Rich--
Oh, surround. Compare playing stereo audio through your laptop
speaker jack and then through your RME interface-- that's extreme,
but it'll give you and idea of the audible difference. I paid ~$300
each for DVD decks (Sony NC650V) with analog 5.1 outputs which sound
passable- nothing to go wild about. I tried 3 receivers in the
$600-$1000 range and found that 3- $200 stereo reference monitor amps
taking DVD analog sounded fuller and matched my mixing set-up better.
One receiver I tried would not allow cinema surround processing to be
shut off, which was rather depressing. Home Video Surround is rife
with conveniences that can make, non processed, 5.1 audio playback a
challenge. I'm not sure who makes DVD decks with 5.1 analog outs
these days. Result: I drag my audio card around when ever I possibly
can. Rob D.
At 6:50 PM +0000 3/10/06, Rich Peet wrote:
>This will not be like my listening room. The best I figure to achieve
>is about 30 db of sound headroom as there will usually be people
>present. Do you think the quality of the d/a matters in a fairly high
>noise and reverberant room area? About 50' by 25' 8 channels (aka two
>5.1 playback machines).
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>Rich
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>> I've run better Sony models continuously for 3-4 weeks at a stretch
>> with no noticeable change in performance/heat build-up. Looks like
>> there's hardly any mass involved-- maybe little demand on motors,
>> laser mechanism. If you can get by with the coax output for sound
>> playback, these units not very expensive if replacement become
>> necessary. I'm not aware of any tests of d-a quality in DVD player
>> analog outputs but I'd guess you might want to avoid using these
>> outputs in cheaper DVD players and spend the money on a good
>> receiver/amp for the coax signal. I've come across some obviously
>> compromised analog playback from the analog outputs of DV tape and
>> DVD decks. Rob D.
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>> At 4:01 PM +0000 3/10/06, Rich Peet wrote:
>> >Planning a Natural Sound Installation.
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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