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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO
sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
"Jay" wrote in message om... I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Why? A much more pleasing sound can be obtained by the "Stereo Dipole" setup. Ralph Glasgow wrote about this extensively. Two small speakers, placed side-by-side, have an interesting property: the comb filtering effect caused by interaural crosstalk can be cancelled to a rather reasonable degree. I'd go with a standard stereo setup, and look for a device that can do the cancellation. These are rather hard to find, but a Carver C-9 "sonic holography generator" might provide an interesting starting point. |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
"Jay" wrote in message om... I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Why? A much more pleasing sound can be obtained by the "Stereo Dipole" setup. Ralph Glasgow wrote about this extensively. Two small speakers, placed side-by-side, have an interesting property: the comb filtering effect caused by interaural crosstalk can be cancelled to a rather reasonable degree. I'd go with a standard stereo setup, and look for a device that can do the cancellation. These are rather hard to find, but a Carver C-9 "sonic holography generator" might provide an interesting starting point. |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
"Jay" wrote in message om... I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Why? A much more pleasing sound can be obtained by the "Stereo Dipole" setup. Ralph Glasgow wrote about this extensively. Two small speakers, placed side-by-side, have an interesting property: the comb filtering effect caused by interaural crosstalk can be cancelled to a rather reasonable degree. I'd go with a standard stereo setup, and look for a device that can do the cancellation. These are rather hard to find, but a Carver C-9 "sonic holography generator" might provide an interesting starting point. |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
"Jay" wrote in message om... I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Why? A much more pleasing sound can be obtained by the "Stereo Dipole" setup. Ralph Glasgow wrote about this extensively. Two small speakers, placed side-by-side, have an interesting property: the comb filtering effect caused by interaural crosstalk can be cancelled to a rather reasonable degree. I'd go with a standard stereo setup, and look for a device that can do the cancellation. These are rather hard to find, but a Carver C-9 "sonic holography generator" might provide an interesting starting point. |
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(Jay) wrote in message . com...
I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Ufony from http://www.softe.net can resample audio from stereo to mono in batch. |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
(Jay) wrote in message . com...
I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Ufony from http://www.softe.net can resample audio from stereo to mono in batch. |
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(Jay) wrote in message . com...
I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Ufony from http://www.softe.net can resample audio from stereo to mono in batch. |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
There is a high road and a low road here!
I am reminded of an afternoon spent with a guy who had a 300B 5W monoblock and a horn driver, both from a theater that used them in the forties. I guess Julie London sounded great on his $20,000! system, but I would have rather listened to Nirvana on a clock radio in those days. Try http://www.worldaudiodesign.co.uk/ to get a feel for audiophile mono systems. They have great links. But bring your VISA card! Try the same question on the audiophile group. I imagine that $20,000 is chump change these days for many "purists". That is probably not what you are after. For a standalone home system, try using an older 80's receiver- they always had a mono choice on them. I see them at garage sales all the time. Mono will sound better if the original source is mono. Old records- dub reggae, jazz and blues 78's, easy listening etc. will sound better than Led Zepp, Nirvana, or Radiohead because stereo mixing brings in "ear candy" processing that tends to go flat when summed. We take the "mono" switch for granted in the recording studio- it is on all recording consoles down to little Mackies. I also have stereo to mono combiners built in the patchbay for utility use. Two hots, L and R, sum to one through two matched 10K resistors and the shields join. This would work with the CD but not the turntable- the RIAA curve would be changed. "the problem is not with your speakers, Mr. Smith, your ears are out of phase" |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
There is a high road and a low road here!
I am reminded of an afternoon spent with a guy who had a 300B 5W monoblock and a horn driver, both from a theater that used them in the forties. I guess Julie London sounded great on his $20,000! system, but I would have rather listened to Nirvana on a clock radio in those days. Try http://www.worldaudiodesign.co.uk/ to get a feel for audiophile mono systems. They have great links. But bring your VISA card! Try the same question on the audiophile group. I imagine that $20,000 is chump change these days for many "purists". That is probably not what you are after. For a standalone home system, try using an older 80's receiver- they always had a mono choice on them. I see them at garage sales all the time. Mono will sound better if the original source is mono. Old records- dub reggae, jazz and blues 78's, easy listening etc. will sound better than Led Zepp, Nirvana, or Radiohead because stereo mixing brings in "ear candy" processing that tends to go flat when summed. We take the "mono" switch for granted in the recording studio- it is on all recording consoles down to little Mackies. I also have stereo to mono combiners built in the patchbay for utility use. Two hots, L and R, sum to one through two matched 10K resistors and the shields join. This would work with the CD but not the turntable- the RIAA curve would be changed. "the problem is not with your speakers, Mr. Smith, your ears are out of phase" |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
There is a high road and a low road here!
I am reminded of an afternoon spent with a guy who had a 300B 5W monoblock and a horn driver, both from a theater that used them in the forties. I guess Julie London sounded great on his $20,000! system, but I would have rather listened to Nirvana on a clock radio in those days. Try http://www.worldaudiodesign.co.uk/ to get a feel for audiophile mono systems. They have great links. But bring your VISA card! Try the same question on the audiophile group. I imagine that $20,000 is chump change these days for many "purists". That is probably not what you are after. For a standalone home system, try using an older 80's receiver- they always had a mono choice on them. I see them at garage sales all the time. Mono will sound better if the original source is mono. Old records- dub reggae, jazz and blues 78's, easy listening etc. will sound better than Led Zepp, Nirvana, or Radiohead because stereo mixing brings in "ear candy" processing that tends to go flat when summed. We take the "mono" switch for granted in the recording studio- it is on all recording consoles down to little Mackies. I also have stereo to mono combiners built in the patchbay for utility use. Two hots, L and R, sum to one through two matched 10K resistors and the shields join. This would work with the CD but not the turntable- the RIAA curve would be changed. "the problem is not with your speakers, Mr. Smith, your ears are out of phase" |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
There is a high road and a low road here!
I am reminded of an afternoon spent with a guy who had a 300B 5W monoblock and a horn driver, both from a theater that used them in the forties. I guess Julie London sounded great on his $20,000! system, but I would have rather listened to Nirvana on a clock radio in those days. Try http://www.worldaudiodesign.co.uk/ to get a feel for audiophile mono systems. They have great links. But bring your VISA card! Try the same question on the audiophile group. I imagine that $20,000 is chump change these days for many "purists". That is probably not what you are after. For a standalone home system, try using an older 80's receiver- they always had a mono choice on them. I see them at garage sales all the time. Mono will sound better if the original source is mono. Old records- dub reggae, jazz and blues 78's, easy listening etc. will sound better than Led Zepp, Nirvana, or Radiohead because stereo mixing brings in "ear candy" processing that tends to go flat when summed. We take the "mono" switch for granted in the recording studio- it is on all recording consoles down to little Mackies. I also have stereo to mono combiners built in the patchbay for utility use. Two hots, L and R, sum to one through two matched 10K resistors and the shields join. This would work with the CD but not the turntable- the RIAA curve would be changed. "the problem is not with your speakers, Mr. Smith, your ears are out of phase" |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
On 22 Mar 2004 12:29:46 -0800, (unitron) wrote:
(Jay) wrote in message . com... I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Audio Magazine used to run articles on mono equipment and techniques every April by the undisputed expert on mono, Professor I. Lirpa, which you might find of interest. :-) I had a friend who ran a stereo repair shop, he had an article on the bulletin board from about 1974, a Q&A article on the then-new technology of Monophonic Sound, describing its compatibilities with standard stereo sound, equipment concerns, etc.. It was quite, um, informative, and if you'd ever heard of quad (meaning four-speaker sound, not the hifi manufacturer), you'd see where the questions and answers were coming from, and it was amusing. ----- http://mindspring.com/~benbradley |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
On 22 Mar 2004 12:29:46 -0800, (unitron) wrote:
(Jay) wrote in message . com... I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Audio Magazine used to run articles on mono equipment and techniques every April by the undisputed expert on mono, Professor I. Lirpa, which you might find of interest. :-) I had a friend who ran a stereo repair shop, he had an article on the bulletin board from about 1974, a Q&A article on the then-new technology of Monophonic Sound, describing its compatibilities with standard stereo sound, equipment concerns, etc.. It was quite, um, informative, and if you'd ever heard of quad (meaning four-speaker sound, not the hifi manufacturer), you'd see where the questions and answers were coming from, and it was amusing. ----- http://mindspring.com/~benbradley |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
On 22 Mar 2004 12:29:46 -0800, (unitron) wrote:
(Jay) wrote in message . com... I've been thinking lately about trying to create some sort of MONO sound system to play my record and cd collection on. What I had in mind is the following... 1) a reciever that can do a mono 'mix down' 2) my cd player 3) my turntable 4) a really nice center channel speaker Can someone suggest the best way to go about this? What would be the best components to buy, etc. Thanks... soundandvision Audio Magazine used to run articles on mono equipment and techniques every April by the undisputed expert on mono, Professor I. Lirpa, which you might find of interest. :-) I had a friend who ran a stereo repair shop, he had an article on the bulletin board from about 1974, a Q&A article on the then-new technology of Monophonic Sound, describing its compatibilities with standard stereo sound, equipment concerns, etc.. It was quite, um, informative, and if you'd ever heard of quad (meaning four-speaker sound, not the hifi manufacturer), you'd see where the questions and answers were coming from, and it was amusing. ----- http://mindspring.com/~benbradley |
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Ben Bradley wrote in message . ..
snip ...and if you'd ever heard of quad (meaning four-speaker sound, not the hifi manufacturer), you'd see where the questions and answers were coming from, and it was amusing. Unfortunately I was working in hi-fi sales at that time and had to deal with manufacturers all jumping on the bandwagon whether our customers actually wanted receivers with 4 smaller amplifiers instead of 2 larger ones or not. I was not amused. |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
Ben Bradley wrote in message . ..
snip ...and if you'd ever heard of quad (meaning four-speaker sound, not the hifi manufacturer), you'd see where the questions and answers were coming from, and it was amusing. Unfortunately I was working in hi-fi sales at that time and had to deal with manufacturers all jumping on the bandwagon whether our customers actually wanted receivers with 4 smaller amplifiers instead of 2 larger ones or not. I was not amused. |
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Question :: Creating a MONO sound system
Ben Bradley wrote in message . ..
snip ...and if you'd ever heard of quad (meaning four-speaker sound, not the hifi manufacturer), you'd see where the questions and answers were coming from, and it was amusing. Unfortunately I was working in hi-fi sales at that time and had to deal with manufacturers all jumping on the bandwagon whether our customers actually wanted receivers with 4 smaller amplifiers instead of 2 larger ones or not. I was not amused. |
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