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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...

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

So I was just thinking about how "Hi-Res" audio tracks (192 kHz, 96 kHz, etc.) might be creating noise pollution for pets in people's homes. For instance, cats can hear up to 64 kHz and dogs 45 kHz: https://www.lsu.edu/deafness/HearingRange.html It's my understanding that what audio has been...

Has anyone tested this ASUS dongle? The part number is MECA14025-0024 and the ASUS product page is a bit short on info: https://www.asus-accessories.com/asus-usb-type-c-to-35mm-jack-adapter-60506-77261.htm However this AliExpress page has a teardown of the dongle...

I'd like to get a pair of physical speakers in place for the height channel for Atmos and DTS:X. Right now I am running 5.2 physical speakers with virtualized height channels with my Denon AVR-X3700H receiver. House is 100+ years old, walls are lathe and plaster, ceiling is plaster. I'm not...

I don't really have a simple solution, but I thought it was worth describing the problem as I see it... there are several things I think about when I'm about to buy a headphone or earphone, and they all relate to the interplay of fit/comfort and sound: 1. How will this headphone/earphone fit...

I happened across this video on YouTube: I'm not familiar with John DeVore or his company, but it seems to me that he's implying there's some sort of conspiracy that started long ago between high-end audio magazines and equipment makers and how they list their specs so that people will spend...

I've always wanted to build my own headphones, and was curious if anyone here has any experience or tips. What I thought could be good is this driver: https://www.tymphany.com/transducers/hpd-50n25pr00-32/ http://www.loudspeakerdatabase.com/Peerless/HPD-50N25PR00-32 I haven't found too many...

Just got my Denon AVR-X3700H back from warranty repairs at United Radio Consumer Electronics. Excerpt from the repair paperwork: I have only ever used it in a 5.1 speaker configuration. I never hooked up anything to the Height 2 Right channel. How in the world did the Height 2 Right channel...

So my Harman Kardon AVR 354 is starting to show it's age (12 years) and not only has increasing difficulties getting an audio lock on HDMI sources (work-around is to switch to another sources and then back), but more concerning is that it's started randomly shutting off sometimes. I had hoped to...

On my gaming PC, I have a 5.1 speaker setup, four Micca MB42x: http://noaudiophile.com/Micca_MB42x_Bookshelf_Speakers/ and a Micca MB42x-C center channel as well as a powered Energy subwoofer (8" downfiring, flared front port, has both sub and speaker-level inputs). Sound source is a Creative...

22 watt class AB amp, analog and optical/coaxial digital inputs, metal speaker binding posts, and a headphone amlifier in a 3.3 pound desktop package that costs $101: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074Z1JJCT/ They can't be making much profit if it's a quality item at this price...