Matrix vs Discrete

[SeeMoreDigital]

I like still like Windows 7. I wish that we could go back. I use a start menu Classic Shell on Windows 10 that looks like Windows 7! It hasn't been updated since December 2017 but I'm still using it without issue.

Yes, 7 is the best version of Windows since XP.

Oh dear

 

[MidiMagic]

I thought it was October 2025?

EDIT: it is October 2025 end of life for Windows 10.

It should not be allowed.

Think. What if:

- The manufacturer of your car says that the end of life for your car is next year.
- The company that made your favorite CD says that it will stop playing on a certain date.
- You are told that the end of life for your house is next October.

The monopoly power of Microsoft should be removed. When they end-of-life the software, they must also make the software public domain, so others can sell copies and update the antivirus.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

The monopoly power of Microsoft should be removed. When they end-of-life the software, they must also make the software public domain, so others can sell copies and update the antivirus.

I guess you are unaware of another fair competitor called Apple. And quite some others use Linux, even in commercial usage. Private or public domain there are many good antivirus options that are multiple OS and can be updated.

 

[Doug G.]

So, is Microsoft matrix and Apple discrete or vice versa or something else?

Doug

 

[MidiMagic]

I guess you are unaware of another fair competitor called Apple. And quite some others use Linux, even in commercial usage. Private or public domain there are many good antivirus options that are multiple OS and can be updated.

And most of the software I want is sold for windows, not the others.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

And most of the software I want is sold for windows, not the others.

Me too. But my point being MS does not have the monopoly you attest to. And the others progress & move forward as well.

 

[jaybird100]

I'm sure that they will outlive all of us. I've replace capacitors in some for better sound, rarely because they are actually bad. You can often get vintage equipement cheap enough that you can hedge your bet by getting a spare.

Great to hear that you are (close to) getting a couple of Surround Masters.

Correct but you are all downplaying matrix! Tate SQ decodes and QS Vario-matrix decodes sound very nearly discrete. The big plus is what they can do with regular stereo. I don't know how I would have got by for all those years without my S&IC and no new quad releases!

The Surround Master does the same thing with both SQ and QS, all in one package. In addition, it excels at creating surround from stereo sources. The effect is as good as the stereo mix will allow, but it's often as good as, or better than, an encoded source.