Posts by has7738

What exactly do you need to do when you want to process audio?

I use iTunes, Apple Lossless or 320K AAC. Playback is via Apple TV (HDMI to AVR) or AirportXpress (analog) or 96KHz DAC. I keep all my original CDs in a binder to take as little space as possible. I still by CDs, though. A lightly...

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Quote:Originally Posted by Roger Dressler Unfortunately, not always true. On occasion the DTS track has been "remastered for home use", or words to that effect, whatever that means, but the Dolby track has not. That happened in the...

Quote:Originally Posted by BIslander Two companies, two lossless formats. When decoded, the same soundtrack compressed using TrueHD or dts-MA will produce identical PCM.Unfortunately, not always true. On occasion the DTS track has...

Quote:Originally Posted by MarkHotchkiss Hi Kain, Prior to the platter system that Gizmologist described, multiple projectors were used. Each projector would hold 6000 feet of film, which would play for 1 hour and 6 minutes. Then a...

The momentary switching of sound quality can happen at reel changes (every 2000 ft or so), but can also happen mid-reel, unrelated to reel changes. There are 4 optical sound tracks on 35mm release prints. The standard stereo optical...

Quote:Originally Posted by cel4145 Even though this is an about About.com publication (doesn't speak for it's credibility), there you go. At 128kbs, AAC scores a 4.8, mp3 a 4.7. Those numbers are indistinguishable, given that the...

Quote:Originally Posted by nthydro Thank you sir for your help. I guess you're right, I could probably limit the sources to the bare essentials. I know a 4x2 matrix is a lot cheaper than a 8x4. My only concern is I still have to...

Try this one: http://www.amazon.com/Terk-Indoor-AM-Antenna-ADVANTAGE/dp/B000069EUW The basic design isn't new, been around for years, and it does work well. Don't forget AM antennas are directional, the need to be perpendicular to the...