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Fallen Kell writes "From the anouncement, "Polk Audio LCi-IP Ultra High Performance In-Wall/ In-Ceiling Loudspeakers are the world's first active Internet Protocol-ready Loudspeakers. They were created for IP networked systems such as the ground-breaking NetStreams DigiLinx system but also provide vast convenience and performance benefits when used in analog systems. Integrated digital amplifiers eliminate remote amplifiers connected via hundreds of feet of lossy, performance-robbing speaker wires." I had the great pleasure of having a demo on September 16th, 2005 of these speakers. The ability of connect to a wired network for sending the audio stream is simply amazing and wonderful innovation in the audio world."
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What about the latency? Anything higher than 5-10ms is noticable to the human ear. So, this is great for music or PA systems, but will not work for stage productions where going from analog into a sound card, to a A/D through the ethernet connector through the cable, D/A converter and out through the amp will take more like 20ms. Worthless for stage and live events.
Man is the lowest-cost, 150-pound, nonlinear, all-purpose computer system which can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.
Too bad about some who have been to too many loud rock concerts and use MP3s for everyday listening who can't tell the difference.
I sell very high performance home audio systems, which include power cords, speaker cables and the like costing hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Nobody's holding a gun to anyone's head to buy them, but people buy them anyway. Just the same way, I'm not holding a gun to anyone's head to buy $20,000 speakers, but they buy them because they find they enrich their lives through music enjoyment. Yes, I suppose there's some exclusivity or elitism to owning some of it, but many people who come to me tend to be more interested in music and the equipment that lets them hear it all and listen for hours without fatigue. It's all relative to what your standards are and how far you want to go to pursue the best, just as with any advanced product such as photographic equipment or automobiles. If you're satisfied listening to something less, go with it and be happy. There are lots of ways to get down the road. Let's agree to disagree.
When did I say that they have a lot of junk components?
Well, you wrote:
the most popular junk components simply come from Japan.
I seem to equate "most popular" with "a lot of". If you disagree with my understanding of these plain English phrases, please explain it to me.
Maybe becuase the guy was specifically talking about Sony,
And could you point out where he said or implied that he was referring to Sony? Or is it because you hate Sony that you are suggesting that Sony was also on his mind?
Seriously, fella, you're entirely too touchy to leave the house - what are you doing on the Internet?
So, when one nationality is singled out as a problem, and I point out the fact that it is not necessarily a fair characterization, I'm all of a sudden too touchy to leave the house? I think you are having trouble with discussions with other people. You make up references to Sony that aren't there. You make up some offense that I had at the OP. You are just way off from what is really going on. Maybe you need to get out of your Mom's basement a little more.
Are you one of those assholes whose entire reason for being is to look for ways take offense in everything and then moan about it?
Are you one of those assholes that refers to minorities as "fucking niggers" and when someone complains, you say "I didn't mean any offense"?
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