Show Notes: Episode 122
Electronics Engineer, Color Scientist, Teacher, Speaker
There are almost endless debates about tubes vs. transistors in the audio reproduction field. Most of these are based on subjective listening tests. The URL: below does a very good job of explaining why tubes and transistors sound different. My personal opinion is that when you design the circuit very carefully, they both can produce very accurate sound. However, when you over drive them, most people prefer the sound of the faults when tubes are used. In the digital age it is vital that you never over drive an A /D concerter. There is no reason to do this with digital because digital has more dynamic range than analog recording systems.
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Air Date: December 14, 2007
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Jeyson, Granby, QC
- Craig, Edmonton, AB
- Ray, Owen Sound, ON
- Dan, Siren, WI
Yewell's Jewels
- Keybreezewindows
Keybreeze is a small, command-line toolbar that’s only visible when you are using it. You can activate it by pressing a hotkey on your keyboard. Then you can type keywords to open files, folders, and websites. Keybreeze comes with over a hundred preset keywords, and you can easily make your own. You can also type commands to search the Internet, look up a word in a dictionary, check the weather, activate the screensaver, create a note, or shut down your computer. Keybreeze commands can be configured to perform more advanced options, such as automating your repetitive computer tasks, inserting custom text into a document, or changing the display settings of a window.
Sean's Shinies
- Buffalo Wi-Fi Gamers router
If you’re always struggling with connecting your gaming consoles to your WiFi network, the Buffalo Wi-Fi Gamers router may be just the thing — it plugs into your regular router, and then with a touch on the top, it can connect to the PS3, the Wii, the PSP and other AOSS-enabled consoles. It doesn’t have any other ports so you can’t connect other computers through it, and while it can be used as a regular WiFi router, regular connections will drop as soon as you engage the AOSS one-touch config. Consider it an add-on to your regular network that’s dedicated strictly to games and you’ll be golden.
Shiny
- easy config for gaming consoles
- other computers can use it
- configuration menu on side
Dull
- side buttons unresponsive
- drops connections when AOSS on
- no extra Ethernet portsWi-Fi Gamers
Buffalo Technology
Kate’s Tips
- Chromasia Fine Art and Commercial Photography
Instead of text, each daily post is a single (beautiful) photograph taken by amateur enthusiast David J. Nightingale of Blackpool, England. Tiny arrows at the top left-hand corner of the page allow you to view other images; to scan Nightingale’s entire online portfolio (some 543 images to date), click on Thumbs. The Archives section offers a detailed description of each image, including how it was shot (which camera, type of lens, shutter speed, etc.).