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Apparently even walking through a store is enough for sars v2- K3 variants to find you and infect. Weak flu like symptoms, not too bad. Jul 26, 2024 at 9:34 AM

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1. bixby
  Ending Qobuz trial, odd stutter when new a track begins & tons of CPU hogging on Windows. Too bad since, the mobile app is decent.
  
  Dec 16, 2021
  2. YMO
    Qobuz is best with an UPnP Interface or Roon. Qobuz desktop apps IMO leave a lot to be desired.
    
    Dec 16, 2021
    
    Inoculator, crenca and penguins like this.
  3. Soups
    I've had some stutter issues w/ Qobuz this week as well... wonder if it had anything to do with all the AWS hiccups. Otherwise, what YMO said - Qobuz is best experienced outside of the Qobuz' app.
    
    Dec 16, 2021
  4. Inoculator
    Have to agree with others. Qobuz+Roon=digital music bliss. Either service without the other just doesn't feel complete. I just used the Qobuz windows app for the first time in forever this morning and it is better than it used to be, but I also had a couple hiccups.
    
    Dec 17, 2021
2. bixby
  wow, Tidal is all effed up at the moment are other AWS sites borked as well?
  
  Dec 7, 2021
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  3. Qildail
    Yea anything coming out of Amazon East is spitting up on its bib. Been lighting up my monitors at work all day.
    
    Dec 7, 2021
    
    Cryptowolf and bixby like this.
  4. YMO
    In Bezos we trust.
    
    Dec 7, 2021
    
    Tchoupitoulas likes this.
  5. rhythmdevils
    Tidal isn't working for me right now either. Glad to know it's not my system.
    
    Dec 7, 2021
    
    bixby likes this.
3. bixby
  Crate Diggers- I'll be listing some nice vinyl bundles at very good prices in the for sale section later today.
  
  Dec 4, 2021
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  3. shotgunshane
    Sure was unexpected. Put your classified back up.
    
    Dec 4, 2021
  4. bixby
    Already moved, no issue. See your PM.
    
    Dec 4, 2021
  5. bixby
    My misunderstanding and it should be back up soon.
    
    Dec 4, 2021
    
    shotgunshane likes this.
4. bixby
  Dropping blood pressure naturally by watching the National dog show (on live OTA TV of course) hahaha.
  
  Nov 27, 2021
  1. Thad E Ginathom, Cryptowolf, Jinxy245 and 2 others like this.
  2. Azimuth
    Live OTA is the best way to watch HD.
    
    Nov 27, 2021
    
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  3. Cryptowolf
    I can assure you competing in dog sports has quite the opposite effect. :p
    
    Nov 28, 2021
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    There BBC used (still?) to do sheepdog trials. The tv program least likely to cause a heart attack!
    
    Mind you, it wasn't boring. Just very, very slow.
    
    Nov 29, 2021
5. bixby
  Does Amazon cd level music go through Android stack to 48khz rate, and how poor does it sound? Does Qobuz do the same or not?
  
  Nov 23, 2021
  2. Inoculator
    As far as I know basically all the music streaming apps do. USB Audio Player Pro gets around it, but somehow whatever they do seems to allude everyone else. Really wish Roon would figure it out.
    
    Nov 23, 2021
    
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  3. bixby
    ER, did I miss something, Roon for Android? Yes, USBAPP does sound best and is my reference with phone.
    
    Nov 23, 2021
    
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  4. Inoculator
    @bixby yeah I should have clarified. Would prefer to listen to roon via my phone when at home due to interface/ease, but can't bypass Android mixer.
    
    Nov 24, 2021
6. bixby
  What are the Bluetooth brother candidates of the cheap Sony MH755 IEMS ? And no it can't be $50
  
  Nov 20, 2021
7. bixby
  Yea, Adele is great. CBS show is pretty good. I just hope someone else mastered the new album.
  
  Nov 14, 2021
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  2. jexby
    would rather sell all my gear than listen to a single Adele song through it.
    
    Nov 14, 2021
    
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  3. zerodeefex
    Ignoring @jexby's lack of taste, 30 is a hell of an album
    
    Nov 19, 2021
8. bixby
  Any Roku users that can answer my questions? https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/best-way-to-stream.10037/
  
  Nov 9, 2021
  2. Senorx12562
    Sorry, I have a Roku tv, but not a box. Good luck.
    
    Nov 9, 2021
9. bixby
  This showed up on my iem radar, Audix A-10, anyone ever hear it?
  
  Nov 5, 2021
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  2. Stuff Jones
    Never heard about it. How'd you come across it?
    
    Nov 5, 2021
  3. yotacowboy
    This thing better have a giant Gatling gun associated with it.
    
    Nov 5, 2021
  4. bixby
    @Stuff Jones - Saw it on a utube vid from Dave Rat.
    
    Nov 6, 2021
10. bixby
  I'm giving up my dedicated headphone listening system..for now. Some stuff on headfi if interested under same name.
  
  Oct 27, 2021
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  2. jexby
    about to downgrade you here for baiting people to waste time on HF
    
    Oct 27, 2021
    
    Case, Syzygy, Thad E Ginathom and 7 others like this.
  3. zerodeefex
    I'm doing a purge soon, too. I'd be happy to donate random fullranger drivers, etc to your journey.
    
    Oct 28, 2021
    
    Cryptowolf likes this.
11. bixby
  Atmospheric river rain for California. I hope you get lots of moisture with minimal damage, and send some to CO.
  
  Oct 24, 2021
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12. bixby
  Going to a single name will still not make your music worth a crap to me. Sorry Ye!
  
  Oct 18, 2021
  1. Jinxy245, Sqveak, HotRatSalad and 1 other person like this.
  2. Stuff Jones
    I don't know, it seems to work for the Brazilians.
    
    Oct 19, 2021
13. bixby
  Just finished Squid Game- Can I have 9 hours back please. ok just give me it as a credit.
  
  Oct 12, 2021
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14. bixby
  Is Audacity still the FREE "go to" Win 10 prog for music file analysis? Just listened to 2 Cat Stevens remasters, want to confirm.
  
  Sep 27, 2021
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  2. GoodEnoughGear
    There has been a bit of a bruhaha recently. I haven't had time to delve much into the detail, but I imagine it may be overblown. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57721967
    
    Sep 27, 2021
    
    bixby and Lyander like this.
  3. spwath
    As far as I know audacity is still the go to. Used it with some plug-ins in my acoustics classes/capstone project
    
    Sep 27, 2021
    
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15. bixby
  Finally combining stereo and tv systems. Funny calculating total amps for the two isolation transformers, lots of stuff to plug in.
  
  Sep 11, 2021
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  2. Riotvan
    I've been curious about isolation transformers, might be a nice diy project.
    
    Sep 12, 2021
    
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  3. Cspirou
    I was in a home once with MBL 101 speakers. With all the electronics it was easily a +$200k system.
    
    The same room had a large panel TV not connected to those speakers. It had a soundbar. :\
    
    Sep 12, 2021
  4. bixby
    Based on used priced Oneac or Powervar conditioners, diy would be a lot more expensive.
    
    Sep 12, 2021
16. bixby
  Andrew Jones left Elac, where did he go?
  
  Sep 4, 2021
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  2. Jinxy245
    I read that he's going to be starting something new? https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?attachments/1626883832857-png.142692/
    
    Sep 4, 2021
    
    crenca, bixby and Azteca like this.
  3. Azteca
    I wasn't aware, thanks for the heads up. He has had a significant impact in speakers for the average joe.
    
    Sep 4, 2021
    
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  4. Senorx12562
    https://www.audioholics.com/bookshelf-speaker-reviews/elac-solano
    
    Sep 4, 2021
    
    Jinxy245 likes this.
17. bixby
  Iranian commander who said the West deployed lizards as "nuke spies" dies from Covid-19. He is not so different from some in the US.
  
  Sep 3, 2021
  2. Biodegraded
    I hope they weren't the same lizards used to 'find' WMDs in Iraq...
    
    Sep 4, 2021
18. bixby
  RMAF 2021 is toast & will not be continuing in the future, at least not in the format we are used to.
  
  Sep 2, 2021
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  3. bixby
    The model has been used for decades. Buy big space at set price, sell small bits at a price, make profit. Nothing complex. CV19 kills the economics when you cannot sell all (earlier multi year contracts at N size) and have too little revenue from tkts. And lots of marketing to make various sizes of this work.
    
    Sep 2, 2021
  4. GoodEnoughGear
    It does take production chops to do a virtual event well. I have seen a few crash and burn hard over the last year.
    
    Sep 2, 2021
  5. Thad E Ginathom
    True, I haven't tried any, but I can't see how one can do such a thing virtually. Not the trade-show side of it anyway. If we want to know about, say, speakers, we can visit the manufacturer sites, visit the review sites, the youtube pundits, the forums, etc etc. It's all done already. A show is about personal experience and contact, hands on: the virtual world is... virtual!
    
    Sep 3, 2021
19. bixby
  Captcha-the worst digital invention ever
  
  Aug 24, 2021
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  3. Cryptowolf
    I’d also like to submit alongside your suggestion any of the Chan boards. Along with Captcha, 8Chan in particular has done a lot to ruin the Internet.
    
    Aug 24, 2021
    
    Qildail likes this.
  4. dubharmonic
    Found the robot
    
    Aug 24, 2021
    
    Thad E Ginathom, señorhifi and Cryptowolf like this.
  5. Thad E Ginathom
    Captchas do serve anti-bot purpose. Or do they? Haven't bots learned how to recognise fire hydrants, traffic signals, bicycles and crossings? Doesn't google know about any other items to throw at them?
    
    Aug 25, 2021
20. bixby
  Funny, 1:30am, doorbell non stop. I Just turned off spk sys minutes prior. Neighbor at my door said it sounded really loud
  
  Aug 18, 2021
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    I have actually walked around outside to check if the music could be heard. It couldn't. But, due to wife, it's mostly headphones now anyway.
    
    Aug 19, 2021
  4. gixxerwimp
    My wife complains when I'm using headphones and I can't hear her yelling from the other side of the apartment.
    
    Aug 19, 2021
    
    Cryptowolf, Gazny, Biodegraded and 3 others like this.
  5. Biodegraded
    Mine stands in front of me mouthing until I take them off. Then 9x/10 says "don't worry, it's not important."
    
    Aug 19, 2021
    
    gixxerwimp, Cryptowolf, Claritas and 2 others like this.
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