USD. To be honest, I have
developed an aversion for the sterile and uninvolving sound of digital formats
(even hi-rez ones)...I wonder if I will ever get over it.
The past few months has found me feverishly
searching for vinyl, my collection has grown to about 100 LPs. But in my quest
for material to listen to, I have discovered a whole new world of music I never
knew existed. Masterpieces that were recorded on vinyl and seem to have never
made it to a digital format, and may never will. What more, the average price I
have been paying for these treasures is well under $5 USD (used ofcourse).
In the end I dont know how else to express my
new found ecstasy, I am virtually shouting off the top of a mountain. And if you
havent already...get off your duff and go vinyl.
MY THOUGHTS...
YES I AM "HOOKED ON VINYL", it's now one of my mega passions.
A hobby that allows you to collect, listen and tweak. What
could be better.
![[Michell Gyro SE turntable]](michell_gyrose_t.jpg)
http://www.michell-engineering.co.uk/gyrodec_orbe_turntable.html
comments on Digital from here...
http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/budgetvinyl_conclusion_e.html
NJAS Members Comment On 24/96:
"Mike Hobson gave us food for thought in his
talk about the pluses and minuses concerning the two basic types: vinyl and
digital. After hearing what the DVD can do, as demonstrated by Classic Records,
it was sometimes difficult to choose just which format was preferable. Digital
can now be said to be able to compete very favorably with vinyl. And as we have
heard, they do not sound the same. Just which you prefer depends on which format
you feel best presents the essence of the music."
On the other hand there is WAY more selections
of Vinyl compared to SACD / DVD-Audio.
Some great other sites to have a look at...
Michell engineeringhttp://www.Michell-Engineering.co.uk
'The Cartridge Man' -
http://www.thecartridgeman.com
Graham Slee -
http://www.gspaudio.co.uk/
ClearAudio -
http://www.clearlight-audio.de
AudioNote UK -
http://www.audionote.co.uk
Dynavector Japan -
http://www.dynavector.co.jp
ELP LASER TURNTABLE (VERY COOL)
http://www.elpj.com/main.html
INFO on Network background routing protocols
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol EIGRP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Interior_Gateway_Routing_Protocol
Routing Information Protocol RIP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routing_Information_Protocol
Open Shortest Path First OSPF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Shortest_Path_First
Border Gateway Protocol BGP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol
IP Addresses Info
http://www.rhyshaden.com/ipadd.htm
Laser Disc Info (original technology launch 1978)
Yes I still play with Laser discs too.
Another obsolete technology I love to play with.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc
One of the best non Elite players Pioneer CLD-704
http://moesrealm.com/home-theater/retired-equipment/pioneer-cld-704-laserdisc-player/
Shop for Laser Disc players
http://www.moesrealm.com/laserdisc/
A Great Place to Buy SACD's / DVD Audio Discs / and LPS
http://store.acousticsounds.com/
MOFI (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs)
Is pressing vinyl again - YEE HA...
http://www.mofi.com/
Based on my listening tests MOFI (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs) LP's / DVD Audio /
SACD / CD's are among the best sounding recordings you can buy. Their value
continues to go up with 25+ year old sealed LP's going for $500.00+. The price
will only go higher as more and more folks re-discover the wonderful warm sound
of vinyl and the fun of collecting something very special which will last for
decades to come. Remember Vinyl lasts for hundreds of years where as optical
formats are expected to have issues after 20 to 30 years.
Analogue Test Record.
If you want to setup your turntable for MAXIMUM performance you need these
two items.
1. Analogue TEST record.
http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/35532/Analogue_Productions-The_Ultimate_Analogue_Test_LP-Turntable_Set_Up_Tools
2. Cartridge Alignment Tool.
http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/36898/Pro-Ject-Cartridge_Alignment_Tool-Turntable_Set_Up_Tools
These two items can really help to get the maximum sound from your turntable.
Here are some other helpful Turntable Setup Tools.
http://store.acousticsounds.com/c/146/Turntable_Set_Up_Tools
PS3 Media Server Solutions...
You need to be on 1.80 code for it to work as far as I can tell.
The most recent Playstation 3 firmware update (
1.80)
from Sony not only gave us HDTV owners great new resolution-scaling
options, but they slipped in support for media servers as well! I don't
run a Media Center PC at home, but found a couple of options for easily
setting up a DLNA-compliant media server on my home PC despite the fact.
Cool place to buy Vinyl.
http://www.discogs.com/
Sony Ericsson MD400 MAC O/S 10.4 and 10.5 drivers
http://www.novamedia.de/sonyericsson/version_md400_en.html
Thank you for purchasing a modem device from Sony Ericsson.
To use a MD400/MD400g USB modem with your Mac OS X system, you will need
“launch2net – Sony Ericsson Edition”. This application enables you to set up and
use HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS connections, depending on your mobile device and
network carrier.
If you want to use the MD400/MD400g USB modem, please make sure your Apple
Macintosh is clocked with at least 1 GHz.
10.5.8 Patch:
To use your MD400/MD400g with 10.5.8, please
download and install this patch after you installed the launch2net - Sony
Ericsson Edition
10.6. Snow Leopard: beta version now available
If you are using Mac OS X 10.6, please use this beta
version of launch2net - Sony Ericsson Edition:
click here to download launch2net beta for Mac OS X 10.6
Hi Fi Centre in Vancouver
http://hificentre.com/
http://www.dovado.com/
Cool Dovado routers from Europe that support new HSPA modems (It's all about
wireless)
Broadband Routers that support HSPA 7.2 and 21.1 Modems.
modem support
http://www.dovado.com/umrmodems.html
routers
http://www.dovado.com/routers.html
New Flexible OLED Displays...
This is definitely the Future...
Sony Walkman Central
http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/wm-d6c
Portifile Walkman Page
Cool info on Portable gear
http://www.portaphile.com/Index.html
Very Cool Portable Walkmans
http://www.portaphile.com/Walkman.html
Simply Vinyl - cool 180 gram new pressings
http://www.simplyvinyl.com/index.php/about-us
Simply Vinyl is back in business as of oct 2009
A BIT ABOUT VINYL RECORDS...
From this web site. ...
http://www.soundstagedirect.com/
VINYL RECORDS
Vinyl records are able to capture the purest quality of
recorded music in true form. This is possible because
the initial recording is captured on an analog source
(usually tape) for the ultimate in High Fidelity sound,
it is then pressed onto virgin vinyl. Analog recordings
capture the bottom end (or bass) while adding sweetness
to the high end (or treble) better than any digital
recording ever could. Analog systems are still commonly
used before they are digitally transferred to CD. This
means that the sound then is altered in the transfer
process when CD's are produced. The word fidelity means
accuracy and faithfulness. High Fidelity sound is
faithful to the original sound made by the artist,
capturing maximum accuracy of what was intended for the
listener to hear. Vinyl records capture those sounds for
the ultimate High Fidelity listening experience!
180/200 GRAM Vinyl LP
These vinyl records are produced with 180 or 200 grams
of high definition premium grade virgin vinyl. This is a
higher quality audiophile pressing than the typical
vinyl record of 100-120 grams. These limited edition
LP's are manufactured with the hi-fi enthusiast in mind.
A 180 or 200 gram LP is sometimes also referred to as an
audiophile pressing, there is a higher bass response and
an even warmer High Fidelity sound. 180 or 200 grams
LP's are typically manufactured in limited amounts and
are considered collectables, commanding a higher price.
VINYL REISSUES
Typically, a vinyl reissue is a repressing of an
original LP, usually extracted from the recording's
master-tapes. In some cases, reissues are re-mastered to
lower surface noise and improve overall sonics. Reissues
help preserve the music of an original recording,
especially when original LPs become unavailable or can
no longer be found. Reissues can be pressed on a variety
of thickness from 150 gram to 200 gram and offer a great
opportunity for records collectors to own many classic
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A place to get your GSM USB modem unlocked for a great price.
www.dc-unlocker.com
Windows 7 - Things you need to know...BEFORE upgrading...
http://www.retrevo.com/my/5875/article/10262175?cmpid=Email
Microsoft Direct Access - Very cool new technology
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd420463.aspx
Log me in ignition for iPhone
https://secure.logmein.com/products/ignition/iphone/
View Video
https://secure.logmein.com/welcome/iphone/?WT.mc_id=5816
Cool Sony Portable Walkmans.
E.g. My Sony WM-EX1HG 15th anniversary cassette player
http://www.hiroai.com/cpjswalkman.htm
Technics SL-1000 MKII -
Wow What a turntable
http://www.soundfountain.com/amb/sp10page.html
Cool vintage Sony Stuff...
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/radio-piffret/Materiels_SONY.htm
This is a very cool site
HEAD-FI (headphone hi-fi discussions etc.)
http://www.head-fi.org/
NEXT - THE DEAL OF THE DAY !!!!
Today’s update, The Quest for Quality Sound using Portable Gear,
Oh
ya, it’s ALL about the sound.
So the
latest part of my quest is testing portable CD players. There is a cult of
people out there going goo goo gaa gaa for these 15 to 20 year old little magic wonders. So I
thought hey, for $1.99 to $7.99 a player at value village etc, I can try to get
in on this too. And I thought Vintage Audio meant that we are only talking home
stereo equipment. Time to update my thinking, portable gear is on the list too.
:-). Check out the HEAD-FI website listed above. VERY COOL stuff.
Wow, what a
journey. The world of portable CD players is a really magic place.
Have a
read of this article….
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f16/personal-cd-players-daps-through-ages-review-updated-04-17-2006-a-36819/
FROM THIS
ARTICLE...
My favourite Discman of this collection without doubt is the Philips AZ6832,
its ability to be smooth one moment, and aggressive the next is highly
impressive, and more akin to a full sized player ~ although I will admit that
this might not be to everyone’s taste.
Wow, Lucky
me, I won the used CD player lottery and picked up a Magnavox / Philips AZ6832 for $1.99 this afternoon (Nov 9,
2009) at Value Village on King George HWY in Surrey B.C. YOU HAVE TO HEAR TH IS
PLAYER... It's truly amazing. Dual 1 bit DAC’s and rich luscious
smooth, not the clinical sound of many other players. Steely Dan has never
sounded better. This unit may not look that great but boy do I get it now about
what early 90's portable CD players can do… Truly AMAZING SOUND on MY SENHEISER
PX100 Headphones. You can’t help but tap your foot… LOL Yuppers digital music can
sound pretty darn good. (A Good MFSL LP still sounds better but what are going to do
if you want to drive somewhere, better break out the portable CD player... )
So what have I learned, well it’s all about those
little magic chips called DAC’s and their headphone amps. (Digital to Analogue Converters)
Who cares
that the batteries only last 3 hours. The sound quality is truly AMAZING....
Maybe that's why the batteries only last a few hours. Turn up the bias on the
transistors and run
those internal op amps a little warmer...to get better sound.
While it says Magnavox it's really a Philips. (I guess it's all
about brands LOL)
It still says AZ6832 not sure what the /17 is all
about though...
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f16/personal-cd-players-daps-through-ages-review-updated-04-17-2006-a-36819/
From the
Above Listed Article...
Epilogue
My favorite Discman of this collection without doubt is the Philips AZ6832,
its ability to be smooth one moment, and aggressive the next is highly
impressive, and more akin to a full sized player ~ although I will admit that
this might not be to everyone’s taste. If you prefer things slightly smoother,
then there is the D311, it has a very natural sound that seems to compliment the
Eggos perfectly, ‘hand and glove’ is a phrase that springs to mind right now…
The biggest disappointment of all was the D-EJ1000, for a top of the range
player, it is very lacking in the audio department, even if it is by far and
away the most portable unit.
Check out the HIFIMAN...
REAL Portable HIFI...
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f87/updated-hifiman-hm-801-portable-music-player-preorder-424053/
Cool Tube Headphone Amps etc.
http://www.head-direct.com/
http://head-direct.com/products.php?m=16#
Some cool Minidisc links (current gear) from Nigel in Australia
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-15696-Three+New+Panasonic+D-Dock+Compact+Hi-Fi.html
http://hifi-ring.com/2008/03/20/panasonic_d-dock_sc-pm670sd_sc-pm870sd.html
http://hifi-ring.com/2007/12/10/kenwood_new_clk-7i-s_clk-5i-s_w_slim_stereo_systems.html
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-17189-Onkyo%E2%80%99s+latest+compact+Hi-Fi%2C+the+FR-N9FX.html
http://www.techdigest.tv/2008/12/rip_record_and.html
http://hifi-ring.com/2008/06/11/victor_jvc_ux-gm77_micro_component_system.html
http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/audio_w/home/ux-gm77/index.html
Get your Rio Karma Repaired here...
(Yes I have one of these in my collection)
http://firehouse7777.weebly.com/
Apple’s App Store Hits Six Digits; How Many Apps Do You Need?
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/11/appstore/
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaking at a press
conference in Tokyo earlier this month.
How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/microsoft.windows.mobile/index.html
Backup Pal Backs Up Cellphone Numbers
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/11/backup-pal-backs-up-cellphone-numbers/
http://www.solutions.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&itemID=15111
iTablet Gains OLED Display, Delayed Until End of 2010
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/11/itablet-gains-oled-display-delayed-until-end-of-2010/
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20091118PB201.html
Now 19, 2009
My take on this. Apple didn't do so well in the past with the Apple Newton.
This however will be a success as I belive we will all be reading content from a
device like this in the future. Why well because it makes sense. Think itunes
store but now think text instead of music. It's time to move on to a new format
for books and I am convinced Apple has decided to be a leader in changing the
way we read books, just like they changed the way we deal with music. Stay tuned
should be interesting to watch.
Motorola Achieved Cable Box Etc Products
http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp?supportSection=HomeEntertainment
http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp?supportSection=blank
Sony PS-F5 Portable Turntable
http://ps-f5.com/about-the-sony-ps-f5-portable-turntable
Sony Products over the years. Cool stuff...
XRCD
Technology to make CD's sound better.
http://www.elusivedisc.com/xrcdinfo.asp
An interesting story about cassettes.
I am sold. No compression and the smooth sound of Analogue..
http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/frary/sony_wm_ex7_review.htm
Impulse Smartwatch for Blackberry
Email, BBMs, and Incoming Calls, All on
Your Wrist
Very cool...
http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/10/26/impulse-smartwatch-for-blackberry/
Sony Walkman Japanese Site
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~an4t-tkns/taro/walkman/walkman.htm
Use Google Translate to view
Sony Parts In Canada
Sony DD DC2 DDII DD2 Part that makes ticking sound problem
https://servicesplus.us.sony.biz/PartsPlusResults.aspx?stype=parts
SONY DD ticking sound problem part number is X-3578-142-0.
I guess this gear commonly gets a
crack in it. Stay tuned for detail s on how I fixed this problem. Might surprise
you what I have come up with....
Walkman Central info on the Walkman DD problem
http://www.walkmancentral.com/faq
Additional Sony Walkman parts
Some great sites for walkman info and forums
http://www.head-fi.org/
http://stereo2go.com/eve
http://www.walkmancentral.com/
Sony History Information - TPS-L2 etc.
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/199907/99-059/
http://www.sony.jp/mail/mysony/feature/20090702/
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sony.jp%2Fmail%2Fmysony%2Ffeature%2F20090702%2F
Music's lost decade: Sales cut in half
http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/02/news/companies/napster_music_industry/index.htm?hpt=T2
America's BIGGEST rip-offs.
It's not how much money you make it's how much you keep.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/news/1001/gallery.americas_biggest_ripoffs/index.html
RIM's smart-phone advantage
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/rims-smart-phone-advantage/article1453899/
DAVE Wireless to launch as Mobilicity
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/dave-wireless-to-launch-as-mobilicity/article1453342/
Gramophone Archive
http://www.gramophone.net/Page/View/292/Elisabeth%20S%C3%B6derstr%C3%B6m%20%281927-2009%29%20remembered
OLD Sony WM-10 Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO8FDPtN_8M&NR=1
Sony WM-10 in a cassette case commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C84eoM7n7Ws
Sony Web site History of Walkman's
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/History/sonyhistory-e.html
History of Sony 101
http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/walkman/history.html
Vintage Walkman Database
http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/walkman/walkman-db.html
IPHONE for Business
http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/
3D BLU-RAY INFO - PLAYERS & PS3, HDMI 1.4
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10450795-1.html?tag=nl.e702
http://www.retrevo.com/my/5875/article/19681214?cmpid=Email
http://www.retrevo.com/my/5875/article/19681214?cmpid=Email
HDMI 1.4 INFO SPECS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI
Cool Audio Place in Kelowna BC
http://hammertoneaudio.com/
SONY WALKMAN CASSETTE BELT REPLACEMENT INFORMATION...
Replacement BELT etc for cassette Decks
http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/cassette.htm
How to measure Belt Size for your Cassette Deck
http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/beltmeas.htm
More on determining the
thickness of square belts:
Our SBX series of belts (.090") are just a bit thicker than a U.S. Half Dollar
(.085")
Our SBL series of belts (.075"-.079") are the thickness of a U.S. Nickel (.077")
Our SBM series of belts (.065") are the thickness of a U.S. Quarter (.066")
Our SBS series of belts (.046") are just a bit thinner than the thickness of a
U.S. Dime (.051")
Our SBO series of belts (.039") are just a bit thicker than the thickness of a
credit card (.033")
VERY COOL TURNTABLES
http://www.aca.gr/turntable_c.htm
MAY 7 2010
SIP CLIENT FOR IPHONE - VERY COOL
NOW YOU MAKE
FREE
PHONE CALLS ON YOUR IPHONE
http://www.vnet-corp.com/iSip.htm
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isip-formerly-sipphone/id298202722?mt=8
This is a cool visual on 10X Zoom of our Galaxy down to Quarks...
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
Cool Tube mods to your CD player,
Get the warm tube sound from a digital source
http://pw2.netcom.com/~wa2ise/radios/tubedac.htm
List of DAC's in Various CD players... Interesting...
http://www.bike-run-walk.com/Adnim/Dac-List.asp
P-Mount or P4A phono Cartridges
http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=T4P
Moving coil P4A (P-Mount) cartridge - only one I know of..
http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LG&Product_Code=ORX1MCP
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