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castleofargh replied to the thread What makes for good Bass reproduction?.For the obvious, in a somewhat vented design, you just want a bigger diaphragm. Of course with that comes a long list of problems... -
castleofargh replied to the thread Understanding the Role of DACs in a Simple Audio Setup.This might need some serious extra details and explanations because as is, the most I get is a surprised Pikachu face. Each sentence is...
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castleofargh replied to the thread What makes for good Bass reproduction?.If you want very flat FR very low, then dynamic drivers aren't the best answer. But if you're looking for the speaker like bass, then...
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castleofargh replied to the thread Understanding the Role of DACs in a Simple Audio Setup.Those graphs illustrate audio DACs like this picture illustrates cooking: You're showing first order, 1bit, no noise shaping, no...
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castleofargh replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.There are 2 questions for amps: "can 2 amps sound different?", and "can 2 amps sound the same?" and the answer is clearly yes to both...
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castleofargh replied to the thread Smyth Research Realiser A16.My 2 cents. Again, forget all you think you know about head-fi(the hobby, not the website), get your A16, set it up. When you feel brave...
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castleofargh replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.@bigshot. On this matter of art, you've been the narrow-minded voice of the conversation at nearly every turn, which doesn't fit you, or...
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I was listening to Mando Diao - Aelita last night (my first Auro3D disk) and was seeing something similar to you. Switching between two...
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castleofargh replied to the thread Frustrated with Cymbals.The general sentiment seems fair about Japan and some tendencies when it comes to foreign anything "invading" them culturally or...
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A few words of caution... In no way do I want to deter you from buying that shiny new toy. If you're looking at this combo for a...
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castleofargh replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.I don't think there is anything that specific. The audio research I've seen is mostly directed toward hearing loss and speech...
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castleofargh replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.Measurements aren't meant to replace our subjective experience. What would be the point of that? Again, if our experience is more than...
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castleofargh replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.I'm not sure what you mean?
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castleofargh replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.That's just leading us into a different but also false debate. Measurements and blind testing were never intended to test our global...
