Friday Soon Edition
/ag/&/am/: audio general & audiophile memes
Adam Richardson
Other urls found in this thread:
audiovintage.fr
audiokarma.org
ebay.com
open.spotify.com
audioshopping.de
diyaudio.com
twitter.com
Jacob Bailey
The Old Ones:
Justin Ross
The Deep Ones
Jackson Smith
"With only a slight churning to mark its rise to the surface, the thing slid into view above the dark waters. Vast, Polyphemus-like, and loathsome, it darted like a stupendous monster of nightmares to the monolith, about which it flung its gigantic scaly arms, the while it bowed its hideous head and gave vent to certain measured sounds."
Michael Wilson
"ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"
Charles Taylor
Any info on the Sony CDP-307ESD? Or should I just keep hunting for a good price on a CDP-302ES?
Michael Rogers
audiovintage.fr
it looks alright
the dac in it is probably outdated
Wyatt Smith
"green edifices of light, oceans of space, strange music, and shadowy mountains and valleys. But most of all did he dwell upon some mysterious blazing entity that shook and laughed and mocked at him. This vast, vague personality seemed to have done him a terrible wrong and to kill it in triumphant revenge was his paramount desire. In order to reach it... he would soar through abysses of emptiness 'burning' every obstacle that stood in his way"
Nathan Ross
"No, Dad! It's not a speaker! It's a Portal! Dad! Dad NO! Get away from it Dad! no! NoooOooOOoOOoooo!"
Henry Robinson
audiokarma.org
old CD players can have probs
Colton Morgan
100% horn loaded systems are glorious. Prove me wrong
Xavier Morales
No, they are great...
Carter Walker
Where'd the sticky to these threads go?
Anyway, I just moved into a new place and I want some nice speakers for music and movies for the living room. Should I get one set that does both really well or two sets for individual purchases?
I have a budget of $500
Robert Russell
Obstacles in abysses of emptiness?
Nolan Robinson
Spend 450 on the speakers, and 50 on a used receiver.
Do it now. UNDERSTAND??
Cameron Ross
...if you are old and can no longer hear, see or feel
Ryan Richardson
Which ones
Joshua Watson
>implying horns are required to be loud
Juan Rodriguez
And don't get none of that Bose crap. Ain't nobody like that shit.
Bentley Collins
Oh, something like this, but off craigslist so no shipping.
ebay.com
Benjamin Brown
Does it make any sense to get a hifi setup if I’m not playing analog? 320kbpd is enough for me.
Caleb Martinez
It's not required. Most people use headphones.
Elijah Sullivan
Amazing headphones/speakers will still sound amazing user.
Shitty sources don't make hi-fi equipment sound equal to shit-fi equipment.
Adam Adams
Matthew Stewart
big horns
William Bennett
Logan Reyes
Nicholas Cooper
looks like someone was inspired by my Alpair post
Grayson Johnson
a good 2.1 system should be able to do both easily.
Xavier Williams
>perceptual limitations is enough for me
no shit user, nobody can hear better than 320k. go nuts.
Jeremiah Gomez
HOW THE FUCK DO I CHOOSE AN AMP TO GO WITH PASSIVE SPEAKERS EVERYTHING ONLINE IS FAGGOTS SAY LOL IT DEPENDS AND EVERY YOUTUBE VIDEO THE ENTIRE COMMENTS ARE TELLING THE POSTER THEY ARE A STUPID FAGGOT. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GIVE BASIC GUIDELINES REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Lincoln Adams
get a Class D amp, either bareboard from ebay/aliexpress (tpa3116d2, tda7498) or buy a commercial one from Dayton, SMSL, Topping etc
Christian Howard
audio reproduction has already been solved and all amps sound the same. just get whichever looks the nicest and has the features and connections you need.
Blake Nelson
This
Same for speakers. The cheap ones are shit, but everything above will be good enough so that nobody can tell in a blind test.
Kayden Nelson
This.
I disagree on speakers. Speakers there are some really expensive ones that sound like shit or have a non-nuetral sonic signature to them. I say just demo them at home and pick whatever you like the most. Most brands have pretty long return policies so you can listen to a lot of content over a long period of time.
Wyatt Baker
I need a good CD/tape player that also has an aux cord. What do you recommend?
Austin Rogers
>Speakers there are some really expensive ones that sound like shit or have a non-nuetral sonic signature to them. I say just demo them at home and pick whatever you like the most. Most brands have pretty long return policies so you can listen to a lot of content over a long period of time.
I can agree with you on this to some degree. In my experience those that have a sonic signature are usually those that have manufacturers that walk around screaming that their speakers offer more bass or high end "for clarity" or whatever. If they do not their speakers will usually be very, very close to one another.
Anyone with an aux.
Grayson Martinez
Nobody seems to be posting their setups so I guess I’ll post mine
I think my Sony SS-CS3’s sound fantastic if you’re looking for suggestions. I bought a used amp at my local music store, a Kenwood KR v5560 for $75 and it works just fine. I guess these things have a reputation for being really durable. If you’re able to find one online I’d say grab one because they’re great and LOUD
Justin Morgan
>class D
don't do this.
Get a class AB instead.
Blake King
why do you hate efficiency?
Daniel Flores
These Klipsch R-14M are working great on my desk. I saw a good price, so I ordered them. I was using Fluance Signature bookshelves, but they were a bit too bulky. I also think these Klipsch sound much better for near field listening. I'm using a sub too (80hz crossover - Denon AVR). I'm very happy with the sound.
Wyatt Bailey
Easton Campbell
Was wondering when KEF would get around to releasing new models.
Why do they keep rating them as 8 ohms speakers? With any luck, the phase angle will not be too severe.
Looks to have a slight downward treble tilt, less severe than the previous R series and Reference.
Wyatt Harris
is there a bass ditsortion at 0:55 in this track?
because I can hear it with my headphones but not with my speakers
open.spotify.com
Andrew Harris
Not that I can hear.
Jason Cox
Mine looks like shit so I rarely post it. Working on making it look nice. Maybe in a few months.
I like yours. I'd pull those speakers away from the wall 1-2ft though if you can.
Dominic Gomez
I don't have one, just waiting for speakers and then I will have a small setup for my PC.
Dominic Cook
hello audio autists
how to make cassettes sound good?
Chase Ward
Any decent cassette player will sound just fine. Make sure the heads are clean.
Xavier Howard
aren't butcher blocks overkill? how stiff does the cabinet need to be?
Brandon Gonzalez
All amps don't sound the same. All speakers don't sound the same. I wish you'd post your set ups before making these claims because I'd tell you what would make your system sound better.
Robert Murphy
it's just for aesthetics, using solid wood over ply or mdf is generally frowned upon in speaker building as they tend to crack, hence all the faux wood veneers used.
Camden Moore
Yes gweilo just buy lepai its guuuud
Ayden Evans
Looks cool.
>butcher block
What is that?
Also what are the triangular prisms for?
Are they stiffening members?
Jose Hall
>buy a record
>get a newspaper with a bunch of dick jokes in it
What are you listening to tonight, /ag/?
Gavin Allen
>What is that?
it's the material these are made from , bunch of offset solidwood rectangles stuck together to make a sheet.
>Also what are the triangular prisms for?
>Are they stiffening members?
They're serving as a bit of bracing of the side panels but more so it's to align the front panel with the sides properly because I'm an idiot and assembled the cabinet in the wrong order leaving the front baffle to last. usually the back or a side would be last to go on.
Joshua Perry
Regency makes nice woodstoves.
Jace Wood
noice
qt
Zachary Howard
How do those speakers sound? Is that a coaxial driver or what?
Nathaniel Carter
just get some monitors and an audio interface ffs
Bentley Sanders
Passive speakers give you so many more options though.
Xavier Gomez
What would those things even sound like?
Robert Johnson
The mite in my speakers finally have fucked off.
Just rubbed soap into the fineer till no end.
Carter Kelly
for the sake of argument
tell me about these options
Kevin Adams
you can choose an amp that will suit you sound preference
you can choose cables between the amp and speakers to make final adjustments to the sound
Dominic Wood
Well, obviously more speaker options, I won't get into specific ones, but theoretically any. If you want to run a sub properly (all speakers need subs btw), active speakers won't do the trick. You'll need a receiver that will set crossovers (AVR or similar), or a sub wired and using it's own crossover. With active speakers you are stuck with the amplifier that's built in.
David Edwards
they sound ok, good for their size in the large room they're in right now. 2.5" drivers can only go so loud at full range.
annoyingly, there's quite a bit of phasing when you walk around, which I haven't noticed with other speakers in that position. might just need to change the angle or distance between them.
audioshopping.de
>you can choose cables between the amp and speakers to make final adjustments to the sound
shut the fuck up
Jonathan Jenkins
forgot sim
Samuel Davis
>shut the fuck up
sorry it's not my problem you have damaged your hearing listening to shitty active speakers
Isaac Gutierrez
im the dude who asked you
he's somebody else
Xavier Phillips
whatever cable moran
Ryder Martinez
Hey, has anyone used Audiosource AMP200 - these are A/B and inexpensive ($250 new) but they have a reputation for cheap parts and for dying.
Brayden Nguyen
What's a good pre-amp like Schitt's Freya that's not made by Schitt?
I want to feed at least three sources into at least three outputs. RCA is fine.
Nice additional features would be non-preamp line-out outputs or DAC input/output.
Cooper Perry
an AV receiver from Yamaha or Sony?
Liam Smith
I had an amp100. Sounded horrible to me
Ethan Hill
Jonathan Reyes
>quality
>muh wattz
Jordan Robinson
Why do those types of speakers exist at all? like 2 or 3 in one
Jonathan Martinez
>Recommending class AB over D, when A is obviously the superior choice all the time every time
Christian Hughes
Isn't choosing a good a class amp like walking inna minefield?
Jose Campbell
thanks
not always practical because you have to leave them on, and they produce a lot of heat, and they have HUM all of them, and they have higher noise floor, and theyre high maintenance
yes
Dominic Butler
>not always practical because you have to leave them on
For what reason?
>and they produce a lot of heat
True
>and they have HUM all of them
What hum are you talking about?
>and they have higher noise floor
If you're comparing to class D yes they do
>and theyre high maintenance
What?
Asher Harris
Is 5.1 a big benefit over 2.1?
Luis Parker
movies maybe
music listening naw
games yeah
Christian Long
what about 7.1 and now the "more" atmos or whatever?
Sebastian Hall
haven't heard those
Nicholas Richardson
It's a single full range driver. The idea is that because it's producing all the frequencies, it doesn't need a crossover. Plus there are no time alignment issues because there's no separation of where the midrange and treble are coming from. The cabinet is mostly just to scavenge at much bass from the back of the driver as possible.
Julian Morris
Honestly, 5.1 works good enough that it's more of a hassle to rearrange your living room to accommodate a pair of side channels than it's worth. Atmos just adds a pair of speakers pointing up at the ceiling to bounce sound back down on to you, giving the illusion of things coming from above. Adding atmos speakers is an easier option. Some front main speakers already come with the extra drivers built in on top.
Owen Bennett
Just chiming in that often times there's nothing in the 2 extra channels anyway.
Soon they'll have 10.2, because the more speakers, cables and amplifiers you buy, the more dealers win.
Caleb Baker
Reading page 2 only tells me its a design flaw
Jack Wilson
Nautilus! Son!! Like a 2001 Ferarri. Still haven't heard it tho.
Logan Carter
Sorry, Boss - it's nice and all, but we've got these DAC thingies nowadays that play everything!
Nathaniel Campbell
Hows the crossfeed on the unit?
Cameron Sanchez
WOW emoji! WTF, Holy Shit! Bet you walk away asking people to speak up so you can hear them? That's B'Dass
John Lee
About the same slant as your shitposts.
Andrew Reyes
Class A amps have a grainy sound when cold-started. They need about 1-2 hours to "warm up". Not sure of the electrical reason for this. Some people who have toroidal amps also think their amp is not good because there is a grainy sound -- it turns out they have to be turned on for a while -- sometimes longer than 2 hours. Some Class A manufacturers, for these reasons, have their amps idling in constant "on". You can imagine that a 300 wpc rated amp will drive up your electricity bill. In some situations, they overheat a bit and burn up the internal components a little bit at a time. This is one reason why some people avoid getting "Class A" integrated amps -- because the amplifier section cooks everything else... a little here, a little there. It's better to separate the heater from the other stuff by putting the other stuff in a separate preamp. This also lets you select different preamps for their particular voice. And that way you don't have to replace everything.
Lucas Anderson
Shitposter gonna shit
John Campbell
So you don't use it? I'm actually wondering how well it's implemented, I don't use headphones without it. Also fuck you.
Brayden Jones
Did reality trigger you? Feel free to look it up on the Internet.