ORT,

Might be a very fine deck. Or not.

I would go for the Kuzma at that price for its wood finish and superior tonearm.

IW

Excelente y asequible!

Ausgezeichnet und erschwinglich!

Doskonały i niedrogi!

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ORT

From a somewhat ORTish point of view I think this ‘table will either turn people away, turn their stomachs or both.

They should rename it to “Locutus” which is ancient Latin for “Spoke”. Might I also suggest a surname for this…this, thing?

Locutus alvum motus. Why? Because…Turpis ut patera alvum motus.

Of course one could make the argument that since I do not possess either a sense of smell or taste I am in no position to criticize this pile of doody.

I know what those with even a modicum of a sense of humor are thinking.

“That’s Latin, darlin’, evidently Mr. RingORT here’s an educated man. Now I really hate him.”

Talk about acutus locutus.

Johnny RingORT

Harris,

Thanks for the feedback. Dolby Atmos isn’t a lossy format per se, but when delivered in music tracks over streaming services such as TIDAL, Apple Music and Amazon Music, it is carried over a lossy transport codec (Dolby Digital+) so it is lossy in those situations. Streaming video with Dolby Atmos is the same, carried over Dolby Digital+ on streaming services like Disney+, Netflix, etc. The only other music-oriented immersive sound format (Sony 360RA) is also lossy when listened to over a music streaming service like TIDAL or Amazon Music.

“DTS:X for streaming,” the latest incarnation of the DTS codec, is lossy only (no lossless version). But it has had about 3 decades of development since the early days of DTS and Dolby Digital, so I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do with a 448 kbps stream with IMAX Enhanced on Disney+ this month when they launch DTS:X soundtracks.

Both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X *can* be delivered in fully lossless formats, using Dolby TrueHD or DTS:HD Master Audio. But the only place you can find these lossless versions is on physical media (Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray) or via a high-end download service like Kaleidescape.

Hope that helps!

Norman ORTwell

If the WiiM Ultra does support Dolby Atmos music streams, I believe it would be the first dedicated audio streaming device to do so. But I don’t see anything in the specs to suggest that. I guess we’ll know more next month when it is officially unveiled.

Any thoughts on this Sennheiser and the Beyedynamic DT770 PRO X Limited Edition Headphones? I know the price of the Senn is double that of the DT770 PRO X LE but mayhap ’tis worth the extra outlay due to performance and build quality.

Verily, they both do look cool and that is always a plus in my world. In all ways and for always, be well my friend.

Thy faithful follower…

Squire ORTling

Jeremy,

I would go with your iPhone and one of the many Dongle DACs that we have reviewed. Dongle DAC gets plugged into your iPhone (cable termination depends on the model) and you run a 3.5mm to 5-pin DIN cable which is plugged into the 33.

https://soundsheavenly.com/14-quad

IW

Carlo,

I prezzi di molti dei nuovi prodotti rilasciati nel 2024 sono stati folli. La nostra attenzione continuerà a essere rivolta a quei prodotti che sono convenienti.

Ian White

I have tried both choices when available on disc, with little discernible audio difference. I have found that sometimes one format will be properly decoded while another might not be. I’ve always chalked that up to a programming error but it’s been very rare. Many of the firmware updates for Blu-ray players were to address an issue with specific titles, despite their being standards that are supposed to be followed.

At the last AES conference in NY in the fall of 2023, I was chatting with some well-known engineers in the immersive space, and they all agreed that Dolby Atmos was a reduced bandwidth and therefore lossy format. They described the process chain of recording in high-res audio for immersive audio, then having to essentially lose data for the Atmos mix. I’d love to learn more about that.

Thanks once again for the superb article!