[Plautus001]

It's the track with the crazy driving drums kicking in, isn't it? It's caused me confusion, too.

Exactly... sounds almost like 2 different programs at once

 

[RCBinTN]

I was going through a ~2000 track playlist at random and seeing what came up. Better-recorded tracks became very noticeable. Maybe I should throw in some of my more interesting music recommendations then?



This... imagine old-school German death-metal types decided to start playing downtempo jazz ... or maybe you can't imagine -- that's just too weird. When you hear it though, it makes strange sense. It's definitely jazz (doom jazz?), but so downtempo sometimes you think your DAC has glitched and is playing at half the sample rate it should be. If you love moody, slow, sax-based music, you'll love this. Start with "Constant Fear" is my suggestion.

Thanks, Amos ... I somehow didn't envision you as a fan of German death metal nor doom jazz, but new music genres are always interesting for me!

 

[Roy G. Biv]

Was hoping it was going to die on the vine... https://www.stereophile.com/content/lenbrook-acquires-mqa

 

[valiant66]

Hell’s ducks on a cracker!

I'm going to steal that. Thanks!
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[valiant66]

Yikes are you going to use Southern colloquialisms on me? How about “Your dog don’t hunt.” Shouldn’t you be eating grits or some such?

Oh in case you do hunt or fish I should be receiving some tiger maple soon. I will be making some knives with this type of handle. I can always send one your way.

Awesome!
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[Paladin79]

Finnegan and I have been changing out some speaker cables on my main system. I got around some of the low temp welding used by Blue Jeans Cable and replaced that connection with some silver solder. I really like their locking banana plugs and have never had an issue with those. Cable is Canare 4S11. I used the same type cable before but I wanted to go with shorter lengths

 

[valiant66]

Redundant.
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[RCBinTN]

Was hoping it was going to die on the vine... https://www.stereophile.com/content/lenbrook-acquires-mqa

Interesting to read some of the comments ... a few of those folks appear to be brainwashed or on the take?

 

[Arbenius]

A sad morning..

Roger Whittaker died at 87.. Truly a last farewell..

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66843162

My mother was a huge fan of his, so i grew up listening to him on vinyl. back when that was the only option.

He was the most amazing whistler. and i can't whistle to save my life



and

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Was hoping it was going to die on the vine... https://www.stereophile.com/content/lenbrook-acquires-mqa

You can reframe/rebrand/relaunch/repackage MQA 'till the cows come home, but at the end of the day it's still a lossy, proprietary codec that doesn't solve any problems that haven't already been solved with MP3/4, AAC, or FLAC.

Best of luck to Lenbrook, though. My best guess is that they'll use the technology under a different name as wireless audio protocol between their nodes and speakers. After nearly half a year of no takers, picking up the MQA patents was probably cheaper at this point than a decade of licensing fees for other proprietary high-quality wireless codecs would cost. Especially if they somehow manage to convince Tidal to keep licensing it, which I have my doubts about.

 

[ImagesbyMurray]

Was hoping it was going to die on the vine... https://www.stereophile.com/content/lenbrook-acquires-mqa

https://darko.audio/2023/09/my-crazy-theory-about-why-lenbrook-bought-mqa/

 

[Roy G. Biv]

My best guess is that they'll use the technology under a different name as wireless audio protocol between their nodes and speakers.

This was my guess as well. If that's the case, hopefully it won't be proprietary to Lenbrook devices (or they'll at least license the tech for a reasonable fee)

https://darko.audio/2023/09/my-crazy-theory-about-why-lenbrook-bought-mqa/

I saw that article as well. I don't believe Darko is correct but stranger things have happened.
For those who dislike Darko and don't want to click the link, he's guessing Lenbrook is going to start their own streaming service.

 

[LobalWarming]

For those who dislike Darko and don't want to click the link, he's guessing Lenbrook is going to start their own streaming service.

OMG! Lenbrook could then go bankrupt faster than MQA did. What a brilliant legacy!

 

[Currawong]

Thanks, Amos ... I somehow didn't envision you as a fan of German death metal nor doom jazz, but new music genres are always interesting for me!

Neither did I!

 

[r2muchstuff]

...

Now I'm thinking about getting another set of headphones, because why not? ... I'm thinking of either the Hifiman Edition XS (I love my Sundara) or the AKG K712 Pro for something different. Any thoughts or opinions on which one? I'll be using them for the next 2 months on the Magni Piety, and my main stack is the Lokius/Freya +/Asgard 3

Have both the HiFiMan Edition X & Sundara and the AKG 702.

The HiFiMan Edition X pairs nicely with a Mjolnir 2; the Sundara pairs well with Magni/Piety?Vali 2+ stack. Magni 3+ and Magni+ versions win here with Piety close.
The Sundara were wonderful out of Mjolnir 2, however the Edition X now has that place.
The Edition X plays nice with the Magni/Piety?Vali stack and scales up to the Mjolnir 2 better than the Sundara.

The AKG 702 I purchased to complete the way back trinity - Sennheiser 600/650, Beyerdynamic DT990/880 600 ohm and AKG 701(702).
I never found an amp paring or music that the AKG did better than the others. They hung around mostly unused. Piety came along and after a test run of phones I found the 702 enjoyable powered by it. Maybe I changed or maybe I found their thing; either way they now get some use. Would like to try them out of a Jotunheim 2. I have a Jotunheim OG and the Piety wins.

All above is my music, my gear and importantly my mood/health/condition/ears.

PS - The Edition X were a HiFiMan repair upgrade offer I could not refuse. Considering Arya.