AudioVero Acourate v3.1 - room correction with bass pre-filtering and...
After writing the post on Audiolense recently, I thought it would be good to have another peek after a few years now at AudioVero's Acourate (€416 non-EU countries); the latest version 3.1 released in...
View Article2.5Gbps Ethernet in the Sound Room... (D-Link DMS-106XT & GigaPlus S25-0802...
On occasion, I get a kick out of reading the audiophile media's review of ethernet switches. These are perhaps some of the most hilarious pseudo-infomercials out there as companies try to justify their...
View ArticleSUMMER MUSINGS: What are the most important audio components? Domains /...
The other day, I came upon another common question we run into within the audiophile forum communities. The thread topic on the Steve Hoffman Forums read: "What is more important? The quality of the...
View ArticlePart I: Fosi Audio V3 Mono Amp; Class D + PFFB, TI TPA3255 - Retail box with...
Over the last few months, I've been hearing a lot about this Fosi Audio Mono V3 (~US$140) amplifier which is typically sold as an individual unit with 48V/5A power supply, or as dual amps with 48V/10A...
View ArticlePart II: Fosi Audio V3 Mono Amp; Class D + PFFB, TI TPA3255 - Retail box with...
Gotta love those Nordost-like flat speaker cables from AliExpress. The 90° locking banana connectors are a bit on the large side however. 😉As we saw last week in Part I, I started reviewing the Fosi...
View ArticleAS WE HEAR IT: Moving forward as audiophiles & a plea for higher dynamic...
Well, this weekend is Pacific Audio Fest 2024 and I figure since it's nearby in Seattle and they've decided to make it every 2 years (next in 2026), I'll pop down for a look and listen for a couple...
View ArticlePacific Audio Fest 2024: Part I. [And expensive speaker cables unanimously...
This is the third year for the Pacific Audio Fest which first started in 2022, basically after the COVID-19 pandemic reopenings. I think the first 2 years of the show were quite similar in size but...
View ArticlePacific Audio Fest 2024: Part II. [About that MACHINA DYNAMICA, and mental...
PAF'24 - the balcony shot on a Sunday afternoon as things start to wrap up...So let's continue with the September 6-8, 2024 Pacific Audio Fest show-and-tell (Part I last week) at Seattle. These are my...
View ArticleThe Dolby Atmos Music Target Curve. And on being an audiophile "tonmeister".
[For the post this week, let's take a pause from the Pacific Audio Fest 2024 discussions (last 2 weeks). Next week we'll have a Part III discussion about audio shows.]Standardization is generally...
View ArticlePacific Audio Fest 2024: Part III - parting thoughts, audiophile education,...
Hypothetical scene in Seattle...Another year, another Pacific Audio Fest in the annals of audio shows. Looking back, this show would be the 6th of this sort I've attended and subsequently discussed on...
View ArticleGUEST POST: A Raspberry Pi Music System that Punches Above its Weight - Wax...
[Hey everyone, the community of Raspberry Pi audio applications has grown tremendously over the years! SBC's similar to the Pi running on Linux OS are almost ubiquitous inside streamer components these...
View ArticleDIY: Archimago's "RED DRAGON" Speaker Cables - Canare 4S11G (OFC, Star Quad,...
Alright friends, time for another fun and easy audiophile craft project! 🙂Among the cables we use in audio, I would argue it's most fun fooling around with speaker cables as a DIY project. This is not...
View ArticleMUSINGS: Words, worldviews, and the multimodal expansion of AI. [Let's have...
"If language is as inextricably tied up with consciousness as it seems to be, then the continuing diminishment of our inclination to use it to express in letters the times in which we live could mean...
View ArticleIntegra DRX-8.4 Multichannel Receiver: Overview, features, build, a few...
Obviously, value is an important consideration for consumers when it comes to buying and enjoying products. As discussed over the years, I'm not an audiophile who's particularly interested in the...
View ArticleDirac Live 3: A look & listen with the Integra DRX-8.4 - the process,...
As discussed years ago with my sound room set-up, I believe room correction DSP is very important and has become part of my routine whenever I make significant changes in room layout or when I...
View ArticleMUSINGS: The need for full-range sound (likely with subwoofers) in audiophile...
"As an audiophile with an eclectic taste in music, I feel that life is too short not to enjoy the full audible frequency range."That statement above is just an audiophile's (my) opinion. While I know...
View ArticlePart I: 3e Audio - A5 Stereo and A7 Mono Class D + PFFB, TI TPA3251/3255...
Every once awhile, a manufacturer will connect to see if I might be interested in testing out one of their upcoming products. Recently, 3e Audio (their mission being to Enhanced, Exceed, Enjoy) based...
View ArticleHome Server update: Windows Server 2025, 24H2 codebase, and the Intel...
Hey everyone, as I finish listening and writing up the second part of the 3e Audio Class D amplifiers review probably correlating with the release of the product soon, I thought I'd put a "quickie"...
View ArticlePart II: 3e Audio - A5 Stereo and A7 Mono Class D + PFFB, TI TPA3251/3255...
Let's continue with Part II of the evaluation of 3e Audio's A5 and A7 Mono amplifiers. See Part I last time for the initial discussions, features, pictures and measurements around output impedance,...
View ArticleGame PC Update: nVidia RTX 4070 Super GPU. That "game console vs. PC" debate;...
I know, that's a massive title! But sometimes there's a bunch of stuff to talk/think about before the holidays. 🙂With recent holiday sales, like I did recently with the Server, I thought it was time to...
View ArticleLenbrook's MQA: The Next Generation - QRONO, FOQUS, and other AQWARD things....
Happy new year, audiophiles!Other than a quick comment here and there in 2024, I'm glad that I didn't spend much time on MQA-focused material. The last we talked at length about MQA was over a year ago...
View ArticleDirac Live 3 with Bass Control (DLBC): A look and listen with the Integra...
I talked about the use of Dirac Live 3 in late 2024 after upgrading my receiver to the Integra DRX-8.4 which integrates the full-bandwidth DSP room correction as part of its feature set. Many modern...
View ArticleAs We Hear It: Audiophile hype vs. reality? GPU chatter (nVidia Blackwell RTX...
I hope you're all doing well as we enter the year. It's rather amazing that the first quarter of the 21st Century has passed so quickly! Time flew. I do hope that as time passes, audiophiles worldwide...
View ArticleDIY: Tweeter Ferrofluid Change - with pre- and post- frequency & distortion...
For this post, I thought I'd discuss a little DIY procedure you might want to think about if you've had your speakers for awhile - like say a decade or more - and know that the tweeter uses...
View ArticleLoudspeaker crossover parts and sound quality. (Regarding Danny Richie /...
At the heart of most subjective vs. objective heated audiophile debates is the concern about the ease by which a person can dramatically exaggerate claims about sound quality without controlled...
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