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Subject: FAQ: rec.audio.* Intro 2/99 (part 1 of 13)
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Reply-To: neidorff@ti.com From: neidorff@ti.com
Organization: Texas Instruments Corp.
Summary: Answers to common questions about audio equipment,
selecting, buying, set-up, tuning, use, repair, developments,
and philosophy.
Date: 17 Nov 2001 11:46:49 GMT
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Archive-name: AudioFAQ/part1
Last-modified: 1999/11/19
Version: 2.14
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1.0
Contents:
Part
1 Intro
- 1.0 Contents
- 2.0 Organization
- 3.0 Purpose
- 4.0 Omissions
- 5.0 Credits
- 6.0 Errors and Corrections
- 7.0 Disclaimer
- 8.0 Copyright Notice
Part
2 Systems
- 9.0
High Fidelity Systems
Part
3 Sources
- 10.0
CD Players, CDs, Turntables, and LPs
Part
4 Amplifiers
Part
5 Speakers
Part
6 Rooms
- 13.0
Listening Rooms and Houses
Part
7 Recording
Part
8 Wire
Part
9 Retail
Part
10 Mail Order
Part
11 Networking
Part
12 The Press
Part
13 Misc
2.0 Organization:
This FAQ is divided into a preamble and a
list of subjects. Each subject is described by a list of questions and
answers. Some questions have no answers yet. That's life. This FAQ is
split into 13 individual postings. This FAQ also references a frequent
posting of sources for audio via Mail Order. That list is maintained by
nau@SSESCO.com (William R. Nau).
Contact Mr. Nau directly for information
or corrections to that posting. The list is also available via FTP in
the /pub/Rec.Audio directory of ssesco.com as file Mailorder.txt Lines
beginning with "|" are new since the last version of the FAQ.
3.0 Purpose:
The purpose of this FAQ is to address
frequently-asked questions as a whole, so that rec.audio.* volume can be
reduced. Towards this end, we assembled a list of common questions, and
some general answers to these questions. Audio is part science and part
art, so some of the answers are objectively correct, while others try to
open-mindedly present both sides of a subject.
4.0 Omissions:
Many valuable things have been left out
of the FAQ. In part this is because there is just too much to say about
audio. In part, this is because the general reader doesn't need that
much detail. Also, some things were omitted because they are too
controversial or inflammatory.
5.0 Credits:
This FAQ is the work of many people.
Allow me to thank everyone who helped now. Some of the contributors to
this FAQ are listed below. Others have made great contributions, and are
no less appreciated.
6.0 Errors and Corrections:
If you have a correction to the FAQ,
additional information, or a new topic for the FAQ, please send e-mail
to neidorff@ti.com describing your thoughts in detail. Please include
your e-mail address in your submission, so that we can stay in touch.
Every submission will be considered for inclusion in the next release of
the FAQ. This FAQ will be reposted every month.
7.0 Disclaimer:
Everyone's human. Nothing is perfect. The
people who wrote the information here put varying amounts of research
into their work. To the best of my knowledge, no one made any
contribution or comment because of a vested interest. Audio is a very
lucrative and competitive industry, filled with honest companies,
aggressive marketing people, people who stretch the truth very thin,
excellent products, and lousy products. We tried hard to screen the hype
from valuable data. If we insulted, omitted, or otherwise disturbed you,
your company, your product, or something you feel strongly about, please
let me know. The information here attempts to paraphrase a large portion
of the information exchanged in rec.audio newsgroup discussions. At
times, people will make recommendations or suggestions to others on some
of these newsgroups. Some of these statements are included here because
we have been asked to include statements of that sort. These statements,
and everything in this document are the opinions of various people.
Nothing here is intended as recommendation or suggestion. Further, no
matter how it is worded, nothing here should be taken as fact. The
authors take no responsibility for any use of this information.
8.0 Copyright Notice:
The information contained here is
collectively copyrighted by the authors. The right to reproduce this is
hereby given, provided it is copied intact, with the text of sections 1
through 8, inclusive. However, the authors explicitly prohibit selling
this document, any of its parts, or any document which contains parts of
this document.
