Audiophiles - TrueHD audio or Subby?

[scumdog]

What am I better off getting, a new amp with HDMI input to decode TrueHD or Masterwhatsitsnuts, or a subby?

Till now I've go some nice 3 way speakers that handle the bass nicely, a decent centre, couple of good sourounds. Blu-ray player (ps3) doesn't have analogue outputs and no fucking way I'm paying twice as much as the ps3 for a player that does.

Mainly thinking of movies. CD music doesn't matter shit cause it's not good enough quality and I wouldn't use a sub for it anyway.

So what's it going to be punk? Did he spooge five times, or did he fire six? Sub or Amp?

Sheesh, I thought that by the thread title this was about to be a bun-fight about whether the audio recording was that of a Harley or a Subaru...

[Blackshear]

Sheesh, I thought that by the thread title this was about to be a bun-fight about whether the audio recording was that of a Harley or a Subaru...

Tractors don't have technology

[Ferkletastic]

That setting up room acoustically thing is something i'm interetested in learning more about. Any tips apart from the usual measurements of speakers and obstacles? Kind of limited in current place, but makes new home shopping just that much harder. doh.

There are so many variables involved that it's hard to give any real advice online. Some decent tuned bass traps can really enhance sound in a room as lower frequency room resonance can muddy clarity big time, do some googling.

Some acoustic foam diffusers in the ceiling corners is a good fairly cheap trick, but try to avoid too much high frequency diffusion/absorption as you'll quickly end up with a frequency response tuned way too low and lose clarity.

[Tank]

lols at the people who say audiophile, and then follow up with wharfedale, sony....

audiophile was only really mentioned in the title of the thread. But regarding wharfedale - the upshot is that they are not bad speakers. The 9.1's have many great reviews (as mentioned I use them for rears) http://stereophile.com/standloudspea...105wharfedale/

IN NZ there is a tie up with the importer of Yamaha and we get them at very good prices compaired with other countrys.

Are they the best speaker in the world - hell no. But - plenty of bang for buck and in the low end home theater budget (say iro 15k) they match up pretty well.

If I had more money - Id buy better ones - but for me - I like em.

[Tank]

Cheap speakers:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=10620183

[Blackshear]

lols at the people who say audiophile, and then follow up with wharfedale, sony....

Got my Wharfedales (RRP: 599 NZ) for $193, from a STORE.
No-one likes cherry finishes, apparently. More than adequate for a gaming computer.

[steve_t]

If I spend $50,000 on some B&W Nautilus speakers and then buy a Plinius amp, am I then allowed to post in a thread that has "audiophile" in the title?

[Blackshear]

If I spend $50,000 on some B&W Nautilus speakers and then buy a Plinius amp, am I then allowed to post in a thread that has "audiophile" in the title?

No, you wont even have enough money left to pay your power or Internet bill rofl.

[Ferkletastic]

If I spend $50,000 on some B&W Nautilus speakers and then buy a Plinius amp, am I then allowed to post in a thread that has "audiophile" in the title?

Don't forget the $21k Everest speaker cables. Then the several years of therapy when you realise it sounds no better than a system you could pick up for a quarter the price. Emporers new clothes syndrome.

Then again, at least your goals are mildly obtainable, I'm still lusting after a SSL 9000 K recording console (around $1.5 mil last time I checked), although I'd be happy to get my hands back on the faders of the SSL 4000 G series I worked with a year or two back. Yum.

[Blackshear]

I'm still lusting after a SSL 9000 K recording console (around $1.5 mil last time I checked)

I'm not sure you really need 9,001 bells and whistles. I could be wrong, but I know I cannot possibly look silly pointing this out :P

[CookMySock]

That setting up room acoustically thing is something i'm interetested in learning more about. Any tips apart from the usual measurements of speakers and obstacles? Kind of limited in current place, but makes new home shopping just that much harder. doh.

Get the room nice and quiet and stand right in the middle and do a really loud single handclap - so loud it stings your hands. You will get a loud "clap" noise or you will get a "booiiiiiing" ring come back at you.

"Clap" is good, "boooiiing" is bad. Use egg cartons, mattresses, different wallpaper, wall cladding, foam, thick curtains - whatever measures you are prepared to go to, but you got to get rid of those echoes, or else you are just pissing in the wind.

I have professional "listening rooms" soooo bad, that they go "baaaZOWWWW" with a handclap. A bit embarrasing for their owners.

Steve

[steve_t]

Don't forget the $21k Everest speaker cables...

Whoa! That much? Man, they must be good

[Usarka]

I don't think anyone answered my question. Has anyone actually listened to TrueHD or MasterAudio??????????


(Anyways, I've decided to put the decision off until the outcome of digital radio is decided.)

[vindy500]

Uncompressed audio is worth it

[Usarka]

Uncompressed audio is worth it

Agreed.... Alll my "digitised music" is stored uncompressed as per the original CD.

But the question of the thread.....is uncompressed "HD" audio worth more than a subwoofer considering it's currently only available for home theater via Blu-Ray movies?

Has anyone actually listened to HD audio?