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I've recently been wearing the Howard-Leight Max-Lite foam earplugs. The "Max-Lite" are listed as being for small ear canals. I don't have small ear canals, but they still fit snugly while exerting almost no pressure. The small size, superior foam, and "T-shape" make deep insertion simple. For...

  If i remember correctly the original title was "why delta-sigma must die".     Delta-Sigma D-to-A chips require (99.9+% of the time) I/V converters. Is it possible the downfall isn't the delta-sigma D-to-A itself, but the typical opamp I/V converter?

On its face, reads as if Audeze doesn't believe the $600 headphone market is worthy of respect. Something went wrong here, likely a combination of difficult technical issues and expectations for a large investment to yield a product. Trading on the Audeze name to sell this product is to risk...

I share this confusion. What is there to change after thermal steady-state has been achieved, which I also believe happens in a matter of hours. [Is there some reason it doesn't?]   If it does take 4-7days, we'll probably see someone working on a warm-up acceleration protocol. [Put in oven at...

Good catch. Thanks for informing the thread.   I'm still learning about this stuff. My naive read was that the patent applied only to 3-way duals, but JH is applying the patent to 1964ears V8 product, which is a 3-way with 4 bass drivers. So I guess the patent is believed to cover any 3-way or...

Proximity is the most likely case. But, I've also heard interference coming from a poorly shielded IF (intermediate frequency) section of a nearby FM tuner. Do you have WCSX tuned elsewhere in the house?   Bob Cordell had to wave a few hands about this 'enhanced' zobel in his Super Gainclone...

I imagined the electrical testing would characterize the device as a 2-port passive black-box. Sure it is overkill, but I thought that was the point (to show that the device has no effect and to do so without relying on arguments related to the construction.)

While there is no evidence to support that the HOT functions as an RF filter or has significant capacitance, I've been hoping the tests would check what the HOT looks like electrically out to 1Ghz+ on a network analyzer. Certainly a rational argument can be made that an RF filter on a 10ft...

Thanks for the guidance Joe, esp pointing out the later independent claims. Also probably good to look at the granted patent instead of the patent application .   Claim 1 in the granted patent is more broad than that of the application as regards high frequency drivers: the "tuned with"...

This JH patent is a terrible read. I can still only guess what is patented: seems to be calling first on using two separate high-frequency drivers that are tuned together (damper/tube), but don't use the same tuning (damper/tube) as the mid/bass drivers. It is unclear if this patent applies only...

I wish I had a speaker system which eliminated the reproduction floor bounce by design, when auditioning a such file [in case the reproduction floor bounce cues interfere with the recorded floor bounce cues]. Short of that, my experience has been that co-incident loudspeakers (KEF uni-Q etc.)...

True, when the encoded effects "don't happen" in reproduction it can sound worse and more confused than a straight recoding. I imagine this is why stereo spacializer tech never seems to take hold, because some/many people complain since it sounds bad/worse to them on their systems.   It...

I'm waiting for the argument that recordings can't even project a sound image wider than the speakers, or that HRTF trickery can't be used with 2-channel loudspeakers to put images to your side and even behind you. I'm not going to argue that the study is any good, but if your loudspeakers make...

  It's only a shock and disappointment if you didn't look up the patent. Hard to knock something for being exactly what it says in the patent listed. However, according to the US5412356 patent, there should also be a 'fixed capacitor' across the conductors. The only disappointment would be if...

What is the meaning of the large carbon spike in the aggregate test? could this indicate something like *synthetic* diamond dust? Also, couldn't any quartz be synthetic quartz, making it technically man-made?

Please go on. "a little much" is open to many interpretations.

"Heat management": is this code for "the $3500 price-point thing didn't lead to as many upgrades as we hoped, so we're just going to ship."?

The new normal is such a bass boost, but transitioning at 150hz instead of 200hz.  If you really are disappointed, you may be disappointed in the future of unequalized headphones.

OK icebear.   Frankly, an embarrassing promotional blurb:   "notes... unheard during countless listens on car radios, were now plainly audible." "Do the MHP1000 headphones provide 10 or even 100 times the listening pleasure of more cheaply priced headphones? That’s for someone with a bigger...

      Come on guys, don't hold back:    

Looking forward to the reasoning and process behind the decisions related to the sound. You crack open the driver like it's standard procedure, kudos. Any thought of gasketing the interface between the diaphragm and the housing?

If you've ever cleaned a connector with something stronger than iso you'll have noticed oxidation. Or if you sand it and it gets shiny --oxidation. It may not be everyday that it causes an actual connection issue for indoor applications, but to say oxidation doesn't happen? [We've all had crappy...

Something like http://www.w8ji.com/dielectric_grease_vs_conductive_grease.htm Quote: And some suggesting that conductive grease that runs can provide an undesirable arc path especially if dried.     Look into parallel resistances...