Recent content by dkinric

Now this is something I'm interested in. The Atmos mixes (masterings) are different, and a potential workaround for the brickwalled mastering that is such a problem. I use Roon/Tidal, and even Tidal has a few albums labeled Atmos Mix - and sound pretty good downmixed to 2-ch. (Example The...

Spotify: "Guys, we are really, really close this time, no cap for realz, pinky swear" https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/3/24147887/spotify-hifi-lossless-audio-music-streaming-ui-leak

Annie's new album out now

So, your first posts here are about a $65k DAC and now you are saying you are auditioning $5k headphones. Either you just have lots of money to burn on audio or you are messing with us. I'm thinking the latter, but I've been wrong before. @BDWoody , I'm OP and suggest we close this 5 yr old...

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I don't know much about receivers, I think you are correct that many don't have any bass management besides a sub out. At this early stage, you might consider whether to build a foundation for a 2.x system, or multichannel like Dolby Atmos. For a 2.x system for music, minidsp with Dirac and new...

@Megumin , welcome to ASR! Curious how you are doing room correction? The R-N301 doesn't appear to have this? IMO, if you want to build a good foundation for a system with sub(s), proper bass management is essential, which includes separately controlled sub outputs, a high pass on your main...

Update: Appears imminent, the HiFi Lossless Supremium Music Pro DJ Remix Tier https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/16/spotify-listeners-may-finally-get-lossless-audio----but-at-a-cost

New Khruangbin album

Live, but limited audience, however good audio and wide array of artists: - From the Basement https://www.youtube.com/@FromTheBasementOfficial Tiny Desk https://www.youtube.com/@nprmusic KEXP https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I2GFN_F8WudD_2jUZbojA

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