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Real audio tip: if you have a constant hum when hooking up one outlet-powered device to another, it's because the two devices have slightly different ground voltages and you need one of these http://www.bestbuy.com/site/metra-ground-loop-isolator/9855136.p?id=1218186610567 I think it's just a high pass filter My best buy had one on hand but i had to ask a clerk to poke around the back This won't happen if one of the devices is battery powered, so if it happens with your desktop->TV but not laptop->TV, that's the problem you're having
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AugmentedVision posted:I like that audiophiles are all about analog equipment now All audio amplifiers are analog because speakers are analog. Newer stuff will often be digital at the inputs, but must be converted to analog before the final amplification. And older equipment often had better final amplification components than newer stuff, at least until you get to really expensive equipment. That said, most of the audiophile wankery about vintage gear is pretty dumb, you'd often be better off buying better speakers than going nuts trying to re-cap and restore a old receiver that you paid a shitload of money for from some collector. However, if you can get one cheap, it can be a fun project.
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Oct 8, 2016 22:28
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Haier posted:For a moment I was thinking "drat, wanna fry up all that eggplant." Was it the FiiO X1? I'm thinking about getting drunk tonight and buying it because I got used to my ipod classic with the wheel and just want a decent mp3 player that's not a smart device. Do you like it?
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Oct 8, 2016 22:37
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If you're experiencing hum just cut the power cable and hold both leads. You become the ultimate noise filter that's in tune with your ears
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Oct 8, 2016 22:37
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eSports Chaebol posted:lovely circuitry can do that especially in computers though also the solution can be just a little $5 usb dongle dac not a hand-woven coconut hair fabric insulated iridium cable Definitely. I borrowed a USB dongle when I watched Drive on my pc a bunch of years ago and the hum was bugging me
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Oct 8, 2016 23:36
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It's like, perfect 3D sound if you sit in this one spot and don't move your head. 
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Oct 8, 2016 23:41
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Jonny 290 posted:further reminder that virtually all audiophile forums ban any mention of or requests for any sort of blind a/b or a/b/x testing Man, I really can't believe that virtually all audiophile forums do that.... that they ban any mention of or requests for any sort of blind a/b or a/b/x testing
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Oct 8, 2016 23:44
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It's just so lame, and twisted, that they ban that kind of testing. loving nerds...
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JnnyThndrs posted:All audio amplifiers are analog because speakers are analog. Newer stuff will often be digital at the inputs, but must be converted to analog before the final amplification. And older equipment often had better final amplification components than newer stuff, at least until you get to really expensive equipment. But you can make a sound field with just a processor and a digital signal and a clock. 
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AugmentedVision posted:Real audio tip: if you have a constant hum when hooking up one outlet-powered device to another, it's because the two devices have slightly different ground voltages and you need one of these But SURELY there's a much, much more expensive one I can buy?!
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Oct 9, 2016 00:06
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AugmentedVision posted:I like that audiophiles are all about analog equipment now That's an oversimplification.
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Oct 9, 2016 00:29
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Oct 9, 2016 00:34
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Really I was only talking about tube amps for headphones and home audio
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AugmentedVision posted:Really I was only talking about tube amps for headphones and home audio Yeah, I agree, the only real advantage to tubes is they clip gracefully, so at balls-out volume, they tend to sound better to our ears. For normal listening there's no need. The stupidest thing ever: 
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Oct 9, 2016 00:44
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I'm gonna figure out a way to print a circuitboard on wood
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AugmentedVision posted:Real audio tip: if you have a constant hum when hooking up one outlet-powered device to another, it's because the two devices have slightly different ground voltages and you need one of these Protip just break off the ground pin on each device.
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AugmentedVision posted:Real audio tip: if you have a constant hum when hooking up one outlet-powered device to another, it's because the two devices have slightly different ground voltages and you need one of these You can also solve the problem by tying everything's grounds together properly, and I prefer doing this because those isolators introduce their own (real) distortions. Ground issues can present in other ways too - back in the days of tube TVs I had one that would display faint scrolling diagonal lines unless I used the thickest s-video cable I had (it came with my radeon 9800pro and must've had a real beefy ground shield). Eventually I had enough of it so I connected everything's grounds together with the kind of wire used for power cable (which is a lot thicker than what you'll find in an rca lead) and that fixed the problem.
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revmoo posted:Protip just break off the ground pin on each device. Not sure if serious? I think I might have actually tried this, and my TV doesn't have a ground prong. Fuzz1111 posted:You can also solve the problem by tying everything's grounds together properly, and I prefer doing this because those isolators introduce their own (real) distortions. Yeah I know that you can wire your house properly to avoid this, but that's not an option. Plus I had it with a TV that doesn't have a ground prong so I don't really understand how the circuitry works.
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Minimalist Program posted:Man, I really can't believe that virtually all audiophile forums do that.... that they ban any mention of or requests for any sort of blind a/b or a/b/x testing Is this because they're sponsored by thise same snakeoil companies?
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Was it the FiiO X1? I'm thinking about getting drunk tonight and buying it because I got used to my ipod classic with the wheel and just want a decent mp3 player that's not a smart device. Seconding this--does anyone have experience with those FiiO players? My iPod 5G is living on borrowed time, and I liked the loving ClickWheel because I could have it in my back pocket while working in the garage, and could change songs without having the pull the damned thing out, pull my welding gloves off, and gently caress around with a lame-rear end touch screen. Shocking that Apple designers, including Lord Jobs, probably couldn't tell you which end of a hammer to hold, and designed their products for emasculated pussies like themselves.
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I like my fiio E17 because I can make my computer louder without having to gently caress about with Windows. Also maybe it sounds better but I dunno.
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Oct 9, 2016 02:32
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DoctorStrangelove posted:You know what I hate the most about audiophiles? They never say they like music, they say they like "audio." As if for them it's more about loving around with the sound quality than the actual music itself. Whenever an audiophile posts a pic of their setups, you almost always see the vinyl on their shelves is 90% Tuning/Demo/Benchmark records, with a few "safe" albums thrown in. Audiophiles are even more afraid of being called out on having bad music tastes than they are of being called out on cheap equipment. That's why you only see the same "safe" albums over and over again in every audiophile setup pic. (Beatles, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, and a few others that they feel are incapable of being criticized) Most of them don't actually to listen to music, they listen to their equipment.
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I'm really thankful that I'm a normal person in that I don't give a gently caress if sometimes my tv buzzes when there's deep bass or if my computer speakers sound a bit tinny.
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AugmentedVision posted:Real audio tip: if you have a constant hum when hooking up one outlet-powered device to another, it's because the two devices have slightly different ground voltages and you need one of these lol do you shop at best buy or is this part of the joke?
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Blockade posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOrjQXyqZvw around 34 minutes in when he plays u2 and 6 grey haired men i nthe room start head bobbing
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it doesnt take a lot of money to get near perfect quality sound from the source, a good 30 dollar FiiO DAC will do the trick, the rest of it is usually speakers
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Hell Yeah posted:if you hold a seashell up to your ear you can either hear the sea or get your ears pierced by a friendly crab. Are seashells digital or analog?
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Oct 9, 2016 03:27
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Kickstarter idea of the day: seashell speakers that turn on when you hold them to your ear
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The ultimate audiophile speaker: Hand in armpit, built in 3.5 mm auxillary port
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Class D or 'digital' amplifiers are really cool, but don't intrinsically work any better than an analog amp if you're talking quality. though they are monster on efficiency, like 90+%
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Sapper posted:Seconding this--does anyone have experience with those FiiO players? My iPod 5G is living on borrowed time, and I liked the loving ClickWheel because I could have it in my back pocket while working in the garage, and could change songs without having the pull the damned thing out, pull my welding gloves off, and gently caress around with a lame-rear end touch screen. I got drunk and bought it. It shouod come in a few days. I'll let you know if it's poo poo or not. If I forget, pm me. I feel ya with the wheel. Love that thing.
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I'm going to use this to play My Humps by The Black Eyed Peas.
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Hector Beerlioz posted:I got drunk and bought it. It shouod come in a few days. I'll let you know if it's poo poo or not. If I forget, pm me. Hey nerds I want to replace my Rockbox Sansa Clip+ because the batteries are getting odld. What's a similar cheap small mp3 player with good audio?
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Quick Draw McGraw posted:Hey nerds I want to replace my Rockbox Sansa Clip+ because the batteries are getting odld. What's a similar cheap small mp3 player with good audio? I DON'T KNOW
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then what use are you
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Quick Draw McGraw posted:then what use are you For my headphones I use Monster cables that send my Shakira songs from my phone to me in HD speed
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This reminds me, does anyone else remember the audiophile dude with the lovely house that he had shored-up all his ceilings with 4x4's because all the bass was slowly shaking his house apart. He uploaded a few walkthrough videos on youtube of his home as it shook. Someone with better youtube search kung fu please find these.
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Oct 9, 2016 05:05
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All to play back sound that was originally captured on a plastic diaphragm inside a $200 mass produced microphone, placed roughly where it sounded good to the engineer at the time (and before the signal has gone through another 1000 variables and processes...)
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spleen merchant posted:All to play back sound that was originally captured on a plastic diaphragm inside a $200 mass produced microphone, placed roughly where it sounded good to the engineer at the time (and before the signal has gone through another 1000 variables and processes...) I don't know about that one, most of the audio sups and engineers I know love to buy nice schoeps, dpa, etc... mics. They definitely carry a hefty pricetag.
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