Dear What's Best,
I joined two months ago; I have already posted 28 messages, but it's never too late to introduce myself.
I am in my late forties. I always lived in Montréal, a very musical city. My native language is French, so my English skills are limited. I have studied electrical engineering, music and sound recording, but I'm not a professional audio specialist; I chose to be a software developper, and I worked on a few interactive music, video and web projects. I am a strong supporter of FOSS (free and open source software) for audio and video.
I'm looking for useful information and advices to upgrade my humble hi-fi system that I bought 28 years ago. I first need to fix my very small listening room and get better speakers. I want to understand as much as I can before investing in any piece of equipment, including for DIY projects.
I hope to contribute to this forum by asking meaningful questions and reporting about my experiences.
I'm interested by "3D" audio, starting with stereo; now I'm hooked on ambiophonics, and I plan to experiment with ambisonics (including 5.1).
I am absolutely not interested by esoteric "high-end" gear, ultra-resolution, low distortion, vinyl discs, turntables, big speakers, giant subwoofers, ultra-super-tweeters, tubes, etc... To me, simplicity and common sense are beautiful.
Thanks!
I joined two months ago; I have already posted 28 messages, but it's never too late to introduce myself.
I am in my late forties. I always lived in Montréal, a very musical city. My native language is French, so my English skills are limited. I have studied electrical engineering, music and sound recording, but I'm not a professional audio specialist; I chose to be a software developper, and I worked on a few interactive music, video and web projects. I am a strong supporter of FOSS (free and open source software) for audio and video.
I'm looking for useful information and advices to upgrade my humble hi-fi system that I bought 28 years ago. I first need to fix my very small listening room and get better speakers. I want to understand as much as I can before investing in any piece of equipment, including for DIY projects.
I hope to contribute to this forum by asking meaningful questions and reporting about my experiences.
I'm interested by "3D" audio, starting with stereo; now I'm hooked on ambiophonics, and I plan to experiment with ambisonics (including 5.1).
I am absolutely not interested by esoteric "high-end" gear, ultra-resolution, low distortion, vinyl discs, turntables, big speakers, giant subwoofers, ultra-super-tweeters, tubes, etc... To me, simplicity and common sense are beautiful.
Thanks!
