Paula Valenca

the curly one (she/her)

[Paula Valenca @phantas]

@ciphergoth TL;DR a good DAC and good passive speakers + amp with features/support are great for my main if I’m sitting down to listen to music, but if I am exercising personally I’d want something no fuss I can just open my phone and press play, that will sound great anywhere in the room.

[Paula Valenca @phantas]

@ciphergoth I am making assumptions on use: only used for cast and while exercising, preferably controlled by phone, enclosed room and you have other music systems at home. Depends how noisy and potency you need, but for your budget and needs, my rec is smart / active speaker. 1/

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@ciphergoth FWIW I configured a Raspberry Pi with a HiFiBerry HAT for my dad’s (expensive) HiFi but he now defaults to my old Sonos instead. The Pi-Fi is worst at buffering and other optimisations that improve the listening greatly, and will go offline or require maintenance often

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@ciphergoth I have a HomePod in my bedroom, previously a Sonos One, and was pleasantly surprised at sound quality for both. But, for example, HomePod does not support generic music servers. 3/

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@ciphergoth Smart / active speakers that are multidirectional are great if you’re moving around the room and an amp+speakers is a bit overkill if you’re only playing/controlling from your phone, Also more expensive and complex. But check support for home music server 2/

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Next: 🎵 “Green (Vincent’s Tune)”; Roomful of Teeth & The Silk Road Ensemble; [album:] “Sing me Home”
Mesmerising…

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It’s hard to control the volume when listening to concerts in a flat! You either have a whisper of a pianissimo from a cello… or an explosion from percussion that will scare your neighbours.
[🎵“A Gathering of friends”; John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma]

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@rnalexander I can’t speak for voice recording, but I use https://t.co/AUrRkbPsm6 with my Sony WX headphones at work (NC and BT off)

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I read Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall https://t.co/e5DSoFgeYs

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5 of 5 stars to The Last Question by Isaac Asimov https://t.co/8vf7p8WjF0

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5 of 5 stars to Cozinhar com Vegetais by Maria de Lourdes Modesto https://t.co/2lPmBaQWP1

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Eutoum Shrine is kicking my ***. Either I am missing something or I am terrible at infiltration. Most likely both… #TearsOfTheKingdom

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BRAGA: onde posso comprar piercings? 💍
Preciso de um labret ou bcr com 1.6mm de diâmetro (semi-urgente).

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TFW you talk to students of your past university degree, and they look at you as if you are a daffy annoying old lady, their parents’ generation.
… which you are since you graduated before they were born.

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When the original came out, musics that were 30 yo were from the 60s, which seemed a far away time, way before you were born, from your parents’ generation… #feelingold #timeisnotlinear #beingyourparents

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TFW: you hear a new mix of “What is Love (Baby Don’t Hurt Me)” on the radio and realise the original (you danced and dated to) is 30 years old!! #feelingold #timeisnotlinear

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Latest Kindle device - the keyboard remains as slow and error prone as ever 🤦

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4 of 5 stars to The Japanese Mind by Roger J. Davies https://t.co/vbr4qNexT9

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3 of 5 stars to Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall https://t.co/Woyn3hciTy

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What are your thoughts on the AT protocol by Blue Sky Web: https://t.co/88a4S5ljdz?
I’ve only just started browsing the identity section.