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Yeah, it’s not so bad symptom-wise at the moment but one of the things my wife is seeing most in her clinic.

It can be tough for some to realize what world they live in, the "Internet of things"

I actually read that as saying Atmos is toast too?

I read relationship with Dolby and Atmos is staying and Surround 360 is dead. Wasn't that some Sony format?

I tested an echo dot 5 in the passenger seat today and it was way worse than the built in. Come to think, I may have tossed the iroar go in the back at one point but it must not have been better either. And yea, don't need no smashed windows

https://soundboks.com/products/speakers/soundboks-4 Oh, I thought you wrote <$1000

I’ve got an IKEA Eneby that I’ve used in the car with decent results. Looks like the Vappeby is the new version, and if you get two, you can do stereo.

I will need to retry Tidal after a few years with Qobuz. Currently monthly with Qobuz, but I found more stuff I like on Tidal. Also on monthly Tidal is a little cheaper now than Qobuz....we will see.....

Tom Petty’s hi-res catalog is impeccably mastered, as are the Paul McCartney/Wings hi-res releases.

I always liked the Wings original productions as well. Thanks to all for the tips.

Hopefully people will end up okay. Natural disasters, while unavoidable, are never fun to deal with nor simple to clean up.

There are reports of several dozen people trapped underground in a coal mine. I can't imagine the horror of being underground in an earhquake.

We're fine in Taipei, except our elevator may be out of commission for weeks. Live on the 8th floor :(

But I don't think I'm willing to spend that much for what I agree looks like a rebranded Psvane tube... when I can get various NOS 6SN7's in stock from reputable sellers (eg., Brent Jesse) for <$100.

@yotacowboy I think Sophia uses hand selected Shuguang Treasures as well. I did buy a pretty decent sounding Psvane years ago but it had a short life.

This guy really seems to like them: https://youtu.be/AgN-YCasQJQ?si=4gAkAIDOzZZwETZo

I found some actually increase their prices before the sale days and then lower them. My take is, if you think it’s a good deal whenever it is, just get it. Don’t wait 200+ days to “save” a little money for that SMSL amp. Also the good stuff don’t go on sale.

And I forgot to mention: there's a local guy on this forum who loves buying cheap second-handed audio gear, (me,) so...

But the shipping fee could be a pain, I just don't know how those forwarders can save that much on shipping!

The first year my wife and I were dating I pretended I didn’t know it was Valentine’s Day. She hinted, but she didn’t want to embarrass me, so she said, “Oh, it’s, uh, Chinese New Year.” So I wished her a happy Chinese New Year. The thing is: it *was* Chinese New Year! So, for several years afterward, we celebrated Chinese New Year in style. The neighbors were really confused.

Can't keep up with these newfangled IEM names.

Is it already the seasonal logistics fustercluck?

Not necessarily, 8-10 weeks transit time according to postmaster this is normal, containers and boats with loads of stops. Problem is the software estimates are bogus.

That turned everything upside down for me!

Very hard to beat chocolate chip pancakes

Neat Documentary on the making: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APJAQoSCwuA

Documentary was really cool!

Drag and drop

I use Foobar on my phone but just to access my UPnP Server in my house. Apple Music for general streaming.

"Does anyone play their own music files?"

Doesn't everybody?

Doesn't =everybody= have a disc (or more) full of stuff they downloaded, digitised from their own vinyl or tapes, ripped from CD, bought in digital format, didn't-buy in digital format, got given, etc etc?

Plex and some client app for iphone, I am listening?

Yes. Plex server and Plexamp as client.

For on device playback, Neutron.

There’s a thread on JPlay’s forum. The claim is something with bit “stabilization” in memory. It’s just juju. There’s source code somewhere. The dev seems a bit off, struggles with mental health issues. It’s free at least, but my advice is avoid.

Thanks, saved me tunnel time in the rabbit hole.