/ag/ & /am/ - audio general & audiophile memes

nah, you only have to appreciate high fidelity
most gear can be found at discount used

Is there a middle-ground (read: free) option for learning?

Start with
xiph.org/video/vid2.shtml

Now you can save money by not buying into the 96 kHz / 24-bit meme.

Cool! Thanks for the recommendation.
Any other introductory texts/videos that anyone would recommend?

be really, really pretentious

Don't listen to music
Listen to your equipment

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You hit the nail on the head with that post

I top my kek to you, kind xir.

Have a pair of HVL-1s. Could anyone offer any upgrade suggestions? Thousand dollar range.

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I've found that a 2.1 setup makes just about all music played on it sound wonderful. Except for nu Doom's shitty soundtrack.

dynaudio

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Guys, it's Edifier worth the money for a newb?

they got okay reviews from consumer reports

Who's he?

What does the equalization mean on an audio cassette? I've heard chrome-oxide tapes and metal ones have 70 micro second equalization, whereas ferrite ones have 120. Someone told me in short that it means they can more easily capture higher frequencies, but I wasn't told exactly how it works.

Should I pull the trigger?
Will use them on a desk in a small room without a subwoofer until I move to a bigger place, so i need a set-up with decent bass that sounds good on a somewhat wide range of volumes.

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Bought this during aliexpress anniversary to power my custom 6.5 inch bookshelf.

Hope it turns to be as good as the reviews said.

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the amp on the left, used, will power two speakers with 100 wpc at higher current than the onkyo

these used amps are really inexpensive now -- the difference between the modern $800 version and the older version is the lack of HDMI in the older version

ebay.co.uk/itm/Cambridge-Audio-Azur-540R-MK-1-6-1-Channel-100-Watt-Receiver/112902597797?epid=58496688&hash=item1a4984eca5:g:VmIAAOSwzwxapXTc

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Like this?

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mission lx2's have solid reviews and the price is okay

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What does CCA stand for? Also, do you need 50meter?

>This triggers Jow Forums

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Missions are qt.

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Copper clad aluminium.
So basically just fake copper.
>inb4 muh skin effect

Thank you. I thought I could find some good deals on older amps, but I had no idea what to look for. If you can give me some other suggestions (in case that amp isn't readily available in Germany) I would really appreciate it.

That's all I am basing my purchase on, sadly. I can't listen to them.

Copper clad aluminum. I'm not sure I made the right cable choice to be honest. If you think I should get something else, I'll look into it.
I don't need 50m, I'm retarded and didn't notice the length. It's just a desk set-up. Do I need banana plugs too?

You should be able to get a few meters of pure copper cable for that price.
Bananas are more for ease of use than quality, go for bare wire.

the one with white sheer grille gives me partial

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m.ebay.de/itm/Cambridge-Audio-Azur-540R-6-1-AV-Receiver-Silber-mit-Orig-FB-Top-Zustand/202264366521?hash=item2f17e54db9:g:ivAAAOSw7p5ahckc

Found this. 166 till Monday, then back to 215, so I'll get it today. Thank you again, it's even cheaper than the Onkyo.

this one is in the netherlands:
ukaudiomart.com/details/649417856-linn-majiki-with-phono-set-to-mm/

what sites do you use in germany to look for used items

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good find -- this unit should drive your mission speakers exuberantly, and if you ever add on new speakers, the unit will turn your set-up into 4.1 or 6.1

I personally only use ebay.de and ebay-kleinanzeigen.de
People here (in Germany, not Jow Forums) have suggested shpock as well

Yes. Thanks, I stopped being retarded and found one on amazon also. For some reason google didn't want to give me any valid results.

now playing: robert plant

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youtu.be/ywlWkkNl19U

ah very nice

>How does one into audiophile?
Get acqutainted with Dadrock
You will feel the need to post about how great Pink Floyd sounds on your system

youtu.be/FRH9ADDqLIM

Anyone here has the Topping D30? Does the USB input work with Linux?

I'm really tempted to get it so I can connect my home server through it to my TP-21 amp.

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Plini is great.
youtu.be/8tGYdI4oWas
Someone on headfi claims that it works on Linux.

It should work as long as it's using the usb-audio standard. Otherwise optical is a good choice for connecting a dac to a computer.

>Someone on headfi claims that it works on Linux.
Oh, you're right, that's good enough.

Yeah, I was thinking about optical, but if I use USB I could take out the audio card from my home server and use it for me desktop, where I'm using built-in audio.

I'm just wondering if a DAC makes sense if I'm going to then send the signal through a passive mixer(pic related).

If I buy the DAC in probably should also buy an active mixer.

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Have you checked if your server has a header for spdif for the integrated soundcard? Many motherboards does not have spdif connectors on the back but headers for a adapter like pic related.

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Holy shit son, thank you for posting this. I was trying to find a mixer for my desk but gave up a while ago. Though why do you think you'll need an active one? It's just passing the electric signal through I presume.

Ha, I haven't though of that. Let me get a mobo manual and check.

>Though why do you think you'll need an active one? It's just passing the electric signal through I presume.
Well, it does lower the signal strength. The more active inputs you have the lower the output is.
If I'm using only 2 inputs it's not bad, but if all 4 inputs are active the resulting signal is a bit weak, and my amp(TP-21) is really underpowered for my speakers.

Nope, unfortunately no such thing there. Looks like USB is my best bet.

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Wait, I think I'm stupid, isn't it that little thing in the bottom left corner?

>listening to FLAC without a DAC

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chelsea, what is that?

What about that output that says optical?
What is what?

very nice especially for sunday

reminds me of this
youtube.com/watch?v=BC7idLzw3yk

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You're right, I'm just blind. And I remember checking if my server mobo had optical and I didn't find it then. Maybe I was just checking on the back panel with not enough light.

hmmm

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Looks neat.

For some reason I've always had a thing for blue PCBs.

Amir took it apart?

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compared to the only marantz product i like
it doubles as a preamp or a headphone amp

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Posting this just to trigger the /hpg tinfoil hat folks.

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hurr the hd650 headband

cambridge audio dac magic is good also

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Why not just getting the best?

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too many buttons lol

youtu.be/mfCyTxfLRRk

Ah, that's so rational of you

Benchmark shill, what do you do for a job?

ohmygod
go home /hpg
ur high

I hope you didn't fall for the mono woofer meme

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>tfw fell for the ME "any job I want $60k starting" meme
Thoughts on a Master's in acoustics through Penn State online?

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Shill? It's the truth, prove me wrong.
I'm a mailman

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i actually don't like using the subwoofer because gf complains and now im paranoid when i know a bassy segment is upcoming because the house will shake

>Klipsch R-15s for front channel
>Polk A6 Center Channel
>shoes on couch

Rate

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Turn it down fool. Your sub doesn't need to be floor shaking. THe point of a sub is to take care of the low end and let the speakers take care of the rest.

>Bookshelf speakers

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You should give her a punish fuck every time she complains for being a little bitch.
youtu.be/t8wltvdjoJ4

All I see is sex hair

Might want to add a capacitor on both the tweeters and woofer on those sonys. I HAVE them too and it did wonders on the presence of the kick and sub bass on music.

is this for real

youtu.be/aMFFCE4rCSI
I wonder how this sounds IRL

thanks for the tip - i actually have read about the mod but i like the somewhat recessed sound of the sonys because it's less distracting - i turn on amp #2 for focused listening which powers the other speakers - it surprised me that the little sonys matched the other speakers so nicely

Those boxes aren't even close enough to being the proper size. Especially the stacks of 8

sounds kinky!

They are probably too small to give any real deep bass, but will probably give a very strong bass higher in the range.

Here's a guy who tried to solve the exact same problem with his car :D
Depends on where you stick it.
youtu.be/zWoiN9aa8YE?t=14m50s

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WHAT IS THE BEST LIGHTWEIGHT AUDIO PLAYER?
I WANT TO STOP USING GROOVE MUSIC TRASH

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