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Simon Cohen

@ActuallySimon

🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 Freelance tech writer specializing in audio/video Terrible at Wordle https://teapaw.org/t.co/lxxV1Kiuhc

 Toronto, ON
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Joined December 2011
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#bose is increasing the price of its QuietComfort Ultra Headphones in the U.S. starting tomorrow. digitaltrends.com/home-theat…
Audio gear prices are climbing, but for how long?

Audio gear prices are climbing, but for how long?

The trade war between the U.S. and overseas countries like China no longer poses a theoretical risk of price increases on audio gear — those higher prices are here. Bose told Digital Trends that...

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The magnets in the #Sonos Arc Ultra's Sound Motion driver are so strong, they can attract and hold metal screws to the grille. digitaltrends.com/home-theat…
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Not sure what comes next on Cory's list of punishments but I believe it should be applied to those who do this while on a call. The level after that is for those who are on a FaceTime call.
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Hot take: if you play sound out of your phone around strangers in a public place, you should be shot. If that place is a public transit vehicle, you should be shot and pissed on. (Why yes, I am in transit all day, thanks for asking)
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The article launching alongside Save State is a deep dive into Doom + Doom II with insights from multiple developers at @NightdiveStudio. It's an ode to the modding community that has kept Doom alive for decades and ultimately contributed to this remaster. digitaltrends.com/gaming/doo…
Doom will never die — and modders are to thank

Doom will never die — and modders are to thank

It took a team of former modders to make Doom + Doom II the fantastic remaster that it is, demonstrating how love for Doom will never die.

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@seanolive I think you've posted about the lack of center-channel vocals in some Atmos mixes? This @ImmersiveAudioA interview has some fascinating explanations immersiveaudioalbum.com/qa-b…
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"... or creating their own instrumental versions of the track. I also find that in binaural, putting the vocal in the center channel makes it sound more recessed in headphones."
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"Plus, it requires that the listener have their system set up correctly. So I decided not to get into the habit of using the center too much, and certainly not for vocals."
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but we need to remove things like "how are you doing today?" from phone support scripts. It's mostly insincere, but worse, it's inefficient. Same goes for lengthy goodbyes when the problem has been solved. Friendly is great; Fast is better.
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I am unreasonably excited that mockuphone.com/ has updated its frames. iPhone 15! Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra! Google Pixel 7 AND 8. Thank you x100, @oursky
MockUPhone

MockUPhone

MockUPhone is a free tool that helps you wrap app screenshots in different mobile devices. Support iPhone mockup, iPad mockup, Android mockup and TV mockup.

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Welcome to the Bank of Now @SimpliiFin
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How we can help Ukraine 🇺🇦 and #MakePutinPay secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en…
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QDEL is real. digitaltrends.com/home-theat… @Caleb_Denison @DigitalTrends
Sharp secretly revealed the first QDEL TV at CES

Sharp secretly revealed the first QDEL TV at CES

With all of the benefits of OLED TV, yet none of its weaknesses, QDEL tech has been tempting us for years. It made its first appearance at CES 2024.

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Kinda feels like the future, doesn't it? digitaltrends.com/home-theat…
The LG Signature OLED T is official, and gorgeous — and transparent

The LG Signature OLED T is official, and gorgeous — and transparent

It's not often we get major surprises anymore at CES, but LG managed to pull one off with its spectacular — and transparent — LG Signature OLED T.

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Qualcomm’s new Wi-Fi chips are poised to revolutionize wireless audio buff.ly/49agWMe @ActuallySimon
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Best noise-canceling earbuds for 2023: from Sony, Soundcore, Jabra, and more buff.ly/3MebX3d @ActuallySimon
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Links inside ads get to keep their headlines. That should tell you everything you need to know about Musk's decision to remove them from all other posts.
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#Bose might not have changed much on the new QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, but what it did change makes all the difference. digitaltrends.com/home-theat…
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds review: This is how you do spatial audio

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds review: This is how you do spatial audio

Bose might not have changed much on the new QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, but what it did change makes all the difference.

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#Lenbrook, the Canadian owner of #Bluesound, #NAD, and PSB Speakers, has acquired #MQA, settling short-term fears about the British audio company's prospects. digitaltrends.com/home-theat…
The Canadian company that owns NAD and Bluesound now owns MQA

The Canadian company that owns NAD and Bluesound now owns MQA

Lenbrook, the Canadian owner of Bluesound, NAD, and PSB Speakers, has acquired MQA, settling short-term fears about the British audio company's prospects.

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The #Sonos Move 2 improves on the first-gen Move speaker with better battery life, better sound, and more features. But Google fans may want to look elsewhere. digitaltrends.com/home-theat…
Sonos Move 2 review: same body, better soul

Sonos Move 2 review: same body, better soul

The Sonos Move 2 improves on the first-gen Move speaker with better battery life, better sound, and more features. But Google fans may want to look elsewhere.

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,@Tidal still struggling to get the MQA-FLAC balance right. But seems they're making headway in usability. (article by @ActuallySimon) digitaltrends.com/home-theat…
Tidal will finally let you see which hi-res tracks are FLAC versus MQA

Tidal will finally let you see which hi-res tracks are FLAC versus MQA

After an awkward debut of the FLAC format on Tidal's Hi-Fi Plus subscription tier, the service now lets you see which tracks use FLAC and which use MQA.

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Dear sci-fi novelists and screenplay writers, please, no more time travel or multiverse plots -- just for like a year or two.
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Lol just got my #bluesky invite. Still worth joining?
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