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    " Why is it necessary to integrate a subwoofer?" Er...because I want to. I'm not sure what your answer has to do with the price of fish...
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    Whereas we could see one every third year, once, at the cinema! I’m not sure how frequently they were released but it was one of the...
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    manicm reacted to jjbomber's post in the thread 4K Blow with Like Like.
    Reavon are owned by Groupe Archisoft, who also own R_volution media players. Maybe that's the way they see the future? Who knows?
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    manicm reacted to Jasonovich's post in the thread 4K Blow with Like Like.
    Looks pretty decent, it uses Sony laser head and it also plays SACD. 12 bit colour, the saturation and colour palette over and above...
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    manicm replied to the thread 4K Blow.
    I'll never buy a Sony, because in earlier models you had to manually switch to Dolby Vision and/or Atmos where relevant. No thank you...
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    manicm replied to the thread 4K Blow.
    I'll never buy a Sony, because in earlier models you had to manually switch to Dolby Vision and/or Atmos where relevant. No thank you...
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    manicm replied to the thread 4K Blow.
    But players are becoming more rare. And don't ask me to buy a Sony, while Panasonic have pulled out of many markets, and Mag are out of...
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    Just to touch base with OPs opening title. The niche element of Hifi will either die with us or be passed on to our grandsons or...
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    manicm posted the thread 4K Blow in Home Cinema.
    This is terrible news. https://www.whathifi.com/tv-home-cinema/yet-another-blu-ray-manufacturer-bites-the-dust-as-reavon-bids-farewell
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    My 8 year old became a huge James Bond fan. He saw all the movies.
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    Speakers. That's where I see real change. In some high-end cars the body is being used as a speaker, or subwoofer. At homes we have...
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    manicm reacted to The_Lecht_Rocks's post in the thread Where to begin? with Like Like.
    Apologies as I didn’t mean in sound terms but in a low clutter all in one solution it was comparable……..comparable……. I have an EVO150...
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    There will always be hifi, it may just take non-traditional forms. Remember, it's about sound. How or where it emanates from is...
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    manicm reacted to nopiano's post in the thread Where to begin? with Like Like.
    A square room isn’t ideal for sound, but as long as you have room to experiment with speaker placement you should find a compromise...
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    manicm replied to the thread Where to begin?.
    No, nowhere near as good as a Cambridge Evo, not even comparable. The Eversolo Play, like WiiM, has low-cost Ti based amplification that...