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    Trained Audiophiles Fooled by a Blind Listening Test?

    If the best ears in the world can be so easily fooled by such a test, then what are we doing wasting our money on high performing sound equipment? Or spending time reading reviews of gear? If perception is all we have to tell us how good something sounds to us, and we can be so easily convinced...
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    Best Loudspeakers of AXPONA 2023 Show Report

    Haha no worries! As was mentioned elsewhere, you’re just one dude! I guess I’ll have to try them without hearing them. I’m trying to find a kit with huge dynamics that’s also not a horn-loaded affair. I’ve also been hesitant to buy Parts Express kits because their overall performance seems to...
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    Best Loudspeakers of AXPONA 2023 Show Report

    did you get to hear those Parts Express Orians? They look good on paper but I haven’t heard anyone’s firsthand accounts as to how well they perform yet.
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    Do vaccine refusers have an ethical duty to pay for their own Covid care?

    “Ethical duty” is a nonsensical term in this day and age and place.
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    Starke Sound SW15 and SW12 Subwoofer Review

    Those drivers look an awful lot like the Dayton Ultimax drivers…..I’ve got two UM18’s and they’re destructive.
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    Is Today's Home Theater Gear Too Inexpensive?

    Ironically, the article directly above this is for a $4,000 AV processor.
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    The Marantz AV7705 Surround Processor/Pre-Amplifier Giveaway is Here!

    I’ve been wanting to step up to separates for a while now. I have a pioneer Elite SC-95 in a 7.2.4 Atmos configuration. While the SQ is great, the OS is buggy as heck and it’s time to move on. And up.
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    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    It’s about time someone revisited this topic. There are so many sites out there now providing great kits! Aside from the previously mentioned Madisound, Parts Express, and others, we have GR-Research, DIYSG, CSS-Audio, Meniscus, and more.
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    JBL HDI-3800 Floor-Standing Speaker Review

    I was really excited to see this review, and it sounds like they're some pretty fantastic speakers. Is there any chance you folks will review the bookshelf model in the lineup? I'm very interested to see how they navigate the size/extension/dynamic range quandary you mention in the conclusion.
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    Bose Shutting Down ALL Retails Stores in the USA!

    To answer your question, yes. Amazon is taking over the world.
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    CEDIA 2019 Show Coverage Page

    I'll have to check that end clip out at home on my dual 18" sub setup. I love how the low frequency waves cancel out all other sounds. At home, on certain very low frequency-heavy clips, those large sine waves literally cancel out my voice. I'll talk to somebody ten feet away and almost no...
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    The Marantz SR6013 9.2CH 4K Ultra HD AV Receiver with HEOS ($1,500 value) Giveaway is Here!

    b. Marantz. It used to be Pioneer Elite because of their great class D amplification, but I bought the SC-95 a few years back and the UI and HDMI 4K/HDR/HFR handling has been unacceptable. I've never had problems with Marantz and their sound quality is second to none. I'd sure love to replace...
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    Spotify Bans Hateful Content, NOT Hateful Actions by Artists

    Seems to also be the key to censoring Japanese adult film and animation content.......
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    High Efficient Floorstanding Loudspeaker Roundup 2017 AXPONA

    Did you guys make it to the JTR booth? I heard pretty good things about what they were doing this year.
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    Bookshelf Speaker Roundup of 2017 AXPONA

    I for one am definitely looking forward to that HSU speaker review!
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    2017 Subwoofer Roundup: Seven Models Compared From $600-$700

    As a follow up to my DIY comment above, I was lucky enough to sit in on a demo a few days ago of the SVS SB16 Ultra in a reference system. That thing is a beast, and it packs a mighty wallop. But all through the demo, I kept thinking, "man, my subs have this thing beat". That's pretty...
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    2017 Subwoofer Roundup: Seven Models Compared From $600-$700

    These are all great subs at great prices. I almost bought one, but at the advice of many I ended up going the DIY route. For about $1,300, I bought two Dayton Ultimax 18" subs, with sealed flatpacks, and a Behringer iNuke6000DSP. I would have been happy with one or two of any of those subs...
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    Atmos setup installed on Tuesday! Recommended 1st movie?

    He's right; Mad Max: Fury Road is the best, both Blu Ray and Ultra Blu Ray. Some other good choices are Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, and the New TMNT and San Andreas(The last two I'd recommend for their sound ONLY).
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    CEDIA Thoughts

    Reading the great coverage of CEDIA, there were a couple of places where the Journalists mentioned giving them feedback on what we thought. Curiously, I couldn't find a comment option on any of the articles. I also noticed that in Theo's coverage of the GoldenEar in-ceiling demo, the...
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    How to Increase Dynamic Range of Your Home Theater System

    These are great tips. I have low impedance Epos Epic speakers(4 ohm), but my Pioneer SC-95 drives them very nicely. While these are generally great tips, I've found that I would like a little less dynamic range sometimes, particularly with movies. Even when I have the guys over for an...
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