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← High-power amplifiers (e.g. 500 watts) offer no real listening benefit over much lower-power designs.

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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: High-power amplifiers (e.g. 500 watts) offer no real listening benefit over much lower-power designs. High-power amplifiers (e.g. 500 watts)offer no real listening benefit over muchlower-power designs. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Amplifiers should be sized to match a speaker's actual power needs rather than maximized for headroom. — tap to centre the map on it Amplifiers should be sized to matcha speaker's actual power needsrather than maximized for headroom. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Spending more on ultra-high-end audio gear does not necessarily yield better sound, just different sound. — tap to centre the map on it Spending more on ultra-high-endaudio gear does not necessarilyyield better sound, just differentsound. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: The source component (streamer or DAC) affects a system's sound more than the amplifier does. — tap to centre the map on it The source component (streamer orDAC) affects a system's sound morethan the amplifier does. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The room a hi-fi system sits in shapes its sound more than its speakers, amps or DACs. — tap to centre the map on it The room a hi-fi system sits inshapes its sound more than itsspeakers, amps or DACs. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The listening room and system setup matter more to sound quality than any individual piece of gear. — tap to centre the map on it The listening room and system setupmatter more to sound quality thanany individual piece of gear. Last stated 3 months ago 31 Jul 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The room/listening space matters more to sound quality than any speaker, amp, or source component. — tap to centre the map on it The room/listening space mattersmore to sound quality than anyspeaker, amp, or source component. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Audio gear should be judged by ear, not by technical measurements. — tap to centre the map on it Audio gear should be judged by ear,not by technical measurements. Last stated 3 months ago 31 Jul 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it A company captured by ideology willproduce useless products Last stated 3 years ago 8 Mar 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. — tap to centre the map on it A PM who can design around theirspec to see if it holds up toreality is what you want, and so isan engineer who really cares aboutbuilding great visual componentsystems. Last stated 7 months ago 14 Apr 2026 BL Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. — tap to centre the map on it A recurring AI workflow improvesmore through ongoing user feedbackthan by being fully specifiedupfront. Last stated 6 months ago 18 May 2026 JL Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre High-power amplifiers (e.g. 500 watts) offer no real listening benefit over much lower-power designs. Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Steve Huff Read this korrent →