Birdie2000
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. They do excellent re-mastering of classic albums. They're generally available on good music download sites and you can usually find them just by searching for MFSL.
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Tin
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Theyre not even remasters, but taken directly from the original master tapes with no dynamic range compression or EQing. In other words, youre getting what the engineers wanted you to get...before the record labels goons got their hands on it
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Birdie2000
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Semantics :lol: I have noticed some are mixed differently though so it's not exactly a "raw" release of the originals.
Marc@AutoLavish
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Theyre not even remasters, but taken directly from the original master tapes with no dynamic range compression or EQing. In other words, youre getting what the engineers wanted you to get...before the record labels goons got their hands on it
Wow... I need to get in on this. My girlfriend is a HUGE mariah carey fan, and if you don't know: ALL of her stuff is made to sound good on a radio: nothing sounds good on a hifi system. Too loud, no dynamic range, over-editted.
Such a shame too because while I don't like all of her stuff, the woman can certainly sing. Another talent wasted because of the Pop genre I suppose.
ReallyRedCobra
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I have the MFSL Dark Side of the Moon and its amazing.
Wow I'd love to get my hands on that.
I have Dark Side of the Moon on 180g vinyl, and it does the trick. But, it would be cool to do an A-B comparison.
Birdie2000
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The Who has several as well that are fantastic.
Tin
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Yes it is, just got that one last night. The original master sounds very good as well, but theres noticeable difference between the 2.
Det_Riot
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Got a question for yah! I've got two Cerwin Vega AT-12s http://www.oaktreevintage.com/web_photos/Stereo_Speakers/Cerwin__Vega_AT-12_Speakers_collage.jpg I'm making a computer desk with these as the ends, I want to be able to run my computer speakers through these and an ipod/phone through them as well. I know I'll need an aux cable for the computer/ipod but what would be the best option for a "receiver" for something like this? It doesn't need to pump out super loud, so I don't think an amp is needed, just something to split it.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Tin
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Your best bet is to grab a receiver with 2 sets of speaker outputs...most stereo receivers out there will have A and B speaker outputs. Be careful though, chances are the CVs are way more efficient than the computer speakers, and will be much louder at the same volume setting.
Tin
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Look at the back of the radio, some of them have AUX inputs that youd just have to wire yourself. If it doesnt, youll have to get a head unit with the correct inputs.
Birdie2000
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Ok, need a recommendation on headphones. I have an old Boss multi-effects pedal that I use with headphones to play my electric guitar (I hate living in a townhouse). I have a cheap POS set of headphones right now that have no balls to them, the pedal's headphone-out port can barely drive these things.
I need a set of cans where I can rotate the band back, they need to be efficient so I can get some volume out of them, and I'd really like them to fit completely around my ear sealing to my head like a set of gun-range ear muffs. They also need to be cheap, like $30 on the high end.
Does this exist? New is preferred, but I'm willing to buy used if absolutely necessary. Seems like there must be some old school cans that I can find on ebay from back when people still used these obnoxiously large things. Or something out of a fucking airplane.
I need a set of cans where I can rotate the band back, they need to be efficient so I can get some volume out of them, and I'd really like them to fit completely around my ear sealing to my head like a set of gun-range ear muffs. They also need to be cheap, like $30 on the high end.
Does this exist? New is preferred, but I'm willing to buy used if absolutely necessary. Seems like there must be some old school cans that I can find on ebay from back when people still used these obnoxiously large things. Or something out of a fucking airplane.
Tin
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You wont find nothing with a rear band, but the best for the money are Sony MDR-V6s. You can find em for about $75 to $100. Theyre the consumer version of the 7506, which are studio monitoring headphones. Identical headphones, but one is priced double. They very easy to drive too, with their 32 ohm impedance. Theyre very durable too, there are many pairs out there with 20 years on them. I had a pair for awhile, but sold them cuz I hardly use headphones.
Birdie2000
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Thanks for the suggestion, but $75-$100 is way out of my budget. As I said, I am looking to keep it $30 or under. They don't have to have spectacular sound quality since it's just for me to practice guitar on. I'm mainly concerned about a band that can rotate back, efficient, and cheap.
Tin
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Birdie2000
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Thanks
Tin
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Tin, you have a PM (from last week)
--Joe
My apologies. I read it, didnt reply yet :lol: Those receivers you linked were great for garage duty, just overpriced. Thats one thing I come across all the time, many sellers automatically assume old = valuable. They made just as much junk then as they do now. Not that those were junk, just far too high an asking price for what youd get. Ill keep an eye out for you.