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krismusic
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power performance
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MrHaelscheir
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Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation.
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"Android audio floating point output" option in app ?
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norrest
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What’s the Rationale?
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connecting a 1:2 step up transformer in reverse?
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aurabullet
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supernaut9
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What is your reference recording?
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TotallyNotABsName
How does Impedance work?
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Sound Science Music Thread: Pass it on!
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Extracting Room Impulse Response from Virtualization Plugins
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What is this phenomenon in music recordings
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How to apply diffuse field eq to SOFA HRIR?
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darkarn
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Is SUPER SCFI works for everyone?
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JUSTINDTH
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bigshot
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