@ciphergoth TL;DR a good DAC and good passive speakers + amp with features/support are great for my main if I’m sitting down to listen to music, but if I am exercising personally I’d want something no fuss I can just open my phone and press play, that will sound great anywhere in the room.

@ciphergoth FWIW I configured a Raspberry Pi with a HiFiBerry HAT for my dad’s (expensive) HiFi but he now defaults to my old Sonos instead. The Pi-Fi is worst at buffering and other optimisations that improve the listening greatly, and will go offline or require maintenance often

@ciphergoth I have a HomePod in my bedroom, previously a Sonos One, and was pleasantly surprised at sound quality for both. But, for example, HomePod does not support generic music servers. 3/

@ciphergoth Smart / active speakers that are multidirectional are great if you’re moving around the room and an amp+speakers is a bit overkill if you’re only playing/controlling from your phone, Also more expensive and complex. But check support for home music server 2/

Next: 🎵 “Green (Vincent’s Tune)”; Roomful of Teeth & The Silk Road Ensemble; [album:] “Sing me Home” Mesmerising…

@rnalexander I can’t speak for voice recording, but I use with my Sony WX headphones at work (NC and BT off)

I read Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

5 of 5 stars to The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

5 of 5 stars to Cozinhar com Vegetais by Maria de Lourdes Modesto

Eutoum Shrine is kicking my ***. Either I am missing something or I am terrible at infiltration. Most likely both… #TearsOfTheKingdom

BRAGA: onde posso comprar piercings? 💍 Preciso de um labret ou bcr com 1.6mm de diâmetro (semi-urgente).

TFW you talk to students of your past university degree, and they look at you as if you are a daffy annoying old lady, their parents’ generation. … which you are since you graduated before they were born.

When the original came out, musics that were 30 yo were from the 60s, which seemed a far away time, way before you were born, from your parents’ generation… #feelingold #timeisnotlinear #beingyourparents

Latest Kindle device - the keyboard remains as slow and error prone as ever 🤦

4 of 5 stars to The Japanese Mind by Roger J. Davies

3 of 5 stars to Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall

What are your thoughts on the AT protocol by Blue Sky Web: I’ve only just started browsing the identity section.