Wmcmanus Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Posted April 24, 2014 He's either completely brilliant or completely off his rocker... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H47jI6xanA
jpelg Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 ^I'm sure that having that in 24/192 FLAC (or whatever PONO format is) will make all the difference during playback... 2
Hopstretch Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 This was news to me. http://www.ayre.com/news.htm
Dusty Chalk Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 News to me as well. I like what little I've heard of Ayre. Fuck, now I wish I got one.
acidbasement Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 Fuck, now I wish I got one. When they release version 2, there will probably be plenty of chances to buy used ones.
Dusty Chalk Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 I'm sure there will be plenty of chances to buy one even before then.
acidbasement Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) Yes, but I'm what you call very cheap, which makes current-generation things less likely to make it into my shopping basket. I don't know why you guys keep me around. Edited April 24, 2014 by acidbasement
Dusty Chalk Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 I'm not sure why they keep me around, neither.
Dusty Chalk Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 He's either completely brilliant or completely off his rocker... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H47jI6xanA He always writes such happy little ditties. (whistles)
Wmcmanus Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Posted April 25, 2014 He always writes such happy little ditties. (whistles) I hear you, man. "Out of the blue and into the black. Once you're gone you can't come back..." According to this article, Needle of Death is actually a cover (as are all of the other tracks on... gulp... did he actually cut an entire album of one-take covers? and is he actually now going to release an "audiophile" version of it?) http://www.stereogum.com/1677874/watch-neil-young-cover-bert-janschs-needle-of-death-in-jack-whites-voice-o-graph-booth/video/ If nothing else, you have to give him a nod for his creativity and authenticity. He's become more than a little nuts as he's aged, however (IMO, of course).
roadtonowhere08 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 I'm not sure why they keep me around, neither. Because you rocked the shit out of that ostrich avatar way back in the day before that prick Patrick82 bastardized it. 1
Dusty Chalk Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 Whoa, throwback Thursday, indeed! Hey, remember when people thought it was a platypus?
postjack Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 Meanwhile ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/14/high_fidelity_pure_audio_launch_event_elton_john_goodbye_yellow_brick_road/ I've bought a few Blu Ray Pure Audio discs, all classical at this point. They do sound great, but I'm mostly running them through my Audyssey'd HT rig which downsamples to 24/48. I've switched back and forth between the full resolution version (analog outs from oppo bdp-95) and the Audyssey'd version (hdmi out to my humble denon AVR-2112CI receiver) and I like the Audssey'd version better. Bottom line is, just like any "new" format, its the mixing/mastering that counts more than the hi-rezness, IMO. This whole room correction thing has been a real revelation to me. I'd never been able to get my HT to produce audiophile quality sound, particularly because the subwoofer was so out of control. Audyssey gets that in check. Its not completely monodirectional, but its surprisingly how little I'm thinking "the bass is coming from there". Usually it feels like its right in front of me. And the phantom center is perfect. Way off topic I know. I just like Audyssey and wanted to share. 1
roadtonowhere08 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 Whoa, throwback Thursday, indeed! Hey, remember when people thought it was a platypus? I don't remember that. I remember having a chuckle every time I saw it though.
blessingx Posted May 4, 2014 Report Posted May 4, 2014 Not sure where this should go so sticking it here. We Pieced Together Steve Jobs’ Long-Lost Stereo System (photo slideshow) http://ow.ly/3k0EGo
HiWire Posted May 5, 2014 Report Posted May 5, 2014 I thought it was an interesting list. Too bad nobody can ask Steve how he chose his equipment (e.g., bought everything from one store or based on recommendations, magazine reviews at the time, etc.).
guzziguy Posted May 5, 2014 Report Posted May 5, 2014 What I want to know, is Norman Pass Nelson Pass' evil twin?
Leonardo Drummond Posted June 1, 2014 Report Posted June 1, 2014 http://www.cnet.com/news/will-the-400-pono-music-player-sound-like-a-27500-stereo-preamplifier/ WTF?? "No doubt about it, the Ayre Acoustics KX-R Twenty preamplifier's sound quality is truly revelatory. I should hope so, since it sells for $27,500, but here's the truly shocking part: Ayre's owner -- and the preamp's designer -- Charles Hansen, thinks the upcoming Pono Music Player will deliver "80 or 90 percent" of the KX-R Twenty's sound"
Leonardo Drummond Posted June 2, 2014 Report Posted June 2, 2014 I was just surprised that apparently the man himself said that. Why on earth would he say something like this? It's a weird market...
Wmcmanus Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) I was just surprised that apparently the man himself said that. Why on earth would he say something like this? It's a weird market... Because nobody is buying his expensive shit, yet thousands of people are poised to buy the much cheaper shit that he'll get a slice of? Maybe? Especially with his ringing endorsement. Edited June 2, 2014 by Wmcmanus
Leonardo Drummond Posted June 2, 2014 Report Posted June 2, 2014 Because nobody is buying his expensive shit, yet thousands of people are poised to buy the much cheaper shit that he'll get a slice of? Maybe? Especially with his ringing endorsement. Still seems like a huge shot in the foot for me!
roadtonowhere08 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Posted June 2, 2014 Money in the wallet is money in the wallet. Most people in the audio business care not how it gets there.
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