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  • My View of the Audio Community - Honest Concerns and Impressions

    These views are NOT pointed at anyone in particular but at the audio community as a whole. 

    Discord: https://discord.gg/kuHQQRS5qB

    YouTube reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj7xJ1SDxGqqxZ5l3g_jg

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_7f/?igshid=1pj7fm78gz0h2

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkDbs @TalkDbs

    Website: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/

    DBS Tech Talk research and review process: https://youtu.be/UkSnoZZNyYc

    Audio Terms and Definitions: https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/index.html

    Music recommendations:

    https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/5bbf80ce-33f3-4222-a1fc-6539a95415d6 (in order of playlist)

    Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality

    Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage

    Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone

    Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone

    Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement

    Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre

    Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre

    Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance

    Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics

    Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check

    Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids

    Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging

    Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension

    Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control

    Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check

    Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics

    Hans Zimmer :2049” - sub bass extension

    Cher: Believe - sibilance

    Stanley Clarke - Passenger 57 main title - percussion, bass, separation and placement

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - The Pine of the Appian Way - soundstage, imaging and separation

    Houston Person - You are my Sunshine - tone and timbre

    If you like the content of this channel and want to see more like this in the future, please consider donating. All funds donated to the channel will be used to purchase headphones and audio gear for  the channel.

    https://www.paypal.me/dbsylvia

    11 min
  • Are You an Audiophile or Audio Enthusiast?

    In this podcast I discuss my random thoughts about what is an audiophile and audio enthusiast. I haven't done any scientific research or polls; I am just basing my conclusions off of my personal experiences and observations.   I am an audiophile; I am pursuing an accurate, natural and realistic reproduction of instruments and vocals.

    Discord: https://discord.gg/kuHQQRS5qB

    YouTube reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj7xJ1SDxGqqxZ5l3g_jg

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_7f/?igshid=1pj7fm78gz0h2

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkDbs @TalkDbs

    Website: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/

    The Honest Audiophile research and review process: https://youtu.be/UkSnoZZNyYc

    Audio Terms and Definitions: https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/index.html

    Music recommendations:

    https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/5bbf80ce-33f3-4222-a1fc-6539a95415d6 (in order of playlist)

    Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality

    Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage

    Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone

    Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone

    Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement

    Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre

    Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre

    Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance

    Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics

    Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check

    Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids

    Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging

    Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension

    Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control

    Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check

    Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics

    Hans Zimmer: “2049” - sub bass extension

    Cher: “Believe” - sibilance

    Stanley Clarke - “Passenger 57 main title” - percussion, bass, separation and placement

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - “The Pine of the Appian Way” - soundstage, imaging and separation

    Houston Person - “You are my Sunshine” - tone and timbre

    If you like the content of this channel and want to see more like this in the future, please

    consider donating. All funds donated to the channel will be used to purchase headphones and audio gear for  the channel.

    https://www.paypal.me/dbsylvia

    If you would like to contact the channel please send an email to: [email protected]

    12 min
  • Tin Hifi T2 - A Musical, Reference IEM for the Small Budget!?

    Written Review: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/post/tin-hifi-t2-a-musical-reference-iem-for-the-small-budget

    Discord: https://discord.gg/kuHQQRS5qB

    YouTube reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj7xJ1SDxGqqxZ5l3g_jg

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_7f/?igshid=1pj7fm78gz0h2

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkDbs @TalkDbs

    Website: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/

    DBS Tech Talk research and review process: https://youtu.be/UkSnoZZNyYc

    Audio Terms and Definitions: https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/index.html

    Music recommendations:

    https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/5bbf80ce-33f3-4222-a1fc-6539a95415d6 (in order of playlist)

    Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality

    Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage

    Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone

    Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone

    Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement

    Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre

    Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre

    Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance

    Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics

    Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check

    Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids

    Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging

    Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension

    Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control

    Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check

    Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics

    Hans Zimmer :2049” - sub bass extension

    Cher: Believe - sibilance

    Stanley Clarke - Passenger 57 main title - percussion, bass, separation and placement

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - The Pine of the Appian Way - soundstage, imaging and separation

    Houston Person - You are my Sunshine - tone and timbre

    If you like the content of this channel and want to see more like this in the future, please consider donating. All funds donated to the channel will be used to purchase headphones and audio gear for  the channel.

    https://www.paypal.me/dbsylvia



    17 min
  • Empire Ears ESR (Empire Studio Reference)
    written review: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/post/empire-ears-esr-empire-studio-reference
    YouTube reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj7xJ1SDxGqqxZ5l3g_jg
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_7f/?igshid=1pj7fm78gz0h2
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkDbs @TalkDbs
    Website: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/
    DBS Tech Talk research and review process: https://youtu.be/UkSnoZZNyYc
    Audio Terms and Definitions: https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/index.html
    Music recommendations:
    https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/5bbf80ce-33f3-4222-a1fc-6539a95415d6 (in order of playlist)
    Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality
    Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage
    Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone
    Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone
    Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement
    Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre
    Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre
    Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance
    Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics
    Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check
    Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids
    Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging
    Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension
    Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control
    Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check
    Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics
    Hans Zimmer :2049” - sub bass extension
    Cher: Believe - sibilance
    Stanley Clarke - Passenger 57 main title - percussion, bass, separation and placement
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - The Pine of the Appian Way - soundstage, imaging and separation
    Houston Person - You are my Sunshine - tone and timbre
    If you like the content of this channel and want to see more like this in the future, please consider donating. All funds donated to the channel will be used to purchase headphones and audio gear for  the channel.
    https://www.paypal.me/dbsylvia
    18 min
  • Kinera Bd005 Pro - How much? WWWHHHAAATTT!?
    HiFiGo: https://hifigo.com/products/kinera-bd005-pro-3d-printed-hybrid-in-ear-earphone
    Written review: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/post/kinera-bd005-pro-how-much-wwwhhhaaattt
    YouTube reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj7xJ1SDxGqqxZ5l3g_jg
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_7f/?igshid=1pj7fm78gz0h2
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkDbs @TalkDbs
    Website: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/
    DBS Tech Talk research and review process: https://youtu.be/UkSnoZZNyYc
    Audio Terms and Definitions: https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/index.html
    Music recommendations:
    https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/5bbf80ce-33f3-4222-a1fc-6539a95415d6 (in order of playlist)
    Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality
    Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage
    Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone
    Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone
    Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement
    Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre
    Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre
    Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance
    Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics
    Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check
    Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids
    Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging
    Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension
    Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control
    Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check
    Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics
    Hans Zimmer :2049” - sub bass extension
    Cher: Believe - sibilance
    Stanley Clarke - Passenger 57 main title - percussion, bass, separation and placement
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - The Pine of the Appian Way - soundstage, imaging and separation
    Houston Person - You are my Sunshine - tone and timbre
    If you like the content of this channel and want to see more like this in the future, please consider donating. All funds donated to the channel will be used to purchase headphones and audio gear for  the channel.
    https://www.paypal.me/dbsylvia
    17 min
  • Blon Mini - The Best Blon!?

    Blon Mini (written review) https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/post/blon-mini-the-best-blon

    YouTube reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj7xJ1SDxGqqxZ5l3g_jg

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_7f/?igshid=1pj7fm78gz0h2

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkDbs @TalkDbs

    Website: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/

    DBS Tech Talk research and review process: https://youtu.be/UkSnoZZNyYc

    Audio Terms and Definitions: https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/index.html

    Music recommendations:

    https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/5bbf80ce-33f3-4222-a1fc-6539a95415d6 (in order of playlist)

    Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality

    Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage

    Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone

    Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone

    Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement

    Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre

    Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre

    Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance

    Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics

    Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check

    Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids

    Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging

    Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension

    Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control

    Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check

    Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics

    Hans Zimmer :2049” - sub bass extension

    Cher: Believe - sibilance

    Stanley Clarke - Passenger 57 main title - percussion, bass, separation and placement

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - The Pine of the Appian Way - soundstage, imaging and separation

    Houston Person - You are my Sunshine - tone and timbre

    If you like the content of this channel and want to see more like this in the future, please consider donating. All funds donated to the channel will be used to purchase headphones and audio gear for  the channel.

    https://www.paypal.me/dbsylvia


    14 min
  • Artic Cables - A chilling experience with the Meze Empyrean
    Meze Empyrean review:https://youtu.be/W70pS86glv4 Corpse Audio Grave Digger: https://corpsecable.com/collections/meze-empyrean-cables/products/copy-of-gr-edigger-for-audeze-lcd-series-4-pin-xlr-6ft Artic Audio ION+ and Cuprum: https://arcticcables.com/Catalog.asp?Page=NewShowProd.asp&PRodID=1733907 https://arcticcables.com/Catalog.asp?Page=NewShowProd.asp&PRodID=1794210
    11 min
  • Geshelli Labs J2 DAC - Are you Geshelli'n too?
    https://geshelli.com/j2
    https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/52b28b80-5994-41e3-9b66-4d188ae2874f/downloads/jnog2%20user%20manual.pdf?ver=1621055624915
    https://amanero.com/drivers.htm
    YouTube reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj7xJ1SDxGqqxZ5l3g_jg
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_7f/?igshid=1pj7fm78gz0h2
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkDbs @TalkDbs
    DBS Tech Talk research and review process: https://youtu.be/UkSnoZZNyYc
    Audio Terms and Definitions: https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/index.html
    Recommended Gear:
    Meze Empyrean: https://mezeaudio.com/products/meze-empyrean
    Hifiman Ananda: https://hifiman.com/products/detail/290
    Sennheiser HD600: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/best-audio-headphones-high-end-stereo-hifi-hd-600
    Sennheiser HD660s: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/hd-660-s
    Meze 99 Classic: https://mezeaudio.com/collections/all/products/meze-99-classics-walnut-gold-wood-headphones
    MrSpeakers Ether C (non flow version) https://danclarkaudio.com/
    (similar to:) https://drop.com/buy/drop-mrspeakers-ether-cx-closed-headphones?utm_source=linkshare&referer=FTSS2S
    Meze Rai Penta: https://mezeaudio.com/collections/all/products/rai-penta
    Meze Rai Solo: https://mezeaudio.com/products/rai-solo
    ADV. M5-12D: https://www.adv-sound.com/collections/pro-audio/products/m5-12d-universal
    Tin Hifi T3: https://www.linsoul.com/collections/tin-hifi/products/tinhifi-t3
    Tin Hifi T2+: https://www.linsoul.com/collections/tin-hifi/products/tinhifi-t2-plus
    Tin Hfi T5: https://www.linsoul.com/products/tin-hifi-t5?_pos=1&_sid=a6d49043d&_ss=r
    Moondrop SSR: https://www.moondroplab.com/ssr
    Monoprice Monolith THX AAA 788: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24459
    Mytek Liberty: https://mytekdigital.com/hifi/products/liberty-dac/
    Soekris DAC1421: https://soekris.modhouseaudio.com/soekris-audiophile-line/dac-1421
    Tor Audio Roger: https://toraudio.com/main.html#
    Massdrop THX AAA 789:
    https://drop.com/buy/drop-thx-aaa-789-linear-amplifier?utm_source=linkshare&referer=FTSS2S
    Grace Design SDAC-B: https://drop.com/buy/drop-grace-design-standard-dac-balanced?utm_source=linkshare&referer=FTSS2S
    Geshelli Labs Enog 2 Pro: https://geshelli.com/shop/ols/products/enog2-pro-dac-metal-case
    Geshelli Labs J2: https://geshelli.com/jnog
    Geshelli Labs Archel 2: https://geshelli.com/shop/ols/products/archel-pro-amp-metal-case-b5ca9a41-69ed-4786-98b2-18f72ae911bf
    Geshelli Labs Erish: https://geshelli.com/shop/ols/products/erish-balanced
    Music recommendations:
    https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/5bbf80ce-33f3-4222-a1fc-6539a95415d6 (in order of playlist)
    15 min
  • Final Audio A4000 - Is Soundstage the Only Skill?
    A BIG thank you to inToit Reviews for lending the Final Audio A4000 for review, greatly appreciated. Check out the links down below and give him a subscription and tell him I sent you.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDhV3KByLSY2roqZ2aQ0XKg
    https://www.intoitreviews.com/
    https://twitter.com/IntoitReviews
    https://www.instagramp.com/intoitreviews/
    Purchase:
    https://snext-final.com/en/products/detail/A4000
    Written Review:
    https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/post/final-audio-a4000-is-soundstage-the-only-skill
    14 min
  • Tanchjim Hana - White Swan IEM!?
    A BIG thank you to inToit Reviews for lending the Tanchjim Hana for review, greatly appreciated. Check out the links down below and give him a subscription and tell him I sent you.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDhV3KByLSY2roqZ2aQ0XKg
    https://www.intoitreviews.com/
    https://twitter.com/IntoitReviews
    https://www.instagramp.com/intoitreviews/
    Purchase: Tanchjim Hana: https://www.linsoul.com/products/tanchjim-hana?_pos=1&_sid=6617ef8c5&_ss=r
    Dekoni Bulletz: https://dekoniaudio.com/product-category/bulletz/
    Written review: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/post/tanchjim-hana-white-swan-iem
    16 min

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