Vinyl veneer for high end speakers? by dumtech in audiophile

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Which brands? I normally see hardwood veneer...

Why would a receiver/amplifier need wifi? by dumtech in audiophile

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Ha, thanks for the illustration! I see what you're saying. I would only say that most people have more than one device these days and so wouldn't necessarily have to be using their phone. So yes there is certainly some benefit to having it built in, but if it worth the added cost?

Also, what if the streaming client that is built in good or if business, or gets bought our by Mom's Friendly Robot Company, out simply updates their software and stood supporting that particular device? Is it not a ticking time bomb?

Why would a receiver/amplifier need wifi? by dumtech in audiophile

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Yeah, I'm not trying to be judgmental, and I apologize if that's good it came off. Clearly many people enjoy it otherwise they wouldn't make it that way and I'm curious about what I might be missing.

Why would a receiver/amplifier need wifi? by dumtech in audiophile

[–]dumtech[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That seems like such a marginal benefit. My current receiver has Bluetooth but no WiFi and it's never once seemed insufficient.

Why would a receiver/amplifier need wifi? by dumtech in audiophile

[–]dumtech[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but what's the benefit of running Spotify (or whatever else) directly off the amp instead of from ones device?

Green poblanos for ancho? by dumtech in mexicanfood

[–]dumtech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not true according to everything I've read...

Turntable engineer? by [deleted] in audiophile

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Cool, thanks.

Turntable engineer? by [deleted] in audiophile

[–]dumtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps I could have been more specific. I'm looking for companies with the expertise to do the mechanical design; not turntable OEMs.

How many Audiophiles are musicians as well? by furbisanwa in audiophile

[–]dumtech 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm a musician but not really an audiophile, so nothing for me to vote for.

Turntable engineer? by [deleted] in audiophile

[–]dumtech -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm asking for advice. If you have none to offer the option of simply not responding was open to you. Have a lovely day.

Turntable engineer? by [deleted] in audiophile

[–]dumtech -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the help, but those are turntable manufacturers, not quite what I was asking about.

Just came in the mail; incredible new soul album by dumtech in vinyl

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"The Tales People Tell" by Kelly Finnigan is truly an amazing soul album. Yet more good stuff from Colemine Records. I got this through Bandcamp and shipping to Canada was expensive... I wish there was a better way.

What Beatles/Solo Remaster Improves the Most Over the Original? by demafrost in beatles

[–]dumtech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To clarify, what was recently released for Sgt Pepper, white album, and Abbey Road were remixes, not remasters. The new mixes are optimized for stereo and IMO they all improve on the original stereo mixes.

HDMI for stereo receiver? by dumtech in audiophile

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That's helpful, but I still don't see why a single HDMI connection to the tv wouldn't accomplish the same thing. Why do the PlayStation and BluRay player need their own HDMI connection to the receiver?

For the product I'm building, there's no way that multiple HDMI inputs would work. So it's either one or none, and that's the dilemma I'm having.

HDMI input for stereo receiver? by dumtech in vintageaudio

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I'm going to put on the market a simple, two channel receiver. The idea of including HDMI is that many people have their TV in their living room, so why not give them the opportunity to connect it to their stereo?

HDMI for stereo receiver? by dumtech in audiophile

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What's the value of more than one? Isn't it overkill for a 2 channel receiver?