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Read this korrent: No piece of audio gear is the best for everyone, because what is best depends on the listener
No piece of audio gear is the best for everyone, because what is best depends on the listener
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-10-09 — 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: In audio, a higher price does not always mean a better listening experience — tap to centre the map on it
In audio, a higher price does not always mean a better listening experience
Last stated 4 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 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-14 — 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: New always-on ambient-recording and audio-AI features in consumer wearables will prove controversial. — tap to centre the map on it
New always-on ambient-recording and audio-AI features in consumer wearables will prove controversial.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sound in an interface can be overdone, so be selective about when to use it and probably give the option to turn it off. — tap to centre the map on it
Sound in an interface can be overdone, so be selective about when to use it and probably give the option to turn it off.
Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — 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: 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: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it
A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
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Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it
A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works.
Last stated 2 years ago
24 Oct 2024
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Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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 fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. — tap to centre the map on it
A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new.
Last stated 8 months ago
15 Mar 2026
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are
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