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So the question is what preconceptions exist out there? Is it learned or somehow innate? For example, I would believe that it’s largely innate that people would assume a heavy amplifier is better than a light one. This is opposite of a laptop or tablet…. Just my belief, but something that...

What I am interested in knowing is if the sighted bias is universal. If you told someone that silver wire has lower resistance than gold plated copper, but made no presentation of expected outcome or predicted differences, and you had someone listen, sighted, to the two cables, would there...

Something is weird with your bass rolling off so quickly. It’s as if there is a broken woofer (maybe the rear jumpers aren’t configured properly?)

Definitely. Even adding a small 8” subwoofer extends the response from the blue speaker, which is quite satisfying as is, to the last bit of kick from drums, synth, and LFE for movies.

They used to be big when Sumiko was distributing it 20 years ago. and it was available at Magnolia Hi Fi. I think once Best Buy bought Magnolia and Sumiko dropped the line, it faded away for a bit. They were early adopters of Class D, so they are forward thinking but I most remember the...

Ooh… that is on my radar right now since I bought an Earthquake CP8 on a whim for a visually constrained room. Do you have any measurements? I have tried the CP8 crossed over at 40 Hz and the output is silly for the price and size. The MilleniaSub is the other small sub that boasts low end...

That takes the Era out of contention. For active speakers with HDMI ARC, the Klipsch Fives/Sevens have gotten good reviews and measurements. I would not have recommended the Devialet in the past, having owned the first generation Phantom Silver flagships. Software was too buggy and it went to...

@amirm this isn’t worth shipping back and forth and would be interesting to measure. https://a.co/d/aAwKhBI $230, 8” Earthquake subwoofer. Just like Chinese hi-fi had a bad reputation until measured, car audio hifi has had a bad reputation too. Earthquake’s history is all car audio… I...

What about phono stages? I did this test with a tube phono and there was a big improvement in noise when I op amp rolled. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/measured-effect-of-op-amp-rolling-on-a-phono-equalizer-input-shorted-noise.49014/

https://www.phileweb.com/sp/news/audio/202503/12/26254.html The DD67000 and K2 S9900 are finally going out of production. The last day to order in Japan, where I imagine there largest market for these speakers were, is June 30th. Before the pandemic, in 2019, JBL had planned a new “Summit”...

FYI, it seems like the latest firmware disabled the use of Dirac as high precision EQ for the headphone out.

Very little audible difference within the volume envelope provided that the cheap amp handles the load. At lower output, current is also low. But, the rationale for spending a lot more than the Topping is speaker protection. Airplanes crash, often human error. Home audio is not built to...

If I had a silly amount of money, I would take a JBL Paragon and put in two 15” subwoofers, or the JBL Bel Aire with a 8” high excursion woofer. Those would provide you with hidden in plain sight performance

The old Monster Cable M-Design subs were beautiful by 1990’s furniture trends. They had different wood finishes and a high gloss piano black option too. It’s not too hard to modify these for a mid century modern look that’s popular today.

So… where do you get your surround sound option with a wireless subwoofer?

For those on the fence, how much MiniDSP stuff do you have in stock in the USA? The other thing that can happen is that the tariffs can continue to rise, so it’s not simply a 20% tariff for the foreseeable future. Could bump up more, so now is definitely the time to buy…

Yes, direct message @amirm I am not sure if there is a limitation to direct messaging for new members. I have sent Amir some very expensive gear and there was one time that it accidentally got damaged and Amir personally took care of it, so I have zero concerns about shipping expensive gear to...

Here is my in-room measurements

Skywalker Sound uses all Meyer Sound speakers. https://www.skysound.com/projects/ The Bluehorn is their flagship system which integrates the processor, the amplification. https://meyersound.com/product/bluehorn-system/ https://meyersound.com/public/pdf/mix_fox_scoring.pdf

Any time someone comes into the thread with a budget of US$ 100,000 or more for speakers, I recommend the Meyer Sound Bluehorn. They are ugly functional in appearance but since the “circle of confusion” is a problem, you might as well get the speakers that modern movies (and therefore...