How high end of a system do you need to hear the difference between vinyl and MP3?

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Andrew B

Rega p1 turntable, rega phono preamp, what kind of reciever and speaker will i need to hear the differnce, will i be able to pick it up on a simple htib or how high end do i have to go

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Why compare with MP3?

First check if you can distinguish between CD audio and MP3.

Anybody can distinguish between Vinyl and CD even with the simplest system. For many CD is still better than Vinyl but I suppose if you spend thousands on an audio system you really want to like Vinyl more.

Where can I get a sony turntable and amplifier receiver?

ravensrule

My grandfather is desperately looking for a Sony Turntable set with amplifier receiver. I'm not too familiar with vinyl record players or things of the sort. He also wants to be able to connect Bose speakers to the system. Is there anywhere online or a specific store that would have something like this available? I'm more interested in the Turntable and amplifier receiver than I am in the Bose speakers.

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Turntable you will find in the market today made by Sony are all crap. It is not worth the money. I would recommend you go to Audio Advisor online and they have turntables are are very good. You also need a receiver that has a phono input. Look at a Pioneer or Onkyo receiver, they are the best entry level receiver in the market. Hope this will help you out.

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What is a crossover in a car stereo system?

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tolkien_ru

I've been looking to upgrade my car stereo system for a while now, but have very little knowledge of whats required. Basically, I just want to add 4 new speakers, new wiring, and a new head unit now, and then over the next year or so add an amp and 1-2 12" subwoofers.

I've been looking on Craigslist for parts and see people selling Crossover's. What are these for? Would I need one for my setup? Thanks!

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see this link


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_crossover

How would you wire a cable to convert XLR Out to 2 Wire Speakers from a Mixer?

Ramen Junk

I have a Mackie Mixer Board that has XLR Outs on it for the main out. I was wondering if there is a way to wire these directly to a pair of 2 wire speaker terminals or if I need some other piece of equipment in between them for this to work properly.

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3-pin XLR connectors have long been the preferred choice of audio equipment manufacturers, most often in pro sound applications, whenever balanced (or AES3 digital) audio interconnections are desired for LINE-LEVEL audio signals. Depending on whether your loudspeakers are active or passive designs will dictate how you will be able to connect them to your audio equipment. For example you CANNOT directly connect passive loudspeakers (which appears to be what youâre using,) to a line-level audio output, such as the XLR outputs on your Mackie mixing console, nor can you connect the line-level input on an active loudspeaker to the high-level output on an audio power amplifier.

If you wish to connect a passive loudspeaker system to the 600⦠balanced (XLR) LINE OUT on your mixing console you will need an audio power amplifier with 600⦠balanced (XLR) line inputs (which are very common on pro sound audio power amplifiers,) in order to power your loudspeakers. However if the power amplifier you wish to use is equipped with unbalanced 1/4" (RCA phone-jack) line inputsâsans 600⦠balanced (XLR) line inputsâyou will need to use an impedance matching balun - assuming your Mackie mixing console lacks unbalanced 1/4" (phone-jack) line outputs.

For high performance pro sound and studio applications you will often see a variety of (line-level) digital loudspeaker management controllers/systems within the audio signal path between the mixing console and the audio power amplifiers that power your loudspeaker system. Such controllers are typically interconnected through XLR audio connectors - either 600⦠balanced analog audio or 110⦠(AES/EBU) AES3-compliant digital audio connections.

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