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I don't have any association with this company nor do I own their products but I had pointed out earlier the common genealogy between Outlaw 5000x and this one (previously labeled and distributed by Carver)...

This applies only for those that have contributed meta data/tagging/art work/comments/etc using a login at that site. Not its indirect use via apps like Roon that scrape the site. I have been notified that my e-mail address was publicly leaked and for those that had put their data of birth in...

Available Dec 2 (to scalpers everywhere). Higher performance than the 2080 super for $400. https://www.theverge.com/21726429/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-review HDMI 2.1, not for 4k gaming at high-frame rates though, less power needs and quieter. This will become the go-to card for HTPC video...

Wish you all a safe and Happy Thanksgiving with a simple request. There is an increased need for food items in food banks that are struggling to keep up with the high demand from the pandemic shutdowns. Please find out the status in your local communities and help in any way you can. And for...

I came across this one in my search for a specific application. The form factor and feature set design/flexibility is intriguing in this world of cookie cutter functionality especially in amps. https://www.audiocontrol.com/home-audio/power-amplifiers/avalon-g4/ But, it almost seems like it is...

This came out of a discussion in another thread between @peng and I and a subsequent PM exchange. We agreed that this was a confusing issue. Assume just unbalanced inputs for the following since the unbalanced vs balanced spec is unrelated to this fundamental question. Bringing that in will...

I have an old Velodyne subwoofer that is slowly losing its ability "to hear". It has a line-level signal sensing input to turn on (but no controls for it) and no way to force it to be on. It has gain control but it doesn't make any difference to the sensing part to make it come on after which...

Just came across this one. Some expensive vintage speakers in there. http://www.benoitmaubrey.com/ A sample below, the web site has more "Elctroacoustic Scultures" and performance art.

I wonder if anyone has a plausible explanation for this. I have always used REW to align speakers in a 5.1 setup and it has been great. I did an experiment with my SMGa mains recently where I measured, with acoustical reference, the tweeter and the mids (it is a 2-way) separately using...

Just a curious question. I get a feeling that the adverse economy effects of the pandemic aren't felt by the demographics here. Have you been affected by the financial health aspects or the stay-at-home aspects of the pandemic to create, delay or avoid planned audio purchases? Speaking for...

I know hdmi sets off knee-jerk reactions but this has nothing to do with the HDMI protocol. I know people think we already have USB but we need a better solution for exclusive audio use that is not confused with USB ports used for multiple purposes (or Thunderbolt or Firewire or whatever...

After several months of experimentation (mostly trying to understand poorly written documentation for multiple tools), I was able to set up a HTPC as a sort of AVR for multi-channel content with the following configuration Using Voicemeeter, Equalizer APO and VSTHost. It is really not a...

I asked Amir in one of the threads on whether linearity can be measured for amps and he replied in the affirmative but one would need to standardize the power levels to do such a test. With recent experience from an amp I acquired, I am wondering if this test would show up some poor amps even...

I bought a multi-channel amp for surrounds recently. Sounds good and seems up to the job. But I have discovered a disturbing problem. It is using a shared SMPS power supply between all channels. If the unit has been playing for a while (just two channels) and I turn it off and then turn it on...

This is a sister thread to the earlier thread on how much amplifier power is needed for mains. Didn't want to mix the two as the requirements are different. I have to just shake my head when people talk about powering their surround and Atmos speakers with 300w+ separates (separate from the...

It is interesting to me that the audio industry is going through the same transformation as the wine industry in "negociant" products coming to market especially at lower end. Compared to the "Chateau" brands such as Benchmark, Paradigm, Schiit, etc to just name a few of the many that design...