talk about a HTIB

Willow
Willow Posts: 11,060
edited September 2004 in Electronics
http://popularmechanics.com/technology/tech_tuesday/2004/4/tech_tuesday_4_6_04/index3.phtml


is this the next step in HTIB throw in a plasma tv ??
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited September 2004
    I would put $10 down saying that the audio signal is not completely digital up until the signal is sent to the speakers. I'm betting its a class D amp and that the input to the amp is analog, or that a digital signal is converted to analog before being amplified.
    Brian Knauss
    ex-Electrical Engineer for Polk
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited September 2004
    I have an older JBL 5.1 speaker set w/ a passive sub...Friggin Junk!!!
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by amulford
    I have an older JBL 5.1 speaker set w/ a passive sub...Friggin Junk!!!

    Take THAT evil empire! :)
    Brian Knauss
    ex-Electrical Engineer for Polk
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by bknauss
    I would put $10 down saying that the audio signal is not completely digital up until the signal is sent to the speakers. I'm betting its a class D amp and that the input to the amp is analog, or that a digital signal is converted to analog before being amplified.

    From the article..."Called Cinema Vision, the system uses JBL's Digital Link technology, which maintains 100 percent digital audio and video signals throughout the system. This improves sound and video performance. Because all the paths are digital, HDTV broadcasts and digital audio signals, such as those from the DVD changer, remain unfiltered until they're output from the speaker system."

    Yeah EFFIN' right!!:rolleyes: Bknauss, you are 100% on the money there bro. I'd bet $100 that your $10 bet is a winner.

    The article says, "until they're output from the speaker system." That to me implies some as of yet undiscovered digital output system from the (possibly) digital amplifier.
    Bob Mayo, on the keyboards. Bob Mayo.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,060
    edited September 2004
    so we are now up to 110$...not bad for an article
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited September 2004
    I don't read Popular Mechanics magazine, but you'd think they'd have gotten that info correct. That to me is somebody writing an article who doesn't know crap about the subject. He probably just recited product literature, and got it wrong. Shame on that magazine.
    Bob Mayo, on the keyboards. Bob Mayo.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by amulford
    I have an older JBL 5.1 speaker set w/ a passive sub...Friggin Junk!!!
    and you're going to base all of JBL's equipment on your one low end setup? What about their Synthesis line? Their TiK series? Just checking... ;) That's like judging Onkyo's new $4300 receiver by listening to their HTIB.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited September 2004
    No, I'm not going to judge their entire line. They do put out some good products, to be sure.

    I have, however, listened to alot of their "mass consumer" targeted lines. In that genre, I stand by the first impression.
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