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Tried some dirt cheap wireless Mi earpuds/iems. Not shit, when screwed half way in my skull. Now, it appears there is potential to BT. Aug 18, 2021

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1. Priidik
  Tried some dirt cheap wireless Mi earpuds/iems. Not shit, when screwed half way in my skull. Now, it appears there is potential to BT.
  
  Aug 18, 2021
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  3. Priidik
    Tbh, I stuffed some lamb wool (speaker damping) into the nozzle of the Mi buds to kill the brightness.
    
    Aug 18, 2021
  4. Tachikoma
    I think the Xiaomi Airdot isn't significantly worse than the Sony offering, at least.
    
    Aug 18, 2021
    
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  5. Poleepkwa
    The Earfun Pro Oluv edition sounds better than the Galaxy Buds Pro/Airpods Pro. So might not be a lot better SQ wise.
    
    Aug 18, 2021
    
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2. Priidik
  Given a choice: would you own a Sunday car (Miata, M3, Corvette etc) or would you instead go rent a real supercar once every other month?
  
  Jul 8, 2021
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  3. Cryptowolf
    Does the gelatinous mass dissolve all ferrous weapons? Can it only be dissipated by fire? D&D rules!
    
    Jul 10, 2021
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    Fire is no problem to gelatinoids. We just through a leg at it and put it out. Growing a new leg is easy enough, and anyway, we don't use them much.
    
    Jul 11, 2021
    
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  5. Deep Funk
    Cue the blancmange competing at Wimbledon in a Monty Python sketch. This is so silly...
    
    Jul 11, 2021
    
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3. Priidik
  For every hour I listen to headphones from my phone while doing noisy activities (mowing lawn, grinding steel etc) to block out noise ...
  
  Jun 9, 2021
  2. Priidik
    I shall recover from plankton deficiency at work in main listening room for 10 minutes and replenish the buffer for some more dull listening.
    
    Jun 9, 2021
    
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4. Priidik
  Vocabulary to explain yourself gets increasingly difficult the higher end the system is you want to describe
  
  Jun 5, 2021
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  3. Priidik
    https://youtu.be/ohnkD-gjNVQ?t=56
    
    Jun 5, 2021
  4. Cryptowolf
    Not only does your vocabulary fail, but it also gets increasingly difficult to describe why X is better/more refined/different than Y as your invest more in tailoring the sound to your personal tastes.
    
    Jun 6, 2021
    
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  5. m17xr2b
    This is why I can't share impressions anymore. Having different shades of really good sound is one thing, almost no one can relate to the gear so I can say headphone X is super nice but I've no idea how it sounds on other gear. Also I feel the driving gear has taken hold of the overall sound signature where all headphones are to my tastes. Fell in love with HD800 where for years I couldn't stand it long term.
    
    Jun 13, 2021
5. Priidik
  Connecting speakers, months later I am still slightly annoyed by the fact that I heard positive difference in sound with cable raisers.
  
  Apr 9, 2021
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  3. mitochondrium
    The difference might vanish if you drink more....or less
    
    Apr 9, 2021
    
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  4. Priidik
    Speaker cables, yes. These are some Furutech job. I guess these : https://www.tweekgeek.com/ncf-booster-signal-cable-riser-and-rca-xlr-stabilizer/
    The microdynamics are noticeably improved resulting in more relaxed and 3D instrument images.
    
    Apr 9, 2021
    
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  5. Priidik
    This is in my workplace critical listening system. Perhaps less noticeable in lesser systems.
    
    Apr 9, 2021
    
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6. Priidik
  I read about the new iems with various types of Mg&Al membranes, and thought what a load of procrastination, where is Beryllium?
  
  Mar 18, 2021
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  3. Kunlun
    Also, crucially, it would take custom housing plus holtzman resonators to best shape the sound. As we saw with Dunu, they aren't willing to invest in that to make a great iem.
    
    Mar 18, 2021
  4. jnak00
    Final A8000 uses beryllium. I've never heard it though.
    
    Mar 18, 2021
    
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  5. Priidik
    CF: Using our signature A.D.L.C. (amorphous diamond-like carbon) coating material .. reads like it's a coating on top of aluminum or Mylar or smth, ie not the bulk material itself. The base material roughly has as much it's own sound as the ratio of weight to the coating would be. Well, with speaker drivers it is so.
    
    Mar 19, 2021
7. Priidik
  Quad has a planar HP, huh :https://www.quad-hifi.co.uk/era1/
  
  Mar 16, 2021
  2. ogodei
    They are pretty un-exceptional, I'm sticking with their speakers.
    
    Mar 16, 2021
    
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8. Priidik
  Dug out my old RE-00's. Bass is unimpressive, look like crap, cable has disintegrated. Yet they possess the ''ok, one more song'' ability
  
  Jan 24, 2021
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9. Priidik
  An excellent source of loudspeaker measurements that not so many are aware of: https://hificompass.com/en/speakers/measurements
  
  Jan 6, 2021
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10. Priidik
  REW and cheap soundcard can do speaker impedance measurements. Surprisingly consistent and accurate too.
  
  Dec 24, 2020
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  2. Priidik
    I got the hints from @purr1n - kudos! https://mega.nz/file/Qhg0mBgK#bg1kVQfTltTYCkZvtdN-rKFKqa8wCk98KekxJUfXoSQ
    
    Dec 24, 2020
11. Priidik
  Yggdrasil A2 and PIAES : very, very nice on speakers.
  
  Nov 29, 2020
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  2. Priidik
    From speakers A2 is a much better dac than OG. In a different league for sure.
    
    Nov 29, 2020
    
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12. Priidik
  True Hi-Fi 15'' woofer: https://audioxpress.com/news/scan-speak-announces-new-large-size-ellipticor-woofer-38we-8582t00
  
  Nov 17, 2020
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  3. Priidik
    Yeah, they finally woke up to the demand. Not all audiophiles want slow 5x5'' midbass woofers in a slim tower.
    
    Nov 19, 2020
  4. Cspirou
    Look at this
    
    http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/speakertalk_files/Ellipticor_2021.png
    
    Jan 1, 2021
  5. Priidik
    Tweeter to mid distance is quite suspect. Probably someone asked Troels whether that'll work.
    
    Jan 4, 2021
13. Priidik
  There has been nonlinear dynamic dsp in use for power inverters for decades, not much in audio - this is more like it: shorturl.at/bjsO3
  
  Oct 8, 2020
  2. Cspirou
    Link doesn't work for me
    
    Oct 8, 2020
    
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  3. Priidik
    Here: https://audioxpress.com/news/klippel-and-nuvoton-unveil-smart-amplifier-solution-with-integrated-kcs-speaker-control-algorithm
    
    Oct 8, 2020
    
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14. Priidik
  Difficult times make creative people: tetrahedral test chamber
  
  Sep 30, 2020
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  2. Priidik
    https://audioxpress.com/article/practical-test-measurement-loudspeaker-measurements-at-home-a-guide-for-building-your-own-test-chamber/
    
    Sep 30, 2020
    
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  3. Superexchanger
    Flip the driver and make some weird-ass lookin' speaker boxes.
    
    Sep 30, 2020
    
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15. Priidik
  Before Genelecs I listened to trance. With Genelecs came edm with good soundstage. With HD800 came rock. With proper 3-way speakers: vocals
  
  Sep 23, 2020
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  2. nishan99
    Ananda= soundtracks and violins. Elex=acoustics. Verite=Rock!. HEKse=classical and jazz. Speakers=pianos and vocals.
    
    Sep 23, 2020
    
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16. Priidik
  Bass illustrated! Dipole vs Monopole ERB wavelets: http://elias.altervista.org/html/Dipole_vs_monopole_bass.html
  
  Sep 15, 2020
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  2. Cspirou
    This is pretty cool
    
    Sep 15, 2020
  3. gixxerwimp
    TL;dr
    "... in the bass range a dipole loudspeaker is better suited for music reproduction in a small room acoustic space than a monopole loudspeaker."
    
    Sep 15, 2020
  4. Hrodulf
    I wonder how this would change with extensive EQ. With that said, there is something special about dipole bass. Too bad you need a stadiums worth of moving area.
    
    Sep 15, 2020
17. Priidik
  What's inside a cheap JBL monitor? A bit better than I expected: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjVMSCFc5rY
  
  Jul 24, 2020
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18. Priidik
  MC2 amp. Anyone want to sell me one or point me where to get one in EU?
  
  Apr 29, 2020
19. Priidik
  A real pretty schematic to burst your individual bubble: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Cognitive_bias_codex_en.svg
  
  Apr 23, 2020
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  3. Hrodulf
    Fuck you, buddy! I spent so much time on that bubble!
    
    Apr 24, 2020
    
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  4. Priidik
    At least it gets you to places, so what that for an ill reason, hahaha :D I remember @purr1n having a saying (long ago) about tinkerers and DIY-ers who overestimate their effort results.
    
    Apr 24, 2020
    
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  5. Thad E Ginathom
    My head is spinning from just looking at that circle
    
    Apr 24, 2020
20. Priidik
  You process some Tool and grow your gunz below the blanket. Who wants to mess with that.
  
  Sep 22, 2019
  2. Deep Funk
    "Fear Inoculum" turns you into the honey badger? Damn, you must not have fear. I learnt to swim today, a 7empest requires some survival skills...
    
    Sep 23, 2019
    
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