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Yes, there was ...(Surveying The Soundscape)
... another International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. And, yes, it was once again the largest and most successful CES ever. The vaunted successes are mostly statistical and you can check out www.cesweb.org. I miss the Chicago show years when the Windy City wrapped the CES in urbanity and natural vitality rather than in vulgarisms and synthetic delight.
But the topic at hand should be the content of the show and not its statistics and surroundings. So let's get to it, starting with the "Everything old is new again" contingent.
Altec Lansing is returning the models 305 S ($900 pr), 508 S ($1100 pr), and 510 S ($1600 pr) to its ...
- Goin' to a show-show. (Surveying The Soundscape).
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound June 1, 2003 700+ words
...players that could play CD-R and CD-RW discs (no longer an issue). Another time it was to find a phono stage with a stereo-mono switch (still an issue). My quest for 2003 was to uncover ways to listen to music files stored on a computer...
- Sunfire Classic Vacuum Tube Control Center.($1,499)(Evaluation)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Cierniak, Joseph M. August 1, 1999 700+ words
...425/335-4748 Price: $1,499 plus $350 for optional phono stage Source: Manufacturer loan Reviewer: Joseph M. Cierniak...review unit include the reasonably priced ($350) optional phono stage. Not having any analog front end for several years (since...
- Linking continental.(Forum)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Stanislawski, Joerg April 1, 2004 700+ words
...they report about the better parts that are thrown in their components. Please do a double blind test with the Company B phono stage and the same product by Vincent of China. On the website of enjoythemusic.com was a news report on the new SACD player...
- Balanced Audio Technology VK-3: Preamplifier. (Equipment).
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound December 1, 2002 700+ words
...not that a high sticker price indicates quality, but ...). In addition, the BAT VK-3i's remote control and its phono stage are options-so an audiophile can save a grand if these options are not needed, making the $2,995 fully loaded model...
- Grado PH-1 phono preamp.(T$S)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Frane, James T. April 1, 2006 700+ words
...of first stage headroom and second stage noise, due to the 40 dB high frequency insertion-loss of the passive network. Phono stage gain is frequency dependent with the result of too little feedback at low end and too much at high end. Both extremes are...
- Analog Addenda.(comparing old and new record/playback technologies)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Lyle, Tom April 1, 1999 700+ words
JMC Acquires an Analog Front End and Visits LP Land: To use the phono stage of the Sunfire preamp (review forthcoming) meant, for starters, that I needed a turntable. I did have a turntable, two of...
- Sounding out Perreaux, BMW of amps
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Al Fasoldt September 27, 1987 700+ words
...receiver: No tone controls, no headphone jack, no stereo-mono switch, no 120-volt accessory outputs for other components, no...preamp, especially at the price. The absence of a stereo-mono switch, which is standard on most preamps, makes it impossible...
- Q+A from the DV.com Forums.
- Magazine article from: Digital Video Magazine February 1, 2004 700+ words
...adapter. First, I'm using only one stereo input on the adapter, which is playing through one side of my headphones. The "mono" switch setting, which puts the mic on both sides, sounds better since it is in both ears. Should I equate this to stereo equipment...
