Con fotos para comparar los HD700 y HD800

Sennheiser HD700 Unboxing
http://www.headfonia.com/sennheiser-hd700-unboxing/

Nueva sección en iTunes: Masterizado para iTunes

¿mayor calidad ... ?

http://www.apple.com/itunes/mastered-for-itunes/

Mastered for iTunes (PDF)
http://images.apple.com/itunes/mastered-for-itunes/docs/mastered_for_itunes.pdf

    La zona exclusiva "Masterizado para iTunes" da entrada a nuevos álbumes superventas de grandes artistas como Madonna, Paul McCartney, Kaori Muraji, U2, John Coltrane o Bon Jovi. El propósito de esta zona de iTunes es que los más aficionados puedan experimentar su música favorita con mayor calidad aún, replicando más exactamente lo que tenían en mente los artistas, ingenieros de grabación y reproductores al crear la obra.

     

    Los albumes masterizados para iTunes han sido especialmente optimizados para reproducir sonidos de más alta fidelidad en el ordenador, en el equipo de música y en los dispositivos portátiles de Apple. La zona Masterizado para iTunes ofrece ya una variada selección de música de diferentes géneros.

    Además de esta zona con álbumes de diferente género, se ha creado también una zona Masterizado para iTunes dedicada específicamente a Albumes de Música Clásica.

DIY Modification for the Sennheiser HD 800: "The Anaxilus Mod"
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/diy-modification-sennheiser-hd-800-anaxilus-mod

the stock HD 800 remains a tad hard on my ears, and many headphone enthusiasts have expressed similar sentiments. Over the years a tweak for the HD 800 has been developing in the enthusiast community at Head-Fi.

PDF: http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SennheiserHD800modbooklet.pdf

Una herramienta interesante ... mini CNC controlado por Arduino por menos de 70$ ...

http://piccolo.cc/



Video:
http://vimeo.com/diatom/piccolo

Por sólo 840€ ... 

The Altmann Tera-Player
http://www.tera-player.com/

An Interview with Charles Altmann
http://www.headfonia.com/an-interview-with-charles-altmann/



Specification:

size: 57 x 57 x 18 mm

weight: 80 grams

case: all aluminum black anodized, laser engraved

front rear plates: 2mm aluminum black anodized, CNC machined

battery: Motorola LI-ION 700mAh

charging: mini-USB port 300mA, monitored by red LED

playtime on single charge: >12h (15h tested with 6 years old battery)

charge time: 2h 80%

Storage: SDHC card slot with 4/8/16 or 32 GB SDHC

currently testing SDXC cards with 64GB (all SDXC cards must be formatted to FAT32 for use in the Tera-Player)

Supported file type: WAV stereo 16-bit and 24-bit

Supported sample-rates: 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 and 192 kHz

headphone outputs: silver plated contacts, 2 separate outputs: teramega and superduper, can be used simultaneously

recommended headphones: Koss Porta-Pro, Kramer mod

main chip: ARM Cortex

oscillators: 2 separate precision Golledge crystal oscillators

DAC: modified NOS Philips R2R with current output

Oversampling: Zero

I/V conversion: Burr-Brown

headphone amplifiers: Burr Brown

navigation: tactile pad with 5 stainless steel buttons, gold plated contactor foil, hand assembled

volume control: 32-bit digital

navigation commands: next previous track / album / artist

supports iTunes® music library structure

5 (five) years limited warranty

made in Germany

Novedad del CES ... versión de los clásicos Koss Porta Pro para iPhone con control remoto:

http://www.koss.com/en/news/PR_Porta_Pro_KTC

Adding artwork corrupts some Lossless iTunes files
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57361159-263/adding-artwork-corrupts-some-lossless-itunes-files/

Apple's Lossless audio format is a popular option for people importing CDs into iTunes who wish to preserve as much of the original song quality as possible; however, a number of people have been noticing that random tracks imported in this format become corrupted after artwork is applied to them.

En video streaming HD  ...

Free concert with the National Youth Orchestra of Germany, Markus Stenz and Mahler's Fifth Symphony
http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/2943

National Youth Orchestra of Germany 15/01/2012
Markus Stenz

Watch entire concert (01:41:15)

    *  Detlev Glanert
        Insomnium (24:48)

    *  Gustav Mahler
        Symphony No. 5 (1:16:27)

Del CES 2012: [nota: simplemente comparto el artículo sin entrar en el fondo del asunto ... ] 

Klipsch Group Sees Their Future In Apple's Airplay [CES 2012]
http://www.cultofmac.com/139148/klipsch-group-sees-their-future-in-apples-airplay-ces-2012/

"We feel like Airplay is going to be the next media," Product Manager Gavin Reeg said during Klipsch's 30 minute press event. Then it was VP of Product Development Mark Casavant's turn, and he made it very clear: their future is in Apple's Airplay.

Klipsch is moving to support Airplay in many (if not all) of the Audio Systems they release in the next 9-12 months, and are also seriously considering adding support to other product lines they own, such as the Energy brand.

Digital music sales top physical sales
http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/05/technology/digital_music_sales/index.htm

For the first time in history, digital music sales topped the physical sale of music.

Make Your Headphone Cable Removable

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Headphone-Cable-Removable/

Audiophile Play with an iPad
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/audiophile-play-ipad

The iPad (and iPad 2 obviously) with current iOS and a CCK (Camera Connection Kit) will pair with many USB DACs, though still not all of them. And the prior sample rate limitation of 48kHz has been removed --- you can easily play 24-bit/96kHz audio, and I've heard unconfirmed reports of up to 24-bit/192kHz with certain gear.

Building "The Cheapskate!" ($125 or less): Balanced Power Unit
http://home.comcast.net/~thomasw_2/CheapskateBP1.html

FAQS: What is balanced power?
http://www.equitech.com/faq/faq.html

I've been using balanced power devices for quite a few years. And have been very please with the improvements they provide. Unfortunately during that time, the pricing for these has gone up, and up, and up. There's no rocket science involved in these, primarily it's just a special transformer, and AC outlets. As a result I decided to make up a couple of simple DIY devices using readily available parts. One can add in low cost 'options' such as RFI/EMI input/output filters if desired. These will improve the performance of the unit.

The Time Vampire, una variante C-Moy  especial ...

http://runawaybrainz.blogspot.com/2011/12/mystery-project-update-3-time-vampire.html

Voltage Monster: Ray Samuels Dark Star

http://www.headfonia.com/voltage-monster-ray-samuels-dark-star/

If you are familiar with the sound of Ray's portable amplifiers, certainly nobody has ever accused his amps of lacking in the musicality aspect. With the Dark Star, not only has that musicality aspect been thoroughly preserved, but the technicalities are also vastly improved, making it a proper, $3K-level amplifier. But the part that really win me over is how it plays so well with anything I've tried it with.  In that aspect, the Dark Star certainly has exceeded any of the amplifiers I've reviewed before it.

Yellow Submarine book on iTunes for free
http://itunes.apple.com/es/book/the-beatles-yellow-submarine/id479687204

The iTunes store is giving away copies of a Yellow Submarine e-book from the Beatles, as featured on the main page of the store. The book, which is dedicated simply "For Steve," tells the tale of the 1968 movie in form of a children's book, with clips from the film, animated illustration and a read-along feature using actor Dean Lennox Kelly. The book is a free download.

Para las largas tardes del "puente" ... una web con fotos de proyectos DIY de audio.
Una buena fuente de ideas  .... 

Homebuilt Hi-Fi
http://www.homebuilthifi.com/

imagen a tamaño completo:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T2j8riQyCsY/TtVObbopYHI/AAAAAAAAAJs/Ky10adv4gKc/s1600/pat.jpg

El Sábado en el The Digital Concert Hall-Berliner Philharmoniker

Live and free of charge on Saturday afternoon:
the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker

http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/2866

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Cellissimo!    
...................................................................Live webcast on
Sat, 03 Dec 2011, 4 p.m. (Berlin time)
> New York: 10 a.m.
> Tokyo: Sun, 04 Dec, 0 a.m.
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The 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sarah Willis Presentation
Volker Eisenach Choreography

For almost 40 years, the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker have shown that a cello can produce more than just sonorous smoothness. Fiery, funny, jazzy – and of course, sometimes uncontrollably emotional – they play their way through the world's musical repertoire. The musicians now appear in a family concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker's Education Programme. You can watch it live and free of charge in the Digital Concert Hall.


Juan Tizol / Duke Ellington
Caravan
Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann
"Die 12 in Bossa-nova"
Maurice Vandair / Henri Bourtaye
Fleur de Paris
Jorge Ben
Mas que nada
Dmitri Shostakovich
Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2
Spiritual
Let my people go
Joseph Annegarn
Lasst uns froh und munter sein
Henry Mancini
The Pink Panther
Terry Gilkyson
The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book

NOTA: En la promoción -ver imagen- no indican si todos los auriculares o sólo algunos modelos tienen descuento.
Como no tengo cuenta no puedo confirmar el descuento para los Sennheiser HD800.
Tampoco localizo dónde introducir el código promocional.

Si alguien lo puede confirmar ...


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Sennheiser HD800      845€    - 20% de descuento
http://www.k-tuin.com/app/f/p-9063/auriculares/cascos/sennheiser-hd800.html

Código promocional: CASCOS15

ps, los pedidos se pueden recoger  y pagar en tienda -sin gastos de envío-.

Para la próxima reunión ... una  pilsner auriculares   

ps. creador de etiquetas de cerveza personalizadas para descargar en pdf
http://beerlabelizer.com/