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    MBL Seeks Investors After Filing for Insolvency

    From ChatGPT: MBL Akustikgeräte filed for insolvency in May 2025. On 1 October 2025 the company was acquired by a newly formed German subsidiary, MBL International GmbH. MBL International GmbH is itself owned by the Chinese luxury-goods group Chow Tai Seng Jewelry Co., Ltd. (sometimes just...
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    Spotify vs Qobuz

    Yeah, pants on fire!🔥
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    Spotify vs Qobuz

    My preamp now displays 16/44 when playing Spotify.
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    Spotify vs Qobuz

    PS: I just cancelled Qobuz.
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    Best way to add and cross-over dual subs in a 2-channel system?

    There are many ways… here is the Obsessive way 👇
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    Timur Mustrakimov with the Kazakh String Quartet

    That’s awesome! Nothing better than the real thing! Congrats!
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    Technical Question - DAC/Preamp stages

    https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/eversolo-dmp-a8-balanced-streamer-dac-review.55826/
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    Spotify vs Qobuz

    I’ve subscribed to Qobuz and Spotify Premium for many years. Qobuz-Connect is a solid—and long-awaited—upgrade, but frankly it came too late. Ever since Spotify introduced lossless last month, I haven’t used Qobuz at all. Once I finish moving my playlists over to Spotify, it’s very likely I’ll...
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    Jeans rant

    I’m sure you mean “waist”
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    The Audiophile Experience

    I am sure that there are still nice places to live in Michigan. It just cost more than in TN.
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    The Audiophile Experience

    The video’s sponsored by Eversolo and loaded with WiiM cameos—something that might give pause to the crowd that loves to roll its eyes at anything labeled “Chi-Fi.”
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    What Comes First????

    🤣 you will be amazed how many audiophiles claim that they can hear them fuses!
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    What Comes First????

    Short answer: Speakers. Long answer: Speakers.
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    High-End Audio Faces a Reckoning

    Here is the new math for high-end (digital) system: Lower Cost High End Electronics < $2k includes DAC/Pre, Streamer/cables Speakers/room = Whatever Makes one Happy Luxury High End No price limit The cost of the speakers/room is what clearly define the cost of high-end system. My current...
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    Spotify Going Lossless

    I finally was able to spend some time listening to Spotify lossless in my system. Spotify has your data (and that of millions of users). It knows what you listen to. And their algorithms for picking music that you might is just outstanding. Will likely be dropping Qobuz soon.
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