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Wayne Knight posted:CAUTION! Live by high dynamic range, die by high dynamic range. I suspect that's more of a sales tool like when they put big warning labels on energy drinks.
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Nov 16, 2023 18:31
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It certainly worked to part me with my $8 at half price books. I love how ridiculous it is.
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Nov 16, 2023 18:36
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I also would buy it, in a "challenge accepted" kind of way. Also while finding the following image I learned that Bassotronics is still releasing music, at least as of a year ago
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Nov 16, 2023 19:48
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Noise Marines just aren't what they used to be.
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Nov 16, 2023 22:02
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Wayne Knight posted:CAUTION! The other disk had a rendition of the Imperial March with an extra bass drum just thumping along for the whole thing for more oomf I guess.
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Nov 16, 2023 22:28
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qirex posted:I also would buy it, in a "challenge accepted" kind of way. Also while finding the following image I learned that Bassotronics is still releasing music, at least as of a year ago I played this and got Havana Syndrome. Strong 7
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Nov 16, 2023 22:38
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Wayne Knight posted:CAUTION! Telarc Digital owned. They had a reputation as being the digital label even the anti-digital audiophiles kind of liked. This was the really early days of digitally recorded LPs where some labels didn't really know what they were doing.
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Nov 16, 2023 22:40
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Blue Footed Booby posted:This isn't strictly audiophile, but it's too good to not share. I have a friend who's browsing soundbars. "Oh, huh, I didn't know Polk made soundbars." 
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Nov 20, 2023 05:15
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Aw man, Samsung bought Roon. Can't wait for my lifetime subscription to get killed.
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Nov 27, 2023 21:41
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They bought Harman back in 2017, which apparently was more about getting their hands on Harman’s connected car technology. I have no idea what they see in Roon.
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Nov 28, 2023 15:57
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Harman also got them AKG, which then led to the Galaxy Buds line. Roon they probably want to form their own music streaming service because gotta build that ecosystem.
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Nov 28, 2023 16:11
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Samsung’s gonna wind up killing JBL before the end of the decade mark my words 
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Nov 28, 2023 20:03
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IIRC it’s actually Harman’s best performing brand by miles, especially the retro styled stuff. It’s far more likely they’ll keep the name and just make increasingly worse products. Unless that’s what you meant by “kill”
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Nov 28, 2023 21:53
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qirex posted:IIRC it’s actually Harman’s best performing brand by miles, especially the retro styled stuff. It’s far more likely they’ll keep the name and just make increasingly worse products. Unless that’s what you meant by “kill” yes, that’s what I meant they’re going to kill the JBL that makes actual speakers, rendering it a company that only makes bluetooth dealies that light up
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Nov 28, 2023 23:04
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Ok Comboomer posted:lol if you don’t test your transients and dynamic range with Death Grips, E40, and the Tron Legacy soundtrack I have a Yelawolf song (F.A.S.T. Ride) that I test headphones on. It's got some cool stereo separation elements, and lots of bass and lots of sibilants. I'm also not an audiophile, just someone who likes music. The Bangles cover of Hazy Shade of Winter is another one that is good for headphone tests, cuz if something is wrong with one channel, you can tell in the dueling guitar parts in the intro right away.
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Dec 2, 2023 17:47
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Ok Comboomer posted:yes, that’s what I meant I thought JBL Pro was still separate?
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Dec 7, 2023 20:18
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Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this in, but I have a nice pair of headphones powered through a DAC and AMP. I also have a subwoofer for bass that I run from the same AMP. So I have a 1/4" splitter that splits the AMP output with one going to my headphones and one going to my woofer. This works well, however I have noticed that I get bleed across my left and right channels when my subwoofer is plugged into the splitter, but when I unplug the subwoofer, the audio bleed in my headphones no longer occurs. Any idea how I can fix this?
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Dec 8, 2023 02:30
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Try the quick audio questions thread, this is where we mock audiophile snake oil
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Dec 8, 2023 02:55
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Kwolok posted:Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this in, but I have a nice pair of headphones powered through a DAC and AMP. I also have a subwoofer for bass that I run from the same AMP. So I have a 1/4" splitter that splits the AMP output with one going to my headphones and one going to my woofer. how charged are your crystals?
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Dec 8, 2023 03:00
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Is the splitter made from Aztec gold? It will bleed if it was not properly debled by conquistadors.
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Dec 8, 2023 12:47
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Why are they capitalising AMP?
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Dec 8, 2023 14:04
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its short for Analog More Power
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Dec 8, 2023 14:17
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Must work with asymmetric message protocol. The most audiophile of protocols
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Dec 8, 2023 14:49
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Accelerated Mobile Pages, how Google stole the news
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Dec 8, 2023 15:30
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Grassy Knowles posted:Accelerated Mobile Pages, how Google stole the news I have noticed google keyboard loves to capitalize regular-rear end words that happen to also be brand names.
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Dec 8, 2023 22:09
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Kwolok posted:Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this in, but I have a nice pair of headphones powered through a DAC and AMP. I also have a subwoofer for bass that I run from the same AMP. So I have a 1/4" splitter that splits the AMP output with one going to my headphones and one going to my woofer. I have read this 10 times now, and I'm still trying to understand if you have a subwoofer plugged into a headphone output.
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Dec 8, 2023 23:27
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Yeah I think they’re splitting a headphone output and attaching both headphones and a subwoofer to it? The subwoofer’s input (and possibly the cable to it) are almost certainly mono, so that’s just bridging the stereo channels on the splitter and causing op’s problem… but also what the hell. Don’t attach a sub to a headphone output.
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Dec 9, 2023 05:45
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Kwolok posted:This works well, however I have noticed that I get bleed across my left and right channels when my subwoofer is plugged into the splitter, but when I unplug the subwoofer, the audio bleed in my headphones no longer occurs. Any idea how I can fix this? You may have different goals in the experience that you're seeking, and that's both fine and something you're achieving, but most of us would not consider what you are doing 'working well.'
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Dec 9, 2023 05:54
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A $10,000 power cord would fix it
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Dec 10, 2023 01:10
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:Yeah I think they’re splitting a headphone output and attaching both headphones and a subwoofer to it? So I have this: https://www.microcenter.com/product/608494/buttkicker-gamer2 Largely because I am a loving idiot. But it also makes games way more immersive because when I shoot a gun in game I "FEEL IT". But mostly because I am an idiot. Anyway this needs to take input from a sound source and only uses the low frequency to drive the kicker. I am not an audiophile really, I just have some nice headphones and a dirt cheap amplifier and DAC, and my AMP only has one output so I wasn't sure what else to do to get the output on my headphones and going into the kicker. But this is the thread to make fun of stupid poo poo, so here is my stupid poo poo to make fun of lol
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Dec 10, 2023 04:36
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Acoustic Music Pumper?
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Dec 10, 2023 14:11
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Kwolok posted:So I have this: https://www.microcenter.com/product/608494/buttkicker-gamer2 So I looked up ‘buttkicker troubleshooting’, being significantly less stupid than this entire exercise so far, and found people recommending using a second soundcard set to mono for the buttkicker. Like in multiple links on the first page of results. There’s your answer so you can stop saying AMP. Why would I check the internet for answers before going to the audiophile foolishness thread? I don’t think I should try looking for solutions that don’t require effort from others
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Dec 10, 2023 14:45
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Grassy Knowles posted:So I looked up ‘buttkicker troubleshooting’, being significantly less stupid than this entire exercise so far, and found people recommending using a second soundcard set to mono for the buttkicker. Like in multiple links on the first page of results. There’s your answer so you can stop saying AMP. Afaict you can't output two separate audio devices simultaneously in Windows. I also have my computer output to a TV as well so when my audio output is set to headphones is the only time I want the kicker to receive signal. That's why I like the splitter design, just trying to figure out if there is a simple hardware solution to eliminate the crosstalk.
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Dec 10, 2023 17:17
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Kwolok posted:Afaict you can't output two separate audio devices simultaneously in Windows. I also have my computer output to a TV as well so when my audio output is set to headphones is the only time I want the kicker to receive signal. That's why I like the splitter design, just trying to figure out if there is a simple hardware solution to eliminate the crosstalk. I use VoiceMeeter Banana and I always have two outputs going. One to my speaker AMP via RCA, and the other to my headphone DAC/AMP via USB. The trick is lining up the latency for the weirdo use case of sub + headphones.
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Dec 10, 2023 19:51
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Kwolok posted:Afaict you can't output two separate audio devices simultaneously in Windows. I also have my computer output to a TV as well so when my audio output is set to headphones is the only time I want the kicker to receive signal. That's why I like the splitter design, just trying to figure out if there is a simple hardware solution to eliminate the crosstalk. You need to activate "Stereo Mix" to have your primary output device also be a virtual input device. Then you set your second output device to "listen to this device" on the stereo mix options. It randomly stopps working sometimes though. The saner way is to install a third party audio splitter sorftware. Like VoiceMeeter.
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Dec 10, 2023 20:09
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Not the thread for this, dingdongs
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Dec 10, 2023 20:29
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VictualSquid posted:You need to activate "Stereo Mix" to have your primary output device also be a virtual input device. Then you set your second output device to "listen to this device" on the stereo mix options. Voicemeeter is a great piece of software but it adds latency. Anyway I appreciate the input but I think I need to be a dipshit and buy more dumb audiophile poo poo to get the experience I want. So there you go OP, more dumb audiophile poo poo.
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Dec 10, 2023 21:09
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Mr. Mercury posted:Not the thread for this, dingdongs Meh if it's helping people whatever. Then we can go back to discussing how using a titanium weight at the top of his butkicker amp helps the kerb feel more realistic
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https://www.tomshardware.com/networ...ignores-reality A new three-port network switch designed for audiophiles has become available to purchase. Priced at an astronomical $4,349, the Innuos PhoenixNET comes with a multitude of eyebrow-raising audio quality claims about signal purity, low noise, better instrument separation, and enhanced realism. However, adding insult to our already injured intelligence, this premium-priced switch offers paltry 100 Mbps performance, as it the company claims that older / slower technology “results in lower operating noise floor compared to Gigabit.”
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