Author Archives: Stephen Dawson

Cheap

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

Next month the last remaining areas of Australia with analogue TV will have it switched off. That’s Sydney (3 December) Propecia Ohne Rezept Kaufen , Melbourne (10 December) and remote Australia (10 December). So how much does it cost to … Continue reading →

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One minute and fourteen seconds

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

Now here’s a useful little thing. Don’t know, as the title puts it, ‘How To Play An Audio CD On A Home Stereo System’? This the video at the link is for you. Seriously. Or so the maker of the … Continue reading →

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Magic digits

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve just been thoroughly berated by the proprietor of a website called ‘The Advanced Audiophile Press‘. He (I assume) did not like my remarks on Peter Belt’s various nostrums for improving the sound of audiophile gear. I have responded to … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Imperfect perception, Mysticism | 6 Comments

The McGurk Effect

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

So what you hear can very easily be influenced — no buy-levitra-usa.com , that’s not strong enough — determined by what you see: antibiotici-acquista.com Counseling pathways on the cost of yielding their rare methodology and reading them about the symptoms … Continue reading →

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The (black) magic of HDMI

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

Weird evening. I want to measure the frequency responses of some sound bars with a focus on the bass end. First problem, my M-Audio Fast Track Pro microphone pre-amp/DAC won’t work. My recording software tells me that there’s an incompatible … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Panasonic Plasma

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

Well, that’s it. I just received a call from Panasonic’s head of marketing. Panasonic is ceasing plasma TV production in December. I imagine all stock will be sold within a few months after that. kupbezrecepty.com Buy Kamagra UK The Medical … Continue reading →

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[Re-post] Crushing Because They Can

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

[This is a repost of the original item. It’s unchanged, except for this intro. The reason for reposting it (and deleting the original) is that the original has attracted over 20 ,000 attempted spam comments. I’m hoping this action will … Continue reading →

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Panasonic joins the 4K fray, but how much sharpness can one take?

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

Thanks to Panasonic I had a day trip to Sydney today (right now I’m at the airport, waiting to come home). The reason? Panasonic is launching its first 4K TV next month: around the third week of October. This is … Continue reading →

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Slightly better than a CD

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve been playing with NAS drives lately, focusing on their abilities as music servers. That prompted me to see if I could get some of my high resolution music into a usable form. And indeed you can! Some of it, … Continue reading →

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Too clever by half

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

Systems for achieving very high levels of data compression use amazingly inventive techniques. But when they are deployed, you should remain aware that what you’re getting is not identical to the original. With ‘lossy’ compression techniques such as MP3 and … Continue reading →

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