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Do All MP3 Players Sound Alike?

"Recently I read a review of an mp3 player where the author purposely chose not to discuss sound quality because, in the author’s words, 'The chosen player has a great deal to do with how you access your music, but very little to do with how it sounds…' That got me thinking. Do all mp3 players sound alike? They are all digital, so it’s the same 1’s and 0’s playing the music, so how can there be a difference in sound quality? I have tested some mp3 players myself and have noticed drastic differences. I have trouble believing that mp3 players don’t influence sound quality that much. They have different components, circuitry, software and build tolerances, so how can there not be a difference?"

PulseAudio Tames the Linux Audio Zoo, Part 1

There are a lot of great sound-related applications for Linux, from basic audio drivers and sound servers to sophisticated mixers, editors, and special effects engines. Which is not much consolation for the user who just wants sound to work on her system, and these days everything old is new again--once again, getting sound to work correctly, or at all, is almost as fun as in the olden days. Only these days it's because of "progress," not because of immaturity. This is due to PulseAudio becoming the default sound server on an increasing number of Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu Hardy, Fedora 8 and up, and Mandriva 2008.1. A number of other distributions include it as an option, such as openSUSE, Debian, Arch Linux, and Gentoo. It promises superior audio functionality, but brings with it a few woes as well, and has a lot of users askin

Surround-sound technology explained

The first time I met Tomlinson Holman was in the late 1970s, when he was in the high-end audio business. He designed electronics but went on to bigger and better things when he developed THX Sound for Lucasfilm. Later, I heard his experimental 10.2 channel sound system, and I came away with a whole new appreciation of his genius. Tom Holman is Mr. Surround Sound.

Acoustic Cloak Designed

Sound shield: An acoustic cloak comprising alternating layers of sound-scattering materials should make objects invisible to sonar--and insulated from sound. In this computer-generated image, a cylinder (green circle) is coated with 200 layers of such a material, which was found to be the optimal design. Sound waves moving from left to right (their peaks and troughs are represented by red and blue lines) flow past the object and reform on the other side with no distortion.

Atari The Movie With DiCaprio

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Sound technology from Microsoft and SRS labs being adopted in more MP3 players in Greater China

Although PlayFX, the Microsoft-developed sound enhancement technology, and SRS (Sound Retrieval System) Wow, the 3D audio processing technology developed by US-based SRS Labs, were originally adopted by MP3 player makers in China and Taiwan for their high-end models, makers are now implementing the technology in their more mainstream models for release in the third quarter of 2008, according to the industry sources in Taiwan.

Do All MP3 Players Sound Alike?

http://mobilitysite.com/2008/07/do-...ers-sound-alike "Recently I read a review of an mp3 player where the author purposely chose not to discuss sound quality because, in the author’s words, 'The chosen player has a great deal to do with how you access your music, but very little to do with how it sounds…' That got me thinking.

Indianapolis Art Center Receives New Sound System

Indianapolis-based Klipsch has donated a new state-of-the-art cinema surround speaker system to the Indianapolis Art Center. The "world class" sound system has been installed in the Frank M. Basile Auditorium. It will allow the Art Center to bring more film entertainment to its traditional mix of presentations and demonstrations. The new sound system will make its debut next week when the Art Center launches a series of films that run through mid-August.

Broadway's 'Phantom of the Opera' gets digital sound enhancement

Broadway's longest running show will close down for four performances in August to install a $750,000 Digital Sound System to improve the musical's sound design technology, producer Cameron Mackintosh and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber announced Wednesday.

Sony To Sell Tiny Golf Ball-Sized Speakers Promising Big Quality Sound For Home Theaters

TOKYO (AP) -- The new speakers from Sony are as tiny as golf balls but deliver the big, robust sound of a top-notch home-theater sound system.

JVC preps Alneo players with high-quality audio...

JVC today upgraded its media players and added its new Alneo V-series to its player mix. Each of the players builds in a technology named K2 that automatically oversamples compressed audio to 24-bit, 96kHz sound and makes the most of the available sound detail; newly designed noise canceling earbuds not only adapt to block outside noise but team up with different environment settings on the player itself to optimize the sound for a given setting.

Sierra Sound Puts iPod Dock Atop Speaker

Sierra Sound’s new iN Studio 5.0 speakers are interestingly designed specifically for the iPod, with an integrated dock incorporated right atop the speaker itself.

Apple Sound select Bose for Liverpool's Hub

UK - An impressive new space has been created at the Foresight Centre at Liverpool University, dedicated to training and business support services. Key to the success of the Hub is the technology that allows it to be used as a multi-purpose space for large and small meetings, promotional events and conferences, all of which has been specified and installed by Apple Sound.

'frozen' sound art exhibition

circler 0008 (chicagodreams)’ by marius watz (high-resolution print based on sound-responsive performance system

China Buying US Directed Sound 'Weapon'

holy_calamity writes "The directed sound weapon made by US company ATC is being exported to the Chinese police, despite the public law banning sales of weapons to China. Turns out that such 'non-lethal' technologies are not covered by this law — an omission that may become more widely known if they are used to quell high-profile protests during the Olympics."

Light and sound show at museum soon

CUTTACK: Thanks to the Union Steel and Mines Ministry, the Netaji Subhash Birthplace National Museum here would soon have a light and sound show on Netaji’s childhood days. The Ministry has sanctioned an amount of Rs. 30 lakhs for the purpose and the facility would be in place within three months, informed the museum director Chandrabhanu Patel.

Move over MP3: sound progress

Do you love Billy Corgan's voice but hate the sound of Smashing Pumpkins? Do you loathe Jay-Z's rapping but love Kanye West's production? Well, Korean engineers have just the thing for you and, if they have their way, you'll never again have to listen to a James Iha guitar solo.

New MP3 offers customisable sound

Do you love Billy Corgan's voice but hate the sound of Smashing Pumpkins? Do you loathe Jay-Z's rapping but love Kanye West's production? Well, Korean engineers have just the thing for you and, if they have their way, you'll never again have to listen to a James Iha guitar solo.

Austrian tourism officials consider "Sound of Music" museum in Salzburg

SALZBURG, Austria - Austrian tourism officials are considering plans to build a "Sound of Music" museum in Salzburg devoted to the popular musical and film.

Austrian tourism officials consider "Sound of Music" museum in Salzburg

SALZBURG, Austria - Austrian tourism officials are considering plans to build a "Sound of Music" museum in Salzburg devoted to the popular musical and film.

Memory Problems Tied to Sound Processing Disorder

(HealthDay News) -- Mild memory impairment may be associated with a sound processing disorder called central auditory processing dysfunction, say U.S. researchers.

Fish may have taught us how to make a sound

Human speech skills and possibly all sound production in vertebrates could be traced back to similar abilities in fish, according to a study by US researchers.

Are OEMs Using RIAA-Based Sound Card Drivers?

An interesting new conspiracy theory has arisen today. It appears that several laptop OEMs have been having "issues" with their sound card drivers: specifically, the Stereo Mix option is missing from their drivers, which basically means you can't record audio (except from Mic In). Whoops! Is this a case of Dell and others working with the RIAA?

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