“An Underserved Demographic of Lunatics”

Audio Unleashed

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We’re starting things off light this week with a quick discussion of Apple’s new Adaptive Audio feature, and how it relates to similar tech from other headphone manufacturers. Brent digs into how and why he plans to quantify the processing as objectively as possible.

Then the chains come off, and we dissect/deconstruct/demolish a particularly troubling editorial written by Alta Audio owner Michael Levy about why measurements are flawed. After a bit of technical discussion, we’re joined by our old friend, SoundStage! Founder Doug Shcnieder, who gives us his opinion from a publisher’s perspective about everything wrong with Levy’s anti-scientific screed.

Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases):

Loudspeaker Design Cookbook 8th Edition: Volume 1 by Vance Dickason: https://amzn.to/42pdwk0

Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms 3rd Edition by Floyd Toole: https://amzn.to/3CTarOB

Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions by James Randi: https://amzn.to/44goJ7M

Storm the Book by Tim Minchin: https://amzn.to/3JximVT

Further Reading:

• "What is Apple Adaptive Audio? The new AirPods feature explained" by Harry McKerrell: https://www.whathifi.com/news/what-is-apple-adaptive-audio-the-new-airpods-feature-explained
• "AirPods redefine the personal audio experience": https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/06/airpods-redefine-the-personal-audio-experience/
• "The Problems with Electronic Testing of Audio Equipment" by Michael Levy: https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2023/6/4/g1c930jr4kbgvj7ea5ry5wfr6cp7cd
• "Alta Audio Alyssa loudspeaker" by Jim Austin: https://www.stereophile.com/content/alta-audio-alyssa-loudspeaker-jim-austin-december-2020
• "Alta Audio Adam loudspeaker" by Rogier van Bakel: https://www.stereophile.com/content/alta-audio-adam-loudspeaker
• The SoundStage! Network: https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/
• “Storm” by Tim Minchin: https://youtu.be/jIWj3tI-DXg
• Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie: https://youtu.be/HhGuXCuDb1U
• @Daily HiFi on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DailyHiFi