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    What are you listening to right now?

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    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Apr 14, 2025 in forum: Music and Recordings
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    Holo Audio Red

    I don't think it goes green, does it? I don't remember how it behaves with RedOS, I've been running gentoo player for a while now... It...
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Dec 16, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Audeze new planar IEMs

    My initial reaction was, "how the hell did they make a planar mag driver so tiny??" Then I saw them lmao. I'm sure they sound incredible. I...
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Oct 8, 2024 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    DAP discussion thread

    Recently upgraded from an iBasso DX90 to a DX180 and am really enjoying it. Very happy to have a balanced connection for my headphones! The...
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Oct 8, 2024 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    What are you listening to right now?

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    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Aug 22, 2024 in forum: Music and Recordings
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    What is your preferred music file format and why?

    There's some old SBD recordings of live shows floating around in .shn, but that's the only time I've ever seen that format.
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Jul 17, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    Holo Audio Red

    Welcome to the joy that is UPNP. It's inconsistent garbage. I highly recommend ditching it entirely and switching to LMS. The only way that...
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Jul 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    What are you listening to right now?

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    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Jun 8, 2024 in forum: Music and Recordings
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    Holo Audio Red

    Send Tim an email about it, this is the first report of issues I've seen.
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, May 1, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Interesting option - JBL Partybox 100

    I'm not sure I see a question here, but there is slim to no chance that your bluetooth connection is lossless.
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Apr 23, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    Holo Audio Red

    Slight update: I was using PiCorePlayer 8 on my RED for a while, but have recently gone back to using RedOS now that I've figured out how to...
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Apr 23, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Computer Audio Players

    LMS on an Ubuntu server with piCorePlayer on a Holo RED as an end point. Sounds fantastic. Only issue is the difficult choice between i²s and...
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Mar 10, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    KTE Spring2 technical measurements

    Excellent! Take your time, don't hurt yourself. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Feb 28, 2024 in forum: Source Measurements
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    KTE Spring2 technical measurements

    Did you ever get a chance to measure the Spring 3? I know you were talking about plans to do so in the loaner thread, but to my knowledge you...
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Feb 24, 2024 in forum: Source Measurements
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    ASR Member Takes Offense At Real Science; Also Cries

    lol OP, I appreciate you wasting some of your time. That was entertaining, but probably for none of the reasons you wanted it to be.
    Post by: 5bs5vuiz4, Feb 24, 2024 in forum: How to Win Friends and Influence People