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Brain Issues posted:Eminence has released a line of speakers called "CannaBase" which features a hemp cone and a CBD coating. I thought this was an april fools joke, and I'm still hoping that it is. KozmoNaut posted:Every stoner/doom band just perked their collective ears. I was going to say I wanted these just to blast Stoned Jesus over them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT0bItp5GzI
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Brain Issues posted:Eminence has released a line of speakers called "CannaBase" which features a hemp cone and a CBD coating. I thought this was an april fools joke, and I'm still hoping that it is. quote:Eminence is proud to introduce the the CannaBass™ CB3010N-8. Designed with the modern musician in mind, the CB3010N-8 is engineered to deliver a cleaner and more authentic sound through a unique combination of cutting-edge speaker technology, a hemp dust cap, and a proprietary CBD coating.  what
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May 12, 2023 04:20
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Producers and musicians smoke so much weed the speaker cones in most major studios are infused with stale smoke now you can hear it as it was mastered.
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May 12, 2023 07:22
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I want this Geshelli DAC. I want it. https://youtu.be/USbDI8OQP7s I don't know whether to go with an AKM or a Sabre DAC 
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May 12, 2023 07:44
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Gramps posted:The thing that pisses me off the most about Audiophiles is how smug they are about the stupid poo poo they got suckered into buying. Every Snake Oil claim about audio can be measured. Easily. Anyone with a brain can run the same signal through 2 different cables, capture it, then flip polarity on one and play them back together. If they null, no loving difference between the signals (they almost always null completely by the way). If they DON'T null, you can just compare the 2 waveforms and determine and quantify the differences between the 2 signals. They don't do that because they would be exposed immediately. The day there is a scientifically backed claim with evidence I'll be there. If a cable comes out and says it's scientifically proven to have less signal loss over comparable cables and also has a .5 db bump centered at 380hz, then those are things you can measure and PROVE. sound can be measured. Very loving accurately. Bunch of goddamn morons ok maybe I'll just stick with that $80 DAC that he recommended a few days ago 
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olives black posted:ok maybe I'll just stick with that $80 DAC that he recommended a few days ago Just read this thread from Amir at ASR, see if you still want it by the end of the thread. It seems alright, but probably too expensive for what you get. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/geshelli-jnog2-review-balanced-dac.34811/ E: if you really must spend ~$300 on your DAC, this is probably the one to get : https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-e70-stereo-dac-review.39188/ , but you really should only bother doing this after your speakers>sub>amp are already excellent, if at all Mederlock fucked around with this message at 16:26 on May 12, 2023 |
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Mederlock posted:Just read this thread from Amir at ASR, see if you still want it by the end of the thread. It seems alright, but probably too expensive for what you get. audiosciencereview.com posted:There is no manual for the unit in the box and I could not find one online either. ok i no longer want it  Thanks for the help!
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olives black posted:ok i no longer want it They actually posted the manual like, 8 posts in, lmao
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Mederlock posted:They actually posted the manual like, 8 posts in, lmao 
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olives black posted:
Doping the cone with some form of solution or coating is a common way to control the stiffness Kms & the compliance Cms as a function of excursion (X). Those are two major contributing factors to distortion components. Using CBD obviously gives mellower highs.
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May 12, 2023 20:09
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Can confirm, I just blew a huge bong rip into my speakers and now my music sounds so much better than a few minutes ago.
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May 13, 2023 00:03
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I continue to be fascinated and flabbergasted by people who pimp expensive CD transports. This one's $3000 dollars https://youtu.be/uKQTf1loUvM like I get maybe buying a used CD player with an optical/coax out to skip the whole FLAC ripping step but  that is several months of rent money my dude
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May 14, 2023 00:18
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olives black posted:I continue to be fascinated and flabbergasted by people who pimp expensive CD transports. "and it added this like, lush and immaculate sound to everything i played" i love all the nonsense phrases audiophiles come up with to describe something that sounds exactly the same as the thing that costs 1/10 as much
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dc3k posted:"and it added this like, lush and immaculate sound to everything i played" It's especially egregious when it's something that's just a lossless digital source. I get how everything from the DAC to the speakers can have subtle differences, but a CD drive is a goddamn CD drive.
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I rock a Gishelli JNOG2 modified with a Sparkos SS2590 pro opamp running the analog line outs. It's INSANE. I've never heard a better dac, and by that I mean the staging and overall 3D factor is the best ive heard. I got the AKM one. In cedar 
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May 14, 2023 05:02
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oh god what have i done https://youtu.be/1PA9ql8moF8
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May 14, 2023 05:12
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Wayne Knight posted:I have seen venetian snares live and it was the laziest thing I've ever seen. Dude just smoked next to his laptop while winamp or w/e played. that's a bummer. there's a photo out there somewhere of him mixing between two CRT-connected computers running trackers, which as far as live electronic music performances go is p cool imo
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olives black posted:that's a bummer. there's a photo out there somewhere of him mixing between two CRT-connected computers running trackers, which as far as live electronic music performances go is p cool imo It could be that they hosed his rider up. Ten plus years ago his tech rider required Denon CD decks rather than the usual Pioneer because he preferred that the platter was motorised like a vinyl deck on the Denon. Nobody else used the drat things so it was always a nightmare to source when he played in the UK. One promoter bought a set from a DJ store with a generous returns policy and took them back after the weekend. I’ve had a few mad experiences with him. I remember trying to convince someone to lend an original TB303 for a Speed Dealer Moms set after him & Frusciante had burned out three units with wild control voltage stuff in rehearsals. At one festival where I’d gone to say hi, he just poured mushrooms into my hand and said “you need these” After he got into modular the sets I’ve seen have been on hardware, all through pretty well run Funktion One rigs.
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olives black posted:oh god what have i done get a microphone lavs are cheap
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Ok Comboomer posted:get a microphone I made what I think are some reasonable purchases mostly on his recommendations, but if he's doing poo poo like pimping $150 power cables then I feel pretty stupid for recommending his channel. my posts are now this thread's communion https://youtu.be/tSHHl7aRX9o
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You fool! You utter buffoon! How could you trust someone else on the Internet?!
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olives black posted:This one's $3000 dollars
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Ok Comboomer posted:That gives them way too much credit, weird academic poo poo is at least cool on account of being weird and historically/artistically/academically interesting Make sure to get the limited edition $450 reel to reel release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttsL1fPJnSw
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Neurophonic posted:It could be that they hosed his rider up. Ten plus years ago his tech rider required Denon CD decks rather than the usual Pioneer because he preferred that the platter was motorised like a vinyl deck on the Denon. Nobody else used the drat things so it was always a nightmare to source when he played in the UK. One promoter bought a set from a DJ store with a generous returns policy and took them back after the weekend. I imagine that this was your friend's response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwSts2s4ba4 also I would be terrified of any mind-altering substance Aaron Funk gave me
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olives black posted:I made what I think are some reasonable purchases mostly on his recommendations, but if he's doing poo poo like pimping $150 power cables then I feel pretty stupid for recommending his channel. I can’t take Randy seriously after watching a bunch of his watch recommendations like there’s literally no reason in the world to ever buy Invicta/etc when loving Seiko and Citizen and Casio and even Timex and Swatch exist it’s like having a YouTube channel that reviews shein purchases, just cursed in concept and on principle
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Ok Comboomer posted:I can’t take Randy seriously after watching a bunch of his watch recommendations I hate the feeling of pretty much anything on my wrists so I never would have bumped into those videos. Could have saved myself several hours of watching his other stuff 
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Endless Mike posted:I wish I was going to say, "Where, Nebraska?"
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olives black posted:I continue to be fascinated and flabbergasted by people who pimp expensive CD transports. Man I spent $10 on a Sony CD player with optical out a thrift shop a few years ago and even that felt excessive.
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I found a nice Harmon Kardon 5 CD carousel with a passable DAC and an optical out that I found at a thrift shop for $10, that was a nice find and about the most I'd spend on a CD player
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olives black posted:I imagine that this was your friend's response Extremely accurate. Sadly the set got cancelled, which is a shame because I was genuinely curious about the collaboration. I didn’t eat the shrooms, either. The fact I can’t remember exactly what year this happened suggests they were simply not necessary.
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Mederlock posted:I found a nice Harmon Kardon 5 CD carousel with a passable DAC and an optical out that I found at a thrift shop for $10, that was a nice find and about the most I'd spend on a CD player The thing is, I have absolutely no need for a dedicated CD player. I’ve got at least seven devices capable of playing CDs, three of them supporting digital playback over HDMI. I just enjoy the pointless extravagance of having a dedicated device that does nothing but play CDs.
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Audiophiles have poopy butts and they smell bad.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Audiophiles have poopy butts and they smell bad.
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wolrah posted:Sorry you aren't able to experience pure audible joy. Having just the right amount of poopy butt helps you perceive the quantum fluctuations you only get to experience on the most expensive of systems. The true essence of the sound captured by a 768kHz sampling rate interact with the smell particles wafting up from your crack give the music an amazing texture that fondles your earballs in ways you've never imagined. Sounds muddy
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Mederlock posted:I found a nice Harmon Kardon 5 CD carousel with a passable DAC and an optical out that I found at a thrift shop for $10, that was a nice find and about the most I'd spend on a CD player Can someone point me to a resource that compares some passable vs not-passable DACS? I’m curious what the difference is since I would have thought this was a mostly solved issue. Like is it mainly just noise on the analog side that makes a lovely DAC?
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I stumbled into /r/audiophile and the sponsored post the algorithm chose to serve me was for a Legalzoom-esque divorce service. It's either that or because I've been shopping for guitar stuff, maybe both. Grassy Knowles posted:Sounds muddy That's just the jitter, did you miss where we just said you need to mellow out the speaker cones with hifi-grade weed smoke
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namlosh posted:Can someone point me to a resource that compares some passable vs not-passable DACS? Noise floor, linear volume and frequency response between left and right channels, and DAC's affect the EQ of music, ie. They may boost or cut certain frequencies, either unintentionally which may sound muddy or harsh or hollow, or intentionally and they'll usually do the typical Loudness thing where they'll bump the Bass and Treble or they'll do the audiophile grift thing and boost the frequencies that enhance the goofy music the audiophile dorks like to listen to. A good DAC will just reproduce the frequency response as it was received digitally. The CD player I got is from the mid '90s, and it does okay but there is some noise and it doesn't sound quite right I guess? I connected it to my modern Onkyo's optical in to the ESS Sabre brand DAC that they put in it and it just sounds better than the analog out. Doing a DAC right is very cheap these days so audiophiles find all sorts of ways to re-complicate it.
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Discussion Quorum posted:I stumbled into /r/audiophile and the sponsored post the algorithm chose to serve me was for a Legalzoom-esque divorce service. lol goddamn
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namlosh posted:Can someone point me to a resource that compares some passable vs not-passable DACS? Mederlock posted:Doing a DAC right is very cheap these days so audiophiles find all sorts of ways to re-complicate it. qirex fucked around with this message at 16:08 on May 15, 2023 |
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qirex posted:Basically, what's the point of some kilobuck thing in a full size case when for $80 you can get this and it's perfect by the means we have to measure it? Just ordered one of these, should be getting it in a day or two. I have neither the expertise nor the tools to measure it myself. I can A/B it against my PS4 or something through the same amp and speakers if the thread really wants me to, I suppose. And I agree with the thread, these really don't seem like the kinds of devices that benefit from hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of bells and whistles.
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