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This article goes over what a Hi-Fi audio system is and advises on how to determine what components you need (and which ones you don’t need) to build a budget-friendly starter Hi-Fi stereo system. To clarify: by "building a Hi-Fi system", I mean choosing and buying each device (player, amplifier, speakers...) to connect them with each other by audio cables. "Building" does not mean creating your own DIY devices. When I was building mine, I was overwhelmed and confused by various components that may or may not be included into a system, and choosing between various player types. CD player or streamer? Or a digital player? Or maybe a vinyl LP player? Or can I just plug my computer into an amplifier? Do I need a DAC? What sounds best? What is cheaper?.. This article will present the basics (very ample and detailed basics), in a convenient and organised way, to help you spend less time on research than it took me about ten years ago. Now, let’s c...

This article explains what high quality sound is, why it’s crucial for people who say music is an important part of their life, and how to ensure you get the best sound quality (and the most pleasure) out of the music you listen to at home. You will learn: how to choose between specific editions of the same album and pick the one that sounds best about dynamic range, bit rate, frequency rate, and bit depth which of these parameters you should and shouldn’t care about And my next article will discuss how to choose components for a Hi-Fi stereo system on a modest budget for enjoying your favourite music at home. Now, let’s get down to business. Table of Contents What You May Be Missing Out On “How to listen to music?” What does this question even mean? Obviously, you just put on your headphones plugged into your phone or computer, turn the music on, and listen to it while, at the same time, doing whatever else you are doing. ...

This is a review of Metamorfosia — a 2014 art film by Cosmotropia de Xam co-authored by Carmen Incarnadine and starring her. This article includes the director’s comments on the movie and making of it. Like other works of the director, the movie has a heavily psychedelic atmosphere and deals with the supernatural and other kinds of mystery. This is one of my favourite films by Cosmotropia de Xam. Read on to learn why.   Table of Contents Synopsis A young lady (Carmen Incarnadine) is going through a stressful loss — her husband (Martin N) has been missing for three days. She starts getting items in the mail from an anonymous sender. The items seem to shed some light on what happened to her beloved. One of them is a bag of a mysterious substance — E769. The contact with it launches the girl’s irreversible mysterious metamorphosis accompanied by indescribable sensations and supernatural events. Who is she going to become after her ...