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Come join us in the AI EV thread where will cheer you on as you drop an electric motor into your 1983 Honda Civic Hatchback!
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qirex posted:Don't electric cars not need geared transmissions since motors have the same torque across the power range? That said, adding a manual transmission to an electric car would be an extremely audiophile kind of thing to do. There's been prototypes, but nothing production with a manual. Closest I can think of was the Honda CR-Z (hybrid) had an available manual, but that certainly isn't the same thing.
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Sep 28, 2021 18:36
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qirex posted:Don't electric cars not need geared transmissions since motors have the same torque across the power range? That said, adding a manual transmission to an electric car would be an extremely audiophile kind of thing to do. Yeah pretty much haha
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Sep 28, 2021 18:36
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qirex posted:Don't electric cars not need geared transmissions since motors have the same torque across the power range? That said, adding a manual transmission to an electric car would be an extremely audiophile kind of thing to do. That’s why a real manual transmission would never make any sense. It would add a tremendous amount of problems, not to mention wear issues, for a purely frivolous emotional benefit. However a drive-by-wire system, one that had selectable on/off for manual shift functionality, would be pretty cool. Especially if it came with both a three-pedal/stick setup and paddles. And like maybe you could choose from different driving profiles or “car models” and it would use its dynamic chassis control systems and front + rear motors to replicate the feel off different kinds of drive types and engine configurations/tunings/etc. Want to drive a RWD V8 muscle-style car today? FWD high-revving classic Japanese NA? Something AWD with boost? Just dial it in like you’re picking a car in Gran Turismo. I recently watched a Ford presentation where the new CEO talked about how the focus for carmakers in the EV era will be “amenities and experience” or something like that (basically there’s only so much manufacturer-specific differentiation and complexity that goes into an EV drivetrain, so in the future they’re all gonna be pretty fast and reliable, at least compared to the ICE auto market today. So companies will have to figure out new ways to entice buyers like luxury features, party tricks, connectivity, entertainment, customizability, driver assists, gaming, etc) A fake stick is contrived as gently caress but it makes more sense to me than putting gaming PC hardware in a car like Tesla does with certain Model S trims now
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Sep 28, 2021 18:54
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Some have two gear transmissions because they will have a limit to how fast they can spin, so you can't just have one ridiculously low gear.
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Sep 28, 2021 21:03
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Putting my first real home stereo together now that I live in a standalone house - I no longer have to (just) be a headphone guy! Two questions for my 2.1 setup: 1. My receiver manual says I can use “four internal channels for front speakers” to bi-amp my speakers. Does it make a difference if I use the main Front Left/Front Right channel for the tweeter or to the larger driver? In addition to turning on those additional channels in my receiver, will I need to do anything so the audio is correctly routed to the right drivers, or will that happen naturally if I have playback set to stereo? 2. I will be running a powered subwoofer from the pre-amp out on my receiver. My subwoofer manual expects the output from the receiver to be LFE but my receiver expects me to use a single RCA cable from the pre-amp out to go to the subwoofer - are these the same things? 3. Bonus question: I accidentally purchased shielded speaker wire which is currently connecting the front speakers. I’m assuming that since I am not able to ground the shielded cable I should rewire with standard speaker cable?
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Sep 28, 2021 22:19
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vs Dinosaurs posted:Putting my first real home stereo together now that I live in a standalone house - I no longer have to (just) be a headphone guy! You're going to want a different thread, this one is for marvelling at $3000 electrical cables.
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Sep 28, 2021 23:23
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Yeah I just cross post your questions to the two channel stereo / vinyl thread
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Sep 28, 2021 23:50
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I went to fetch the link to the Home Stereo thread and they’d already posted it there so mistake noticed already I think.
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Sep 29, 2021 02:12
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Since it’s quoted anyway I will leave it for posterity’s sake as reference point for a different kind of audio imbecilism.
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Sep 29, 2021 04:40
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It's started happening: I've been listening to stuff mentioned in audiophile equipment reviews and going "wow, this is great," I think it's the slope to listening to the equipment. Anyway, "The MIraculous" by Anna von Hausswolff sounds really good on my headphones. For maximum audiophile grognard compatibility it features both a solo female vocalist and a pipe organ.
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Oct 4, 2021 17:50
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qirex posted:It's started happening: I've been listening to stuff mentioned in audiophile equipment reviews and going "wow, this is great," I think it's the slope to listening to the equipment. Anyway, "The MIraculous" by Anna von Hausswolff sounds really good on my headphones. For maximum audiophile grognard compatibility it features both a solo female vocalist and a pipe organ. Well, Stereophile reviewed B&W DM302 speakers (https://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/542/index.html) and the Pro-Ject Debut III turntable (https://www.stereophile.com/turntables/pro-ject_debut_iii_record_player/index.html), both of which I've owned and appreciated, but I wouldn't exactly call them high-end. In all seriousness, though, if you're reviewing a lot of $2k gear then at some point you're going to end up reviewing some stuff that's actually good quality and worth the money. I bet you could even find a review on 6moons of something that was arguably decent gear. That doesn't mean I'm going to start paying attention to anything they have to say. If you're seriously interested in this stuff you should be auditioning it in person, and if you're really serious then you should put down a deposit and do an at-home audition. I've wanted a pair of Magnepan speakers for a long time and I'm 100% sure they're worth the money, but that doesn't mean they would necessarily work well in my room or with the rest of my gear.
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Oct 4, 2021 19:40
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qirex posted:It's started happening: I've been listening to stuff mentioned in audiophile equipment reviews and going "wow, this is great," I think it's the slope to listening to the equipment. Anyway, "The MIraculous" by Anna von Hausswolff sounds really good on my headphones. For maximum audiophile grognard compatibility it features both a solo female vocalist and a pipe organ. My song lately is Silver Knife by Shaed. It's one of those meh songs on a bluetooth speaker and an "oh wow" song on certain speakers and headphones.
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Oct 4, 2021 20:18
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strtj posted:Well, Stereophile reviewed B&W DM302 speakers (https://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/542/index.html) and the Pro-Ject Debut III turntable (https://www.stereophile.com/turntables/pro-ject_debut_iii_record_player/index.html), both of which I've owned and appreciated, but I wouldn't exactly call them high-end. I meant listening to the music that reviewers mention. Like every true audio nerd I already have 5+ bench dream systems in mind from $5k to infinity
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Oct 4, 2021 20:39
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qirex posted:I meant listening to the music that reviewers mention. Like every true audio nerd I already have 5+ bench dream systems in mind from $5k to infinity Oh, heh, it's been a long day and I didn't read your post properly. Here's my response to that: https://skyfiaudio.com/products/audio-research-model-cd2-vintage-cd-player
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Oct 4, 2021 23:04
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But I do own a surprising number of the records on this list: https://www.stereophile.com/content/records-die-2021. I'm not sure how to feel about that.
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Oct 4, 2021 23:10
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strtj posted:Oh, heh, it's been a long day and I didn't read your post properly. Here's my response to that: The cd3 was better. Mainly because I loved putting the magnetic clamp on top of the cd.
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Oct 5, 2021 04:22
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TheMadMilkman posted:The cd3 was better. I think you missed the joke. Hint: it's the first picture
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Oct 5, 2021 04:30
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strtj posted:I've wanted a pair of Magnepan speakers for a long time and I'm 100% sure they're worth the money, but that doesn't mean they would necessarily work well in my room or with the rest of my gear. https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/magnepan-lrs-speaker-review.16068/ 
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Oct 5, 2021 11:01
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Neurophonic posted:https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/magnepan-lrs-speaker-review.16068/ I guess I should have specified: I was not referring to the smaller, compromised Magnepan speakers. I was referring to the 1.7 and larger.
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Oct 5, 2021 13:04
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not to be one of those people but like “Magnepans don’t really make bass” is one of those “water is wet” conclusions
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Oct 5, 2021 14:18
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strtj posted:I think you missed the joke. Hint: it's the first picture Indeed I did. But I still maintain that top loading CD players with magnetic clamps are great fun.
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Oct 5, 2021 15:59
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magnepans are almost the platonic ideal of an audiophile speaker, they take up a whole room, need beefy amps, require huge amounts of tweaking and have a sweet spot exactly the size of one person
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Oct 5, 2021 16:45
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qirex posted:magnepans are almost the platonic ideal of an audiophile speaker, they take up a whole room, need beefy amps, require huge amounts of tweaking and have a sweet spot exactly the size of one person lmao plus they need a lot of tlc, it's so perfect and god help you if anything happens to them, they're going to buzz and flutter and it's going to haunt you
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Oct 5, 2021 21:57
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So what you're saying is that a full tube setup and a set of Magnapans are an audiophile's wet dream
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Oct 5, 2021 23:44
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Mederlock posted:So what you're saying is that a full tube setup and a set of Magnapans are an audiophile's wet dream I will, in the "please tell audiophiles that they are idiots" thread, tell you that I will fight you over this. I am a full believer in planar magnetic sound reproduction but I will also tell you that you can take the harmonic distortion from your tubes and stick it right in between the eyes of the dude rolling WE 300Bs.
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Oct 6, 2021 00:10
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I’m going to do some measurements of my MGIIIa’s this week, I’m curious how much bass they actually make because it sounds like plenty but maybe I’m an idiot. Also full disclosure it will be later this week because I just spent 2 hours re-glueing a rattly wire that has pissed me off for three months.
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Oct 6, 2021 01:22
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 Older Maggies are a great second or third speaker 😅
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Oct 6, 2021 15:48
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Ok Comboomer posted:not to be one of those people but like The big expensive ones do pretty drat well; the LRS just doesn't have the mass, but yeah they are not worth the price. Wasabi the J fucked around with this message at 09:58 on Oct 8, 2021 |
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Oct 8, 2021 09:56
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just use speaker cones and crossovers like a normal person, gently caress
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Oct 8, 2021 10:05
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Mister Speaker posted:just use speaker cones and crossovers like a normal person, gently caress Yeah I don't get it either.
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Oct 8, 2021 15:50
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Why do that when you can get a giant metal mesh the size of your wall and load it with thousands of volts instead?
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Oct 8, 2021 16:04
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Mederlock posted:Yeah I don't get it either. I’ve heard the 20.whatever (don’t remember which) in a phenomenal room. I get why people love them, but getting them set up right is a huge pain. I wouldn’t turn down a free pair. An open-baffle cone speaker gets you the same effect for a whole lot less cash.
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Oct 8, 2021 19:15
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I love my planar headphones but given even these small planar in-ears need way more power than anything else I have I can't imagine how stupid the power requirements of planar speakers are.
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Oct 8, 2021 19:35
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TheMadMilkman posted:I’ve heard the 20.whatever (don’t remember which) in a phenomenal room. I get why people love them, but getting them set up right is a huge pain. I wouldn’t turn down a free pair. oh no, you said the magic devil ‘speaker design’ words that bring out the anorakiest of anoraks
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Oct 8, 2021 20:21
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I remember reading a Magnepan review way back when I first heard about them and I lost it when the reviewer said “they really opened up when I moved them 10 feet from the back wall.”
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Oct 8, 2021 20:30
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At the risk of getting kicked out of the making fun of audiophiles club, the big magnepans sound better than just about any other speaker I've ever heard. The sweet spot is hilariously small, they use an absolutely obscene amount of power and they're entirely inconveniently shaped for 99% of people but like...they just sound very very different in a fun way. I've never had someone sit down in front of them and not be like "oh wow". Also having a 5 foot long ribbon as a tweeter is my favourite kind of stupid.
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Oct 8, 2021 21:42
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Remember to plug your unused inputs: https://ansuz-acoustics.comquote:The entry-level model has to make do without a name affix and will retail at 680 euros. The Sortz Supreme represents the medium quality level and will be available for 1,000 euros. The Sortz Signature, the top-of-the-range model, will request an additional 400 euros. At least in my high-resolution system, the ever-increasing impact of the different Sortz models can be easily retraced. Upcoming questions, such as whether two simple Sortz produce more euphony than one Sortz Signature, will probably only be clarified when series models are available in sufficient numbers. The most striking distinction between the three models, by the way, lies in the different surface coatings applied in the Magnetron Sputtering Unit.
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Oct 8, 2021 22:02
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Am I worried about signal leaking in or out  now I'm worried about both
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DoesNotCompute posted:At the risk of getting kicked out of the making fun of audiophiles club, the big magnepans sound better than just about any other speaker I've ever heard. The sweet spot is hilariously small, they use an absolutely obscene amount of power and they're entirely inconveniently shaped for 99% of people but like...they just sound very very different in a fun way. I've never had someone sit down in front of them and not be like "oh wow". Also having a 5 foot long ribbon as a tweeter is my favourite kind of stupid. gonna lead us back to manual transmission-chat
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