Harman/Kardon Demo Disk
04-09-2012, 11:40 AM
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Harman/Kardon Demo Disk
Hello all,
Just took delivery of our ML last week and yesterday I realized there's a Harman/Kardon Logic7 demo disk hidden in the glovebox "secret" compartment. It's the upper section inside of the glovebox. Haven't try it out yet but certainly will do that after work today.
Just took delivery of our ML last week and yesterday I realized there's a Harman/Kardon Logic7 demo disk hidden in the glovebox "secret" compartment. It's the upper section inside of the glovebox. Haven't try it out yet but certainly will do that after work today.
04-09-2012, 12:19 PM
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Its actually a DVD!?Click below...
https://mbworld.org/forums/new-m-cla...-speakers.html
Good find.
Do you know if there is a way to get music on DVD's its a lot better sound quality.
Good find.
Do you know if there is a way to get music on DVD's its a lot better sound quality.
04-09-2012, 12:33 PM
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I must admit that it's pretty impressive.You can also play DVD Audio discs on the Comand system which also sound great.In case you've never heard of DVD Audio (many people haven't) check e-bay from time to time and you'll see what's available.Very high quality sound.
04-09-2012, 01:16 PM
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Great thanks for the tip. I am using the SD slot most of the time with MP3 format music. I'll keep an eye out for DVD Audio from now on as I wanna get the most out of the system for sure.
04-09-2012, 10:50 PM
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The format is basically dead now...and it never really made much of a splash at its height about 10 years ago.I have a collection of about 20 discs which is about all that was ever released in that format that interested me.You might find more...or less...that interest you.As I said,e-bay is probably your best source.
04-10-2012, 07:30 PM
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The HK demo disc I have found in our GLK will only play in the car. Starts with a helicopter flying by all the speakers, and get more impressive. You will be VERY happy with the HK system.
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There are better audio sources than MP3, but if your only choice is MP3 it depends on the bit rate:
320 kbit/s is pretty good and sounds phenomenal in my ML350 H/K.
Several bit rates are specified in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer III standard: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 and 320 kbit/s, and the available sampling frequencies are 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.[31] Additional extensions were defined in MPEG-2 Audio Layer III: bit rates 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160 kbit/s and sampling frequencies 16, 22.05 and 24 kHz.[31]
A sample rate of 44.1 kHz is almost always used, because this is also used for CD audio, the main source used for creating MP3 files. A greater variety of bit rates are used on the Internet. The rate of 128 kbit/s is commonly used,[44] at a compression ratio of 11:1, offering adequate audio quality in a relatively small space. As Internet bandwidth availability and hard drive sizes have increased, higher bit rates up to 320 kbit/s are widespread.
Uncompressed audio as stored on an audio-CD has a bit rate of 1,411.2 kbit/s,[note 2] so the bitrates 128, 160 and 192 kbit/s represent compression ratios of approximately 11:1, 9:1 and 7:1 respectively.
Non-standard bit rates up to 640 kbit/s can be achieved with the LAME encoder and the freeformat option, although few MP3 players can play those files. According to the ISO standard, decoders are only required to be able to decode streams up to 320 kbit/s.
320 kbit/s is pretty good and sounds phenomenal in my ML350 H/K.
Several bit rates are specified in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer III standard: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 and 320 kbit/s, and the available sampling frequencies are 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.[31] Additional extensions were defined in MPEG-2 Audio Layer III: bit rates 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160 kbit/s and sampling frequencies 16, 22.05 and 24 kHz.[31]
A sample rate of 44.1 kHz is almost always used, because this is also used for CD audio, the main source used for creating MP3 files. A greater variety of bit rates are used on the Internet. The rate of 128 kbit/s is commonly used,[44] at a compression ratio of 11:1, offering adequate audio quality in a relatively small space. As Internet bandwidth availability and hard drive sizes have increased, higher bit rates up to 320 kbit/s are widespread.
Uncompressed audio as stored on an audio-CD has a bit rate of 1,411.2 kbit/s,[note 2] so the bitrates 128, 160 and 192 kbit/s represent compression ratios of approximately 11:1, 9:1 and 7:1 respectively.
Non-standard bit rates up to 640 kbit/s can be achieved with the LAME encoder and the freeformat option, although few MP3 players can play those files. According to the ISO standard, decoders are only required to be able to decode streams up to 320 kbit/s.
04-14-2012, 12:28 PM
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04-14-2012, 05:12 PM
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There are better audio sources than MP3, but if your only choice is MP3 it depends on the bit rate:
320 kbit/s is pretty good and sounds phenomenal in my ML350 H/K.
Several bit rates are specified in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer III standard: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 and 320 kbit/s, and the available sampling frequencies are 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.[31] Additional extensions were defined in MPEG-2 Audio Layer III: bit rates 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160 kbit/s and sampling frequencies 16, 22.05 and 24 kHz.[31]
A sample rate of 44.1 kHz is almost always used, because this is also used for CD audio, the main source used for creating MP3 files. A greater variety of bit rates are used on the Internet. The rate of 128 kbit/s is commonly used,[44] at a compression ratio of 11:1, offering adequate audio quality in a relatively small space. As Internet bandwidth availability and hard drive sizes have increased, higher bit rates up to 320 kbit/s are widespread.
Uncompressed audio as stored on an audio-CD has a bit rate of 1,411.2 kbit/s,[note 2] so the bitrates 128, 160 and 192 kbit/s represent compression ratios of approximately 11:1, 9:1 and 7:1 respectively.
Non-standard bit rates up to 640 kbit/s can be achieved with the LAME encoder and the freeformat option, although few MP3 players can play those files. According to the ISO standard, decoders are only required to be able to decode streams up to 320 kbit/s.
320 kbit/s is pretty good and sounds phenomenal in my ML350 H/K.
Several bit rates are specified in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer III standard: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 and 320 kbit/s, and the available sampling frequencies are 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.[31] Additional extensions were defined in MPEG-2 Audio Layer III: bit rates 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160 kbit/s and sampling frequencies 16, 22.05 and 24 kHz.[31]
A sample rate of 44.1 kHz is almost always used, because this is also used for CD audio, the main source used for creating MP3 files. A greater variety of bit rates are used on the Internet. The rate of 128 kbit/s is commonly used,[44] at a compression ratio of 11:1, offering adequate audio quality in a relatively small space. As Internet bandwidth availability and hard drive sizes have increased, higher bit rates up to 320 kbit/s are widespread.
Uncompressed audio as stored on an audio-CD has a bit rate of 1,411.2 kbit/s,[note 2] so the bitrates 128, 160 and 192 kbit/s represent compression ratios of approximately 11:1, 9:1 and 7:1 respectively.
Non-standard bit rates up to 640 kbit/s can be achieved with the LAME encoder and the freeformat option, although few MP3 players can play those files. According to the ISO standard, decoders are only required to be able to decode streams up to 320 kbit/s.
04-14-2012, 06:22 PM
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You could purchase mp3s from amazon.com. I think they are all 320kbps.
iTunes also, but I think they are copyright protected and work only on your apple devices.
iTunes also, but I think they are copyright protected and work only on your apple devices.
04-15-2012, 11:07 AM
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I get my MP3 320kbps from:
http://www.audiojelly.com/
http://www.beatport.com/
http://www.djdownload.com/
http://www.junodownload.com/
I enjoy a lot of club music: Breaks/Downtempo/Chillout/Drum and Bass/Hard Dance/House/Progressive/Tribal/Tech/House/Electro/Techno/Trance LOL!!!
These websites cater more to what I listen to.
04-15-2012, 11:20 AM
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Do you use iTunes Match? I think apple is headed in a great direction with this. Just imagine being able to access your music library from your vehicle. I heard they are working to integrate iTunes Match with vehicle stereo's.
04-15-2012, 09:35 PM
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For me the "gold standard" of audio quality is playing a bluray disc,an SACD or DVD-A disc or a CD on my home stereo setup.Anywhere else,I don't expect audio perfection or anything close.Playing MP3s converted at 320kbps sound very good but not "fantastic" on my Comand system.But,while driving, "very good" is more than good enough for me.
