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  2. Neil Young claims he was working on an audiophile iPod with Steve Jobs

    in Portable Audio

    Posted

    My work has kept me pretty busy since before Christmas but it's calmed down a bit over the last week so I've been trying to catch up on some reading. I just watched that Neil Young video and noticed that there's a new version that's over 30 min. long as opposed to 10, I haven't watched it yet but figured others might be interested to see what I'm guessing is the full interview. http://allthingsd.co...27-6071B2765CEB

    That's the 10 minutes one.

  3. The Headcase Stax thread

    in Headphones

    Posted

    Hey everyone,

    Even with all the rave about the 009, the R10s seem more attractive to me because of their rarity, and I know that if I don't like them, I can probably just sell it at no loss and get a 009.

    You can't if the driver fails the next day.

  8. Its all about marketing

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    It's not really even that surprising. People go into the metro stations because they're on their way somewhere. Even if you happened on the same people who were going to pay $100 per ticket to see him, it's still not a $100 performance, because it's in a metro station.

    Thats a valid point and I though the same, but do it on any street and I think the result its the same.

  10. Its all about marketing

    in Off Topic

    Posted · Edited by Spychedelic Whale

    This is old news but I never heard of it until some one posted this on fastbook.

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    A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

    Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

    A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.

    A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

    The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.

    Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

    In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

    No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the top musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written,with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

    Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.

    This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station

    was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty?

    Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

    One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

    http://www.washingto...7040401721.html

    I believe if they did the same with some rockstar and throw a show on the street without any markting the same will happen.

    If its free ain't worth it.

  12. The Business of Headphones

    in Headphones

    Posted

    But for some audiophiles, one set of headphones isn’t enough. Ronald Shmyr, a U.S.-based banker and a self-professed audiophile, owns several different pairs.(..) The newest addition to his collection is his favorite — the Bluetooth wireless Beats by Dr. Dre ($279.95, www. Beatsbydre.com). “They have great sound and great ease of use as I love not having wires,” Mr. Shmyr said. “They also have a rechargeable battery, and although the bass is a bit too much for my taste, the handy wireless feature is overwhelmingly worth it and makes up for that. They are amazing,” he says of the D.J.-promoted brand, adding that they may be the last set he buys — for a while anyway.

    There must be better wireless options for this audiophile bankers no?

  19. Neil Young claims he was working on an audiophile iPod with Steve Jobs

    in Portable Audio

    Posted · Edited by Spychedelic Whale

    I don't see it as an either/or proposition. I think the availability of a relatively affordable portable device from a company like Apple that could handle larger files more effectively and pushed sound quality as it's core marketing message would be a good thing. It would at least encourage a reawakening among music industry professionals to the issues that are important to all of us in terms of how recordings are captured/mastered to begin with. As it is, the creative process is often terribly compromised (with much musical goodness left on the table) for sake of making recordings that will sound "good" on the radio and/or iPods (and like devices). To the extent that a company like Apple might be willing to stand up and make some noise about sound quality issues (pun intended), others would take notice and support those efforts on both ends (better captured source material, and devices that better support such recordings). Just don't think it will happen.

    You are right but unfortunately like you I don't see that happening.

  23. The Headcase Stax thread

    in Headphones

    Posted

    I was searching for used O2s and I came into a stereophile article where Michael Framer states this

    On the other hand, even as earpieces firing into tiny canals, their dynamics were somewhat limited compared to the best moving-coil headphones, such as AKG 701s

    As I kept reading I was telling myself mm ok,probably gonna say something like hd800 but no.. K701. How bizarre..

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