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[John Parks]

Also arriving today, courtesy of Bezos:
The Fragile: Deviations 1 https://a.co/d/1zQH2ds

Instrumental versions of my fav NIN album, which is great because I love the music, not necessarily Trent’s (sometimes) whiny voice. Now if they would do the same for Halsey’s latest… Anyway, this one is vinyl only, not available streaming.

 

[panteragstk]

Got me one of these today.

JBL Boombox 3 | Portable speaker

The JBL Boombox 3 has a bold new update, unleashing much deeper bass and massive JBL Original Pro Sound, in a new waterproof and dustproof design.

www.jbl.com

This is the most impressive Bluetooth speaker I've heard. The amount of bass this little thing is capable of is quite impressive. It is heavy though.

 

[lovinthehd]

Got me one of these today.

JBL Boombox 3 | Portable speaker

The JBL Boombox 3 has a bold new update, unleashing much deeper bass and massive JBL Original Pro Sound, in a new waterproof and dustproof design.

www.jbl.com

This is the most impressive Bluetooth speaker I've heard. The amount of bass this little thing is capable of is quite impressive. It is heavy though.

Curious, what's your use for such?

 

[ryanosaur]

Got me one of these today.

JBL Boombox 3 | Portable speaker

The JBL Boombox 3 has a bold new update, unleashing much deeper bass and massive JBL Original Pro Sound, in a new waterproof and dustproof design.

www.jbl.com

This is the most impressive Bluetooth speaker I've heard. The amount of bass this little thing is capable of is quite impressive. It is heavy though.

I've been very impressed with the Extreme 2 I bought last year. My only complaint is that there isn't any EQ feature to adjust some of that Bass. Even the Extreme 2 seems a touch bloaty at times.

 

[crazyfingers]

I've been preparing for my iPod Classic 7th Gen 160gb drive to start acting up. It doesn't go out anymore. It stays on my bed for reading in bed music. In just the last 2 weeks I've hit it's storage limit and need to prune what I put on it.

About 2 months ago I got this Fiio M11S. I'd give it 4.5 stars. It gets dinged for battery life.

I wanted a dedicated music player.

I wanted really good sound, wired capability, MicroSD slot, tactile controls so that I don't need to take it out of my pocket or turn around in bed to control it, but also strong music sorting. A good DAC of course. FLAC and ALAC capability.

Battery life is disappointing but that seems to be standard these days for higher end players. 14 hours. My iPod Classic in it's prime could do 18 hours, close to 24 hours when I used my powered headphones instead of having the iPod power the headphones. But I'm unlikely to be away from at least a battery pack charger for long.

The supplied ap is good. It does what it needs to do to show my music correctly and sensibly.. I would suggest a few ergonomic changes to the software. But it's an Android so there are lots of other music aps out there.

M11S

M11S Hi-Res Portable Music Player，Audio data is passed through a FiiO-developed 4th-gen FPGA with phase-locked loop technology, which works together with two custom femtosecond crystal oscillators to provide a high-precision and low jitter unified clock source for the entire audio...

www.fiio.com

Amazon.com

 

[panteragstk]

I've been very impressed with the Extreme 2 I bought last year. My only complaint is that there isn't any EQ feature to adjust some of that Bass. Even the Extreme 2 seems a touch bloaty at times.

That's what I like about this one. It's got an EQ app that works pretty well so far.

 

[panteragstk]

Curious, what's your use for such?

Basically I use it when I do anything outdoors and want to listen to music. It can be subtle, or it can be loud as hell.

I had considered doing outdoor speakers connected to another system, but I just don't really want to mess with it considering the amount of effort it would actually take. This is much easier and more portable till I figure out something more permanent. The SQ of this thing is much higher than I expected and if I get a second one they let you do stereo pairs. It'd be difficult to recreate that with outdoor speakers. At least the ones I've heard.

I got a deal at $90 off a refurbished unit. Got a 2 year warranty for $20 so if it craps out, I'm covered.

 

[ryanosaur]

That's what I like about this one. It's got an EQ app that works pretty well so far.

Ah! Iv’e been seriously impressed with what I have, and wanted something smallish for ease of transport. My complaint about it is pretty minor and not too bad. It would be nice if they extended that EQ to other products!!!!

 

[panteragstk]

Ah! Iv’e been seriously impressed with what I have, and wanted something smallish for ease of transport. My complaint about it is pretty minor and not too bad. It would be nice if they extended that EQ to other products!!!!

Hmm. The release notes have your model in them. I wonder if only certain speakers get the EQ feature?

Download the JBL Portable app to get the most out of your JBL portable speakers and unlock more features.
Compatible with the following speakers:
- Flip 6, Flip 5, Flip 4, Flip 3
- Charge 5, Charge 4, Charge 3
- Pulse 5, Pulse 4, Pulse 3, Pulse 2
- Xtreme 3, Xtreme 2, Xtreme
- Boombox 3, Boombox 2, Boombox

 

[ryanosaur]

Hmm. The release notes have your model in them. I wonder if only certain speakers get the EQ feature?

Download the JBL Portable app to get the most out of your JBL portable speakers and unlock more features.
Compatible with the following speakers:
- Flip 6, Flip 5, Flip 4, Flip 3
- Charge 5, Charge 4, Charge 3
- Pulse 5, Pulse 4, Pulse 3, Pulse 2
- Xtreme 3, Xtreme 2, Xtreme
- Boombox 3, Boombox 2, Boombox

I think that's the case. I do have the app installed.

 

[panteragstk]

I think that's the case. I do have the app installed.

So all you get is the ability to stereo pair? That's dumb.

 

[ryanosaur]

So all you get is the ability to stereo pair? That's dumb.

here's my app:

*shrugs

 

[adk highlander]

Finally received my new streamer after waiting a couple of months. This is a Holo Audio Red Streamer and DDC. I am just using the streaming functions for now. This is built like a tank and measures better than almost any other streamer out there. And it is red so it looks cool.

Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements - GoldenSound

The Holo RED is a streamer and DDC which currently offers the lowest jitter and some of the lowest noise of any device I've tested!

goldensound.audio

 

[MaxInValrico]

New cartridge for the new old TT

 

[crazyfingers]

New cartridge for the new old TT

I got the very same one a few months ago when I dragged the turntable out to set up for the first time in over 10 years.

 

[MaxInValrico]

I got the very same one a few months ago when I dragged the turntable out to set up for the first time in over 10 years.

Ordered it yesterday thru Amazon got it today. Gotta love it.

 

[j_garcia]

Preordered Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Also a couple of 4k discs too

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Just got my dual Perlisten D15s subs.

 

[crazyfingers]

Just got my dual Perlisten D15s subs.

Is that your room or advertising photos?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Is that your room or advertising photos?

Yeah it’s my HT room.