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From: prager@cholula.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: audio vs. video speaking
Message-ID: <104@cholula.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 13-Oct-85 22:43:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: cholula.104
Posted: Sun Oct 13 22:43:24 1985
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Reply-To: prager@cholula.UUCP (David Prager)
Organization: Teltone Corp., Kirkland, WA
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Organizatio: Teltone Corporation, Kirkland, WA

In article <3900007@uiucdcsp> nowicki@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU writes:
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>I  have  noticed  in  some recent magazines that "video stereo" speakers are
>becoming more popular.  I have also noticed that speaker manufacturers  such
>as Infinity and Polk are making such models.  A quick once over of the specs
>shows  that  in  most  cases  they  are  almost  identical  to  the  "audio"
>counterparts  (i.e.    drivers,  frequency  range, cabinet size...).  Others
>offer differences such as on boards power supplies and extra shielding or  a
>crossover at a different frequency.
>
>Is  it better to get the video stereo version for the TV or not?  Why or why
>not?
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>Tony Nowicki                            ARPA:  nowicki@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU
>U. of Illinois, Urbana                  UUCP:  {decvax, ihnp4}!uiucdcs!nowicki
>Department of C.S., AI Lab.             CSNET: nowicki@uiuc.csnet

Oh, come on! Buying speakers for the purposes of reproducing stereo sound from
video sources is like having to replace your telvision antenna (remember them?)
with a color model. It'll do the same thing, only cost more. Snake oil is indeed
still sold, it's only packaged differently today.



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Teltone Corp.
Kirkland, WA.                ...uw-beaver!tikal!cholula!prager
98033-0657                   or whatever works.