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  1. Kal Rubinson

    KEF Blade 2 Meta review by Erin's Audio Corner

    That was my wife's decision since none of the options I offered could "disappear."
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    KEF Blade 2 Meta review by Erin's Audio Corner

    Indeed, I find their recordings consistently satisfying. OTOH, the same can be said about a number of other sources as well.
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    KEF Blade 2 Meta review by Erin's Audio Corner

    "...amps designed specifically for the speakers"? Nah, in general, the amps are selected specifically for the speakers and tend to be OEM modules from the usual suspects. The specificity lies in the DSP/voicing and one can easily do that externally
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    KEF Blade 2 Meta review by Erin's Audio Corner

    We are just completing a significant renovation of our apartment and, thanks to my wife, the Blade 2 Metas are the focal point of the living room.
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    KEF LS60 Wireless Just Announced

    Can you handle a microphone with USB output? See UMIK-1.
  6. Kal Rubinson

    Topping DM7 8-Channel DAC Review

    As long as you can supply it with a USB source, sure.
  7. Kal Rubinson

    KEF LS60 Wireless Just Announced

    I am not at liberty to say more than that KEF is quite aware of all this but I think you probably expected that.
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    A millennial's rant on classical music

    That's a daunting prospect.
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    KEF LS60 Wireless Just Announced

    If you can feed them via the S/PDIF input (up to 24/192PCM), they can be treated just like regular powered speakers, albeit in pairs. Ah. You want them to be a complete multichannel system. That's another story. :oops:
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    Extreme Snake Oil

    Place the headphones on your head with the active diaphragms facing away from your ears. o_O
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    A millennial's rant on classical music

    Not every time but, imho, it depends on why/how it is being done. I vaguely recall a story about a jazz remix created early in the multichannel era when a producer was asked "Why did you put the percussion in the back?" and his answer was "Because I could." I have a fair number of unorthodox...
  12. Kal Rubinson

    McIntosh Transformer causing noise in speakers while disconnected.

    News to me. Can I assume that the Mac is powered up? How close is close?
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    Kef LS60 and Room correction?

    And that's the point of this thread, ain't it?
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