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Dr. Fishopolis posted:is that a loving commodore vic 20 The mini C64 they released a few weeks back, edit: I do have a fully working VIC 20 but no software for it so it’s just a display piece for now. also the housings on those speakers are made of concrete and are extremely heavy. The story is that back in the 80s, my dad had a friend who was into all kinds of audiophile woo and built those round concrete housings himself. He was apparently going to go into business manufacturing and selling them but it kind of fell through and he gave the prototypes to my dad, who used them until the surrounds disintegrated. Bargearse fucked around with this message at 13:57 on Apr 19, 2018 |
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Apr 18, 2018 23:53
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I won't lie, I wanna hear those speakers. I guess they use coaxial drivers?
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Apr 19, 2018 03:56
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Yeah, coaxial drivers. The crossovers are supposedly adjustable, but they're hidden in the housing behind the driver and are a complete pain in the rear end to get to. They do sound pretty good, but now that I'm living in an apartment I can't turn them up quite as loud as I'd like.
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Apr 19, 2018 04:12
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Not audiophile but Bose have released a set of speakers that you sit on your shoulders... they look as dumb as that sentence sounds. https://www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/produc...cB&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Apr 19, 2018 17:24
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Not audiophile but Bose have released a set of speakers that you sit on your shoulders... they look as dumb as that sentence sounds. Can't wait until people on the bus are blasting these
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Apr 19, 2018 17:40
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I always love when manufacturers have ratings stars of their own products. 4.6 *? That's me convinced!
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Apr 19, 2018 17:54
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EL BROMANCE posted:I always love when manufacturers have ratings stars of their own products. 4.6 *? That's me convinced! That is the average based on reviews submitted to the site.
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Apr 19, 2018 18:10
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Of course, but if 50 of us gave it 1* reviews I wonder if they would stay up. I know Apple are pretty good about not removing bad reviews (mainly on replacement power supplies) but I don’t trust Bose would do the same thing.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Not audiophile but Bose have released a set of speakers that you sit on your shoulders... they look as dumb as that sentence sounds.
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Apr 20, 2018 19:29
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3sFJw7TTqk LG did something similar. I could see something like this for working around the house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyG_CffXkqc Wasabi the J fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Apr 20, 2018 |
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Apr 20, 2018 19:36
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All the scenarios I can think of for that thing would be better served with headphones, a UE Boom 2 or something, my Amazon Echos, or any number of other products.
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Apr 20, 2018 20:21
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Been there, done that.
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Apr 21, 2018 03:26
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Not audiophile but Bose have released a set of speakers that you sit on your shoulders... they look as dumb as that sentence sounds. Lazlo Nibble posted:Been there, done that. yea, tyll also talks about it in his review here, apparently walked away really liking it though highly skeptical at first https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/bose-soundwear-companion-speaker
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Apr 21, 2018 03:57
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Here's probably the complete opposite of everything in this thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdkyGDqU7xA
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Apr 21, 2018 15:57
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shortspecialbus posted:All the scenarios I can think of for that thing would be better served with headphones, a UE Boom 2 or something, my Amazon Echos, or any number of other products. Yeah except the part where it's physically around you, in stereo, while changing positions. A speaker like an Echo or Boom is going to be effectively mono, and headphones mean you're isolated from your surroundings. Additionally some people experience discomfort wearing headphones for an extended period of time. It's a limited use case but that doesn't mean it's an edge case either. Doing chores and casual gaming in a semi personal environment are where something like this would shine. If you're a parent, you can't crank up your stereo while the baby is sleeping; something like this would allow you to you can hear if it wakes up, too; or to hear if your Amazon package is at the door.
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Apr 21, 2018 16:12
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Lazlo Nibble posted:Been there, done that.
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Apr 25, 2018 14:12
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Wasabi the J posted:Yeah except the part where it's physically around you, in stereo, while changing positions. Fair enough. I still think it (and all its predecessors) are goofy but I definitely have some goofy products to fulfill a specific need that I have.
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Apr 25, 2018 16:00
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I have a feel good story from AVS. This guy with a pretty decent system [Sierra towers, separate pre/pro] wasn't happy with it and was posting stuff like thisquote:'ve never liked the idea of adjusting tone or frequency controls to modify the signal. Instead, I believed that good equipment, speaker placement and room adjustments are the audiophile way to achieve accurate sound. quote:I received the EQ today and have spent a little bit of time dialing it in. All I can say is WOW! Just a very slight decrease in a few of the upper midrange frequencies make all the difference in the world! Just enough to take the edge off. Also, my worries about adding noise or distortion were unfounded. I’m so glad I made this purchase!
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Apr 26, 2018 00:56
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qirex posted:I have a feel good story from AVS. This guy with a pretty decent system [Sierra towers, separate pre/pro] wasn't happy with it and was posting stuff like this I mean yeah... Room EQ and the like are things for a reason. However you could still spend almost 20 grand on a meridian unit that achieves basically the same thing. In a studio environment I believe all EQ should be done in the mix, not in the monitor. But that's a no-brainer because you're trying to get the recording right. Also, generally you should have a really good room to begin with. That EQ is nice as gently caress tho and a steal at Sweetwater right now for under $200. I'm seriously considering one.
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Apr 26, 2018 04:02
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If you have a modern denon or marantz with audessey they have an eq app on the apple and android app store.
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Apr 26, 2018 04:10
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Don Lapre posted:If you have a modern denon or marantz with audes yep. sony, audeze, sennheiser, etc. are all offering eq'ing options now. almost all anc headphones are heavily dependent on dsp's too. 5-HT fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Oct 7, 2018 |
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Apr 26, 2018 04:14
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Collateral Damage posted:Bone Fone sounds like a sex toy rather than a speaker.
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Apr 26, 2018 05:41
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I wish onkyo would switch out their eq system to something good like Audessey. The one they use at the moment just sucks, it’s a shame.
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Apr 26, 2018 06:22
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What was the name of the little FPGA box that could be used for room correction? People were talking a lot about it a couple of years ago. I mean i guess I could buy that EQ too, but...parametric EQs 
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Panty Saluter posted:What was the name of the little FPGA box that could be used for room correction? People were talking a lot about it a couple of years ago. The minidsp? Still a good product if you're willing to do the REW janitoring yourself. They sell a Dirac box for $400 now too.
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Apr 26, 2018 15:43
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Went to check out the Naim Statement today. Got a presentation by a couple of guys from Naim, and about an hour and a half of music. All they played was audiophile jazz and lounge singer music! The only song that was interesting to me was White Wedding by Billy Idol. I would have liked to have heard Money for Nothing and Another Brick in the Wall and other songs I've heard a million times before so that I could actually hear differences in songs I know.     The Naim guys said a lady bought 24 of the power amplifiers for her husband, which was used for among other things a bi-amped 7.1 home cinema setup.
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Those Focals have 91.5 dB listed sensitivity, I can see why you'd pick a 200 grand 740 watt dual monoblock setup to drive them. Because it looks coolevobatman posted:All they played was audiophile jazz and lounge singer music! quote:The Naim guys said a lady bought 24 of the power amplifiers for her husband, which was used for among other things a bi-amped 7.1 home cinema setup.
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evobatman posted:Went to check out the Naim Statement today. Got a presentation by a couple of guys from Naim, and about an hour and a half of music. Cables on the floor, literal garbage
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Apr 26, 2018 18:47
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Don Lapre posted:Cables on the floor, literal garbage No, it's Naim
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evobatman posted:Went to check out the Naim Statement today. Got a presentation by a couple of guys from Naim, and about an hour and a half of music. 24 amps is definitely ridiculous audiophile poo poo. I do love those Focal's though. Definitely on my buy list if I win the lotto or something.
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Apr 26, 2018 19:45
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It was endgame stereo equipment, but I can still draw a straight line labelled "more of the same" from my $200 preowned Yamaha/Tannoy home setup through $20,000 and $50,000 systems I've tried to the Naim/Focal setup. The only thing I have heard that is truly a different experience were Beolab 90 speakers. They use microphone arrays to listen to themselves in the room and adjust the sound accordingly. They made it sound like the walls in the room disappeared and I was wearing infinitely large headphones. That's the kind of effect I expect from an $80,000 system.
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The best system I've ever heard was around $175k and it was amazing but it was also in a fully treated room and most of the price was power conditioners, outboard phono stages, etc. The amps and speakers were probably around 50 total, 35 for the speakers and probably 15 for the amps. If I went full idiot and won the lottery I'd probably still cap out around $20k for a music system. qirex fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Apr 26, 2018 |
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qirex posted:The best system I've ever heard was around $175k and it was amazing but it was also in a fully treated room and most of the price was power conditioners, outboard phono stages, etc. The amps and speakers were probably around 50 total, 35 for the speakers and probably 15 for the amps. I bet what made the most difference was the cheap foam on the walls.
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Apr 26, 2018 21:08
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Don Lapre posted:I bet what made the most difference was the cheap foam on the walls. room treatments make all the difference, and they're amazingly cheap.
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Apr 27, 2018 05:20
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Room treatments and having to deal with them are what make speakers so loving impractical.
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Apr 27, 2018 06:32
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https://twitter.com/REALpunknews/status/990651936008495104
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Apr 29, 2018 19:25
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I don't think I'm able to tell between stealth clickbait and real news anymore
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Apr 30, 2018 02:00
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ9IXSUzuM good poo poo
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