Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:15:50 -0500, "amdx" wrote:

Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike


I bought a cheapy Audiovox to test the theory, worked, but noticeable
"attack" clunking.

So I'm going to use the Audiovox for talk radio in my office (Fox
commercials are atrociously boosted, at least on the webcast), and buy
something nicer, like dBx for the theater system.

...Jim Thompson
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Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:15:50 -0500, "amdx" wrote:

Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike


I bought a cheapy Audiovox to test the theory, worked, but noticeable
"attack" clunking.

So I'm going to use the Audiovox for talk radio in my office (Fox
commercials are atrociously boosted, at least on the webcast), and buy
something nicer, like dBx for the theater system.


How about building an inverse squelch for the commercials? If the
get too loud, they are muted.


--
You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:58:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:15:50 -0500, "amdx" wrote:

Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike


I bought a cheapy Audiovox to test the theory, worked, but noticeable
"attack" clunking.

So I'm going to use the Audiovox for talk radio in my office (Fox
commercials are atrociously boosted, at least on the webcast), and buy
something nicer, like dBx for the theater system.


How about building an inverse squelch for the commercials? If the
get too loud, they are muted.

Good idea.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:58:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:15:50 -0500, "amdx" wrote:

Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike


I bought a cheapy Audiovox to test the theory, worked, but noticeable
"attack" clunking.

So I'm going to use the Audiovox for talk radio in my office (Fox
commercials are atrociously boosted, at least on the webcast), and buy
something nicer, like dBx for the theater system.


How about building an inverse squelch for the commercials? If the
get too loud, they are muted.

Good idea.


Use a compander to expand the compressed audio before feeding the
squelch, and that will catch the highly compressed crap you can't
understand, too.


--
You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:22:42 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:58:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:15:50 -0500, "amdx" wrote:

Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike


I bought a cheapy Audiovox to test the theory, worked, but noticeable
"attack" clunking.

So I'm going to use the Audiovox for talk radio in my office (Fox
commercials are atrociously boosted, at least on the webcast), and buy
something nicer, like dBx for the theater system.


How about building an inverse squelch for the commercials? If the
get too loud, they are muted.

Good idea.


Use a compander to expand the compressed audio before feeding the
squelch, and that will catch the highly compressed crap you can't
understand, too.

I'd build something myself, but I'm too busy right now. After this
project completes I'll take a look at companding. Years ago I _did_
do some designs for the predecessor of THAT Corp.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:15:50 -0500, "amdx" wrote:

Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike


I bought a cheapy Audiovox to test the theory, worked, but noticeable
"attack" clunking.

So I'm going to use the Audiovox for talk radio in my office (Fox
commercials are atrociously boosted, at least on the webcast), and buy
something nicer, like dBx for the theater system.

...Jim Thompson


Just saw this one in a MCM electronics mailing

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/33-9635 for $42.95.

Bad news- one more wall-wart to mount somewhere.

"Oppie" wrote in message ...

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:15:50 -0500, "amdx" wrote:

Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike


I bought a cheapy Audiovox to test the theory, worked, but noticeable
"attack" clunking.

So I'm going to use the Audiovox for talk radio in my office (Fox
commercials are atrociously boosted, at least on the webcast), and buy
something nicer, like dBx for the theater system.

...Jim Thompson


Just saw this one in a MCM electronics mailing

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/33-9635 for $42.95.

Bad news- one more wall-wart to mount somewhere.


GregS had posted this one in the other thread. ;-)

I'm thinking about getting one to try out.

Garberstreet Electronics
http://www.garberstreet.com

On Fri, 1 May 2009 15:39:58 -0400, "Garberstreet Electronics"
wrote:


"Oppie" wrote in message ...

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:15:50 -0500, "amdx" wrote:

Just wondering if you built a compander (or compressor) for your tv?
If so can you tell us about it. I'd like to install one on my tv.
Mike


I bought a cheapy Audiovox to test the theory, worked, but noticeable
"attack" clunking.

So I'm going to use the Audiovox for talk radio in my office (Fox
commercials are atrociously boosted, at least on the webcast), and buy
something nicer, like dBx for the theater system.

...Jim Thompson


Just saw this one in a MCM electronics mailing

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/33-9635 for $42.95.

Very same as the Audiovox, different label. Thump, thump :-(


Bad news- one more wall-wart to mount somewhere.

I bought several of those "octopus" cords to solve that.

Necessary because my theater recesses in the walls are 3' deep to
handle a 15-year-old rear-projection TV below. So it's a hassle to
plug stuff in, unless you have _really_ long arms ;-)



GregS had posted this one in the other thread. ;-)

I'm thinking about getting one to try out.

Garberstreet Electronics
http://www.garberstreet.com


...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food