Priidik

The audiophool thinking being that "isolated" would mean zero area of contact, so a very small area of contact is close to isolated. I have always thought, Duhhh, what?

Cat's claws do not decouple from your skin when she gets angry at you. Tiny point of contact - rather effective coupling.

@Priidik --- great explanation! Thank you :)

Tbh, I stuffed some lamb wool (speaker damping) into the nozzle of the Mi buds to kill the brightness.

I think the Xiaomi Airdot isn't significantly worse than the Sony offering, at least.

The Earfun Pro Oluv edition sounds better than the Galaxy Buds Pro/Airpods Pro. So might not be a lot better SQ wise.

Does the gelatinous mass dissolve all ferrous weapons? Can it only be dissipated by fire? D&D rules!

Fire is no problem to gelatinoids. We just through a leg at it and put it out. Growing a new leg is easy enough, and anyway, we don't use them much.

Cue the blancmange competing at Wimbledon in a Monty Python sketch. This is so silly...

I shall recover from plankton deficiency at work in main listening room for 10 minutes and replenish the buffer for some more dull listening.

https://youtu.be/ohnkD-gjNVQ?t=56

Not only does your vocabulary fail, but it also gets increasingly difficult to describe why X is better/more refined/different than Y as your invest more in tailoring the sound to your personal tastes.

This is why I can't share impressions anymore. Having different shades of really good sound is one thing, almost no one can relate to the gear so I can say headphone X is super nice but I've no idea how it sounds on other gear. Also I feel the driving gear has taken hold of the overall sound signature where all headphones are to my tastes. Fell in love with HD800 where for years I couldn't stand it long term.

The difference might vanish if you drink more....or less

Speaker cables, yes. These are some Furutech job. I guess these : https://www.tweekgeek.com/ncf-booster-signal-cable-riser-and-rca-xlr-stabilizer/
The microdynamics are noticeably improved resulting in more relaxed and 3D instrument images.

This is in my workplace critical listening system. Perhaps less noticeable in lesser systems.

Also, crucially, it would take custom housing plus holtzman resonators to best shape the sound. As we saw with Dunu, they aren't willing to invest in that to make a great iem.

Final A8000 uses beryllium. I've never heard it though.

CF: Using our signature A.D.L.C. (amorphous diamond-like carbon) coating material .. reads like it's a coating on top of aluminum or Mylar or smth, ie not the bulk material itself. The base material roughly has as much it's own sound as the ratio of weight to the coating would be. Well, with speaker drivers it is so.

They are pretty un-exceptional, I'm sticking with their speakers.

I got the hints from @purr1n - kudos! https://mega.nz/file/Qhg0mBgK#bg1kVQfTltTYCkZvtdN-rKFKqa8wCk98KekxJUfXoSQ

From speakers A2 is a much better dac than OG. In a different league for sure.

Yeah, they finally woke up to the demand. Not all audiophiles want slow 5x5'' midbass woofers in a slim tower.

Look at this

http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/speakertalk_files/Ellipticor_2021.png

Tweeter to mid distance is quite suspect. Probably someone asked Troels whether that'll work.

Link doesn't work for me

Here: https://audioxpress.com/news/klippel-and-nuvoton-unveil-smart-amplifier-solution-with-integrated-kcs-speaker-control-algorithm

https://audioxpress.com/article/practical-test-measurement-loudspeaker-measurements-at-home-a-guide-for-building-your-own-test-chamber/

Flip the driver and make some weird-ass lookin' speaker boxes.

Ananda= soundtracks and violins. Elex=acoustics. Verite=Rock!. HEKse=classical and jazz. Speakers=pianos and vocals.

This is pretty cool

TL;dr
"... in the bass range a dipole loudspeaker is better suited for music reproduction in a small room acoustic space than a monopole loudspeaker."

I wonder how this would change with extensive EQ. With that said, there is something special about dipole bass. Too bad you need a stadiums worth of moving area.

Fuck you, buddy! I spent so much time on that bubble!

At least it gets you to places, so what that for an ill reason, hahaha :D I remember @purr1n having a saying (long ago) about tinkerers and DIY-ers who overestimate their effort results.

My head is spinning from just looking at that circle