tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post3165731569492748556..comments2024-03-18T03:10:30.572-07:00Comments on NwAvGuy: Banned at Head-Fi!NwAvGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-50691289777519947082012-08-09T00:54:28.226-07:002012-08-09T00:54:28.226-07:00"It came out in the comments Jude claims I th..."It came out in the comments Jude claims I threatened Head-Fi legally. For the record, I did not and that makes no sense. I can’t conceive of any legal basis as I can’t claim any sort of damages or harm."<br /><br />I have deleted my head-fi account, and will inform everyone I know of your experience.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015826686468374161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-72680238400122486492012-06-17T02:31:30.283-07:002012-06-17T02:31:30.283-07:00"The 96 dB SNR number at 16/44 is highly susp...<i>"The 96 dB SNR number at 16/44 is highly suspicious as that's the theoretical maximum for 16 bit audio if the device were 100% perfect. In other words, I suspect either RMAA was not working correctly or there is some other problem with the published results."</i><br /><br />RMAA tends to print SNR and dynamic range values that are about 3 dB higher than they really are. This is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-58203588447043456572012-06-11T21:55:00.053-07:002012-06-11T21:55:00.053-07:00Hey,
I just wanted to let you know that the link...Hey, <br /><br />I just wanted to let you know that the link above, for the diyAudio Headphones forum, doesn't work.<br /><br />Here is the correct link: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/headphone-systems/<br /><br />Thanks for the link! I didn't know about that forum!<br /><br />Zilch0mdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-18306428939056868702012-04-16T10:48:38.959-07:002012-04-16T10:48:38.959-07:00This is stupid . . . I started this page on Facebo...This is stupid . . . I started this page on Facebook called Stop the loudness wars because all the other pages were inactive and hadn't seen posts in a long time . . . the purpose of the page was to spread recognition of the problem that is the loudness wars to more people and I started some threads on head-fi and avsforum about it and both sites deleted my threads. An admin from head-fi sentAlec Armendariznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-10209438375420971972012-04-02T23:57:57.848-07:002012-04-02T23:57:57.848-07:00Oops, Schiit happened again... ;-)
This time an HD...Oops, Schiit happened again... ;-)<br />This time an HD 650 was daggered by a Lyr.<br />http://www.head-fi.org/t/603648/my-hd650s-are-dead-upgrade-adviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-85156161113807469462012-04-01T21:06:52.588-07:002012-04-01T21:06:52.588-07:00Perhaps Jason Stoddard should run for Congress ins...Perhaps Jason Stoddard should run for Congress instead of doing audio work? He publicly opposed my suggestion to consider relays several times.NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-58343864832125089442012-04-01T17:41:35.914-07:002012-04-01T17:41:35.914-07:00After all the complaints about how adding relays t...After all the complaints about how adding relays to the Asgard would degrade its sound or be unreliable their upcoming "statement" amp will have 24 relays between volume control and the input switching...maverickroninnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-37450379362026008412012-03-28T12:06:09.251-07:002012-03-28T12:06:09.251-07:00I have to say what a great amp and design. I am b...I have to say what a great amp and design. I am by no means a engineer, I am just a hobbyist when it comes to electronics but can tell when something is well designed. Such a great amp that can power about any headphone (I have D5000's and HD650's) with no noise, great clarity and also no heat, that's an impressive circuit!<br /><br />Thanks for developing this and releasing it to Starfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555398551886426488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-8780525558578656822012-03-26T01:24:12.128-07:002012-03-26T01:24:12.128-07:00There is so much snake oil at head-fi that I only ...There is so much snake oil at head-fi that I only read the sections about headphones;anything about amps,cables,dacs I just ignore because it's most likely hype driven.flashmx1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09849500976812102293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-22390577985577926592012-03-24T07:59:43.565-07:002012-03-24T07:59:43.565-07:00Correct. And, as I discuss in my Subjective vs Obj...Correct. And, as I discuss in my <a href="http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/subjective-vs-objective-debate.html" rel="nofollow">Subjective vs Objective article</a>, you can usually trace it back to unavoidable sighted listening bias. We're all subject to our brains filtering our hearing when we know what we're listening to. And once you start reading those forum posts and subjective NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-67164536496254376572012-03-23T20:34:44.305-07:002012-03-23T20:34:44.305-07:00It's sort of like this. One amateur self-prof...It's sort of like this. One amateur self-professed "audiophile" who has money to waste hears a product and claims that is great in a lengthy yet lacking substance review. Others think, well, he thinks it's good so it must be. Then they proceed to comment to others as if they owned it and tried it themselves, and the few that attempt to quell this tyranny by the majority and Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-35910768593752344762012-03-16T18:15:42.071-07:002012-03-16T18:15:42.071-07:00I've noticed a lot of posts lately that contai...I've noticed a lot of posts lately that contain the words "output impedance" and more folks being skeptical of having to drop huge wads of cash to get good sound; you are like a fifth column (I hope that's the correct...uh, comparison...weeeee, English). Banning you does not seem to have had any real effect because people read stuff here and take it over there.<br /><br />I eujaeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-67643479083776797442012-03-14T20:45:06.264-07:002012-03-14T20:45:06.264-07:00One side of head-fi is a nice place for news, phot...One side of head-fi is a nice place for news, photos, discovery, and community meet ups. The other is well, what your whole blog entry is about.<br /><br />7 years I've been visiting the site and these incidents only get bigger and worse. So it’s absolutely disheartening to watch more and more members get banned over the same “offenses”. The pattern has yet to change.<br /><br />I recently Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-26946405829385627252012-03-12T07:06:27.749-07:002012-03-12T07:06:27.749-07:00I agree with some of what you have to say, but the...I agree with some of what you have to say, but there are a few problems. The biggest one is many differences or "coloration" that people <i>think</i> they hear really do not exist. All you have to do is throw a piece of cloth over the gear and the differences often disappear. And that also applies to recording engineers. It's just the way our brains work. Our senses are unavoidably NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-62958473748764133942012-03-12T02:08:29.182-07:002012-03-12T02:08:29.182-07:00When we are talking about "what is intended&q...When we are talking about "what is intended", I think it is highly relative. I mean even if our equipment is accurate, like the one the recorder used in making the sound, the sound rendered might not be actually what the recorder intended, e.g if it is intended for lo-fi system. <br />As much as some audiophile want to be purist, coloration is unavoidable from two aspect, the listener Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-33824201679296129352012-03-08T10:26:31.037-08:002012-03-08T10:26:31.037-08:00Previously, members which posted a shining review ...Previously, members which posted a shining review on a HiFiMAN / head-direct product received a 50% discount on their purchase after Fang's approval.<br /><br />An online store called Jaben has a similiar scheme called the inner circle.LoFiGIRLhttp://www.no-thanks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-67344939866216431802012-03-07T18:27:53.333-08:002012-03-07T18:27:53.333-08:00It depends on if you want your amplifier to alter ...It depends on if you want your amplifier to alter the sound or deliver what the recording engineer and artist intended. Once you get into altering the sound it's all subjective--like playing with equalizer settings, using bass boost, etc.<br /><br />But if you want accuracy it really is best to consider the right measurements. This has been proven in blind listening tests many times. Please NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-17781454893701471862012-03-07T18:10:56.288-08:002012-03-07T18:10:56.288-08:00Let me first say congrats that you are the second ...Let me first say congrats that you are the second hit at google for head-fi. :)<br /><br />I've read a bit in the posts above about single ended and push pull topology.<br />I'm not really technologically literate but is not the goal for amplifier engineering is the final product which is the sound? I also understand that human perception is prone to placebo, but to judge the performance Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-1458546356351996042012-02-28T07:00:41.026-08:002012-02-28T07:00:41.026-08:00I recall seeing somewhere on HF that Jude was paid...I recall seeing somewhere on HF that Jude was paid a percentage directly by Hifiman on the sale of those 'audiophile' players. So no wonder he and all the mod/admin cronies were peddling them like audio salvation. <br /><br />That site sickens me to no end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-52948752626650634162012-02-08T14:43:49.654-08:002012-02-08T14:43:49.654-08:00So you so approve of the dacport portable usb dac/...So you so approve of the dacport portable usb dac/amp? Your blog is wonderful to read, though I'm not an engineer and the details are beyond me. I'm reading widely in search of the most appropriate portable dac to play acoustic jazz on my grado 325i phones and maybe boost the bass a wee bit.... Love reading your comments. You opened my eyes about head-fi.org and that's a real public Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-87789949288650957492012-02-04T10:30:24.808-08:002012-02-04T10:30:24.808-08:00On head-fi, some people don't like it when you...On head-fi, some people don't like it when you tread on their fairytales.<br /><br />It's like walking into a room of people watching a movie and saying "You know vampires aren't real, right...".<br /><br />I've heard someone with an exotic desktop CD player and exotic power cables say "Snake-oil this and that, if it makes you happy then why not?"<br /><br />kitekinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-83778722724774984632012-01-30T05:54:50.750-08:002012-01-30T05:54:50.750-08:00just a curiousity but how is schiit pronounced?just a curiousity but how is schiit pronounced?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779388537957382861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-2121017725247481982012-01-28T06:18:23.131-08:002012-01-28T06:18:23.131-08:00Anon, from what I've seen Audio-GD is mixing d...Anon, from what I've seen Audio-GD is mixing discrete and ICs in their designs in ways that are difficult to justify by any objective criteria. You're correct that zero feedback designs are generally discrete. While some claim their DAC supports 24 bit operation, they fail to mention that's only via S/PDIF not USB. Companies like Audio-GD claim zero feedback when that may apply only NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-86045359043736335612012-01-28T05:55:38.649-08:002012-01-28T05:55:38.649-08:00maverickronin, that's interesting. misled me. ...maverickronin, that's interesting. misled me. wonder how no feedback would work. I'm assuming it's discrete?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-65599741547230723072012-01-26T12:21:39.706-08:002012-01-26T12:21:39.706-08:00hey kiteki san!!! yeah I saw you got banned that&#...hey kiteki san!!! yeah I saw you got banned that's sadness :(( where do is your new hang out place?<br /><br />-Sad Panda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com