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    What is detail retrieval?

    Among the things that really turned me on to SBAF when I first started reading here, and which prompted me to join, was the serious discussion of...
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 13, 2022 at 8:36 AM in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    1975 Reflector. Not familiar with the "weird Russian timbre"; maybe sounds a little off in some...

    1975 Reflector. Not familiar with the "weird Russian timbre"; maybe sounds a little off in some indefinable way in the mids, or maybe it's just...
    Profile Post Comment by Biodegraded, Aug 12, 2022 at 7:17 PM
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    Yep, same pinout (and parameters) as 6DJ8.

    Yep, same pinout (and parameters) as 6DJ8.
    Profile Post Comment by Biodegraded, Aug 12, 2022 at 5:07 PM
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    Timeless 7hz Ortho iem - Finally a Good Ortho iem!

    SE or bal output? I like them best from the bal, which is much more dynamic than the SE. It can be a bit much with very dynamic transducers (eg...
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 12, 2022 at 12:03 PM in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    6N23P-EV in Vali 2: well hellooo, bass.

    6N23P-EV in Vali 2: well hellooo, bass.
    Status Update by Biodegraded, Aug 12, 2022 at 11:24 AM
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    Who's the most common weak link in rock bands?

    Whereupon Watts returns from the dead and throws you out the window.
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 12, 2022 at 10:27 AM in forum: Music and Recordings
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    Which headphone/amp/DAC got you into this nonsense?

    Sp this thread is mostly about your foundational equipment. It's a good companion to @yotacowboy 's thread about your foundational music. Please...
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 11, 2022 at 9:33 PM in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    Quad Dong Bong Impressions: RU6 + UA5 + GO Bar + GOld Bar

    (Shitpost) Didn't read it, just rated for the photo.
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 11, 2022 at 5:53 PM in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    Which headphone/amp/DAC got you into this nonsense?

    Akai ASE-20 'phones from the headphone jack of an Akai GXC-38 cassette deck, usually on record & pause because the Leak Stereo 30 didn't have a...
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 11, 2022 at 5:08 PM in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/ele/d/vancouver-cool-vintage-omni-directional/7519629233.html

    https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/ele/d/vancouver-cool-vintage-omni-directional/7519629233.html
    Profile Post Comment by Biodegraded, Aug 10, 2022 at 11:09 AM
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    LMS 1011 omni speakers: anybody know anything about these?

    LMS 1011 omni speakers: anybody know anything about these?
    Status Update by Biodegraded, Aug 10, 2022 at 11:08 AM
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    “Mofi-gate”

    The full-geek explanation of the distortion part of this is in Graeme Dennes's tonearm geometry summary, available on vinylengine if you have a...
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 10, 2022 at 8:50 AM in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    “Mofi-gate”

    Have to say I hate 180g (and more), they don't feel to me like real records. I've always wondered: is the effect on VTA of the increased thickness...
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 9, 2022 at 5:56 PM in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    “Mofi-gate”

    And you can hear exactly this on a lot of early CDs - the engineers would do it just the same as they did for vinyl so the result was something...
    Post by: Biodegraded, Aug 9, 2022 at 2:27 PM in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear