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    manicm replied to the thread Bluetooth.
    Yes, LDAC's bitrate is also potentially as it will adapt as it sees fit.
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    Roughly, above 3khz is high frequencies, below 100hz is considered bass. Midrange is in-between. If a speaker's minimum frequency is >...
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    manicm replied to the thread Bluetooth.
    aptX Lossless has a potential higher bitrate than LDAC. Google.
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    manicm replied to the thread Bluetooth.
    Firstly, AAC is a variation of MP3 which was developed and owned by Fraunhofer. AAC was developed by the MPEG Group, and NOT Fraunhofer...
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    manicm replied to the thread Vintage cd player recommendations.
    Turntables are more serviceable like that. And thus actually more reliable. A trade-off.
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    manicm reacted to matthewpianist's post in the thread Bluetooth with Like Like.
    In my teaching days I had a pair of KEF Coda 8s in the classroom. One of them got knocked onto the floor and promptly fell apart into a...
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    manicm replied to the thread Bluetooth.
    iPhone will most likely never adopt aptX as they're designing everything in house. I'd expect them to develop their own version...
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    manicm posted the thread Bluetooth in Hi-Fi.
    It may deserve some respect yet. I'm putting this topic in the hi-fi section because of the generality of my post. The new Sennheiser...
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    manicm reacted to Gray's post in the thread This is maturity with Like Like.
    Second best thing I ever did for sound - after ear syringing.
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    manicm replied to the thread This is maturity.
    Yes, but that software in Eversolo may be a bit faulty.
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    manicm replied to the thread This is maturity.
    It's not odd to me, and it's just their opinion to that the end user won't have enough knowledge to implement it properly. Also, by...
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    manicm posted the thread This is maturity in Hi-Fi.
    https://www.whathifi.com/hi-fi/digital-equipment-with-a-range-of-tweaking-options-may-seem-like-a-good-idea-but-im-not-convinced Also...
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    Get rid of dumb, inaccurate microphone based room correction, and use optical based room correction which accurately visualizes the...
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    As always, you get what you pay for. That DACs are DACs argument doesn't wash. DACs within an integrated amp cause far less noise than a...
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    manicm reacted to RoA's post in the thread Best match amp for Dali Menuet SE with Like Like.
    I can only suggest from what I use … Arcam. Go for one of the higher models as you need power with those microbes. Never heard them...