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MQA thread is sooo Head-Fi. High on emotional venting and conventional wisdom. Soooo low on content and insight. Apr 8, 2023

    1. Woland
      Woland
      1. Lyander, Cspirou and Qildail like this.
      2. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Grados are made to look like vintage headphones.
        Nov 9, 2021
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      3. Woland
        Woland
        It's an odd measurement though. It's not round in metric or imperial.
        Nov 9, 2021
      4. Woland
        Woland
        The temptation is to mix modern internals and antique looks.
        Nov 9, 2021
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    2. Woland
      Woland
      After installing a Pi4/Pi2AES touchscreen, my goodwill towards Volumio slips another notch.
      1. loadexfa and Michael Kelly like this.
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      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        I really want to get the Rasptouch by Audiophonics. They don't offer a standalone chassis anymore so I would need to buy their $400 all-in-one streamer and retrofit the Pi2AES somehow
        Nov 2, 2021
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      4. Michael Kelly
        Michael Kelly
        We have an acrylic case that holds the PI, the PI2AES and the 7". Not saying Volumio won't still suck though!
        Nov 2, 2021
      5. Woland
        Woland
        Nov 13, 2021
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    3. Woland
      Woland
      Chromecast Audio remains a total delight, especially for Roon and Spotify users with a decent DAC.
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      3. Woland
        Woland
        There's a lot to love in their simplicity and reliability compared to other streamers. Hopefully they'll work with Spotify Lossless, if it ever arrives..
        Oct 16, 2021
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      4. Qildail
        Qildail
        Missed the boat on those, and I won't pay the full-on nuttery prices they're going for. I'm just glad I hung on to these old Airports Express blocks I replaced years ago...
        Oct 18, 2021
      5. Woland
        Woland
        @Qildail There's a big difference between airport express (which allows limited forms of streaming by airplay) and CCA which allows streaming (Roon!), but also runs Spotify, Tidal etc locally. You can switch off your phone after starting a playlist and it will continue playing.
        Oct 19, 2021
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    4. Woland
      Woland
      1. Gazny
      2. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        He does have a gift and good things to say. Despite what he says or thinks about me.
        Oct 12, 2021
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    5. Thad E Ginathom
      Thad E Ginathom
      Do you want to fly in my beautiful balloon?
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      2. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        the actual words were "Would you like to ride..."
        Oct 13, 2021
      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Oct 13, 2021
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Wait. I just spotted the -->Woland thing.

        It's one of those SBAF Status Mistake things.

        Sorry, @Woland. No balloon. And the offer would only be made if a weekend in Moscow was on the cards!
        Oct 13, 2021
    6. Woland
      Woland
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      2. Woland
        Woland
        @netforce the link got me angry. Now I'm sorry I looked into this rabbit hole and shared.
        Oct 12, 2021
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      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Oct 13, 2021
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      4. netforce
        netforce
        Its discord, people seem to share their true colors there. Garu was another guy that comes to mind that was completely comfortable posting all that racist shit over discord.
        Oct 13, 2021
    7. Woland
      Woland
      I've read, commented on and liked loads of sbaf messages, and my hearing still seems mediocre. Am I doing this audio thing wrong?
      1. Qildail, Gazny, Biodegraded and 5 others like this.
      2. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Maybe its the shitposts that would improve your hearing?
        Sep 23, 2021
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    8. Woland
      Woland
      You Don't Need to Try Food. Just learn how to imagine it from instagram.
      1. Huhnkopf
        Huhnkopf
        Or do it like Miraculix. Grab a slice of bread, inhale your neighbours cooking smell while taking a bite. Save both money and time.
        Sep 21, 2021
        Thad E Ginathom, Woland and fraggler like this.
      2. nishan99
        nishan99
        *opening Alexandra Daddario Instagram*
        Sep 21, 2021
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    9. Woland
      Woland
      Spent a while thinking how to upgrade DT-1350s. No good options. Happier now.
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      2. rhythmdevils
        rhythmdevils
        Cool! I thought they had a lot of potential if the FR was right. Snappy driver. I don't remember resonance being an issue, but I could send you some material to try damping the cups if you want. I have some excellent absorbing materials. Taken a lot of buying various things and trying and learning. If they. have empty cups as is which is likely, it would probably help.
        Sep 20, 2021
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      3. rhythmdevils
        rhythmdevils
        I would actually be willing to do this for you for free if you want to send them to me.
        Sep 20, 2021
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      4. Woland
        Woland
        PMed you.
        Sep 21, 2021
    10. Woland
      Woland
      Cancelled my HD8XX and bought a stand up paddle board instead. One of the better decisions of my life.
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      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        @penguins - Either you shop for outrageously expensive tubes or you spent your vacation on a Wal-Mart parking lot
        Sep 16, 2021
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      3. penguins
        penguins
        4 days in tulum, but partially paid for by airline and CC points vs 2 pairs of vintage 2A3 tubes (from not ebay)
        Sep 17, 2021
        FlySweep and rhythmdevils like this.
      4. Woland
        Woland
        The HD8xx refund was enough for the SUP + a a bunch of other minor treats, including audio gear @rhythmdevils. The $9 pair of '77 Voskhod 6N23P's that just arrived are very pleasant indeed.
        Sep 17, 2021
    11. Woland
      Woland
      Is Spotify lossless still happening? It's been quite a while since the announcements..
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      3. neogeosnk
        neogeosnk
        Just as long as it works with roon I'm all in. Would probably keep qobouz though cause it's been good to me.
        Sep 15, 2021
      4. Merrick
        Merrick
        @imackler I am certain Spotify was going to charge more for lossless, and Apple undercut them.
        Sep 15, 2021
      5. rhythmdevils
        rhythmdevils
        I also dislike the library limits imposed by all streaming services for unexplained reasons. The Tidal app stops working well after a certain number of songs are added but it works great via bubbleupnp
        Sep 16, 2021
    12. Woland
      Woland
      On-ear headphones might be out of fashion, but omg they're so much more practical.
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      3. spwath
        spwath
        Since when do on ears have better noise isolation?
        Sep 10, 2021
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        All my headphones are open-back anyway. I never liked the closed-back isolation feeling. In fact, it put me off headphones for decades
        Sep 10, 2021
      5. GoodEnoughGear
        GoodEnoughGear
        I still dig my Kef M500s for this. Light, unintrusive, don't f**k with my glasses, easy to take off and on at work.
        Sep 11, 2021
    13. Woland
      Woland
      SBAF have a MJ review on the landing page; Head-Fi now have one for MJ2
      1. Azimuth and rhythmdevils like this.
      2. purr1n
        purr1n
        Must be Head-Fi sponsorship renewal time.
        Sep 8, 2021
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      3. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Copycats.
        Sep 8, 2021
      4. penguins
        penguins
        hue hue hue hue hue hue hue
        Sep 8, 2021
    14. Woland
      Woland
      A tube mystery for you. A very old Soviet tube sounds amazing, but behaves oddly. (continues)
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      2. m17xr2b
        m17xr2b
        Probably oscilating like mad if the amp wasn't built with it in mind. Only a scope would tell you more.
        Sep 5, 2021
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      3. Gazny
        Gazny
        I don't think 2c51 is compatible without a proper adapter?
        Sep 6, 2021
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      4. Woland
        Woland
        They're in adapters, @Gazny ! Thats why they're so tall in the video.
        Sep 6, 2021
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    15. Woland
      Woland
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      3. Psalmanazar
        Psalmanazar
        *Low pass filter. And that’s a well-intended video with some misleading explanations. Higher frequency processing prevents aliasing! Those extra harmonics can lead to extra imd though from non-band limited non-linear processing. That itself is not aliasing where moire images reflect off dc and the upper nyquist limit.
        Sep 5, 2021
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      4. Woland
        Woland
        I don't claim expertise... but was puzzled by the discussion of producing or hearing a square wave at all. Square waves are surely a limiting case, like a frictionless surface or a benevolent government.
        Sep 5, 2021
      5. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        @Gazny similarly, 15kHz lowpass on all U.S. FM radio. But still sounds acceptable to most!
        Sep 6, 2021
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    16. Woland
      Woland
      Another week arrives, another headphone gets hyped on head-fi..
      1. Gazny
        Gazny
        I want it. Silver looks kinda cool.

        but the marketing 1db more efficiency or 1hz/khz longer extension is nothing to me
        Sep 1, 2021
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    17. Woland
      Woland
      Is ASR visible simply because Amir spent the $$$ on SEO, and others did not? It's the Google ranking, not the content.
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      2. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        SEO is easily manipulated. Google keeps changing the rules, but there are ways around the system.
        Aug 30, 2021
      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Also I would not be surprised one bit that Amir games the Google algo. He makes his presence known on multiple sites to argue his case and isn't just limited to ASR. I've seen him on Head-fi, Computer Audiophile, (Mass)Drop, etc. It's not just about being 'right' but he wants attention.

        Even on youtube now. I was looking for a general video on grounding and his vid came up at the top.
        Sep 1, 2021
      4. Woland
        Woland
        SEO is the term for professional gaming/manipulation or Search Engines including Google and YouTube's.. that's what the O stands for.
        Sep 1, 2021
    18. Woland
      Woland
      Tube too noisy in MJ2? Then it's time to retire it to Vali2. They're complementary amps.
      1. DigMe and Gazny like this.
      2. Woland
        Woland
        MJ2 consumes their souls. Vali2 coaxes a little magic out of their frail husks.
        Aug 26, 2021
        shambles, loadexfa, DigMe and 3 others like this.
      3. Qildail
        Qildail
        Comments like this keep nudging me toward buying a Vali. I get the impression it punches way above its (price) class.
        Aug 28, 2021
      4. Woland
        Woland
        It's a fun amp rather than a great amp. Currawong described it as sounding a bit drunk (intoxicated). He was less positive on the Vali 2+ because it has been cleaned up to sound more like the solid state ones.
        Aug 28, 2021
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    19. Woland
      Woland
      I hate Paypal so much.. Sometimes I like it. Today I hate it.
      1. Qildail, Jinxy245 and Cryptowolf like this.
      2. Woland
        Woland
        Just spent an hour trying to pay for a US purchase with a US card. Gave up eventually, and used a HK one.
        Aug 25, 2021
      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        My Paypal account is in suspense. They want to use an OTP to confirm my login and the registered card has expired. They wouldn't get far with that, as the number they have for me is a British landline phone. Which I haven't had for nearly 20 years. And I know they'll tell me I can't use that account from the country I now live in, so not taking it further.
        Aug 26, 2021
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    20. Woland
      Woland
      Hunting for free FLACs that are most improved by upsampling.. subjects for experimentation.
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      2. Woland
        Woland
        Thanks - I appreciate the pointer. I downloaded free music from a few sites, but the 'free' licensing is often unclear. I would prefer to be able to create files with variations on upsampling and share them directly, but pointing others to downloads for free music and letting them replicate is a fallback.
        Aug 13, 2021
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Want something pirate? You can try to download FLAC files from Chinese music apps, there's an instruction on YouTube about how to do it, and I found NetEase's got some upsampled files.
        Aug 14, 2021
      4. Woland
        Woland
        @Ti_Leo Nonono.. I want something I can share in posts on SBAF in original and processed format with no concerns.
        Aug 14, 2021
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