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Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Re: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Post by hmottestad »

spronkey wrote: post #420
LeoPanthera wrote: post #214

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> the DA in those lightning converters is even worse Absolutely not true. https://www.kenrockwell.com/apple/lightning-adapter-audio-qu...

Not to bag on Rockwell, I appreciate his reviews and viewpoints, but do you trust that he has the requisite expertise to correctly analyse the quality of such an adaptor? I... don't. His write-up doesn't inspire confidence either - I have no idea how he has performed the measurements. I know enough to know that audio measurement is a very tricky endeavour, and most other measurements put the lightning adaptor's outpu…

Would honestly love to read any sources you have on the SNR.

Re: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Post by ken »

thanatropism wrote: post #50
ignoreInstinct wrote: post #8

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Yeah, but what really gets under my skin is that every other company out there is okay with producing garbage. Meanwhile, Apple produces things that work comparatively well, doing what you expect and then, claims that reasonable functionality is premium . And then catches shit for being pretentious. So, let's step through that once more: - garbage is normal - functional and interoperable is premium - premium is prete…

The Apple premium has gone so damn high though. I got my first Mac when the Mac mini came up. It was a little more expensive than same-generation PCs but besides being OSX it was a PowerPC that never made any fan noise, and was small . I've subsequently had three Macbooks and two iPhones - but I can't afford this somewhat-better-somewhat-more-expensive racket anymore. Prices have risen too much; to boot, the quality…

You're taking it pretty far off track. This article is about listening to music.

The "premium" only applies to new products. The author here tried using a CD player, so the storage (and novelty) requirements are pretty low. A $5 used iPod would work just fine.

Re: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Post by pdimitar »

shaklee3 wrote: post #332
pdimitar wrote: post #76

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And yet every time I go to a presentation or a lecture people ask to borrow my MacBook for it because their Windows or Linux laptops can never even connect to their projectors or Bluetooth speakers on the first try. Often they cannot at all connect. Yet the MacBook connects to everything on the first go with zero fuss. So yeah, I am calling part of Apple's functions and devices interoperable. Why aren't you? These ar…

Hah. This is the opposite of every single experience I've seen at my work, where both PCs and Macs are supported. Usually the Mac person plugs into a projector and it doesn't work, or they don't have their adapter. The HP works every time.

Well if they don't have their adapter that's not really a problem with the Mac's compatibility now, is it? They simply forgot a very important piece that will help them achieve the goal. I don't blame my TV for not getting a signal from my PC if I lose my HDMI cable.

I know my experience is anecdotal. So is yours. Just shared what I've observed 30+ times now.

Re: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Post by pdimitar »

handzbagz wrote: post #397
mirkules wrote: post #145

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Also, compare OS updates: Android has significantly more critical security fixes than iOS, every single time. Maybe it means they are finding more bugs and fixing them, or maybe it means Android is basically security Swiss cheese. my money is on the latter.

Android has a hell of a lot more people developing it/for it. I wouldn't be so sure of that assumption.

That doesn't mean much when flashing their ROM means voiding your warranty though. Also, their efforts don't really count in the very important areas like the OS security itself; Google reigns supreme there, mostly.

I am a former flashing-ROMs fanboy but the truth is, you are either stuck on ancient kernels or sometimes part with functionality you prefer to still have (like rooting).

I gave up, eventually.

Re: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Post by Latteland »

seanp2k2 wrote: post #372
Latteland wrote: post #259

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Ha, loser! My cables were made in the same places that they make the best cuban cigars, naked beautiful people of the appropriate genders make the best cigars and the best cables. My ethernet cable is sex on wheels.

https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2015/07/24/audioquest-diamond... a review of >$1k cat7 patch cables

That's just sad

Re: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Post by kkarakk »

kerneis wrote: post #298
amelius wrote: post #166

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> we should be filing or looking for a proper bug report for this instead of crafting hacks or talking about alternative products altogether right off the bat As if Google even considers reading any bug reports ... :(

Googlers read HN though ;-) (source: I work for Google)

how do you explain the pixels having problems go unresolved for months at a time?

Re: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Post by icebraining »

gcb0 wrote: post #419
icebraining wrote: post #269

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What merge rights? You can build Android yourself and install it directly on your phone, and let others do the same - unless if the OEM's and ISP's gates prevent you.

unless "your device" is the emulator, there is no way to get hold of drivers or firmware for anything other than lifting them of an blessed rom ... and only if you can get the parity you need with the kernel you are using. there's a very good reason the "supported device list" of all forks is always very, very small (even with the outlandish claims on most of them such as "supported. touch screen and modem still not…

And all of that is also gatekeeping by the OEMs.

Re: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

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Post by snvzz »

seanp2k2 wrote: post #376
snvzz wrote: post #235

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aliexpress, topping dx3 pro, solved. Motherboard audio and soundcards are just terrible.

I typically recommend Fiio gear for people just getting into higher-end audio. They have some great stuff for https://www.fiio.com/amp

Fiio's devices are almost there but not quite. I do generally suggest the dx3 because it's a single expense, there's no actual hearable upgrade from it. It measures well and provides enough power for everything short of special cases (such as STAX).
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