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what is this one please
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post hole digger posted:what is this one please cambridge audio evo. you're not going to like the price, the "cheap" one is over 2 grand and it doesn't do room correction. if you want one of those fancy small all in ones the NAD m10 is the best in class imo
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Jun 6, 2023 19:07
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nice knob but you couldn't pay me to purchase a receiver with a loving touchscreen on it
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Jun 6, 2023 19:07
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DELETE CASCADE posted:nice knob but you couldn't pay me to purchase a receiver with a loving touchscreen on it good news, it's not a touchscreen! e: also that's two knobs in one, the outer silver ring is independent from the middle one
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Jun 6, 2023 19:08
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well the buttons don't look like buttons
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Jun 6, 2023 19:09
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i have no stereo at all right now, and dont know where i'd put one if i did, but i've been thinking about getting one lately and that one looks really cool. i like the wood side panels and overall look of it a lot.
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Jun 6, 2023 19:11
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atmz posted:
drat that looks awesome. How is that knobfeel
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Jun 6, 2023 19:15
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that technics one ^^ looks really cool too. i like the lighting on it
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Jun 6, 2023 19:16
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sold on the knobs and switches, but it's got nothing on that brushed steel look hnngh
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Jun 6, 2023 19:37
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silverface gear is very nice and also extremely bid up. broken poo poo going for $500+, etc Easy to fix though After i get set up with my house i may go ahead and track down a yamaha b-6 
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Jun 6, 2023 19:39
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Jonny 290 posted:silverface gear is very nice and also extremely bid up. broken poo poo going for $500+, etc I feel like there should be a neon grid into the vanishing point on the top of that picture.
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Jun 6, 2023 19:47
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the only drawback to those old metal stereos is that they individually weigh 9000 lbs
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Jun 6, 2023 19:48
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i need the obsidian obelisk setup
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Jun 6, 2023 19:49
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Volmarias posted:I feel like there should be a neon grid into the vanishing point on the top of that picture. 
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Jun 6, 2023 20:01
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Roosevelt posted:the big advantage to those old metal stereos is that they individually weigh 9000 lbs Protip: If you're buying a piece of audio equipment at a thrift store and you don't know anything about sound, don't pay for specs or a name. pay by the pound. Weight equals power supply beef, and that equals longevity and great performance.
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Jun 6, 2023 20:01
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FMguru posted:or it should be running a nuclear missile defense system somewhere in north dakota I genuinely, honestly, love the aesthetics of this kind of architecture, and was absolutely thrilled to the gills when it was in Fallout 4.
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Jun 6, 2023 20:08
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Jonny 290 posted:Protip: If you're buying a piece of audio equipment at a thrift store and you don't know anything about sound, don't pay for specs or a name. pay by the pound. Weight equals power supply beef, and that equals longevity and great performance. didn't they start literally putting weights in them at some point though?
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Jun 6, 2023 20:14
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I remember for a long time beats headphones had weights in them to make them feel better
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Jun 6, 2023 20:16
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Beeftweeter posted:didn't they start literally putting weights in them at some point though? I'm not sure who "they" are, maybe Aiwa or Goldstar or whatever, but Yamaha hasn't lied once to this day. My main receiver which is in production:  23 lbs The A8A flagship is 45
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Jun 6, 2023 20:18
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Beeftweeter posted:didn't they start literally putting weights in them at some point though? I believe you mean "sensitive audio fidelity enhancement material," but I understand if you aren't a true audiophile and can't hear the difference.
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Jun 6, 2023 20:21
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Jonny 290 posted:I'm not sure who "they" are, maybe Aiwa or Goldstar or whatever, but Yamaha hasn't lied once to this day. My main receiver which is in production: i'm not sure who "they" would be either, it might be apocryphal. thats why i asked goldstar is LG though so lol if they ended up doing it
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Jun 6, 2023 20:31
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Jonny 290 posted:silverface gear is very nice and also extremely bid up. broken poo poo going for $500+, etc I'm pretty sure growing up my dad had one of those silverface Technics tape decks that didn't work and replaced with a black Radio Shack model at some point in my childhood. But of course kept the Technics just sitting on top of the new one. Are you telling me I should have him put it up on eBay for $$$$?
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Jonny 290 posted:silverface gear is very nice and also extremely bid up. broken poo poo going for $500+, etc
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Jun 7, 2023 13:20
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Jonny 290 posted:silverface gear is very nice and also extremely bid up. broken poo poo going for $500+, etc Holy poo poo you werent wrong. I just checked my literal trash-picked Pioneer SX-750, which is very much not anything special, on ebay, and 
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Jun 7, 2023 13:35
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I have that same model techniques sa-500. got it for $25 at goodwill during the pandemic. they were going for ~$200 on ebay. no idea what they are now. 
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Jun 7, 2023 13:45
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I've never really understood what all those things do. Like route the audio streams to the right speakers? Why are they so big? My phone also plays stereo sound
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Jun 7, 2023 13:57
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distortion park posted:I've never really understood what all those things do. Like route the audio streams to the right speakers? Why are they so big? My phone also plays stereo sound they make it so you can hear the dialog in films and tv shows if you aren't too old yet
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Jun 7, 2023 14:11
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phones cant drive real speakers
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Jun 7, 2023 14:34
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EIDE Van Hagar posted:the little fosi audio things and the other little T*xas instruments class d amps are hard to pass up when i see them Care to name the competition for Fosi? I've been looking for a replacement for my dying receiver, and that poo poo looks extremely needs-suiting
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Jun 7, 2023 14:45
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Skinnymansbeerbelly posted:Care to name the competition for Fosi? I've been looking for a replacement for my dying receiver, and that poo poo looks extremely needs-suiting https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-mini-stereo-amplifier/ this article picks 3 amps that are basically the same Ti DSP chip. i actually think the fosi audio one is a good pick because they haveseveral options with tone control knobs and more tunable things. some of the others are just volume knobs. if you search amazon for “TPA3116D2” (the actual audio amp chip) there are also diy kit amps and stuff too 
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Jun 7, 2023 14:53
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distortion park posted:I've never really understood what all those things do. Like route the audio streams to the right speakers? Why are they so big? My phone also plays stereo sound they can accept different audio inputs and it amplifies them so that you can listen to audio on speakers, yes. the key thing is that it has an amplifier in it that drives the speakers. your phone has an amplifier too but it's only good for headphones. bluetooth speakers have their own amplifier built in, your phone isn't powering them. they also have a few other things your phone doesn't have like a phono pre-amp (if it is vintage) so it can correctly amplify the signal from a record player, and circuitry to record to tape from any of the input sources, and be able to monitor what you're recording. this was a big selling factor when it was a lot more common to record radio programs and poo poo like that. they are big because they didn't have the technology to make them small back then. modern ones are the same form factor mostly for conventions sake, I think. Also heat dissipation.
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I have one of those little Fosi amps to drive my old Sony bookshelf speakers and it works awesome.
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Jun 7, 2023 16:24
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distortion park posted:I've never really understood what all those things do. Like route the audio streams to the right speakers? Why are they so big? My phone also plays stereo sound i have a little usb-c fiio headphone amp (mine is an old btr-3, there are much better options now) and it's insane what a big difference it is over a phone's internal one. if you haven't tried listening to anything through an amp you really should, particularly if you have good headphones
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Jun 7, 2023 18:22
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Beeftweeter posted:i have a little usb-c fiio headphone amp (mine is an old btr-3, there are much better options now) and it's insane what a big difference it is over a phone's internal one. if you haven't tried listening to anything through an amp you really should, particularly if you have good headphones yeah they're real good, I have a qudelix 5k and fiio btr7 and they both sound great also those ti amps are perfectly accessible but as always in audio if you spend a little more you can get some primo ncore poo poo. there's a bunch of diy kits for ncore/purifi stuff too
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Jun 7, 2023 18:38
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EIDE Van Hagar posted:https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-mini-stereo-amplifier/ Ah. My problem is that I need the optical in and sub pre out, which pretty much limits me to traditional receivers. This is totally The poo poo though, oh my
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is it wild to assume that decades of speaker technology advances means that something like a half decent bluetooth speaker probably sounds better than a very good sound system from the 70s
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Jun 7, 2023 20:54
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echinopsis posted:is it wild to assume that decades of speaker technology advances means that something like a half decent bluetooth speaker probably sounds better than a very good sound system from the 70s on the other hand modern big box speakers made of heavy materials with actual woofers sound a lot better than 70s speakers thanks to better cabinet modeling, crossover design and measurement. you can also get an amp for $400 that outperforms any of the electronics of the time
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Jun 7, 2023 21:05
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echinopsis posted:is it wild to assume that decades of speaker technology advances means that something like a half decent bluetooth speaker probably sounds better than a very good sound system from the 70s Yes class d amps and nicer speaker surrounds still won't give you 40 hz response out of a 2" speaker
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Jun 7, 2023 21:07
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i have a marantz 2230 and a pair of yamaha ns 645 speakers (I recapped the crossovers) and this set up sounds super amazing to my ears even though they're technically outperformed by modern stuff. so listen to what sounds good to you. the receiver has a THD rating of 0.5% which is an order of magnitude worse than most modern amps on paper, though I am not actually sure if you can compare them directly since the measurement process might be different.
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i just assume any speaker smaller than like 2 cubic feet is trash
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