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  1. Lobby

    General sub-forum area. New members must read the stickied posts in the Tales from the Bully Pulpit sub-forum before posting.

    1. Tales from the Bully Pulpit

      Must read stuff and important announcements.
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      1. How to Win Friends and Influence People

      2. Ambiophonics

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    2. General Audio Discussion

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      1. Advice Threads

      2. Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals

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    3. Music and Recordings

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      1. Music and Recordings (vinyl , 8-track, etc.)

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    4. The Meeting Place

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      Latest: New England SBAFers Pocomo Jul 1, 2020
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    5. Audio Science

      Discussion of blind testing, psychoacoustics, and measurement techniques. Also, preliminary, research, and exploratory measurements should generally be posted here unless the results of your measurement rigs have been established and well known. This is to prevent confusion and difficulty in comparing one measurement with another. Excessive insistence on only very difficult to implement double blind testing results in an automatic one week ban or worse.
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      1. Blind Testing and Psychoacoustics

      2. Measurement Techniques Discussion

      Latest: Ultrasound audibility Raimei Templar Jul 12, 2020 at 4:44 PM
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    6. All Points Bulletin / Be on the Look Out

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      Latest: 403 Errors Pharmaboy Jul 3, 2020
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  2. Personal Audio Gear Discussion

    Personal audio gear reviews , subjective impressions, thoughts, and questions about gear. Any post with a measurement should go in the measurements section below.

    1. Headphones

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      Latest: Grado HF-3 Review and Measurements rhythmdevils Jul 12, 2020 at 9:19 PM
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    2. Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units

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      Latest: Massdrop x Eddie Current ZDT Jr. (Official Thread) Zampotech Jul 11, 2020 at 12:39 PM
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    3. IEMs and Portable Gear

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      Latest: Is there an iem on the market for a picky basterd like me? rhythmdevils Jul 12, 2020 at 7:06 PM
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    4. Modifications and Tweaks

      Mods, tweaks, cables, power conditioning, etc.
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      Latest: TH900 mod extravaganza (stream of consciousness) tommytakis Jul 11, 2020 at 7:34 PM
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  3. Source Gear Discussion

    1. Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers

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      Latest: Schiit Yggdrasil GS ColtMrFire Jul 12, 2020 at 5:49 PM
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    2. Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools

      Players, streamers, operating systems, settings, tagging, etc.
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      Latest: Music Streaming Services Metro Jul 4, 2020
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    3. Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear

      Anything related to vinyl playback, turntables, cartridges, phonostages, setup, discussions, measurements, etc.
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      Latest: Post your turntable setup...can't get enough of those spinners! Thundervikings Jul 10, 2020 at 4:19 PM
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  4. Two Channel Gear Discussion

    1. Preamps

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      Latest: Your favourite Preamp Tube Type je2a3 Jul 11, 2020 at 8:37 PM
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    2. Power Amps

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      Latest: Amplifier porn Zurvv Jul 11, 2020 at 2:54 PM
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    3. Speakers

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      Latest: General Speaker Advice and Recommendations tomtan Jul 12, 2020 at 11:48 AM
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  5. Measurements (plus subjective impressions)

    Measurements with subjective impressions. Hands, Marv, Ultrabike, AtomicBob, Sorrodje, and cskippy. Unless your measurements have been sanctioned, please post them in the "Audio Science" sub-forum above. To is to prevent confusion as different measurement setups will have different results. Note that Hands' coupler has pinna, which will bump up the 2-3.5kHz region a little bit.

    1. Headphone Measurements

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      Latest: Koss Porta Pro robot zombie Jul 11, 2020 at 8:44 PM
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    2. IEM Measurements

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      1. IEM Measurements - La Cenric's IEM Playhouse

      Latest: Drop x JVC HA-FDX1 DD IEM: The second coming of ... Merrick Jul 5, 2020
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    3. Headphone Amplifier Measurements

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      Latest: Monoprice Cavalli Liquid Platinum technical measurements Hammy Jun 30, 2020
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    4. Source Measurements

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      Latest: Motu UltraLite-mk4 technical measurements (DAC only) Serious Jun 30, 2020
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    5. Portable and Other Gear Measurements

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      Latest: Tube warm up time technical measurements atomicbob Jul 11, 2020 at 2:14 PM
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    6. Measurement Setups, Systems, and Standards

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      Latest: Improving my IEM measurement rig. Biodegraded Jun 11, 2020
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  6. SuperBAF Special Sub-Forums

    Some of these sub-forums may be restricted to Friends or Contributors. Of course if you can't see it, then it doesn't exist.

    1. EU Forum

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    2. Loaner Programs

      Loaner program logistics only. Impressions should be in their respective gear category subforums.
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      1. Closed Loaners

      2. Loaner Requests

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    3. SBAF Blogs

      Please don't start a random blog in this sub-forum. This sub-forum is reserved for VIPs.
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      Latest: Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog purr1n Jul 12, 2020 at 10:45 AM
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    4. DIY

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      Latest: Capacitors murray Jul 11, 2020 at 8:50 PM
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    5. For Sale

      HF is probably a better place to reach people for selling most stuff. We reach the same kinds of people as HF, but HF gets 7,000,000 sessions and 35,000,000 pageviews per month. We are about 1000 times smaller and the members here are much more selective in what they purchase.
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      1. Closed (Archived) Sales

      2. Buyer and Seller Feedback (Negative)

      Latest: WTB/IC AMB Laboratories Beta 22 amp and Gamma 3 dac DEATHxMACHINE Jul 12, 2020 at 2:25 PM
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  7. Non-Audio Stuff

    1. Random Thoughts

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      1. City Guides

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    3. Geek Cave: Computers, Tablets, HT, Phones, Games

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      1. Lego and Other Building Bricks

      2. Clash of Clans

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    4. Food and Drink

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    5. Musicians and Instruments

      SHow off your musical instruments and post what instruments you have and your musical accomplishments! Even if you play an instrument just as a hobby, please post your pics and descriptions!
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      Latest: The music we make E_Schaaf Apr 22, 2020
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    6. Photography and Cameras

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      Latest: Post Your Favorite Photos (Must have been taken by you!) squishware Jul 11, 2020 at 12:23 PM
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    7. Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, Airplanes Talk

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      Latest: Car Stereo Enthusiasts here on SBAF? spwath Jul 12, 2020 at 8:17 AM
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  8. Industry Sub-Forums

    1. Product Announcements

      MoTs: Please introduce yourselves first before posting.
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      Latest: Metrum Acoustics is back? Clemmaster Jul 7, 2020 at 3:29 PM
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    2. Beezar

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      Latest: Beezar Audio/ECP Audio History TomB Jul 5, 2019
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    3. Bloom Audio

      https://bloomaudio.com/
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      Latest: Philly/NYC/DE/NJ area meet up? TomNC Jul 11, 2020 at 2:59 PM
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    4. Schiit

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    5. The Source Audio Video Design Group (TSAV)

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      Latest: The Source AV and Covid 19 netforce May 5, 2020
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