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    Your latest cool purchase

    I have the Metabo/Hitachi equivalent of this. I think it's quite a bit smaller than this one. Incredibly useful tool. You can do a lot of useful fabrication with one of these and an appropriate adhesive.
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    Dynaudio Emit M10 Review (bookshelf speaker)

    Loudspeaker non linearity can be split into a few categories. One is linear distortion, where at a given point in space, the speaker is creating certain frequencies too loud or quiet. Another is non-linear distortion, where the speaker is creating signals which are not in the original, generally...
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    Sony WH-1000XM4 Review (noise cancelling headphone)

    Same with mine, I use a usb c/c charger. Probably my best audio purchase honestly, those things are great.
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    Vintage Speakers are back in style

    63 for me. Or the ones from the 2000s
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    Vintage Speakers are back in style

    Oh - I have another good one. PSB Stratus Gold. Vifa polycone drivers, good designer.
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    Vintage Speakers are back in style

    Any of the big KEFs and B&W from this era measure well. Nice looking, as well.
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    Vintage Speakers are back in style

    I bet the big Dunlavys are excellent. The big acoustats too. I'd pass on Klipsch.
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    First speaker to reproduce a 60hz sq wave

    Everything about it is insane. The inability of a woofer to stop and start instantaneously was already addressed by an innovation called a low pass filter. I just respect the follow-through. I don't really understand how the whole thing works, to be honest he didn't explain what bandwidth each...
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    First speaker to reproduce a 60hz sq wave

    Love it, totally insane. We're going to miss these guys one day.
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    How're the new Ascend Acoustics Luna V2 Mini Monitors?

    Making a very small speaker with good directivity characteristics is easy since the woofer is about the same size as a midrange unit in a good 3 way speaker. Having said that, the degree of refinement and optimization in the ascend Lunas is remarkable. It is close to perfection given the design...
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    Transmitting sound to neighbors, which bass frequency is most audible for these neighbors?

    Good point, you're quite right. But you can expect some improvement though.
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    Transmitting sound to neighbors, which bass frequency is most audible for these neighbors?

    Proximity is the best solution. The idea that since we are less sensitive to bass, it somehow is less of an issue for neighbors is absurd - since we are less sensitive, we compensate with 15" woofers with huge xmax and boosting the levels so we can hear them. Don't try to control the emission...
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    What Tools Would I Need to Capture Measurable and Quantifiable Metrics Of Different Types Of Resonator Guitar Coverplates

    Play the purest, most simple tone you can play on the instrument when comparing. A 12th fret harmonic on the g string would be what my choixe. This will help you focus on the harmonics created by the resonator rather than the string itself. I can't remember if resonators sound less resonatory at...
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    Your latest cool purchase

    They've gotten better but they're still a decade behind. It's pretty laughable. I saw a video comparing my machine to a MacBook of comparable cost for video rendering. They were just as fast! But the MacBook did it without being plugged in. Oh did I mention fan noise? Do MacBooks even have...
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    Your latest cool purchase

    Not in this case. It is a firmware issue the IT can't solve. They've tried to fix it. It's a fine machine but I'd never spend my own money on it.
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    Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems?

    Yeah I am sensitive to noise as well and I love my anc headphones but they can be a little addictive. I don't wear them for hours on end but if I do, the world is definitely more annoying when I take them off. Still a net positive for me though.
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    Your latest cool purchase

    If I didn't need to run technical software on a machine administered by someone else I would never touch a PC laptop. I've used many of the nicest PC laptops, using a very high spec XPS with the carbon fiber and the best battery and a 4k screen. It is a piece of crap compared to any modern...
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    Your latest cool purchase

    If I got another electric it would be exactly this or one. Love the gl pickups. Love the GL bridge. And the pearl on black is just perfect. I had an s500 and it was so great. Unfortunately I only play while in my office where I have a super light headless guitar or a pedal steel, or in my...
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    DIY Cardioid Designs?

    Amazing work Steve. Nice to see DIY efforts of this level; beautiful, strange, no compromise performance.
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    Your latest cool purchase

    Trumper Sandalwood is very good. The classic recommendation would be Chanel Egoiste (not egoiste platinum). If you really want to spend money, Serge Lutens Santal Mysore. I'd go with Trumper though, very wearable.
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