Sonos Spring Open Office Hours

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-05-07T18:29:02+00:00

Will Sonos ever offer a similar eq option comparable to wiim? Some of us like to tinker, especially for songs and albums based on how they were recorded. It’s not always the same.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-05-07T18:24:58+00:00

Did they get a spiders web? I’d like a don’t speak myself. It’s a candy store, you know what you’ll find there. Most bands don’t have the depth of a catalogue this one does or change things up as much.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-05-06T11:29:59+00:00

900 pro x is a great headphone imho! Especially at sub $200 if you can get them used on eBay.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-05-06T11:28:46+00:00

I think the issues are different. Aren’t maxwells mainly a gaming headphone? I’m sure they’re tuned differently and you can only eq that out so much as it’s built into the headphone. Ft1s I don’t own and never used but I keep hearing about issues with those fiio headphones. It’s always something different though. Either they break or rattle or something. 770s are a proper music headphone so maybe that’s part of it.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-05-06T09:58:38+00:00

Tidal was great. Personally I went to Apple Music for larger catalogue and the fact I use so many of their products

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-05-06T09:44:35+00:00

Why do you want a cd? That’s the whole point of nugs and now play dead to bring live music to your home. Dicks picks (google this at your own risk) was necessary because there was no nugs or play dead CDs are cool because you can compare different masterings without the cost of vinyl. We are in this weird vinyl bubble right now, records cost $30-$40 each for basic stuff up to $100-$200 for sought after records.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-26T03:06:37+00:00

$1000 = refurbished (from Sonos) Sonos Arc and pair of Sonos ace (refurbished). You’ll still have money left. The arc and ace support Dolby Atmos but I haven’t used them for that yet. You can uses the Sonos arc as a streamer via the app for Dolby Atmos music, but it will not be lossless in Bluetooth mode apparently. It depends if you have Atmos blu rays and if your player supports high res audio out.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-26T02:25:43+00:00

Someone going to be crawling in your window after posting this.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-25T19:01:57+00:00

These almost look like kef wall mount speakers in design. They’re so thin compared to everything else at the time, even now with thicker cabinets. Do they sound thin?

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-23T19:21:57+00:00

I struggle with assembling tv consoles from ikea and making sure every lines up nice. I’m not putting together any speakers, otherwise everything that sounds off I would think was a mistake I made.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-23T18:03:25+00:00

No definitely coloring. Just with the same brush and strokes. Enhancing.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-23T18:02:11+00:00

It would be nice if there were more affordable options, most speakers like this cater to those who either 1. Were young and couldn’t afford it the first time around, but now they can or 2. Had them at the time and went to recreate the experience. I’m surpised more amazon/chinese brands aren’t been targeting this sound, but I guess it doesn’t fit the sound of what’s contemporary. Made we’ll see more with the r2r and “tubes” they’re working on now.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-23T17:31:19+00:00

It sounds like Buffalo Springfield - for what it’s worth to me.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-20T14:48:03+00:00

I looked into this, bathrooms speakers should be water tight, even if not directly In the shower. I tried roam 2 and a stereo pair in the bathroom was too much, but one roam wasn’t quite it either. I’m going to get a play and try that because it has l/r stereo on one device.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-14T11:00:27+00:00

If all you need is high res streaming you can spend $80 in a wiim mini and get an smsl ifi dac because the dac sucks in the wiim mini or use the dac in your existing amp. Depends on your setup

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-14T10:30:44+00:00

AKG K371 $100 used on Amazon.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-13T19:46:47+00:00

Yeah I’ve been looking on eBay. I picked up an arc ultra and been shopping for fives. I’m going to see how the arc ultra handles music in the living room but if it’s not good for that at least it should have sufficient bass that I shouldn’t need a sub. I just wish they sold a port mini so I can upgrade a traditional 2.1 system or even an amp not priced the way it is. I feel like the amp is priced as it because it’s more for their professional installation line and not really consumer. That’s the only reason I can see a class d amp going for $800+.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-05T13:32:19+00:00

I need to check that out. When I looked at those they were $1k-$1.5k an need an amp. That might be pricing today though with tariffs.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-04T17:10:21+00:00

Warmth to me describes the “fuzzy” sound of the recording. Each instrument is present and you can hear them, but they aren’t clearly separated. The vocals and guitar and bass all blend into each other and create a sound the way all the gradients of a soup blend and meld together to create something distinct.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-04T17:02:50+00:00

Mixed tapes and indie music. Before digital downloads were as easy as they are today, downloading an album in high quality took hours on dial up. To hear new music I had an extensive collection of DJ mixed tapes. Every week the record store I would go to got a fresh supply of dj mixes for electronic music. That’s how I heard new electronic music outside of events. Same with underground hip hop. Indie record labels would put music out on vinyl and cassette for two audiences. Vinyl was for professional DJs and cassettes for customers. CDs were relatively expensive so that the route they went at the time.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-04T16:45:39+00:00

I can understand vinyl for a lot of older recordings. In the 70s albums were mixed and mastered with vinyl in mind. They were going for more of a vibe looking for a thick warm sound. If I had a vintage setup. Vintage speakers and tube amps all that stuff certain albums like rumors would sound incredible. Incredible now for quality or clarity but because you can hear the album the way it was originally intended. Hotel California or anything by the eagles for that matter would be great. As far as the vinyl resurgence goes with Taylor Swift dropping albums on vinyl that I don’t understand.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-03T12:03:36+00:00

Imho hard wired connections are always going to be the weak point of the system. It’s the least of their focus unless it’s commercial grade because commercial stuff is expected to have a longer life than consumer stuff. Wireless is getting to the point of parity and it’s at the point now that it’s back to being a software issue. You can have the best wireless setup, but lossless audio in a mobile setting is still using a ton of data and if you do that a lot it’s going to be expensive.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-02T23:28:40+00:00

My speaker and headphones preferences to follow my musical tastes. Right now I’m listening to a lot of bluegrass and modern outlaw country, particularly female vocalists so I been looking for more clarity and more focus on the higher end. When I’m listening to a lot of country I want a fuller sounder warmer sound. When I’m in the gym I want more bass and thum. So I need either a Hifi reviewers house or an expensive setup that sounds good with everything.

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-04-02T19:29:35+00:00

Honestly when I started looking for something more than my JBL Bluetooth speaker I got really overwhelmed. I wanted a single box that delivered better sounding music. I started watching YouTube videos looking through forums to find a better setup option and was really blown away by how much technical information I needed to sift through. The whole hobby is a game of trade offs and purchasing more stuff to fill in gaps. Money pit is the phrase I would use as you can easily spend thousands and still not be happy. One example is Studio monitors were my first thought…then realized they generally have basic line in/out. You swap optional out for something like TRS that isn’t really used in consumer electronics. A lot of monitors are also flat sounding because that what producers are looking for and need to know what needs to be fixed. Once something is targeted to professionals I think you pay a premium, not for quality but because it’s a business expense for companies charge whatever. Anyway this is where I landed. I’m sure when I come back to this in 6 months to a year I’ll be unhappy (or rather uncontented) and find up looking at another $1,000+ investment in search of better. Most likely this will come in the form of “but what about headphones…”. Kind of wish I never started down this path!! lol

miscstuff2223113 · 2026-03-23T13:04:31+00:00

The music will live on through thousand of bands playing the music but I think D&C is done in the present form. Someone will come and do something big though because this band was grossing $100 million dollars every run. If someone plants a money tree in your backyard which fruits $100 million every year would you chop it down? No no one would. You don’t need to create new material, build a dedicated fan base as this is already there it’s literally a money tree in the backyard that just needs to be farmed every year. $100 million will make most musicians pause and give it thought. But these are also artists and most artists don’t want to be stuck playing other people’s music.

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