Multi-IEM Review - 229 IEMs compared (Altec Lansing UHP336/UE SuperFi3 & Hippo 10EB added 03/11/12) Tier 1C ($250-400) (1C1) Audio-Technica ATH-CK10 Reviewed Jan 2010 Details: Audio-Technica’s diminutive Dual-armature earphone may not be its flagship, but it sure competes well with those of other manufacturers Current Price: N/A (discontinued) (MSRP: $399.99) Specs: Driver: Dual BA | Imp: 55 Ω | Sens: 107 dB | Freq: 20-15k Hz | Cable: 4' I-plug Nozzle Size:4mm | Preferred tips: Sony Hybrids, De-cored Olives Wear Style: Over-the-ear Accessories (3.5/5) – Silicone single-flange tips (3 sizes), cleaning cloth, and oval clamshell hard case Build Quality (4.5/5) – Ever since I first laid my hands on the CK10 I have used it as my build quality benchmark for IEMs.
The build is outstanding – rubber-covered metal housings with titanium faceplates look and feel indestructible. The cabling is soft and thick, terminated with a beefy 3.5mm I-plug. Now for the qualifiers: the CK10s score very highly with me at the moment of this writing. . (1C2) Ortofon e-Q7 Reviewed Apr 2010 (1C3) Klipsch Custom 3. Nesfun - Free Online Nes Games. Supercommuter. 24/192 Music Downloads are Very Silly Indeed. Also see Xiph.Org's new video, Digital Show & Tell, for detailed demonstrations of digital sampling in action on real equipment!
Articles last month revealed that musician Neil Young and Apple's Steve Jobs discussed offering digital music downloads of 'uncompromised studio quality'. Much of the press and user commentary was particularly enthusiastic about the prospect of uncompressed 24 bit 192kHz downloads. 24/192 featured prominently in my own conversations with Mr. Young's group several months ago.
Unfortunately, there is no point to distributing music in 24-bit/192kHz format. Its playback fidelity is slightly inferior to 16/44.1 or 16/48, and it takes up 6 times the space. There are a few real problems with the audio quality and 'experience' of digitally distributed music today. 24/192 solves none of them. First, the bad news I was also interested in what motivated high-rate digital audio advocacy.
Misinformation and superstition only serve charlatans. Gentlemen, meet your ears. Map of Metal. Binärpilot: Robot Music.