Recent content by Nathan Raymond

Everything I have with balanced is either XLR (SMSL SP200) or 2.5mm. In November I bought the Hidizs S9 PRO which is 2.5mm, but a lot of other companies have shifted to 4.4mm, so I have purchased modular cables for my IEMs so I can swap the cable end (3.5mm, 2.5mm or 4.44mm) and don't have to...

Sadly high end sound bars and solutions like Sonos have eaten into the integrated receiver market so I'm sure sales volume is down from 10-20 years ago. That contraction has likely contributed to Hi-Fi store closures and brand consolidations. Maybe there has been an attempt to maximize profits...

Edison cylinder records have nowhere near the sound stage of a conch shell held up to the ear.

Yes, I'm glad things weren't worse for me. Elsewhere in my city, a sewer main burst and created a giant sinkhole 15 feet from a house where everyone has had to be evacuated. The city estimates it will cost $1 million dollars to fix that sewer main. I've been running fans and a dehumidifier as...

Yeah I realize I won't get as much... I just need to figure out a balance though and determine how valuable my time is. For instance, if I don't want to put a new washer and dryer in a basement that can flood again, I need to get quotes from plumbers and electricians ASAP to convert a first...

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll check it out.

On Tuesday heavy rains flooded the streets and overwhelmed the storm drain system in my city of Haverhill, which then backed up into the sewer system and despite me running two pumps, flooded my basement so quickly I had over two feet of water and my washer, dryer, water heater, and furnace are...

The aesthetics were cloned by Somic, yes. Status Audio's OEM for the CB-1 is Somic, specifically the Somic V1: https://www.somic-elec.com/somic-v1-oem-radio-headset-music-headset-original-headset-from-china_p40.html

HDCD was a real thing, Microsoft Media Player 9 and later support it as well as some CD players. There are software tools which can take an HDCD rip and put the 20-bit audio into a 24-bit audio file (which preserves all the extra headroom, and you just need to turn the volume up a bit during...

I believe all websites like this are fake/scam. Not sure how they work, but when you look up their addresses, they are in the middle of nowhere. Look up "101 elvin Howell rd, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452, United States" in Google Maps and check out the street view. The boilerplate nature of their...

I had an electrician install an Intermatic Smart Guard IG2240-IMSK Whole Home Surge Protector when I bought my home: https://a.co/d/g16MiXU I liked that it had replaceable modules with indicator lights to let me know if protection is active and whether I need to replace a module or not.

For those into history, this is pretty fascinating stuff: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230601-what-did-stonehenge-sound-like

A parametric EQ, and also a ton of "Auto EQ" presents for many, many headphones. More on how to use it here: https://forum.headphones.com/t/casetens-qudelix-5k-quick-start-guide/17366

Good question... this is something I've thought about, and I can certainly share what I know and my experiences. I'm currently running a pair of Wharfedale D300 Surround speakers for my Atmos speakers, and while they aren't specifically listed as "Atmos" speakers, Wharfedale describes them thus...