[DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE

[Brandon Misch]

the soundcard is a realtech audio sound card. 

On Jul 1, 2011, at 8:16 AM, FRIDO ORDEMANN wrote:

> Good point - please rephrase the question for anyone you know! thank you
> 
> From: "Dectalk at aol.com" <Dectalk at aol.com>
> To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> Sent: Fri, July 1, 2011 8:14:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE
> 
> Personally I think we're asking the wrong question.  I think the sound card is more important than the speakers.  Years ago I had a cheap sound card that was actually lying to me.  On my end, my audio was going out both speakers in high quality.  But on the internet for the public it was a static mono sound.  So after I bought a very high quality sound card, I heard how bad my stuff actually was.
>  
> I still don't get the true sound mix until I play stuff on my stereo, but I have learned to make my vocals lower than what I intend so it comes out right.
>  
>  
> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>  
> In a message dated 7/1/2011 7:42:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ratguy at insightbb.com writes:
> Hi again,
> 
> Compounding this problem is the thing of computer speakers. I once had an 
> IBM computer I bought from Radio Shack. It was a totally prefab system, 
> rather than custom built. It came with a pair of computer speakers. Someone 
> told me they said "IBM" on them. You can bet, though, that somebody else 
> actually made the speakers. That's probably the problem you're going to run 
> into again and again with this research, people who are using 
> computer-manufacturer-branded speakers or generic no-name speakers. Also, 
> what of the people who have laptops and use the computer's internal 
> speakers? I know some companies brag about the brand of the audio system in 
> their laptops, but probably the cheaper companies might use generic no-name 
> products.
> 
> As far as headphones go, my favorites in the way of semi-professional 
> headphones are made by Sony. I also have a pair of Audiotechnica headphones 
> in-house.
> Jayson
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Corine Bickley" <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 7:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE
> 
> 
> Jayson,
> Thank you - your feedback is exceedingly useful. This is the kind of
> information that I need. It may be that so many different speakers and
> headphones are used that I will never be able to test enough, but it's
> good to know there's so much variety out there.
> corine
> 
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
> > I really don't know how to answer this question. On my own personal 
> > DECtalk
> > Express I run it through a power speaker which was sold probably approx. 
> > 20
> > years ago by the C Crane company. No idea what brand it is though. In my
> > stereo where I sometimes read books spoken by DECtalk, I have some 
> > speakers
> > I picked up used from an individual. No idea what brand they are either, 
> > and
> > they had to be repaired anyway so even if I did know the brand, it's 
> > likely
> > the replacement components aren't of that brand. I also have another 
> > Express
> > on my Linux system which I'm running through a pair of cheap Radio Shack
> > power speakers.
> >
> > My dad uses two DECtalk Expresses and just uses the internal speaker.
> > Jayson
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
> > To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:48 PM
> > Subject: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE
> >
> >
> >>I have been given a task by Enable Rehab to find out what brand of
> >> speakers everyone uses when listening to Dectalk. I guess they want to
> >> select the
> >> most used speakers and use them for testing.
> >>
> >> You all can email me directly at _dectalk at aol.com_
> >> (mailto:dectalk at aol.com)
> >> .
> >>
> >> I'm just glad it's going to sing!
> >>
> >>
> >> SNOOPI BOTTEN
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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