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New thread timed nicely with an updated version of Stereophile’s Recommended Components list, it comes complete with tier lists which for some reason audio nerds loving love.
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Sep 16, 2023 00:39
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The true secret to audio bliss is a system that can play 15-60hz real fuckin' loud.
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Sep 19, 2023 18:32
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Double post for terrible news: lossy DRM garbage codec MQA was in administration [British for bankruptcy] but got purchased by Lenbrook, owners of Bluesound, NAD and PSBquote:Lenbrook Corp., a diversified, privately-owned Canadian enterprise with activities in brand development, technology, and distribution in both residential and commercial audio and the communication sectors, has acquired the assets of MQA, a UK-based industry leader in high-resolution audio encoding.
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Sep 19, 2023 19:04
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I once put on a not-particularly-high bitrate MP3 of "Nasty Ways" in a hifi shop because I wanted to see what sibilance sounded like on their speakers and the snares are way too hot on that track. The staff was not amused [but also the speakers were too bright]. They loved the long mix of Orbital's "The Box" I brought, though, it's my go-to new gear track because it has pretty much everything in it. I've found a few acts I like from reading audio gear reviews, Anna von Hausswolff in particular. But yeah, most of it is dadrock/granddadrock, breathy female vocalists, some specific Mahler recording and occasionally Random Access Memories by Daft Punk.
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Sep 25, 2023 18:55
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I will always laugh at the mental image of Henry Rollins listening to old punk recorded and mixed on a $50 Alesis cassette 4 track on his half million dollar Wilson/McIntosh system.
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Sep 25, 2023 23:17
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Yeah Daft Punk also did a slightly different mix for the vinyl master which is catnip for audio magazine writers.
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Sep 26, 2023 17:02
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If anyone wants a demo track I’m reading that the Atmos version of The Orb’s Metallic Spheres in Colour is very well done.
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Sep 30, 2023 04:11
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McIntosh unveils the ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ control on their new $3000 8 band EQ
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Oct 10, 2023 15:53
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Placebo is a hell of a drug.
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Oct 26, 2023 22:27
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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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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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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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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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The call with the OEM they're having make this must have been hilarious, like " you know we can do all this stuff with like 2 chips and a wall wart, right?"
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Dec 12, 2023 21:15
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They copied the "put a giant toroidal power supply in something that will never need it" trick from Denafrips who started putting them in DACs, you know, those things that can run perfectly off a cell phone.
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Dec 12, 2023 21:30
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Animale posted:Some good stuff here. I'm scoffing at merely one release of Aja on that list, they should have included at least three. Also laughing at the $100 record brush.
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Dec 13, 2023 22:59
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nielsm posted:But does it have a subwoofer under the mattress? It has eight! I just love the use of the word “seamless” when it’s clearly just some of their [quite good] in-wall speakers mounted in a box. I guess we’re supposed to be too dazzled by the Raf Simmons fabric to notice.  That sure looks like a seam to me.
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Dec 19, 2023 17:11
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death cob for cutie posted:wait there are absolutely audiophile people who insist Mono Sound Is The True Path, right I have definitely seen pictures of stereo systems with 3 speakers in the front, the center being for mono recordings. same type of dudes who have a whole separate turntable for 78s instead of just swapping needles
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Dec 19, 2023 21:59
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I bet that thing doesn't even have a moving coil phono input!
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Dec 20, 2023 20:00
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I think that's too long but Audiophile Snake Oil: I went to AXPONA on mushrooms would still be pretty good
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Jan 18, 2024 22:57
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Luxman still exists [and still looks like 80s/90s gear] but is firmly in the "stupid expensive audiophile stuff" category.
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Jan 29, 2024 17:09
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I've always thought the audiophile distaste for room treatment was weird, I mean legit stuff not plastic gems you stick to the wall. It's ugly, expensive and complicated which ticks all the usual boxes. I guess because you can't do it properly without using a computer they hate it? If I ever have space for a listening room I'm totally getting it treated professionally.
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Jan 30, 2024 16:33
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raccoon.bmp posted:The site makes me wonder though, do extreme audiophiles not find enjoyment in music unless they buy something new? Every "testimonial" on every audiophile site mentions how dogshit the music sounded before they buy whatever it is, that their $40k sound systems would give them listening fatigue after an hour or two (??) until they got something to sharpen the corners of their 1's and 0's. It's all fake ofc but it paints a grim picture A lot of it is hedonic treadmill/chasing the dragon. You have some experience that blows you away then you get used to it because it's your system and you listen to it all the time so all that matters is that thrill of "improvement" [read: placebo and expectation effects] and conveniently there's a whole industry of hucksters promising all these vague improvements and all you have to give them is money! Watch out though, you need to experiment to get the correct pairings and system synergy which requires buying even more stuff.
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Mar 1, 2024 18:27
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The only companies still making changers are Yamaha and Onkyo/Integra which means there's probably still parts floating around when something dies [usually the open/close mechanism]. Also make sure your space can fit one, they're very deep.
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Mar 26, 2024 17:59
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Here's a fun little thing that's happening: Tekton, makers of giant ugly speakers with too many tweeters, threatened legal action against Erin's Audio Corner over an unflattering review. Erin got scared and pulled the review but the story got out and now it's the hottest topic on most audio forums and Amir has pledged 10k towards his defense if it goes to court. The other funny thing is apparently qirex fucked around with this message at 15:56 on Apr 9, 2024 |
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Apr 9, 2024 00:17
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I'd probably just annoy all the vendors at a place like that as I tried to play various Warp Records tunes on their six figure systems tuned specifically for Diana Krall and Dire Straits
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Apr 10, 2024 17:26
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Area man forcibly removed from trade show after 35th attempt to play "Original Nuttah"Subjunctive posted:That was so good. I really wish Monster had fought that guy.
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Apr 10, 2024 19:11
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Erin published new measurements, found the same thing, Tekton guy seems to be taking it well
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Apr 16, 2024 15:54
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This is peak small business owner brain, he could have just said "I tune by ear" like nearly every other boutique high end company that makes stuff that measures badly but this guy just can not take the L and now it's definitely harming his company's reputation like someone who owns a coffee shop going viral for stalking a customer who complained about a stale croissant.
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Apr 16, 2024 16:12
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ASR really shook a lot of manufacturers when people started sending Amir genuinely high end stuff to test. A company like PS Audio has probably never had a negative review get any traction before because all their coverage is either from pros they send review samples to [and probably know personally in the industry] or owners who are eager to defend their purchase. I don't love Amir's vibe [the DAC tiers are a joke, the whole "ESS hump" thing] but he's consistent and he knows what he's talking about.
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Apr 16, 2024 19:22
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What Hifi loves using "rhythm" and "organization" in their reviews like there's audio gear that can make the different instrument sounds come out at the wrong speed.
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Apr 19, 2024 16:00
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raccoon.bmp posted:Dude's talking about an electrical component like he's a zoologist identifying a new species of deep sea fish. I wonder what he thinks goes on in an electrical engineering lab all day.
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Apr 19, 2024 19:30
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Zeos is still the only one I’ve ever seen go to an audio show and walk out of a room whispering “that sounded terrible.”
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Apr 20, 2024 04:50
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