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  1. cel4145

    THX Onyx, a USB DAC/Amp Based on THX's AAA Amp Tech

    The review states, "I think we can all agree that the best way to decide if MQA works for you is to try it." I don't think we can all agree on that. Why is Audioholics promoting MQA? There's evidence that MQA would likely be indistinguishable from lossless in a properly volume level double...
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    JBL studio 580s on sale $329 free ship!

    Saw this picture when I was researching the 580: The 580 is not a small speaker, but it looks tiny compared to those 590s :)
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    Any Holiday Sales Thread

    Massdrop has their JBL LSR30X for $179.99 a pair, free shipping. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-jbl-lsr30x-powered-speakers? My understanding is that these are the LSR305 in a gloss finish cabinet, so the same acoustically.
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    Any Holiday Sales Thread

    KEF Q100 down to $229 on Amazon: https://amazon.com/KEF-Q100-Bookshelf-Loudspeakers-Black/dp/B0047K3X1M/
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    Any Holiday Sales Thread

    KEF has a 12 says of Christmas sale going on: https://www.kefdirect.com/specials/specials.html/ Coming up on day 4 tomorrow, so plenty days left.
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    Any Holiday Sales Thread

    Amazon had them for $99 each a little over a week ago, and they have been down in the $120 range a lot recently on Amazon: https://camelcamelcamel.com/Definitive-Technology-SM45-Bookshelf-Speaker/product/B005XXMMG4. Maybe they'll drop down some more.
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    Any Holiday Sales Thread

    I agree. Picked one up last week when they first went on sale. Liked the M100 enough that I ordered one for someone else as a gift. I also got the M400. Outstanding portable on ear headphone for $79.99. I like it better than the M100. It has a warm sound signature with a bit of a bass boost...
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    Schiit Stack Uber

    Huh. I always thought the HD500s had decent sensitivity and wouldn't be difficult to drive, although I have never heard them.
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    Schiit Stack Uber

    I'm sure it will work great. I had a Modi and and also an Asgard 2 at one point. Good stuff!
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    Oppo PM 3 on Airplane

    They aren't going to compete with Bose's active noise cancellation, if that's what you are asking. Here are measurements at innerfidelity. The chart top right shows some PM3 isolation measurements: https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/OppoPM3.pdf
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    320 bitrate vs FLAC (distinguishable differences)?

    That's incorrect. The ABX test is designed--and thus by definition--to detect whether or not one can reliably tell difference. It is not about preference at all. So some DBTs are not about preference. So simply removing "only" doesn't work, and really the whole sentence needs to be reworked to...
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    320 bitrate vs FLAC (distinguishable differences)?

    Irv is wrong about DBT testing if people are doing ABX testing, such as with Foobar's ABX Comparator module that is commonly used for testing lossy vs lossless music. ABX is a specific type of DBT. It is not designed to test preference, but whether or not you can reliably identify between two...
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    320 bitrate vs FLAC (distinguishable differences)?

    Then I'm confused by your post 92 then since it insists DBT "only reveals preference" and your argument about advocates of lossy compression is based upon that.
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    320 bitrate vs FLAC (distinguishable differences)?

    Yes. Some DBT can be used to determine preference. However, typically ABX is recommended for comparing lossy to lossless, which is not a test for preference. An ABX test answers the simple question, "Can you reliably hear a difference." If one can't hear a difference, then one can't hear a...
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    320 bitrate vs FLAC (distinguishable differences)?

    I don't see why that's ridiculous at all. We know that human ears with DBT are more reliable than human ears in a sighted test. That's not disputable. That reminds me. I've always wanted to gut a Schiit Yggdrasil, put in an ODAC, and take it to a Head-Fi.org GTG. Tell them it's special modded...
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    looking for floorstanding speakers in the $500-$1000 range..

    Check KEF Direct. I think only the black oak are left in that model. But if you find a dealer in your area who has them, you can ask them to price match if you want the walnut.
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    looking for floorstanding speakers in the $500-$1000 range..

    No problem. There are good looking speakers that also sound good :) Have you looked at KEF Direct? KEF has their Q series towers on sale. Nice looking to me. https://www.kefdirect.com/speakers/hi-fi-speakers/q-series.html Music Direct often has good deals on Focal Chorus, such as...
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    320 bitrate vs FLAC (distinguishable differences)?

    Agreed. But as lovinthehd pointed out already in this thread, there are other contexts where lossy is useful. For example, why pay more than Spotify for streaming if upgrading to lossless won't provide an audible difference?
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    Moving Sale - Oppo, Marantz, Denon, SVS

    SVS has a distributors all over the world, so likely they would be able to tell you if you would have any problems. I'd give 'em a call.
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    320 bitrate vs FLAC (distinguishable differences)?

    That's are some good questions to answer for yourself. My point comes from having seen many people convinced that lossless is better go do some DBTs, and they are often surprised that either a) they can't tell a difference b) they can rarely tell a difference c) the difference is not nearly as...
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