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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..The head tracking is definitely being handled in the headphones. That's where the gyro is. But the sound has to be handed to the... -
bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..Multichannel music provides more separation between instruments. The soundstage isn't just a flat plane from left to right, it extends...
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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..If you were streaming Atmos and you knew that the end output would be headphones with just two channels, would you push a file across...
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bigshot replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.There's no audible difference between high bit/sampling rates and 16/44.1. All those extra zeros and ones might as well be packing...
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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation.."Dolby Atmos" is a brand name, like "Frigidaire" or "GE". People tend to think of it as a particular product, and it does fit within a...
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bigshot replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.There's no evidence of "benefits" at all, much less increased accuracy in the audible band. You're completely projecting that conclusion...
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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..Based on my experience with both the AirPods and AirPods Max, it sounds to me like the baked in processing is like an advanced version...
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bigshot replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.There’s been no studies that show correlation between perceived sound quality and ultrasonic frequencies. You can step on a tack...
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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..AirPods Max doesn't support ALAC or lossless. It has to be transcoded to AAC to be played on AirPods. The iPhone will sense that you are...
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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..The DAC in AirPods only supports two codecs... SBC and AAC. It's BLUETOOTH, not Airplay (which is WIFI). They aren't shoving 5.1...
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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..Apple is a walled garden, and Spatial Audio is exclusive to their own devices, so they have designed the equipment to suit the software...
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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..Yes and yes. When I play a Dolby Atmos song from the Apple Store on my iPhone listening with my AirPods Max, I am not listening to a...
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bigshot replied to the thread Off topic in Sound Science. the new old moderation..The file being played on my AirPod Max when I select Spatial Audio is not the same file you are playing when you select Atmos on your...
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bigshot replied to the thread What is this phenomenon in music recordings.
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bigshot replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.That's something I realized too. There are people who are interested in high end home audio that have little or no interest in music. It...
