Step by step surgery

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Those fingernail sized Bass pumping, air thrashing, speakers, along with the 1/2 watt amplifier are lighting up the room! 

 

Foobar2K

Thread priority: 7

MMCSS priority: High

Use WASAPI

Keep hard disk from sleeping.

If you want foobar to look pretty use coverflow.

 

Here is the services for win 10 you can disable. See below.

 

http://www.blackviper.com/service-configurations/black-vipers-windows-10-service-configurations/

 

 

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15 minutes ago, fas42 said:

stand on the footpath as a marching band in full roar walks past, right next to you; there's a quality to the sound that nearly all hifi rigs have wet dreams about ... that's why one has to address aspects like static behaviours, IME.

 

You are having a wet dream about your laptops competency.

 

MAK

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12 minutes ago, fas42 said:

 

You seem to have great trouble understanding the concept, in this thread ... which is, to identify what is lacking in the SQ, and then try to do something about it. Strangely enough, this is how one learns to gain control in other things, such as one's life, and the environment in which one lives - to be able to understand where there is something not quite right, and then be smart about trying things, to resolve what troubles you.

 

If you're poor, you could a) rob a bank, b) live in a fantasy country where there is always a magic machine that dispenses wads of money, so that you could surround yourself with toys that placate you, or c) learn a skill or profession or develop a business, such that other people will provide you with an income that is adequate to your needs ... your call ...

 

Frank,

 

I have No problem understanding that a stooge with a laptop thinks everything else High End is incompetent. That's your take, not mine. My concept is that the room is part of ANY system Period. And always will be. People have to work on the room, because they don't carry the system under their arm like you. Hence the laptop!  You don't know me from a hill of beans and my ability to resolve the issues. You never listened to my system, after being invited over with your laptop to compare the qualities of each! 

 

You could; A) Quit blathering about a stupid laptop that cannot compete at any level with what others may have. B) Pull your head out of the sand and realize you start threads just to feel important C) Realize that others may have more skills than you do in life and have been rewarded greatly by their diligence and discipline. D) Understand that people can spend their income on items that may make you feel inferior, but is only a small outlay for their pocketbook.

 

I have done very well in life and hope you have as well.

I've owned 2 businesses which provided quite well for me, and affords some of the finer things in life.

How about that Frank! 

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

I can send you some used toilet paper to try! 😁

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

Sorry,

 

I'll try to be more supportive to Frank!  

 

Carry on.

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

1 hour ago, fas42 said:

 

Yes. All the microphone has to do is produce an electrical signal, in a very simple mechanical to electrical contrivance, and then pass then on to some type of recording mechanism - a USB microphone is a perfect example of how easy, how compact that can be.

 

Playback requires the manipulation of very large amounts, in comparison, of electrical energy - and that where things get unstuck ...

 

 

Bravo Frank! LOL. You’ve got everyone convinced.... LMAO.

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

i1Pro , Klein or other meter?

Calman, HCFR or other calibration software

Whats your target colorspace?  601, 709, P3, 2020

D65

0-255 or 16-235

4:2:0, 4:2;2, 4:4;4? 

Bit depth? 8,10,12

Gamma 2.2, 2.4 or what??

 

Without a meter and software you are pissing in the wind. You'll never see the movie as the director intended or where your TV's faults are.

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

Compare your tv to a screen cap and look at the color variation from the 2. The screen cap is your reference as the director intended. Using a broadcast (OTA) signal for reference is incorrect. You can go to Curt Palme's site or AVS and learn about calibration. AVS has files to download for free. Your style of calibration has been debunked long ago. You can see the debates in "screenshot wars" .  Good luck with subjective calibration. It does not exist in the commercial market or when paying for/delivering services. 

 

MAK

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

If the device as shown is not calibrated then it is not worth the effort. It looks like a cellphone. i1Pro is cheap enough and calibrated from the factory, will sometimes come with software, and the process can be automated with a laptop. Frank can listen to his tunes and calibrate at the same time. I've seen i1Pros for 150.00 used. I have looked into using the cellphone long ago and determined it did not meet the accuracy required on the Sony 665. 

 

Honestly, Frank does not know what he is doing and just likes to fiddle. It's his Tv and enjoys the time spent. 

 

MAK

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1 hour ago, fas42 said:

one thing I am quite confident of - calibrating by the book would almost certainly not have been of any use here.

 

You don't have a clue what you are talking about. Good luck. 

 

MAK

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54 minutes ago, charlesphoto said:

 

I have an i1Pro (older version and a newer NEC proprietary version) - that I use for my NEC monitor with Spectraview software, but wondering just how one would use it to calibrate a TV? Or even a MAC laptop for that matter? 

 

 

Charles,

 

I will point you to the information regarding calibration to the MAC or TV. I have done both as I use my HTPC (windows7) output to the Sony 665 or TV. Here are some links. Without a baseline scan we have no idea where the deficiencies are. Set-up is with a tripod and your measuring device. It's no different than the mount to your monitor and reading the patch (coordinates). 

 

http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=41&sid=0ae16f70deeb3a905c777ad815a46914

https://www.avsforum.com/forum/139-display-calibration/

https://ninedegreesbelow.com/photography/xyz-rgb.html

 

Thanks,

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

Nice reply above. I think we are all beating a dead horse. Are we going to expect it to get up and walk??? Not going to happen.

 

My .02

 

MAK

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On 1/12/2020 at 6:52 AM, fas42 said:

one thing I am quite confident of - calibrating by the book would almost certainly not have been of any use here.

 

I agree that Frank is a nice guy and means well. We provide documentation as a means to achieve the end result, and it gets dismissed as though the scientific community doesn't know what its talking about. See above response.. The same occurs with the audio hobby and Frank. Room response, speaker response, etc get dismissed as though none of it matters. And we all have said that if the laptop cannot reproduce the file accurately, then that person is not hearing the complete sonic results encoded. If so, how can I judge what the material is suppose to sound like when the system is deficient to begin with?

 

If Frank would actually engage with another and be honest during an exchange, then maybe we could move further towards our goals. Deflection of scientific concepts proven to be true don't bolster his position or his blog, and I would surmise that is part of the reason the blog has dwindled. 

 

Like you said above "talk honestly" is a key to learning. Blowing off everyone and their system as not good enough makes for a poor start.

 

MAK

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22 minutes ago, fas42 said:

BTW, the TV is mighty close now; did a touch more fine adjusting yesterday

 

Closer to what? What reference is used for calibration? Does it match a screen cap? 

26 minutes ago, fas42 said:

And a perfect example of trying to win a point by quoting something out of context ...when people want to fight against taking on some new way of thinking, they will use whatever can be used as weaponry that's on hand - including bits of broken rocks lying in the gutter.

 

Sorry Frank, without any data for the RGB, gamma, and gamut tracking, you have nothing that verifies the content will be seen as intended. It is what it is. Your picture shown of a whale or whatever it is means nothing. That's not fighting, but telling the truth.

 

MAK

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You are correct Frank,

 

None of the broadcast companies, film producers, or others use calibration. Just shoot from the hip.

 

MAK

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47 minutes ago, fas42 said:

 

Of course the people shooting the material should be using calibrated gear - then they can choose to develop a style for their production, colour cast, blurred or sharp, strong colour or muted, high or low contrast, etc. The point is, I don't my TV imposing a version that some software thinks is correct, if I then find that some broadcasting is irritating me - I got the previous set in that state, where all broadcasting worked well, and I want the current one to do the same.

 

IOW, the TV is transparent to the material ... hmmm, sounds like that might be a good idea for audio ... will have to think about it. 😀.

 

 The purpose of the calibration is so that the variances between display devices are accounted for when viewing content. In other words, 6 monitors will display content consistently to a person in a film house, enthusiast, broadcast house, Whatever. It has nothing to do with color cast, contrast, etc.other than to see what was intended. I gave several links to learn more. 

 

Your application could not reliably provide the results if given 6 displays for content viewing. ie, REC 709, D65, 2.2 gamma, 16 - 235.

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

Contrast would be a related aspect of calibration. 

 

MAK

[Racerxnet]

9 minutes ago, Archimago said:

As you can imagine... I don't follow and find many of your beliefs, both simple and complex are being expressed without adequate logical connection. I think that's all I can say.

 

Welcome to the club.

 

MAK

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19 minutes ago, fas42 said:

 

 Yep, all good thoughts ... now, if only the mind, and body, were ready to tag along 😁 ... a bit buggered these days; I need to call on a choice Round Tuit, 🙂.

 

 

Didn't have the traffic for AdSense to be interested - in the interim, the thoughts continuing on the theme of the Stereo Magic thread will go here,

 

Impudent interlopers, beware ...

 

 

Pictures would be of a mess - tidiness freaks will have a heart attack, and also plenty to attack. The practical stuff is in what one hears - recordings of the playback would be more telling; but those who don't want to understand would always find fault, 😉

 

BTW, just minutes ago we had one of the Three Tenors, or similar, blasting out Nessun Dorma ... "Brilliant!", says Bev ... that's a pretty good pat on the back, in the meantime 🙂

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,  then baffle them with bullshit. Your stance and reasoning is a joke. 

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31 minutes ago, fas42 said:

If you spent as much energy on thinking about ways of improving your system, as you do on being unpleasant, you would be so far ahead ... 😛.

I'd say most are light years ahead of the Edifiers in your home. But right now I have a new home being built for our semi retirement. The room dimensions, decoupling from the studs, treatments, wire runs and a host of other things are what I am working on. Sounds like your perception is off significantly. There are other things more important for all of us, and thread crapping isn't my game. I'll leave it up to you to continue. You are always welcome to stay at our home for a visit. Much to do and less time as we get older. I hope to meet others in the Huntsville area. 

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19 minutes ago, opus101 said:

Are you a sockpuppet for @March Audio by any chance?

Do you like endless, circular, repetitive, nonsense posts from Frank. This thread will evolve into the same Magic thread. I'd suggest you to take a look at Franks past posting history and realise  he repeats the same thing. We get it. We understand he thinks he has the answers. They just don't have much value to others. If nobody replies, then Frank chimes in and moves the post to the top. It seems like a child mind which he cannot control. The dopamime effect???? I wish everyone success. 

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32 minutes ago, Jaydon said:

I dont know what you are talking about. Do you have a problem with my questions? I'm not the only one in this thread suggesting FAS should try to explain himself.  Just take a look at Archimagos posts.

Others have suggested the same as Archimago in the past, and you can see the same excuse/reply from Frank. There are no photo's or documentation laid out in a clear path showing how this method works. The system and it's setup is hidden from view due to embarrassment, and the tweak cannot be quantified from others who may have listened to the Edifiers. It's a half baked attempt to convince others of something that is not believable. 

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11 minutes ago, PeterSt said:

And so interesting that it goes wrong in the exact same fashion right away. Another nick or another flag does not help.

Banning for a week or so also did not help.

Huh????

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3 minutes ago, fas42 said:

it's a cardboard cutout

Yep, sure is.........kinda like your stance on the matter. 

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18 hours ago, fas42 said:

Speaking of which, a bit of intuition suggested improving the integrity of a couple of dodgy, "prototyping", connections. Just done - will let it settle down for a day or so, and see if anything's gained ...

^^^^

Fas42 Marketing....

 

13 hours ago, Blackmorec said:

So it seems that Fast42 isn’t the only one who believes that poorer recordings can be improved.

^^^^^^

Blackmorec support for some "dodgy" "prototyping" "connections" by Frank and equating this to some newfound clarity from the Edifiers. It would appear that Franks engineering skills are on par with MSB. I'll be waiting for the glossy brochure...