http://www.allthingsaudio.org Ponderings On Audio Equipment, Music, and Whatever Else I Feel Like Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:35:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/11/28/the-myth-of-bose/#comment-813 KBA4 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:07:02 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/11/28/the-myth-of-bose/#comment-813 I worked at a car dealership for a little bit and one of my managers said something along the lines of 'and the Bose system in that one car was the best I'd ever heard'. I tried to tell him he's been conditioned by Bose-marketing to believe that statement to be true and how Bose won't submit to Consumer Reports, etc. etc. but he insisted on and on. I said go to google, type in Bose Myth and read. No word if he ever did, but I suppose it really doesn't matter to him that this supposed 'premium audio package' is nothing but crap- after all he makes quite a bit at his job and probably enjoys his ignorance. He was actually defending Bose, and their decision not to submit to reviews... oh well ;) I worked at a car dealership for a little bit and one of my managers said something along the lines of ‘and the Bose system in that one car was the best I’d ever heard’. I tried to tell him he’s been conditioned by Bose-marketing to believe that statement to be true and how Bose won’t submit to Consumer Reports, etc. etc. but he insisted on and on. I said go to google, type in Bose Myth and read. No word if he ever did, but I suppose it really doesn’t matter to him that this supposed ‘premium audio package’ is nothing but crap- after all he makes quite a bit at his job and probably enjoys his ignorance. He was actually defending Bose, and their decision not to submit to reviews… oh well

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2007/01/14/shure-e4-full-review/#comment-24 Shure E4 Mini-Review « All Things Audio Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:49:22 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2007/01/14/shure-e4-full-review/#comment-24 [...] Shure E4 Mini-Review Note: I now have a full review of the Shure E4 headphones up here. [...] […] Shure E4 Mini-Review Note: I now have a full review of the Shure E4 headphones up here. […]

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/11/25/in-ear-monitors/#comment-23 audioreviewer Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:28:27 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/11/25/in-ear-monitors/#comment-23 Oh, also, although I'm open to emails, I'd encourage discussion here in the comments if it's relevant to the topic at hand so that other people can benefit from the conversation or add their own related input. Oh, also, although I’m open to emails, I’d encourage discussion here in the comments if it’s relevant to the topic at hand so that other people can benefit from the conversation or add their own related input.

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/11/25/in-ear-monitors/#comment-22 audioreviewer Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:22:52 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/11/25/in-ear-monitors/#comment-22 Yep, I should probably put it somewhere obvious on this site, but my email is audioreviewer@gmail.com Yep, I should probably put it somewhere obvious on this site, but my email is audioreviewer@gmail.com

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/11/25/in-ear-monitors/#comment-21 D. East Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:13:30 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/11/25/in-ear-monitors/#comment-21 Is there a way to contact the author directly? Thanks! Is there a way to contact the author directly? Thanks!

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2007/01/14/shure-e4-full-review/#comment-20 Shure E4 Full Review « All Things Audio Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:05:47 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2007/01/14/shure-e4-full-review/#comment-20 [...] Shure E4 Full Review I’ve finally finished the full review of the Shure E4 in-ears at my new site, take a look here… [...] […] Shure E4 Full Review I’ve finally finished the full review of the Shure E4 in-ears at my new site, take a look here… […]

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/12/06/dynaudio-bm5a-review/#comment-19 All Things Audio » Blog Archive » Shure E4 Full Review Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:03:02 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/12/06/dynaudio-bm5a-review/#comment-19 [...] All reference tests were done with my computer through the headphone out on my Echo Layla 3G with flat EQ. Signal quality should be quite excellent, and primarily limited by the headphones. The same selection of music was used as from my BM5a review. Again, the selection was chosen to be difficult material. I will intentionally be picky and point out as many flaws as I can, but this does not mean that the overall sound is poor. [...] […] All reference tests were done with my computer through the headphone out on my Echo Layla 3G with flat EQ. Signal quality should be quite excellent, and primarily limited by the headphones. The same selection of music was used as from my BM5a review. Again, the selection was chosen to be difficult material. I will intentionally be picky and point out as many flaws as I can, but this does not mean that the overall sound is poor. […]

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/12/04/shure-e4-mini-review/#comment-18 All Things Audio » Blog Archive » Shure E4 Full Review Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:00:35 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/12/04/shure-e4-mini-review/#comment-18 [...] I wrote a short mini-review on the Shure E4 headphones a while back, but I wanted to do a more thorough review and haven’t gotten around to it until now. To start, the Shure E4’s are a well-regarded set of in-ear monitors priced around the middle of the in-ear market ($200-$300). As good quality in-ears they are appropriate for stage monitor use, shutting out the noise when you’re in a plane, or just for regular use with your iPod. You could even just use them as your regular headphones, though I find in-ears in general are not ideal for that application. [...] […] I wrote a short mini-review on the Shure E4 headphones a while back, but I wanted to do a more thorough review and haven’t gotten around to it until now. To start, the Shure E4’s are a well-regarded set of in-ear monitors priced around the middle of the in-ear market ($200-$300). As good quality in-ears they are appropriate for stage monitor use, shutting out the noise when you’re in a plane, or just for regular use with your iPod. You could even just use them as your regular headphones, though I find in-ears in general are not ideal for that application. […]

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/12/07/emi-experimenting-with-drm-free-mp3s/#comment-16 All Things Audio » Blog Archive » DRM… Or Not. Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:46:20 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/12/07/emi-experimenting-with-drm-free-mp3s/#comment-16 [...] I’m always interested in how technology and music interact. DRM is no exception. I’ve posted links in the past about DRM-free MP3s, but Yahoo has a Reuter’s article up about upcoming possibilities in this area for this coming year… [...] […] I’m always interested in how technology and music interact. DRM is no exception. I’ve posted links in the past about DRM-free MP3s, but Yahoo has a Reuter’s article up about upcoming possibilities in this area for this coming year… […]

]]> http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/12/03/behringer-ub802-mixer-review/#comment-15 All Things Audio » Blog Archive » Dynaudio BM5a Review Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:40:29 +0000 http://www.allthingsaudio.org/2006/12/03/behringer-ub802-mixer-review/#comment-15 [...] It’s been a long wait getting these speakers setup. OK, actually it’s only been a week or two, but it sure feels like a long time. First of course I had to wait for all my new equipment to arrive. The speakers themselves really didn’t take all that long and arrived earlier this week, but the cables and audio interface (Echo Layla3G, I’ll write more about it in another post some other day) took a little longer to arrive. I then found that the TRS plugs on my cables were too thick to fit into Layla3G one above the other which is necessary seeing as the outputs are linked in left/right pairs. Sigh. Anyway, I got around that by using unbalanced cables with smaller connectors to my mixer, and then outputting a balanced signal to the speakers. I am actually starting to feel like it’d be nice to have one of those control centers like the Mackie Big Knob Control Center, but it just seems like a lot of money just for essentially a mixer with a big volume control, so I think I’ll live with my mixer for now. Anyway, onto the review… [...] […] It’s been a long wait getting these speakers setup. OK, actually it’s only been a week or two, but it sure feels like a long time. First of course I had to wait for all my new equipment to arrive. The speakers themselves really didn’t take all that long and arrived earlier this week, but the cables and audio interface (Echo Layla3G, I’ll write more about it in another post some other day) took a little longer to arrive. I then found that the TRS plugs on my cables were too thick to fit into Layla3G one above the other which is necessary seeing as the outputs are linked in left/right pairs. Sigh. Anyway, I got around that by using unbalanced cables with smaller connectors to my mixer, and then outputting a balanced signal to the speakers. I am actually starting to feel like it’d be nice to have one of those control centers like the Mackie Big Knob Control Center, but it just seems like a lot of money just for essentially a mixer with a big volume control, so I think I’ll live with my mixer for now. Anyway, onto the review… […]

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