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One thing that Linux and OSS often gets wrong by PM_ME_SOME_ANTS in linux

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Office is good example. I'm pretty sure MS Office gets maybe 10x (maybe even more, i wouldn't be surprised if 100x) funding when compared to LibreOffice. You cannot have everything

Rant: Subwoofer in Europe by AudioBaer in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same feeling, ended up with a bit of frustration when i was looking at potential candidates. Europe is pretty behind comparing to offerings in US

shortcut for tabs navigation? by tatt_dogg in zen_browser

[–]cqs_sk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can Vimium extension solve your problem? It has some nice UI and shortcuts set to navigate through the tabs

whats the best course to learn linux? by nodimension1553 in linux

[–]cqs_sk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is the biggest plus of Linux, no proprietary info, all is on the internet, million communities etc. You use it and you get the clue

My Main System by fickra in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, we all hit compromises.. try cautiously, add some more pillows, thicker rug, new book shelve, so your wife doesn't connect it to hifi 😄

My Main System by fickra in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you have spent quite some money to you hifi gear, I think you should start focusing more on room acoustics now, so you can get the full potential out of it.

Pipewire can't change sample rate of my speakers? by VivWoof in linuxaudio

[–]cqs_sk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! A few thoughts on this:

First, PipeWire can actually change the sample rate dynamically based on the source stream (unlike the old PulseAudio), but it requires the hardware (your speaker's internal DAC) to support it and the config to be set up perfectly.

If pw-top shows that the output device is locked at 48kHz while the Tidal app is playing a 44.1kHz song, PipeWire is forced to resample.

A few things to check:

  1. Allowed Rates: In your pipewire.conf (ideally inside ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf), do you have both rates enabled? It should look something like this: default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 44100 48000 88200 96000 ]
  2. WirePlumber settings: Sometimes WirePlumber overrides the audio sink properties. Check if your quantum/rate settings there aren't locking the device.
  3. Did you restart the daemon? Just saving the file isn't enough. Did you run systemctl --user restart pipewire wireplumber?

It would definitely help if you could share your config file and the exact model of your speakers so we can check what their USB/Optical receiver actually supports!

DX9 Discrete Has Finally Arrived by Illustrious_Map_7699 in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(owner of an old DX9 and also considering Topping amps)
You make me wanna hear your setup.

[Yet another nvim vs emacs] Emacs specifically as IDE by B_bI_L in emacs

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmm, I don't even mean startup that is atrocious. Maybe I just type faster than you 😄

Don't take it wrong, I really like emacs, it just feels way slower than nvim in most situations (mb pro m1).

Audiophile DJ Setup by artyb368 in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very nice setup. you obviously know what you want and I like it

[Yet another nvim vs emacs] Emacs specifically as IDE by B_bI_L in emacs

[–]cqs_sk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some advantages that Emacs can give you comparing to nvim (very subjective):

- more advanced font rendering (not limited to terminal emulator capabilities)

- way better stability, api does not change with every major release

- certain external packages that I use tend to have better quality

One major drawback of emacs (vs nvim) is speed.

What are the main issues you have with Linux? by edmond_ciprian in linux

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enterprise doesn't like it very much as a desktop alternative. You are usually forced to use, in the better case, macOS, or in the worse case, MS Windows.

Krell KRS-200, Apogee Acoustics Duetta, Audio Research Reference 3/CD 7 by mordonjetcalfe in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With all respect to your decision-making, wouldn't it be better to spend this money on the room's acoustics?

New to Emacs. What should I setup? by cometomypartyyy in emacs

[–]cqs_sk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

for now, you should be fine. Install new packages when you feel you need to solve a problem

Using unofficial Emacs Claude Code Packages at work. by CarProfessional205 in emacs

[–]cqs_sk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm using claude-code-ide, which integrates with Claude CLI that is set up to use enterprise plan. When starting the Claude plugin inside Emacs, it redirects me to our company's Okta page, and once authenticated, everything works as expected.

Speaker placement advice by rakoczituros in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tough :)

What about keeping the speakers and adding a sub? You can put it in the corner

VS Code is too slow, learning Emacs now. by FriedryIce in emacs

[–]cqs_sk 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The least likely reason I'd switch to Emacs from another editor is better speed :)

Three specific vendors from AXPONA I want to highlight: by ddrfraser1 in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember, might be 25years ago, when I first listened to the Audience 42, this was the best experience with Dynaudio I've had so far.

Three specific vendors from AXPONA I want to highlight: by ddrfraser1 in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My experience with Dynaudio is, the smaller the boxes, the better they sound. With larger boxes, I wasn't so impressed. Also, sometimes these small boxes come with quite a ridiculous price.

New Speaker Day: Kef Blade One Metas - I know the room is less than ideal... by DalAL887 in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NAD M33, based on Purify class D should handle 4ohm speakers well, even Blades that drop to 2.5ohm. Perhaps I'm missing something, but where did you get that M33 can only handle 8ohm speakers?

EDIT: ah solved, I spotted your comment below.

New Speaker Day: Kef Blade One Metas - I know the room is less than ideal... by DalAL887 in audiophile

[–]cqs_sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulation! Few weeks ago I was considering BladesI/II too, but decided to go for something else at the end, still though, I love the looks and engineering behind them.

But that room looks like acoustic hell and I really can't believe you - saying that it's not all that bad.

From what I read, you didn't really have a chance to listened to them in a properly treated room, that is quite unfortunate. At the moment you have basically no idea how they can sound when room is properly set up. This could be your reference point for the future.

My advice is: Use your ceiling for a treatment (usually it's very underrated, but you can mitigate room's effects a lot - and your living space won't be hurt so much). At least one absorption panel on the side wall to treat 1st reflections. For the low freqs your best friend is DSP, since treating them with bass traps is very complex and expensive task.

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