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Post by John on Sept 11, 2014 18:43:35 GMT
Looking into a crystal ball what do you think the future will hold for HIFI in the next 5 to 10 years.
I think small mobile devices will become more HIFI friendly.
I could see direct digital become more poplar. It something I certainly want to try out in my system as would make it less complicated. No idea if it will improve things, but a itch I will need to scratch at some point
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Post by MartinT on Sept 12, 2014 6:02:26 GMT
I certainly hope that small device and earphone sound quality will improve, together with better encoding schemes or generally higher bitrates now that bandwidth and storage are not so costly.
I would so love studio engineers to stop with the loudness wars and master for sound quality again (a few excellent engineers excepted).
A wider understanding of the effects of power and supports would help us all set up our systems more optimally.
By 'direct digital' do you means DSD, John? If so, I agree.
The uprating of poor digital broadcast services such as DAB.
Reasonable pricing across the board so that piracy is suppressed and the performers/bands/orchestras get their fair share.
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Post by John on Sept 12, 2014 6:11:52 GMT
I think DSD is a bit of mixed bag It certainly has a lot of potential but still so few recordings are done this way. I not really heard DSD in its full glory for me its about the amount of music I want to get that will determine if I go down the DSD route. What I mean is Direct digital amplification like the Katos and some of the NAD amps I think if you not using a TT it certainly worth trying out. Less going on the audio chain might mean less chance for jitter to increase I do see PC audio improving more Its moved on a lot in the last few years and as people better understand the issues I expect to see big increases in performance
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Post by John on Sept 12, 2014 6:19:02 GMT
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Post by Stratmangler on Sept 12, 2014 7:02:10 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Sept 12, 2014 19:15:27 GMT
What I mean is Direct digital amplification like the Katos and some of the NAD amps Ah ok, thanks.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Sept 12, 2014 19:53:49 GMT
Martin, I don't think loudness wars are down to the engineers at all. They are mostly paid employees after all?
They're just doing what they are told methinks!
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Post by Stratmangler on Sept 12, 2014 21:24:54 GMT
Martin, I don't think loudness wars are down to the engineers at all. They are mostly paid employees after all? They're just doing what they are told methinks! You are quite right Sir! The engineers do what the client requires, and if the client wants everything louder than everything else then that's what gets done.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 12, 2014 22:51:09 GMT
Hmmmm, I'm not convinced. They should take more pride in their work... ...and shoot the middlemen who are asking them to do it
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Post by Stratmangler on Sept 13, 2014 6:51:01 GMT
...and shoot the middlemen who are asking them to do it In the USA they might even get away with it by claiming it was a public service
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 13, 2014 9:55:12 GMT
I think there are some doing what they are told and others doing the telling
Kokomo were a fabulous band I saw live many times and loved them (white soul)
One telling session at Martin T's place I brought the Kokomo album along to hear in all it's splendour. It is the most wonderful album
Couldn't bear to listen to it
Chris Thomas - Producer and he spoke of Kokomo on the BBC series of The Producers being difficult If I was him I'd be ashamed of letting that go out as the rubbish it is
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Post by Slinger on Sept 13, 2014 13:34:04 GMT
<humour>I think the immediate future might involve wireless technology being improved to the degree that it can replace arguments about interconnects and instead allow us bullsh*t about whether room ionizers improve the quality of wireless signals, and if replacing power lead on your ionizer can make the anions it produces smoother or more transparent.</humour>
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Post by MartinT on Sept 13, 2014 13:52:46 GMT
Indeed. Argos ioniser £20, audiophile ioniser £ HOW MUCH!!!
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