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  1. Lobby

    General sub-forum area. New members must read the stickied posts in the Tales from the Bully Pulpit sub-forum before posting.

    1. Tales from the Bully Pulpit

      Must read stuff and important announcements.
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      1. How to Win Friends and Influence People

      2. Ambiophonics

      Latest: WHAT IS SBAF? 10 ARTICLES FOR BEHAVIOR shredical Feb 25, 2021 at 6:53 AM
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    2. General Audio Discussion

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      1. Advice Threads

      2. Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals

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    3. Music and Recordings

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      1. Music and Recordings (vinyl , 8-track, etc.)

      Latest: What are you listening to right now? (2nd Part) jerky Feb 25, 2021 at 8:32 PM
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    4. The Meeting Place

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      Latest: FRANADA - Friends in Canada Kernel Kurtz Feb 25, 2021 at 10:48 AM
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    5. Audio Science

      Discussion of blind testing, psychoacoustics, and measurement techniques. Also, preliminary, research, and exploratory measurements should generally be posted here unless the results of your measurement rigs have been established and well known. This is to prevent confusion and difficulty in comparing one measurement with another. Excessive insistence on only very difficult to implement double blind testing results in an automatic one week ban or worse.
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      1. Blind Testing and Psychoacoustics

      2. Measurement Techniques Discussion

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    6. All Points Bulletin / Be on the Look Out

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      Latest: 403 Errors amichael03 Feb 21, 2021 at 8:13 AM
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  2. Personal Audio Gear Discussion

    Personal audio gear reviews , subjective impressions, thoughts, and questions about gear. Any post with a measurement should go in the measurements section below.

    1. Headphones

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      Latest: The HD800 & HD800S thread fraggler Feb 25, 2021 at 6:28 PM
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    2. Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units

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      Latest: Schiit Jotunheim 2 shans Feb 25, 2021 at 1:49 PM
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    3. IEMs and Portable Gear

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      Latest: Sony NW-WM1Z/WM1A DAPs YMO Feb 24, 2021 at 7:30 PM
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    4. Modifications and Tweaks

      Mods, tweaks, cables, power conditioning, etc.
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      Latest: TH900 mod extravaganza (stream of consciousness) E_Schaaf Feb 19, 2021 at 1:30 PM
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  3. Source Gear Discussion

    1. Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers

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      Latest: Soekris DAC2541 Review And Measurements Vtory Feb 25, 2021 at 3:37 PM
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    2. Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools

      Players, streamers, operating systems, settings, tagging, etc.
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      Latest: Computer Audio Players dietwater Feb 15, 2021
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    3. Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear

      Anything related to vinyl playback, turntables, cartridges, phonostages, setup, discussions, measurements, etc.
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      Latest: Post your turntable setup...can't get enough of those spinners! luckybaer Feb 22, 2021 at 7:10 AM
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  4. Two Channel Gear Discussion

    1. Preamps

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      Latest: Schiit Freya + and S Impressions - Stream of Consciousness jeff free Feb 2, 2021
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    2. Power Amps

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      Latest: Crown CDi1000 Power Amp Review and Measurements - Stream of Consciousness Drifterxny Feb 25, 2021 at 1:38 PM
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    3. Speakers

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      Latest: Nearfields for audiophile listening? limesoft Feb 24, 2021 at 8:43 PM
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  5. Measurements (plus subjective impressions)

    Measurements with subjective impressions. Hands, Marv, Ultrabike, AtomicBob, Sorrodje, and cskippy. Unless your measurements have been sanctioned, please post them in the "Audio Science" sub-forum above. To is to prevent confusion as different measurement setups will have different results. Note that Hands' coupler has pinna, which will bump up the 2-3.5kHz region a little bit.

    1. Headphone Measurements

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      Latest: Grado Hemp (2020) Measurements, Reviews, and Impressions Ruined Feb 25, 2021 at 8:35 AM
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    2. IEM Measurements

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      1. IEM Measurements - La Cenric's IEM Playhouse

      Latest: DUNU Zen IEM Measurements and Analysis rhythmdevils Feb 25, 2021 at 6:58 PM
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    3. Headphone Amplifier Measurements

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      Latest: JDS Atom Measurements And Review Stereo Skunk Jan 23, 2021
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    4. Source Measurements

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      Latest: Soekris dac2541 technical measurements atomicbob Feb 22, 2021 at 4:25 PM
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    5. Portable and Other Gear Measurements

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      Latest: Schiit Fulla 2 AIO DAC/Headamp Quick Impressions and Review Lyander Dec 13, 2020
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    6. Measurement Setups, Systems, and Standards

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      Latest: Measurement Setups - Post Your Rig! Philimon Feb 22, 2021 at 8:45 AM
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  6. SuperBAF Special Sub-Forums

    Some of these sub-forums may be restricted to Friends or Contributors. Of course if you can't see it, then it doesn't exist.

    1. EU Forum

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    2. Loaner Programs

      Loaner program logistics only. Impressions should be in their respective gear category subforums.
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      1. Closed Loaners

      2. Loaner Requests

      Latest: Loaner: Darlington Labs MM-5 scblock Feb 24, 2021 at 8:07 PM
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    3. SBAF Blogs

      Please don't start a random blog in this sub-forum. This sub-forum is reserved for VIPs.
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      Latest: Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog haywood Feb 25, 2021 at 8:07 AM
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    4. DIY

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      Latest: Balanced to single-ended converter (XLR to RCA / BAL to SE) Baten Feb 25, 2021 at 12:53 PM
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    5. For Sale

      HF is probably a better place to reach people for selling most stuff. We reach the same kinds of people as HF, but HF gets 7,000,000 sessions and 35,000,000 pageviews per month. We are about 1000 times smaller and the members here are much more selective in what they purchase.
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      1. Closed (Archived) Sales

      2. Buyer and Seller Feedback (Negative)

      Latest: (FS) Modded HD650, Hifiman HE-560, Erroneous Feb 25, 2021 at 7:51 PM
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  7. Non-Audio Stuff

    1. Random Thoughts

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      1. City Guides

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      3. Health

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    2. Outdoor World

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    3. Geek Cave: Computers, Tablets, HT, Phones, Games

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      1. Lego and Other Building Bricks

      2. Clash of Clans

      Latest: The phone market (where are the compact phones rant) LetMeBeFrank Feb 23, 2021 at 2:58 PM
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    4. Food and Drink

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      Latest: Coffee: we drink it or we get angry. shotgunshane Feb 23, 2021 at 5:53 PM
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    5. Musicians and Instruments

      SHow off your musical instruments and post what instruments you have and your musical accomplishments! Even if you play an instrument just as a hobby, please post your pics and descriptions!
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      Latest: The music we make E_Schaaf Jan 11, 2021
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    6. Photography and Cameras

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      Latest: Post Your Favorite Photos (Must have been taken by you!) MrTie Feb 23, 2021 at 10:32 AM
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    7. Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, Airplanes Talk

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      Latest: None of the above - Any cyclists? ergopower Feb 24, 2021 at 9:19 AM
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  8. Industry Sub-Forums

    1. Product Announcements

      MoTs: Please introduce yourselves first before posting.
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      Latest: iFi audio ZEN CAN Signature 6XX / ZEN DAC Signature !!! iFi audio Feb 18, 2021
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    2. Beezar

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      Latest: Beezar Audio/ECP Audio History TomB Jul 5, 2019
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    3. Bloom Audio

      https://bloomaudio.com/
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      Latest: Incredible customer service from Bloom Audio crenca Jan 7, 2021
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    4. Schiit

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    5. The Source Audio Video Design Group (TSAV)

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      Latest: Have Used Headphones, Amps, or DACs you are looking to get rid of? Trade In and Save with The Sourc netforce Oct 22, 2020
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