it would be nice if somebody put together - created a recipe - with readily available components which will do one thing only. play four channel Bformat files through an eight output sound card. just enough controls to set up the speakers and select files to be played. it would be nice if it cost very little (the hardware should not be more than 200 usd) umashankar
i have published my poems. read (or buy) at http://stores.lulu.com/umashankar > From: mgra...@mstvp.com > To: sursound@music.vt.edu > Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:05:16 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Sursound] Minim AD7 for sale > > On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:57:53 +0200, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > > >On 04/29/2011 02:30 PM, Michael Graves wrote: > >> On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:28:06 +0300, Eero Aro wrote: > >> > >>> Hi All > >>> > >>> A Minim AD7 Ambisonic decoder seems to be for sale on a > >>> Finnish discussion forum: > >>> > >>> http://www.hifiharrastajat.org/forum/index.php?topic=1037823.0 > >>> > >>> I don't know the person selling the decoder. > >>> > >>> Eero > >> > >> Could any one comment on the utility of this device? That is, if I'm > >> starting from scratch to build a small residential ambi playback > >> environment would I want it? or should I go another route? > > > >i'd say unless you are very traditional in what goes into your hifi > >stack, get a small, quiet computer with a good soundcard and do your > >decoding in software. much more future-proof, cheaper, and more > >flexible. unless you have stacks of UHJ-encoded LPs or CDs, where a > >dedicated old-school hardware box might actually realize its potential > >for userfriendliness. > > Many thanks for the comments. This is as I expected. I struggle my own > desire for small appliance-like devices over the compexity of > computers. Yet, around my home there are a dozen computers. I like > single board computers for thngs like routers, because of their low > power, low noise, low maintainance requirements. I suppose a media PC > could be assembled in a similar fashion. > > Michael > -- > Michael Graves > mgraves<at>mstvp.com > http://www.mgraves.org > o713-861-4005 > c713-201-1262 > sip:mgra...@mstvp.onsip.com > skype mjgraves > Twitter mjgraves > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110430/95cf90e0/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
