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A 'more objective' take for Rational Audiophiles. Among other topics! 
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Magic Beans Audio: True Target. DSP correction fine tuning, concepts, and effects.

Room Target Curves - then, now, and options to try...

SUMMER MUSINGS: True audiophile aspirations; recent events in the audiophile culture - end of Atkinson's Stereophile measurements, YouTube influencer legal drama.

SUMMER MUSINGS: "Final" ceiling absorption 😉. AI-assisted summary of Floyd Toole's thoughts on early reflections treatment & discussion on this.

Ceiling Absorption Panels (AudioSilk branded PET material 2'x4'x0.8", doubled thickness).

On Envy, "Cope", and just plain Reality in Audiophilia. More GR-Research/Danny Richie drama.

Sound Absorption: IKEA Mittzon Floor Standing Panel (+ GIK Acoustic panel).

Audiophile Malls Asia: Highsun/Haiyin Plaza - Guangzhou, China. (And thoughts about China and the global order.)

Audiophile Malls Asia: Yongsan ETLand - Seoul, S. Korea

Small Room Acoustics: Example of impact with (ultra) high-end speakers in Stereophile. (On AI audio writers, and Asia vacation pictures. 😊)

Audiophile small room acoustics: complex and essential.

MUSINGS: On high-end audio component prices, inflation, April Fools and peak "greedflation"?

Crosstalk Cancellation/Ambiophonics: Updated CTXMatrix Lite with standalone processor & 60° speaker angle support.

Do HDMI cables make a difference for IIS/I2S/I²S-HDMI audiophile DACs?

Visit to a "more subjective" leaning friend. And something like Synergistic Research "Transducers" (HFT, GCT, ECT...) to try.

Inexpensive USB2.0 Digital-to-Digital Converters (DDC) Pt.1: Douk Audio U2 PRO (Upgrade Version) and SMSL PO100 PRO - initial look, about I²S-HDMI. In praise of unofficial Atmos mixes!

Images from San Francisco: Audio Vision SF, B&O Flagship Store, Amoeba Music. Question of greater importance: music or gear?

More Audio Potpourri: What's the best sample rate converter? The other father of MP3 (James D. Johnston "JJ"). Are measurements important? And TAS' "objective" confusion.

Audiophile Potpourri: December 2025 web traffic among audio sites, price of cables poll, and flashback 2014 while looking ahead.

miniDSP UMIK-2 USB Microphone: analog gain & optimizing self-noise. Plus audiophile gear pictures from "No Other Choice".

miniDSP UMIK-2 USB measurement microphone (also ambient noise floor, measurements of my system using Dirac Live with Paradigm + SVS subs)

More Bass: The SVS SB-2000 Pro subwoofer (sealed, 12", 550W, DSP, Bluetooth)

Happy New Year! And a thank you to the Lyrion Music Server folks for renewing the life of my Squeezebox Radio. ☺️

On the Danny Richie / GR-Research's UberBUSS hypocritical video against Amir / Audio Science Review.

Douk Audio VU3 Pro Analog VU Meter - more bling! (Make sure to try some harder music at audio shows! 😉)