Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:02:06 -0700
Reply-To: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject: Re: Using FM stereo for film soundtrack
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I don't imagine there is much of interest above 15kHz on a movie
soundtrack. And at 54 years old, it matters not. Haven't been able to
hear the squeal of a TV horizontal sweep signal for years and years.
With regard to low bass, film soundtracks do like to go deep, but with
the sub under our butts we got satisfying thumps and bumps, footfalls
and door slams.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
KG6RCR
David Marshall wrote:
>One small problem with this is that you loose from about 15KHz up in the
>frequency response and your lowest octave of bass. Over all, not that bad
>for a basic sound system and after all you did pay only $20 for it, but I do
>enjoy my tweeters and my subwoofer, but now most of us on the list have
>surpassed 30 years of age those frequencies are long since muted!
>
>Good idea - price is certainly right!
>
>David Marshall
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of Rocket J Squirrel
>Sent: September 4, 2004 7:29 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Using FM stereo for film soundtrack
>
>
>We took our maiden camping trip a few days ago, and I brought a small
>inverter to power the laptop so we could watch DVD movies. But the
>tinny, puny sound from the laptop's mighty 1'' speakers was
>underwhelming. I had recently installed a better stereo w/ CD changer
>and subwoofer into the 84 Westy and I found that I wished that it had
>spare inputs which the laptop could plug into, but alas, it was not so
>equipped. So I stopped at Target (a chain, sort of an upscale WalMart)
>to look for either powered speakers or maybe a couple of headsets to use
>with the laptop.
>
>While poking around the audio/video/computer accessories section, near
>the portable CD players, I found a very cool solution : a $19.99 FM
>modulator that plugs into the headphone jack of a CD player and converts
>it to a stereo radio signal that any FM tuner can receive. Looks kind of
>like a gray computer mouse, takes two AAA batteries, has a 7'' cord with
>a stereo 1/8'' plug on it -- which fits the headphone jack on a laptop.
>
>A switch on the side permits you to select between four possible FM
>frequencies, 88.1, 88.3, 88.7 and 88.9. You check these frequencies with
>your tuner and find one that does not already have a station on it, and
>set the FM modulator to transmit on that frequency.
>
>Worked like a charm!!! The FM signal had no trouble reaching the
>Vanagon's outside antenna. Suddenly we had great sound: almost like
>surround sound when seated on the rear seat with the Westy's cabinet
>speakers behind us; and with the subwoofer turned on, good bass effects,
>too.
>
>My wife thought I was a genius. I was pretty impressed, too. This one's
>a keeper.
>
>--
>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
>KG6RCR
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