Recent content by tmtomh

This is such an annoying, but typical, example of the problems with internet discussion. @Koeitje was responding to folks like @Sal1950 who was asking if the films were well-known - the idea being that if they were super-niche "art house" films, then they wouldn't necessarily count as the kind...

Yes, not a great film by any stretch, but I understand that's not exactly what you're asking - and I agree with what you say here. It's very entertaining, a rollicking good time, and IMHO qualifies as a very good sci-fi/post-apocalyptic adventure movie that avoids the worst Michael Bay-type...

I disagree that LLMs work well for the purposes of a forum like this one. Like most of us, I end up using LLMs all the time, because now whenever I do a Google search, the first thing I see at the top of the results page is a Google AI summary of the responses to my query. And these summaries...

I think this is the answer: maybe audible as-is, possibly audible with a sparse musical signal (like a single note played by a single instrument or something), unlikely with an average musical signal. However, I also think @MCH 's point might be the more decisive one: what would be the...

This raises a very good point: so many critical comments of modern films and TV shows are based on the claim that everything is so dumbed-down now - and yet those critical comments are themselves often great examples of critiques that would not be taken seriously in a media-literate discussion...

Okay, but that’s a different issue.

I’m sure this setup sounded great, relatively speaking, since most PAs at the time were dreadful. They didn’t use subwoofers back then either, which is one reason bands like The Who and Led Zeppelin played so loud - they tried to get the impact by just turning it up!

You’re not crazy. In terms of sound quality and practical data integrity, the digital output of the TV’s optical jack is essentially identical to its HDMI output (and any other digital output it might have).

Because it's not necessarily true, that's why not. It's not a difficult concept to grasp. You can say you're not responding to folks' comments, but you are. And you can claim folks disagreeing with you is a "violent" response, but it's not. You're not persuading anyone, because your claims are...

No problem! For the models where Genelec has an A and a B version, the B version is redesigned and usually measures better. In the case of the 8351, the B version has more powerful amps for each driver, a larger tweeter in a new-gen coaxial driver, and other changes.

You have no support for that blanket assertion. Different devices with built-in volume controls will have different levels of noise at different levels of output - yes, absolutely. But as you yourself say, we need to look at measurements. A given DAC's noise level at a given output...

Folks, re-read @abboberg's comment. He's not saying Genelec will charge $10k to repaint the used 8351s - he writes that he is thinking of getting the used ones for $2k "and getting them repainted." Then in the next sentence he writes, "otherwise, Genelec will paint them in an RAL color for about...

Yes! Or even just have the tube permanently bypassed and used as a decoration. That way they could eliminate some complexity and circuitry and therefore lower the price a bit.

Fair enough. A loud turn-on or turn-off noise would bother me too.

I agree strongly with the majority of the comments so far - I've been a fan of linear trackers since I got my first turntable in 1981 when I was 12. It was the Technics SL-5 that's been mentioned and discussed above. It was always rock-solid and a pleasure to use - and as the budget Technics...