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[GitarooMan]

Weird, who would have thought that?

 

[Zombie James]

Before I started my listening tests, Michael had a warning for me: "Plug in the units — turn ‘em on — and don’t turn them off." It seems the PlayStations sound best when left on all the time. Michael was right. You shouldn’t even listen for the first three days. Both units need every second of the break-in period.

What? :lol

 

[sky]

Audiophile, indeed. O_O

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Ah Playstation, the little system that could.

 

[Moderation Unlimited]

What? :lol

He must have forgot the part about smoking peyote.

 

[Bebpo]

This has to be a joke...

 

[Mejilan]

I've heard of speaker/headphone burn in... but what?

 

[NotMSRP]

009?

 

[Sweedishrodeo]

whaat wha.... huh?

will try tomorrow...

 

[Piscopink]

I used to LOVE it as a CD player! I had it hooked up to my Carver receiver and my Bose 601's (back in the day). It sounded great! People thought I was on crack.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Is this what happens to vinyl-lovers when they finally decide to make the switch to digital? :lol

 

[Stabby McSter]

I used to LOVE it as a CD player! I had it hooked up to my Carver receiver and my Bose 601's (back in the day). It sounded great! People thought I was on crack.

Those people were right.

 

[Jasoco]

CD's? Who the hell listens to CD's anymore?

 

[BenT]

Yep, it's true, but it's not really new:

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/04/audiophiles_flocking_to_the_ps.php

 

[onegoodlogan]

Arn't CDs those big round ipods that had to go into another bigger ipod and only held a couple songs?

 

[Rabid Pancake]

Graphs now please.

 

[Reilly]

CD quality is far superior to MP3. Anyone who cares about sound quality knows that.

 

[Jasoco]

CD quality is far superior to MP3. Anyone who cares about sound quality knows that.

If they REALLY care about sound quality, they wouldn't be using CD's either. They'd be using records.

 

[MegaTen]

CD quality is far superior to MP3. Anyone who cares about sound quality knows that.

Which is why there's lossless audio formats around like APE and FLAC.

 

[davepoobond]

what

 

[renvi]

too bad, we use MP3 players now.

 

[Piscopink]

Which is why there's lossless audio formats around like APE and FLAC.

Dang! That's good to know!

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey's_Audio


I love GAF.

 

[fse]

http://dogbreath.de/PS1/Damping/Damping.html

the ps1 is a great cd player, really.

http://dogbreath.de/PS1/index.html

 

[demon]

If they REALLY care about sound quality, they wouldn't be using CD's either. They'd be using records.

Yeah, good thing I can go to the local record shop and find any album I want in vinyl, and just pop it in the vinyl player in my car.

 

[Baryn]

CD quality is far superior to MP3. Anyone who cares about sound quality knows that.

Above a 192kbps bitrate, it's very difficult to tell the difference without headphones.

 

[Reilly]

Above a 192kbps bitrate, it's very difficult to tell the difference without headphones.

Yeah, that's why I said "if you care about quality"

15 year old girls won't care that the latest britney spears song on their ipod will sound better with Sennheisser HD 580 headphones.

 

[Takuan]

Does this only work for the original PS1 systems? That's actually really neat, although I don't really listen to CDs much anymore.

 

[MarkRyan]

The PlayStation might be a great CD player, but these audiophiles are completely ridiculous. Leave it on for three days before listening to music? Recase the power supply to reduce stray signals?

I was once linked to a site selling wood receiver knobs for hundreds of dollars a piece because they reduce vibrations--seriously, audiophiles are awful people.

 

[Rayne.S]

Above a 192kbps bitrate, it's very difficult to tell the difference without headphones.

No its not. You don't know what your talking about, MP3 and CD Quality recordings are MILES appart in quality and stereo definition.

 

[cedric69]

No its not. You don't know what your talking about, MP3 and CD Quality recordings are MILES appart in quality and stereo definition.

Unfortunately, from the way you answer, it's pretty clear it's you who doesn't know what he's talking about.

MP3s encoded at decent variable bit rates are very, very hard to tell apart from the original Redbook Audio. Any ABX test could show you this. But remaining entrenched in one's belief it's always easier and more comfortable. Sleep on... :lol

Or visit Hydrogenaudio.

 

[DarknessTear]

The lower the bitrate, the shittier it sounds as you turn the volume up!

 

[santouras]

pity about the interface tho...

 

[Lain]

Unfortunately, from the way you answer, it's pretty clear it's you who doesn't know what he's talking about.

MP3s encoded at decent variable bit rates are very, very hard to tell apart from the original Redbook Audio. Any ABX test could show you this. But remaining entrenched in one's belief it's always easier and more comfortable. Sleep on... :lol

Or visit Hydrogenaudio.

ABXing or going to hydrogenaudio would only confirm that it's based on the individual if he can spot the difference between lossy and lossless, some can and some can't, so simply saying that it's hard is wrong. For some people it's hard to even spot differences over 128kbps.

 

[marwan]

What? :lol

you didn't know? the graphics of the PS1 improve the more you leave it on for.....they even surpass PS3 graphics.

 

[Raistlin]

If they REALLY care about sound quality, they wouldn't be using CD's either. They'd be using records.

The problem is that to get maximum quality out of records, the component cost is much higher than with CD.

It's a bit of a diminishing returns sort of thing.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

I'm pretty serious about audio quality myself, but I know a real audiophile, and he's insane

 

[Raistlin]

Above a 192kbps bitrate, it's very difficult to tell the difference without headphones.

Or a decent stereo that has been calibrated for its room.

 

[atomsk]

was SCPH-1001 one of the models you had to flip over so it wouldnt overheat?

 

[Rufus]

I can take head-phone burn-in, but this is just too much...

Those people were right.

Totally.