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  1. dallasjustice

    Non-Conformist Speaker Bias?

    I am loving my first ever pair of waive guide/horn speakers. Like many others, I had previously owned only dynamic driver floorstanders. I've heard great sounding planar speakers, dipoles and omnis as well. Dynamic driver speaker designs dominate the high end speaker world. So it's not...
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    Mola Mola Makua Pre-DAC

    In the house!
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    Destructively Driving Modes

    Is it really possible to simply "destroy" a room mode? I mean like I waived my magic wand and that nasty 13db peak at 24hz just disappeared into thin air? Yes, it's possible. I wanted to show a quick measurement just to demonstrate how a very nasty room mode can be eliminated. Why would...
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    "What The Specs Don’t Tell You… And Why"

    This was, by far, the best presentation I've encountered at RMAF. Be patient because there's something for everyone here. This is one of the rare cases where the objectivist and subjectivist can see eye-to-eye. It was even better being there because it was very easy to hear the various types...
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    Technics SB-C700; Best speakers <$2,000?

    I haven't heard these speakers. But I read this review and looked at the measurements and I'm now interested in hearing them. Anyone here heard these little beauties? One of the big attractions for me is the exquisitely smooth polar response and almost ESL-like time domain measurements...
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    Bob Katz on DSP and Hi-Res

    https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks/episodes/284?autostart=false
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    Archimago Gets Acourate!

    Here's a great write-up about the wonderful Acourate DSP toolbox. http://archimago.blogspot.com/2015/11/measurements-digital-room-correction.html?showComment=1448754841887&m=1#c9015437258436794988
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    Declipping/Peak Limit Restoration

    I want to know whether this is something which can be done with any success. I tried a vst plugin called perfect declipper and it sucked. I've heard a few demos of the izoptope rx declipper which sounds much better to me. Has anyone figured out the best way to "restore" those lost dynamic peaks...
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    Pre-Amp/Linestage With Subwoofer Outs

    I have a four channel system. There's the R/L and SWR/SWL. So, my Lynx Hilo outputs 4 analog channels. I currently use TPDF 64 bit digital volume control. I am interested in possibly switching over to analog volume control. I've been on the search for a preamp which is very high performance...
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    Vivid Giya G3

    I recently bought these speakers from my local dealer, Scotty Warren. I got them setup now and just started listening today. I've owned YG for many years and a few other brands before that. I love these speakers. They are a real treat. It's a bit of an adjustment at first. They are the most...
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    Success beyond death

    I know it's a morbid topic. But there are many excellent products designed by folks who are getting up there in age. Which audiophile manufacturers are best suited to succeed after the "one man" passes on to the absolute sound in the sky?
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    Get High, Hear Less?

    This research on endocannabinoid receptors in the cochlea demonstrate, at least with rats, that getting high makes tinnitus worse. Full disclosure: I'm a liberatarian and I don't buy into marijuana criminalization. However, I don't use drugs or alcohol...
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    HDR: Will you upgrade?

    I've seen 4K and have never really been impressed. But HDR is different. The demos I saw at CEDIA made me a believer. HDR is a big improvement, IMO. It's almost like seeing an HDTV for the first time. You really don't need to see a side-by-side to know that it's a huge upgrade. Will anyone be...
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    Jbl 4367

    http://www.residentialsystems.com/audio/0009/jbl-4367-studio-monitor-designed-to-bring-pro-audio-performance-to-the-home/87619 I was at CEDIA last weekend where this new speaker was announced. Unfortunately, I didn't actually see this speaker. It sounds like JBL is offering the 4367 as a...
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    Jriver 21 Total HTPC Package?

    I've been monogamish with Jriver for the last five or six years. I've used Jriver in various ways. However, I've mostly used it just for music playback. I started using cable cards on a PC from the beginning. I owned the first ATI PCI OCUR cable card tuner and then a couple of Ceton tuners and...
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    Floyd Toole Anti-DSP?

    Here is a paper Dr. Toole wrote recently. http://www.aes.org/tmpFiles/elib/20150911/17839.pdf I just skimmed it. It looks like a summary of past research. It also offers some conclusions about places he thinks the research should go. My take-away here is that Dr. Toole believes that in...
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    Best System Poll

    This is a simple one. The question is whether the best system you've heard was at a HIFI show. Of course, that means the shows held at convention centers inside ballrooms and hotel rooms. There is deep disagreement over this and I think it led to Peter Breuninger's WBF Harakiri. On his way out...
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    Frequency Sweep LP

    This is my first post on this WBF subforum; Be gentle. :D I am looking for a quality LP which contains, as accurate as possible, logsweep from 20hz to 20khz. I'm working on a project which will involve measuring my vinyl rig and I will need a somewhat accurate logsweep to record off of a...
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    AQ Jitterbug Measurements

    JA published analog jitter measurements using the AQ jitterbug. I don't think the article is online yet since I just got the magazine in the mail yesterday. JA's measutements showed no significant difference with the j Dunn jitter test. The ONLY repeatable differences were shown at inaudible...
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    Streaming Vinyl

    I've been working on this project for a while now. My goal was to integrate a good Turntable into a fully digital system. This thread will serve two purposes. First, I want to inspire others to this as well; misery loves company. :D Secondly, I want to describe in detail how I am "streaming...
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    Vinyl vs. Digital Volume Compression

    So, I've become more and more interested in setting up a vinyl rig. I have been experimenting a little lately and I have been having fun with it. On paper, there should be zero reason I would want to spend additional money on a technically inferior source. However, I think there are a few...
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    Greek Manufacturer Shutdown?

    Are capital controls in Greece restricting Greek audio companies from making payments to parts suppliers outside the country? There are many Greek audio manufacturers including Ypsilon, Tandem stands and racks, Sonus Aeterna, Mythos Audio, Crystal Audio, Analysis Audio, Audio Spectrum and Tune...
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    Digitally Enhanced Vinyl Poll

    Can digital enhance vinyl? I'll include as many choices given my limited knowledge of vinyl.
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    RPG Modex Plates-"Free" Bass Traps

    Okay. I don't mean they are free of cost. As a matter of fact, they are very expensive. They are probably the most expensive bass trap on the market. However, I think they are the best value going in room acoustic treatment. This last weekend, my dealer Scotty Warren and friend Bill Gainer...
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    Linear Phase vs Minimum Phase Listening Test

    Archimago has a new test. There are many who believe strongly in upsamping digital files. There are many arguments put forth but I thought it would interesting to know to what extent folks can really hear a difference between different upsamping filters. More importantly, I want to know which...
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    Acourate Stereo Subwoofer Integration Method

    Acourate Stereo Subwoofer XO Method I posted this video on another thread, but I thought it deserves its own thread. I shot this screen capture using OBS during a TeamViewer session between myself and Dr. Uli Brueggemann of Acourate. I cut out the first hour or so of the video so there are...
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    Courtney Barnett

    "Sometimes I sit and think, and sometimes just sit" is her first full album. She previously released an EP you can download at Bandcamp. This new album was released this week. She is the thing rock and punk need right now. It's totally refreshing to hear something raw, lyrically intuitive...
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    Step Response-Time Domain

    Stereophile likes to use the Step Response to measure speakers in the time domain. John Atkinson wrote a nice article explaining why he uses the Step Response graph. I personally like the step graph much better than the impulse graph. To me, it's much easier to read. JA is in a good...
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    Subwoofer 2.2 vs. 2.1 REW measurements

    It's been cold here in Texas so I thought I'd do some subwoofer comparison using Audiolense and measuring the final result in REW. This is a real challenge to do because Audiolense generates an FIR filter in the form of an impulse response which is contained in a file Jriver can read in its...
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    Everything Matters-Computer Audio

    This philosophy seems to be an logical extension from the so called "precautionary principle." We are often told it's better to be safe than sorry. We are told that if we just take care of everything, our system will sound great. We see this philosophy penetrate all professions. Fear seems...

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