April 24, 201412 yr Author He's either completely brilliant or completely off his rocker... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H47jI6xanA
April 24, 201412 yr ^I'm sure that having that in 24/192 FLAC (or whatever PONO format is) will make all the difference during playback...
April 24, 201412 yr News to me as well. I like what little I've heard of Ayre. Fuck, now I wish I got one.
April 24, 201412 yr Fuck, now I wish I got one. When they release version 2, there will probably be plenty of chances to buy used ones.
April 24, 201412 yr 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, 201412 yr by acidbasement
April 24, 201412 yr 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)
April 25, 201412 yr Author 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).
April 25, 201412 yr 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.
April 25, 201412 yr Whoa, throwback Thursday, indeed! Hey, remember when people thought it was a platypus?
April 25, 201412 yr 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.
April 25, 201412 yr 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.
May 4, 201412 yr 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
May 5, 201412 yr 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.).
June 1, 201412 yr 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"
June 2, 201412 yr 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...
June 2, 201412 yr Author 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, 201412 yr by Wmcmanus
June 2, 201412 yr 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!
June 2, 201412 yr 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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