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    I’m pissed off too man. There’s Dayton drivers in many of the newer speakers. Many are using...

    I’m pissed off too man. There’s Dayton drivers in many of the newer speakers. Many are using worse drivers than KRK. KRK just has the awful...
    Profile Post Comment by Psalmanazar, Jun 5, 2020 at 8:37 AM
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    Everyone but ATC, Quested, and Geithain is cheaping out for home and project studio market. Dyn...

    Everyone but ATC, Quested, and Geithain is cheaping out for home and project studio market. Dyn and PMC use plate amps that have no business being...
    Profile Post Comment by Psalmanazar, Jun 5, 2020 at 8:34 AM
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    @Hrodulf speaker design is very mature tech. The digital innovators aren’t really innovating....

    @Hrodulf speaker design is very mature tech. The digital innovators aren’t really innovating. The Brits are slowly improving their drivers. They...
    Profile Post Comment by Psalmanazar, Jun 5, 2020 at 8:31 AM
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    Schiit Modius DAC Review and Measurements

    This is the third bullet fired into lofi digital to analog conversion in the past year in the cheapest price bracket. First we had the MOTU M2/M4...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 4, 2020 at 9:43 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Mental, KH310 is good but there are many two-way monitors with much better drivers than the...

    Mental, KH310 is good but there are many two-way monitors with much better drivers than the Neumann that beat it. There are a ton of passives that...
    Profile Post Comment by Psalmanazar, Jun 4, 2020 at 7:02 PM
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    Schiit Modius DAC announced

    The chips mostly sound sound fine dating back to the first multibit delta sigma chips made by AK in the late 90s. Metric Halo still uses these and...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 4, 2020 at 12:30 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Modius DAC announced

    It exists. It’s called the Magni Heresy aka the “You have ED and allow your wife to have a boyfriend so she doesn’t take half your anime...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 3, 2020 at 4:36 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Modius DAC announced

    Cool. I’ll have to check it out one day vs the MOTU. I need the multiple analog outs. The problem with the MOTU is the slightly soft midrange more...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:47 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Modius DAC announced

    The Digidesign HD 192 boxes infamously suck. The current AVID boxes are rebranded DAD AX32 and a cut DAD with pro tools HDX connectivity. They’re...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:31 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Modius DAC announced

    The LMEs are very good. This seems like a good competitor to the MOTU M2 and M4 and SSL 2+. The power rails are gimped in all of them due to bus...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:05 AM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

    They don’t have a more biblical worldview than any other Christians. They pick and choose from an often contradictory book what they want to based...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 2, 2020 at 3:03 PM in forum: SBAF Blogs
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    Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

    Yes, Washington DC has a massively underreported crime rate for example. There are not enough police on patrol. They do not arrest many suspects...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 2, 2020 at 10:41 AM in forum: SBAF Blogs
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    Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

    The government is far less likely to kill you than the other. Criminals and invaders would kill you to take your stuff if they could. They already...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Jun 2, 2020 at 10:13 AM in forum: SBAF Blogs
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    A decent semi-automatic rifle is easier. Ruger 10/22 is cheap.

    A decent semi-automatic rifle is easier. Ruger 10/22 is cheap.
    Profile Post Comment by Psalmanazar, Jun 1, 2020 at 1:57 AM
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    Karma will come for all.

    Karma will come for all.
    Profile Post Comment by Psalmanazar, Jun 1, 2020 at 12:50 AM