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SNR is better here. So any of you folks have some recommendations for ribbons that are unusually good for the price? Some AEA's and such might be great, but beyond my budget. The only ribbons I have are some Avantone CR-14's which have inflated in price quite a bit since I purchased them. So...

So we don't have many spins for dipoles and bipoles. Panels more or less don't fit in the Klippel. So I am wondering if some of you folks can take the data from Amir's tests and show the resulting directional plots and response for in room results along with what Harman score such a thing...

Anybody watching this? It is really good so far. Better than the 1980 mini-series. From the James Clavell book. I do wonder about the out of focus images away from the center. I've seen this on several 4k productions. I have a 4k projector. I also see it on some youtube trailers. Often...

Rather interesting views from someone with a significant amount of experience posting personal music, and doing gear reviews on youtube. 11 minute video with lots of concise thoughtful information about what it is like to try and pursue this path. Reminds me of advice I heard given to a young...

I will posit that 30 db or more channel separation is enough. More than that is not audible. In fact 17 db or so is enough. So why is a device with only 70 db of channel separation described as "poor channel separation"? Poor versus what is possible? Yes. Poor versus what is audible, not...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/ Google in an effort to "improve privacy" will now include in Chrome a platform that tracks users to present top topics of interest to advertisers when you visit other sites. Gee...

https://www.uaudio.com/audio-interfaces/apollo-twin-x-usb.html https://www.soundonsound.com/news/universal-audio-unveil-apollo-twin-x-usb So now you have USB 3 as well as Thunderbolt from UA's Apollo. Some Windows users will rejoice. Supposedly other than the USB rather than Thunderbolt...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/dissolving-circuit-boards-in-water-sounds-better-than-shredding-and-burning/ So a circuit board material that can be dissolved in hot water and the components recovered for use. Hmmmm, not sure what to think.

From the PBS NOVA TV series. About how reality and our perception don't line up completely along with the consequences of that.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/05/end-of-an-era-cd-baby-stops-distributing-artists-cds-vinyl-and-other-goods/ CDs had dropped to 3% of their business so now they are discontinuing the option to have artists offer their music via CD. No more physical media for CD Baby.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/crooks-are-stealing-cars-using-previously-unknown-keyless-can-injection-attacks/ Those pesky thieves can be so clever sometimes. Disguising tools to break into the CAN-bus and steal modern automobiles. A favorite being a JBL speaker.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/amazon-layoffs-will-shut-down-camera-review-site-dpreview-com-after-25-years/ https://www.dpreview.com/news/5901145460/dpreview-com-to-close Maybe with smartphones a site dedicated to serious cameras gets few visitors anymore. It's annual...

I've seen my share of movies in theaters with poor experiences of one kind or another. I'll usually complain, and usually get a free ticket to another movie, but that isn't really enough after having made the trip and had a viewing experience ruined. Once I went and the movie was so dark as to...

Here is a screen shot I happened upon from the movie Jaws. In background is an vacuum tube Eico oscilloscope and on top is an Eico variable power supply. I never noticed it before. I happen to have both exact pieces. I don't recall them being used at all in the movie. Seems a bad spot tied...

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-expectations-and-conditioning-shape-our-response-to-placebos/ Worth reading just for the boot and nail anecdote.

https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review Article about the pitfalls of peer review in science. What do you guys think?

Seems increased commentary in recent weeks about ABX tests. Much of it stemming from people who come to ASR to set us straight about trusting our ears. I do agree with some who have said that calls for ABX or it didn’t happen have become almost like a club to beat people over the head with, and...

Watched the 1st episode. Two are available now. One a week after that. An adaptation of the William Gibson novel. I've read many of his novels, but not this one. My guess is the series on Amazon isn't as good, detailed or satisfying as the book. However, not having known the book the 1st...

https://www.space.com/europe-quantum-encryption-satellite-planned Soon Europe plans to distribute quantum encrypted keys via satellite for secure communications. I'd heard talk of it before, but didn't know they planned to do it so soon. Also didn't know China already sent one up 6 years ago...