Simon Cohen
@ActuallySimon
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🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 Freelance tech writer specializing in audio/video Terrible at Wordle https://t.co/lxxV1Kiuhc
Toronto, ON
Joined December 2011
#bose is increasing the price of its QuietComfort Ultra Headphones in the U.S. starting tomorrow.
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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. https://t.co/ATG0MBhIaE
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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.
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.
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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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"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 https://t.co/MEgPswqDT6 has updated its frames. iPhone 15! Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra! Google Pixel 7 AND 8. Thank you x100, @oursky
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Kinda feels like the future, doesn't it?
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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 https://t.co/YdZNhsJQS9
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Best noise-canceling earbuds for 2023: from Sony, Soundcore, Jabra, and more https://t.co/cPiVF7jDKj
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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) https://t.co/ZXePqprw4Z
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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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