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Read this korrent: In audio, a higher price does not always mean a better listening experience
In audio, a higher price does not always mean a better listening experience
Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-10-09 — 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-end audio gear does not necessarily yield better sound, just different sound.
Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-14 — 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
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What makes a piece of gear worth using as a reference is its performance, not its price. — tap to centre the map on it
What makes a piece of gear worth using as a reference is its performance, not its price.
Last stated 2 months ago
5 Sept 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-05 — 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 setup matter more to sound quality than any individual piece of gear.
Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies that constantly retune their pricing cheapen the product, because customers learn to wait for the next discount. — tap to centre the map on it
Companies that constantly retune their pricing cheapen the product, because customers learn to wait for the next discount.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The mass market might not be ready for always-on listening devices. — tap to centre the map on it
The mass market might not be ready for always-on listening devices.
Last stated a week ago
16 Oct 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-16 — 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 match a speaker's actual power needs rather than maximized for headroom.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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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 in shapes its sound more than its speakers, amps or DACs.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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In audio, a higher price does not always mean a better listening experience
Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Steve Huff
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Spending more on ultra-high-end audio gear does not necessarily yield better sound, just different sound.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Steve Huff
Similar wording
Audio gear should be judged by ear, not by technical measurements.
Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Steve Huff
Similar wording
What makes a piece of gear worth using as a reference is its performance, not its price.
Last stated 5 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Steve Huff
Similar wording
The listening room and system setup matter more to sound quality than any individual piece of gear.
Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Steve Huff
Similar wording
Companies that constantly retune their pricing cheapen the product, because customers learn to wait for the next discount.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
The mass market might not be ready for always-on listening devices.
Last stated 16 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Similar wording
Amplifiers should be sized to match a speaker's actual power needs rather than maximized for headroom.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Steve Huff
Similar wording
The room a hi-fi system sits in shapes its sound more than its speakers, amps or DACs.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Steve Huff
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 5 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: product management
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward