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Close One week after the start of the Xbox Series X and S, competitor Sony in Europe sends the Playstation 5 into the next-gen race. We’ll show you which accessories make the PS5 even better.

Before we introduce headsets, charging stations, Sony’s official PS5 accessories and more in this guide, an important note: Since the PS5 – just like the Xbox Series X / S – attaches great importance to Most of the PS4 accessories also work on the PS5. Whether headset, steering wheel or arcade stick, most gadgets do their job without any problems. In terms of PS4 gamepads and external memory expansions, however, there are restrictions that we explain in more detail in the text.

The official headset: Sony Pulse 3D As with the launch of PS3 and PS4, Sony is also offering an official headset for the PS5 launch. It bears the futuristic name ” Pulse 3D Wireless Headset “, brings about 300 grams on the scales and is coupled to the Playstation 5 via the supplied USB dongle. A coupling with the PS4, Windows PCs and Mac is also possible and worked without any problems in the practical test.

The USB dongle sends on the 2.4 GHz frequency and takes care of it Distances of up to ten meters for interference-free transmission. Super: A 1, 25 Meter-long jack cable is included and allows wired operation or use with other devices with a jack plug input on request.

The Pulse 3D Wireless Headset including the supplied USB dongle. The Pulse 3D Wireless Headset scores well when it comes to wearing comfort. The main reasons for this are the elastic band underneath the headband, which hardly exerts any pressure on the head, and the pleasantly soft padded ear cups. In addition: The control buttons on the outside of the left ear cups are all very easy to reach. Be it the volume control, the mute button, the balance control between game sound and chat volume or the monitor button – after a short time you can find the controls without any problems and without looking. Keyword monitor button: It enables the user to check how their own microphone sound sounds to other players.

Let’s get to the sound quality. Be it now Astro’s Playroom , Sackboy: A Big Adventure , Demon’s Souls or Spider-Man: Miles Morales – the sound goes right into the ear and enables very precise location of noise sources for games that support Sony’s Tempest 3D AudioTech. Bass-heavy situations like explosions or collapsing buildings also come into their own.

And the microphone? Strictly speaking, there are two of them: one above and one below the left auricle. Both are embedded directly into the headphones, have noise-canceling technology and reproduce chat conversations in good quality. However, as expected, they cannot keep up with professional podcaster microphones acoustically.

Conclusion: At the price of just under 100 Euro, the Pulse 3D Wireless is a really successful headset, with good ergonomics, great sound quality and a chic design that fits perfectly with the PS5. The biggest point of criticism remains the battery: After nine to ten hours of intensive gaming, it has to be recharged using the UBS-C cable provided. Headsets from other manufacturers last much longer.

Headphones and headsets Sony’s Pulse 3D Wireless is a great all-rounder at a fair price. If you want even more comfort and features, you will also find convincing alternatives from numerous other manufacturers. We would like to briefly introduce two of them at this point. On the one hand the Stealth 700 Gen 2 from Turtle Beach. Compared to the previous model, Turtle Beach has improved in many areas and thus created a professional headset that is available at a price of approx. 150 Euro leaves little to be desired.

That starts with the supple auricles made of memory foam, the Thanks to the gel core, they hardly heat up even when worn for long periods of time, thanks to the flexible material they also fit perfectly with glasses wearers and can be easily removed for cleaning. The high level of comfort is supported by a metal-reinforced headband with very comfortable padding on the inside.

Thanks 50 mm nanoclear driver gives the stealth 700 Gen 2 acoustically decent gas, delivers powerful bass and nuanced highs. If you like, you can also use the companion app “Turtle Beach Audio Hub” to adjust the sound experience in detail, reassign certain headset buttons and – Bluetooth makes it possible – even integrate cell phone calls directly into the audio feed. The foldable microphone earns praise: it captures what is being said crystal clear and can be intuitively muted by simply flipping it up. The all-round carefree package is rounded off by terrific funk performance and a 1000 – mAh battery that is running out 20 for hours.

The look des Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 is simple, but still chic. The Arctis 7P Wireless from Steelseries. Be it the excellent wearing comfort, the high system flexibility (PS5, PS4, PC, Android, switch) thanks to the supplied USB-C dongle, the excellent wireless connection via 2.4 GHz frequency, the convincing sound with its very well-coordinated bass and heights or the phenomenal battery life of up to 23 hours – the Arctis 7P is worth its high price of 180 Euro more than fair. On top of that, it also goes well with the new Sony console in terms of color.

If you don’t want to dig deep into your pocket after buying expensive consoles and games for a headset, you should take a look at das Head: Set 5 from Snakebyte. At a bargain price of just 17 Euro you get a soundproof headset with 40 – mm audio drivers, a 1.2 meter jack cable and some practical convenience functions. The latter include the detachable and removable microphone with pop protection, a volume control and mute button on the cable, as well as the option to fold the ear cups inwards, which makes transport noticeably easier. As a little treat, Snakebyte also includes a right-angled headset holder, which can be attached to the desk etc. with two adhesive strips.

charging station The DualSense controllers offer – depending on the intensity of the vibration effects – an average of around twelve hours of gaming. It is then charged using the USB-C cable supplied ex works or one of the numerous charging stations that appeared at the launch. The official one from Sony is called DualSense Charging Station , costs just under 35 Euro and works exactly like its predecessor for PS4. In other words: The controllers are placed in two troughs arranged one behind the other, where they can recharge their batteries using the contact surfaces next to the headset connection on the underside of the Dual Sense. Well done: Sony’s charging station takes up the typical V-design of the PS5 front and, like this one, is black and white.

Visually, it hits a very similar notch Twin: Charge 5 from Snakebyte. Here, too, up to two DualSense controllers snap into place one behind the other in a black and white docking station. The two charging indicators on the front of the Twin show whether a controller is actually being charged: Charge 5. To ensure that the charging station is securely held on smooth surfaces, Snakebyte also provides four anti-slip rubbers on the underside. Cost: 19, 95 Euro – and therefore just under 15 Euros less than the Sony variant.

The front of the Snakebyte Twin: Charge 5 is oriented on the V-shaped PS5 design. Another interesting one, also about 20 Euro expensive charging solution comes from Blade . The principle here: Instead of charging the controller via the contacts near the headset connection, a so-called mini-safe plug is plugged into the USB-C port of the DualSense and then placed in the station. Advantage: The controller does not protrude as high when charging as with the first-mentioned alternative, which is useful if you want to stow the charging station in a rather low shelf compartment. Disadvantage with Blade: If you don’t keep the two mini-safe plugs provided in the compartments provided in the station, you run the risk of losing the tiny ones. Do something different again it Raptor Gaming . Here you plug the pads for charging directly into two USB-C ports that look out of the middle part of the futuristic station on the left and right. So that everything is safely stowed away, the pads are also placed on a small storage area. Charging indicators are also provided. With a price of approx. 29 Euro, however, the Raptor variant is significantly more expensive than the versions of Snakebyte and Blade.

Accessories for Twitch streamers and YouTubers In addition to the Pulse 3D Wireless Headset and the Charging Station Sony also offers other official accessories. This includes the HD camera equipped with two full HD wide-angle lenses . The pleasantly compact camera has an integrated stand and is either clamped to the top of the screen or the television or placed on the surface below. A further fine adjustment of the camera angle is then possible via two rotating hinges in the base.

On screens with a border thickness of up to The HD camera has a great hold of five centimeters. With everything beyond that, things get shaky. Once connected to a USB port on the PS5 with the two meter long cable and successfully set up in the accessories menu, the HD camera is primarily used to show the player in a small window in the video when broadcasting Twitch or YouTube live streams. The location of the display can be specified in the options menu.

If the HD camera is used in conjunction with the PS5’s own video editing program Share Factory, it is also possible to use the background from the recording to remove and replace with another. This worked best in the test with a green or red background. White room walls, on the other hand, were less suitable. It is also a shame that this function is currently not available for streaming.

At the moment, the HD camera is not compatible with PlayStation VR. The latter still only works via the PS4 camera, which in turn is connected to the PS5 with the so-called PlayStation Camera Adapter. Tip: You can request the adapter free of charge from Sony after entering the serial number of the PS VR headset.

Remote control for Film and series fans The round 30 Euro expensive Media remote control has a white and black PS5 design and is primarily aimed at all those who like their next-gen console to watch Blu-rays and as a player want to use for streaming services. It is therefore not surprising that shortcut buttons for Disney +, Netflix, Spotify and YouTube have been placed at the bottom of the remote control. However, the respective assignment and labeling cannot be changed. So if you want to reprogram a button on Amazon Prime and one on Hulu, for example, look into the tube.

The Media Remote weighs just once 85 grams and lies comfortably in the hand. Above the shortcut buttons are the standard interaction buttons (fast forward and rewind, play / pause, level back, menu) as well as a 4-way directional pad with a centrally positioned selection button. All buttons have a solid pressure point and are not only used to control media playback, but also for convenient navigation through the entire PS5 system menu.

The keys in the upper third of the Media Remote. They allow rudimentary functions such as adjusting the volume or muting the audio output on compatible TVs.

Unfortunately, the microphone button at the top of the cannot be used at the moment Middle of the media remote control. It will most likely serve a voice control function planned for the future. When Sony will add this function for the console and remote control has not yet been determined.

Controller Games developed for the PlayStation 5 must all use the DualSense Controller from Sony, especially since only this one has adaptive triggers and noticeably improved vibration functions. Conversely, this means: If you need additional gamepads for PS5 games suitable for co-op or multiplayer, you currently do not need to buy additional DualSense controllers.

Very important: Playstation-4- Controllers can be connected to the PS5, but only to play backward compatible PS4 and PS VR titles. It is not yet clear when third-party manufacturers will offer alternatives to the official DualSense controller.

Memory expansions Similar to Microsoft, Sony offers an officially certified NVMe SSD with which the internal memory can be expanded. If you want to add more fast storage to the console, you have to retrofit a compact, PCIe 4.0 compatible SSD via an M.2 interface. The slot required for this is located inside the console and is accessible if you carefully push the right side wall of the console (the one without the PS5 logo) downwards with both hands. Now remove the cover of the SSD slot and the memory expansion can be installed.

However, there is currently one crucial problem: A list of certified expansion SSDs, which anyway hl fit in the slot and are fast enough to deliver the performance of the integrated SSD is not yet available. As a result, it is currently not possible to expand the SSD storage for PS5 games. In view of the huge size of many games, it shouldn’t take too long until the corresponding memory expansions find their way onto the market.

Similar to the Xbox Series S / X but you can help yourself with USB storage devices. If you want to install PS4 games on the PS5, you can do this as usual on a external storage medium as long as this is connected via USB 3.0 and via the console has been formatted accordingly. Inexpensive models for this purpose include the My Passport hard drives from Western Digital with, for example, 4 TB or the 6 TB model of the Expansion product line from Seagate.

Storage systems Order must be! This not only applies to the home desk, but also to everything to do with gamepads, accessories and game packaging. If you have just bought a PS5 and want to neatly stow the things just mentioned in one place, you should get the Games: Tower 5 by Note snakebyte. In a kind of mini-shelf, users can store up to four controllers, ten games and smaller accessories such as the media remote control presented above in a well-organized manner.

The Games: Tower 5 ensures order on the gamer’s desk. The construction of the accessory tower is a bit cumbersome at first, as the plastic parts only snap into place with a lot of pressure. But once you have overcome this hurdle and removed the protective film on the anti-slip pads on the underside, the Games: Tower 5 does very well and is stable.

Exciting for multi-format gamers: In addition to DualSense controllers, the controller holders on the outside are also suitable for all common wireless PS4, Xbox One and switch pads. The slots for the games are so high that PS4, Xbox One and Switch titles can easily be accommodated in them.

Conclusion There are already enough exciting accessories for the Playstation 5 at the start. It’s just a shame that PS5 games can only be played with the – admittedly excellent – DualSense controller. At least for titles with locally playable co-op or multiplayer mode, Sony should make an exception. In the long term, however, it is to be expected that third-party manufacturers will also be able to offer their own pads for the PS5.

The current status quo is also somewhat unsatisfactory in terms of additional storage for PS5 -Games. 667 GB of free space on the system’s ultra-fast SSD is a start on But definitely not enough in the long run for most gaming enthusiasts. It is to be hoped that Sony will certify compatible SSDs as soon as possible and communicate clearly which memory expansions will ultimately allow further PS5 game installations.

If you are looking for a suitable TV, We recommend our TV purchase advice for PS5 and Xbox Series X. In our Consoles theme world, we also have further tests, for example for Xbox or various retro consoles.

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Windows update out of turn fixes Kerberos authentication problems

Windows security updates that were distributed last week as part of the security patch day have apparently caused new problems on some systems in corporate environments – namely when authenticating with Kerberos.

Microsoft has made improvements and updates for Windows Server 2004 (/ R2), 2016, 2019, 1903 / 1903 and 2004/20 H2 provided to fix the problem. The updates are optional: admins do not get them via WSUS, but can download them manually from Microsoft’s update catalog if necessary.

DCs and RODCs potentially affected The problems are caused by updates that fix the CVE gap – 2020 – 17049, should close. According to Microsoft’s advisory on CVE – 2020 – 17049 enabled these attackers to circumvent the security mechanisms of the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) under certain conditions. The way in which the vulnerability was originally eliminated caused various problems with Kerberos authentication and renewing the tickets used by the Kerberos service on some domain controllers (DCs) and read-only domain controllers (RODCs).

Affected versions and downloads Further details on the fixes can be found below linked support articles for the affected Windows servers -Versions can be found. Microsoft also recommends that you ensure that the latest Servicing Stack Update (SSU) has been installed before updating.

Windows Server 2012: KB 4594438 (Download Update) Windows Server 2012 R2: KB 4594439 (Download Update) Windows Server 2016: KB 4594441 (Download Update) Windows Server 2019: KB 4594442 (Download Update) Windows Server version 1903 / 1909: KB 4594443 (Download Update) Windows Server version 2004 / 20 H2: KB 4594440 (Download Update) Latest Servicing Stack Updates (overview) (ovw)

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Confer with Microsoft Teams 24 hours a day for free

Teams for private use were previously limited to the mobile app, Microsoft is changing that: Family and friends can now also confer for hours on the desktop. The application is free. And even without a Microsoft account you can be there via the browser.

Teams on the desktop and in the web app allow up to 250 Participants in chats and groups. Video and audio calls can run for 24 hours at a time. That is significantly more time than with the free versions of most other providers. People without a Teams account can now participate by invitation. The tile look with up to 49 people is available, as is the Together Mode. Photos and vidoes can be shared in chats. Further functions that are already included in the mobile variant are to follow.

Separate accounts, an application Who has separate accounts for has professional and private use on Teams’ mobile devices, they can now combine them on the desktop. Chats can also be synchronized. Separate windows for each use should avoid mixing.

With a work account at Microsoft, you can add a personal account via the settings behind your own profile photo. For commercial accounts, it may take some time before the option is available, writes Microsoft in a blog post.

Microsoft is also working on making chats permanently available to people who don’t have a Teams app. You should then receive the messages via SMS, tests are already underway in the USA and Canada. There are also new location functions that tell other users when they want to leave the house, where they are and what the estimated time of arrival will be.

The mobile teams version also gets the function To transfer events from chats to the device’s calendar. Tasks and location information can be displayed in the overview. Photos can be stored in the personal safe.

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Database system: A hole in IBM Db2 endangers Linux, Unix and Windows

By successfully exploiting a security gap, attackers could attack systems with the IBM Db2 database system with malicious code. Admins should install the secured versions as soon as possible.

The vulnerability (CVE – 2020 – 4701) is with the threat level ” high ” Mistake. In a warning message, IBM writes that the versions for Linux, Unix and Windows are affected. Db2 Connect Server is also vulnerable.

Root gap If an attacker has local access to a compromised system, he could trigger a memory error (buffer overflow) in an unspecified way and as a result execute malicious code with root rights.

Thereof are the versions V 10. 5, V 11. 1 and 11. 5 affected. V 10. 1 and 9.7 are not vulnerable according to IBM. So far only the secured output is 10. 5.5.0 published. For the other versions there are special builds in which the developers have closed the gap.

After a note to the reader, affected platforms in the preview text adapted.

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Serverless: Google provides Cloud Functions for .NET Core 3.1

Google has announced the preview of the integration of .NET Core 3.1 with the GCP service Cloud Functions. This gives developers the opportunity to use cloud functions from their preferred .NET runtime environment (Windows, Mac, Linux), for example for serverless applications or in the mobile and IoT environment. The Functions Framework for .NET is available as open source on GitHub for developing the functions.

Application examples for Cloud Functions

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The functions created with the Functions Framework for .NET can be executed locally and provided via the fully managed cloud service Cloud Functions or other .NET environments. Developers can also grant the functions access to resources in virtual private cloud networks (VPC) in order to create applications for real-time data processing, video, image and mood analysis or even chatbots and virtual assistants.

The Functions Framework for .NET currently supports HTTP and CloudEvent functions, which are useful for webhook / HTTP use cases as well as Google Use the Pub / Sub, Cloud Storage and Firestore cloud services. The framework also has templates ready that developers can use both on the command line and in Visual Studio – including those for F # and Visual Basic.

The preview of Cloud Functions for. NET is available immediately. More information is available on the Google blog announcing the integration. More details on the open source framework can be found in the GitHub repo for the Functions Framework for .NET. If you are more interested in the technical aspects behind it, we recommend a deep dive in Jon Skeet’s blog.

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How to disable Edge’s new URL copy and paste feature

If you’re using a recent version of Microsoft’s Edge browser, you might have noticed that the way URLs copy and paste has changed. As of Edge version 87 for Windows or 88 for macOS, you’ll find that by default trying to copy and paste a URL from an address bar will paste the title of a webpage as a hyperlink rather than its URL directly.

So instead of seeing:

https://www.theverge.com/

…like you’d expect to, you’ll instead paste:

The Verge

Depending on what you’re doing, this might be helpful. If you’re sending an email that you want to be nicely formatted with a hyperlink, then this might save you some time, for example. It’s also possible to still paste a plain URL if you use the Ctrl + Shift + V command to paste the plain URL without formatting.

But there are plenty of occasions where you just want to get a URL without having to remember to hold down an extra button. Not to mention the fact that there are a lot of webpages out there with messy titles that don’t share very well. Look at the page title for an individual tweet, for example, and you’ll see that it contains the entire text of the tweet, which ends up looking messy when you’re trying to paste it.

Here’s an example tweet’s URL:

And here’s what gets pasted using Edge’s new feature:

The Verge on Twitter: “A different Super Mario Bros. game now holds the title for most expensive ever sold https://t.co/l5NAyNSeA3 https://t.co/FnWuM11kKQ” / Twitter

Thankfully, it’s a simple process to swap back.

How to get Edge to copy and paste URLs normally again

To change how Edge handles copying and pasting links, click the button with the three dots on it to the right of the toolbar, and select “Settings” from the drop-down menu that appears. On the left, you’ll see a “Share, copy, and paste” section.

Select “Settings” from the drop-down menu.

Click it, and inside, you’ll have the option of posting either a “Link” by default or “Plain text.” The former will paste the title of a page as a hyperlink by default, while the latter pastes a traditional URL.

Select “Link” if you want to paste a hyperlinked page title by default, or “Plain text” if you want to paste the URL.

That’s it! Remember to apply the setting across all of the profiles you use in Microsoft Edge in case you have different ones set up for home and work.

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Review: Iraser Stick AOI from Vortex Hifi

Insight has increased in recent decades that electromagnetic phenomena resulting, among other things, from wireless communication can have a negative effect on the perceived performance of audio and video systems. In this context one speaks of electrosmog. I want to save what electrosmog is and how it affects devices and people for a later article. For the moment I would like to leave it at the conclusion that there are accessories on the market that aim to combat the adverse effects of electrosmog. For example, there is the German brand Creaktiv Systems with a very extensive range. Most of these are objects made of hard glass that have been treated according to a very secret procedure. Contact between such an object and a device or CD leads to “information”. of that and that in turn leads to a better sound. It sounds like science fiction or total nonsense, but there’s no denying that it works. The effect has been demonstrated by measurements. At home I use almost the complete range of Creaktiv Systems.

The first generation of products from Creaktiv Systems was developed by the German Norbert Maurer. Maurer started his own business a few years ago. He now offers comparable products under the brand name Vortex Hifi. According to importer Daluso, the latest insights have been incorporated into the range of Vortex Hifi and these products therefore go a step further than the older accessories from Creaktiv Systems. The accessories of Vortex Hifi are available from Kemp Elektroniks and King Audio. Â

The Iraser Stick AOI A completely original development of Vortex Hifi is the so-called Iraser Stick. Bizarrely, the accessory is shaped like a magic wand! It shouldn’t get any crazier! Was this form chosen as a provocation of the skeptics? There are three types. The most advantageous has the addition of AOI in the name and contains a diametric magnet on one end. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the stick. The two more expensive types also have an axial magnet at the other end; that field faces along the stick. I only tested the AOI.

The the intention is to slowly stroke the magnet along the object to be treated in a number of strokes, such that the entire surface is reached. The red sticker on the magnet must point at right angles to the object. That object to be treated can be a CD, an LP, but also a cable or a device, yes, even â ?? windows and mirrors! â ???? Hocus pocusâ ???? no need to shout. The effect is said to be based not only on degaussing, but also on â ???? informâ ???? Hence the name â ???? Iraserâ ???? and not â ???? Eraserâ ????.

The magnet is powerful; so be careful with speakers! Before you know it, the end of the Iraser will find the magnet of the driver and there is a hole in the cone!

For the same reason the Iraser also does not reach the element holding a record player. I also don’t see the idea of ​​moving the magnet in the vicinity of current-carrying cables and devices; the importer also advises against this. The Iraser comes with clear instructions for use including these warnings. Since I don’t feel like switching off the equipment and dragging the cables from behind my rack, I only rated the Iraser as an audio carrier handler. So there is more to do with it.

The effects of the Iraser Stick AOI on CDs The test procedure is simple: just grab a number of CDs that I can dream, listen to a piece , treat, listen to the same piece again and note any differences. So that treatment amounts to striking the CD with the magic wand, an activity that could lead a casual observer to call a psychiatrist (â ???? John is lostâ ????) â ?? ¦. Â

By the way, I have sometimes has been criticized that this approach is “non-scientific” ???? is. Well, that’s right. We have to go to university for science. I only pass on my subjective experiences. These can then be an interesting reason to try it without obligation. Everyone will always have to listen for themselves and trust their own ears. That is the essence of our hobby. Incidentally, I have never seen a serious music lover come to very different conclusions than I did â ?? ¦.

The Iraser works! After treatment I notice improvement in all parameters. It all sounds a bit more informative, calmer, more spacious. The effect is roughly in the same order of magnitude as that of some other accessories that handle CDs. These devices are considerably more expensive than the Iraser Stick. A very satisfactory result, therefore, which more than justifies the purchase of this remarkable product. The biggest surprise was yet to comeâ ?? ¦Â

The effects of the Iraser Stick AOI on LPâ ?? ?? s That surprise occurred when I put the baton on a lp let go. Wow! A much greater effect than with CDs. This is a revelation rather than “audible”. In classical music, strings and brass sound significantly less sharp and more natural; the background becomes quieter and there is more overview in the sound image. The music breathes more and blares less. I think the difference is so big that even people who don’t listen to much music would notice it.

I had a strange experience with the lp Winelight by saxophonist Grover Washington. The title track is supported by a powerful bass line. This bass sounds a bit dominant and greasy on my set. Who can describe my surprise: after treatment a controlled and clean bass came out of the speakers. You can hardly call this an improvement anymore. Rather a complete â ???? restructuringâ ???? of the music.

I found Another handy procedure: I let the LP rotate on the turntable and slowly move the stick with the red tip pointing upwards radially outward. Of course this is only possible with a plateau that does not attract the magnet. A funny detail is that the powerful magnet of the Iraser sticks to the metal intermediate plate in the base of the VPI. With this permanent place, I always have the baton at hand. This was not recommended by the importer because the intermediate plate also becomes magnetic. Too bad then, this is too nice to leave it.

Conclusion The conclusion is clear: the Iraser Stick AOI from Vortex Hifi works fine in my experience with optical discs and nothing short of spectacular with LPs. And that for 99 euros â ?? ¦. The fact that I have sometimes paid more for less effect may be called the understatement of the century. I urge music lovers who have to overcome something for the purchase of a magic wand. You can always try without obligation. The Iraser Stick is one of the best accessories I’ve come across in thirty years.

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Review: Airpulse A100 Active Speaker System


MORE FROM THIS BRAND RESUME The Airpulse A 100 are good speakers. Especially if you purchase them for that specific purpose for which you are looking for that fairly analytical and direct representation. They really excel in nearfield rendering, but just aren’t for everyone. Although that actually applies to a lot of hi-fi.

PLUS POINTS Fast and energetic display Nice stereo image (nearfield) Nicely finished Complete package including good quality interlinks MINUSES Sometimes a bit nasty in the high

If I wanted to review a set of Edifier speakers? Isn’t that that brand that mainly focuses on audio with your PC? That’s right, for the most part ????  but the Airpulse sub-brand that is designed and produced under the Edifier banner is a bit more hi-fi oriented, in contrast to the Edifier speakers that you find on the shelves of the major electronics chains. Getting started with the Airpulse A 100 So!

What is more than worth mentioning is that musician and audio designer Phil Jones forms a partnership with Edifier. By the way, don’t confuse him with Andrew Jones, the renowned loudspeaker designer. Nor are they related. Phil Jones is, however, the man behind the legendary Acoustic Energy AE-1. For many, still the benchmark for floorstander performance from a much smaller, yet conventional housing. That creates certain expectations for me if I do a little reading before the speakers are delivered.

Today is red No, not Marco Borsato’s song … The Airpulse A pair 100, which is not made available to me for quite some time to my dissatisfaction, is what I am referring to. The A 192 is available in high-gloss white, high-gloss black and therefore also high-gloss red. And now let the latter show off with me on the speaker stands in my attic room. It is a color that I would never buy myself without seeing it. But now that they are set up in the listening room, I actually think they are very beautiful, and have a real own face.

They are seamlessly finished with rounded corners and the paint is of good quality. It all shines towards you and it is not without reason that a pair of white cloth gloves and a cleaning cloth are included. They are speakers that really should be seen. They are also nice and compact and measure only 25 cm in width, 28, 3 cm in height and 25, 5 cm depth.

The left speaker is the one that actually is passive. The judge is the one in which the electronics are housed. A black strip can be seen on the front of that active speaker that provides visual feedback which input has been selected. The IR eye has been incorporated into the same strip and a HiRes logo is displayed on the front. Fortunately, it does not look like a traditional computer speaker set, but really a bit more serious work. Personally, I would like to see that black strip on the passive speaker as well, but that’s more my slightly compulsive trait to see the same left and right.

Drivers, amplification and internal cabling

Ok, so the appearance is (as far as I am concerned) well together. And if you don’t like red, you still have the choice of neutral black or white. The technique is of course just as important. First of all, the horn loaded ribbon tweeter stands out. That is not an everyday tweeter. The very thin aluminum diaphragm provides high resolution and speed and the horn design ensures a fairly direct radiation behavior towards the listener. It is crucial for such tweeters to set them up correctly. That is to say fully turn in to the listening position and the tweeter at ear height. Because my speaker stands are a bit too low and in the beginning it was all just flat and boring. Once brought to the right height, it became a completely different story. There is also a set of coasters of dampening material included that allows you to place the speakers on your desk at an angle, but there was just not enough space on my desk, so that’s why I chose speaker stands on both sides of my desk.

The fact The fact that they must be well aimed at your ears makes these speakers perfectly suitable for near-field listening. As monitors in your home studio, for example, or as high-quality reproducers at your home workplace. The tweeters are connected by a 2 x 10 Watt class-D amplifier driven and go to 40 kHz, which is well above the human hearing range. This in turn ensures a lot of peace in the reproduction of sound in the audible spectrum. The woofers are 5-inch aluminum variants that look beautiful with their silver-colored dust cover. The woofers are controlled by a 2 x 52 Watt class-D amplifier and start at 52 Hz, which is very neat for this speaker size. The internal cabling and the fairly thick cable between the two speakers is from the American Transparent Cable, so that is also good.

Connectivity Options

The rear of the right speaker is well utilized with a large reflex port and control and input panel and offers quite a few possibilities to physically connect your sources, in addition to the invisible wireless variant called Bluetooth (aptX). There are two analog RCA connections, an optical input and a USB-B input with support for 192 kHz input sample rate to your PC, smartphone or tablet with the Airpulse A 100 to connect. Drivers are available for your Windows PC. There is also a subwoofer output and of course the connection point for the cable to the other speaker. There are also a number of rotary knobs to adjust the volume, treble and bass reproduction.

So it is not the most complete device in terms of connectivity options, but nevertheless there is most of them can be found sufficiently. In addition to the rotary / push buttons on the back, the operation can also be done with a great small remote control.

Hi-Fi Speakers? The enormously direct sound of the A 100 it’s noticable. They are not speakers that you use for background music. As far as I’m concerned, they demand too much attention for that. The lightning-fast mid-low, middle and high reproduction are merciless in displaying small details, even if the shot is a dragon. So I can describe them as quite analytical. The bass reproduction is not too fat. On the contrary, it is very tight, rhythmic and controlled. The reflex gate does not produce any annoying wind noise, so this has also been carefully considered. It turns out that they are really speakers aimed at nearfield listening and in my opinion not suitable for a medium-sized living room next to the television. They really lack some power for that and the sweet spot is too narrow.

With the current corona crisis, I have worked an enormous amount of hours from home â ???? and will I stick with it for many more hours â ???? and therefore these Airpulse A 192 for quite some time my regular reproducers when listening to music, right next to my desk on stands. If I really had to concentrate on my work, it was important to just switch off the speakers and put my headphones on at a low volume. The A 100 â ???? s grab you and don’t let go until you turn them off again. Your full attention is claimed and you are drawn into that sound bubble, whether you want it or not.

The stereo image is beautiful and has a nice placement that is wider and deeper than the rather narrow setup in which I tested them for most of the review period. Percussion is very tight and detailed and yet also delivered with a certain lightness with enough punch in the low end. It is the speed and transparency of the aluminum ribbon horn tweeter that provides that particular fast, airy sound. Don’t listen relaxed, but immerse yourself in the music you want to hear.

I leave the button for the treble display in the middle position. Turning down does not give more peace of mind when listening and that just removes those micro details and transient information. It is an intrinsic quality of these tweeters to fully demand your attention. You don’t need to turn it higher at all. Then it all becomes much too sharp. Even vicious. Like adding artificial sharpening to a photo. Jagged and ugly edges are plotted around your beautiful photo and that’s what happens to the sound when you turn the treble knob up. So the whole is sometimes a bit too much in the middle position, but turning that knob just doesn’t give a good result for my feeling.

Lovers of heavy and deep bass with a lot of pressure can do it it is best to connect a subwoofer, because the A 100 – you simply are not. The format is certainly not up to that. Which does not mean that the bass reproduction is bad, because it is perfectly fine and well dosed. In any case, no sub was connected for the review, because I didn’t need it, and I didn’t miss it either. I did turn the knob for the bass a bit up. Placing closer to the wall can offer some relief.

It is in any case nice that those rotary knobs are present. You can adjust them a little more to your will, but they retain that pit bull-like, bite-like character, no matter what you turn those knobs. Is that bad? It mainly depends on what you are hunting for speaker and also on your taste of course. I can imagine that they are fine speakers for a home studio, but in a living room setting I would not recommend them so quickly.

Conclusion The Airpulse A 100 are good speakers. Especially if you purchase them for that specific purpose for which you are looking for that fairly analytical and direct representation. They really excel in nearfield rendering. They simply are not for everyone. But that actually applies to so much hi-fi and is therefore no shortcoming of the Airpulse A 100.

Airpulse A 100

â ?? ¬ 799 Â | Airpulse

Rating 4, 5 out of 5

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Review: Samsung T5 SSD


RESUME Today’s technology delivers fast, pocket-sized speeds. Investing in a piece of storage that can also be used for more than just a backup is more than convenient. The Samsung T5 external SSD is recommended for a good backup of a nice collection of music.

PLUS POINTS Versatile Reliable Format Speed

We listen music with z all more and more via the various streaming services. Spotify, Tidal, Soundcloud, Apple Music – you name it. Sometimes it seems as if no one has any music carriers at home. Or is it?

There is a discrepancy to begin with. The audio enthusiast knows that music via those streaming services is often compressed enormously. A streaming service for – and point of sale for – music that does focus on audio quality is for example Qobuz. It is also possible to buy high quality music there. And there are plenty of other places online where it is possible to buy high quality music. Many of us at the editorial office therefore have a server or NAS at home for the storage of that music. We can also use it as a source to stream music over the network. A common set-up among music and film lovers, but it does require a backup: a backup!

Backup Importance As a hard drive in your server or NAS decides to retire, then you can wave to your music. You will not get it back. A possibility to at least partially overcome this is with a Raid configuration, but it is best to always make a backup of your valuable digital collection. And preferably several, because one backup is not a backup.

For that reason today we are going to get started with a Samsung T5 portable SSD. Samsung has been the market leader in SSD storage for several years. The brand’s Evo series has also won multiple awards. The Samsung T5 is very small in size. The device literally fits in your palm. Thanks to the housing, the T5 is shockproof, password-protected and uses Samsung V-NAND flash memory.

The use of large, heavy and often slow mechanical hard drives is no longer entirely of this time. This is mainly aimed at the really large amounts of storage in servers. The demand for faster information transfer, on the other hand, is growing day by day. The Samsung T5 has a USB3.1 gen2 connection and a transfer speed of up to 540 mb per second. This makes it possible to watch or listen to music and films directly from an external SSD. Running an operating system externally is possible, or games.

SSD Vs. HDD So what are the advantages of an SSD compared to an HDD? A Solid State Drive no longer has any moving parts. It is stored on flash memory chips. That provides much more speed. The energy consumption is very low, an SSD is more reliable and has little or no noise production.

An HDD or Hard Drive Disk is a magnetic metal disk. It is ‘written’ and read by an arm, like on a record player. Since it is mechanical, it does make noise. Searching and writing is also done physically, so slowly. The energy consumption is also a lot higher.

For this review we are going to back up Make a small 747 gigabytes of music. We connect the Samsung T5 to the Synology for this 215 + NAS. Next, we need to format the external drive so that we can use the T5 external SSD. We select all music and copy it to the T5 SSD. A real life test, just as you could use the external SSD at home. We can see that the time changes quite a bit.

Samsung has developed this external SSD for a large target group. Because the T5 is handy, you can take it with you. The option to protect the SSD with a password via an Apple or Windows computer will also appeal to many people. Looking at the performance, we see that a small file (10 mb) at a rate of 526 mb per second is written. For larger files – read: a file of 5 gigabytes or larger – we arrive at a 421 mb per second. The reading speed is also comparable. Those are great scores, for impatient people.

The full music backup finally takes just under four hours. That is quite fast, an HDD mechanical hard disk cannot do that very quickly. Nice even if it ever needs to be restored.

Better safe than sorry A good backup is worth its weight in gold. A second backup even even more. Something a music lover or collector with a nice digital collection should have. We experienced that ourselves years ago, because then we lost a lot . We cannot emphasize the usefulness and necessity enough, but with an SSD there is an extra advantage. This can be can easily be connected to the radio in the car, provided it is equipped with a USB connection. So you have all your own music at hand, in good quality, even when you’re on the go.

Conclusion A good backup is a must, especially for the audio (and film) enthusiast. Today’s technology provides high speeds in pocket format. Investing in a piece of storage that can also be used for more than just a backup is more than convenient. Especially if the reliability is high. The Samsung T5 external SSD is recommended for a good backup of a beautiful collection of music.

Samsung T5 SSD

€ 109 | samsung.com

Rating: 4.5 / 5

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Microsoft Pluton: Security chip should end up in CPUs from AMD, Intel and Qualcomm in the future

Apple, Google and Microsoft have been installing hardware security modules in their own devices for some time. The latter wants to significantly expand the protection with the so-called Pluton processor. The new security chip will soon find its way into CPUs and APUs as well as SoCs from hardware partners AMD, Intel and Qualcomm as a permanently integrated component. First of all, the main focus is on protection against manipulation and the defense against attacks on the firmware in the form of the UEFI BIOS.

These are currently prevented in pure software form by the firmware TPM. However, such solutions do not provide comprehensive protection and still offer security loopholes that can be exploited by hackers. Security researcher Denis Andzakovic showed last year, for example, that the communication between the Trusted Platform Module 2.0 and the chipset can be read out on the low-pin interface (LPC). This would, for example, make it possible to intercept Bitlocker keys.

Such security problems should be addressed with a security chip integrated directly into the processor, such as the Pluton processor, be resolved. Despite full chip integration, Microsoft’s chip is said to be isolated from the rest of the processor, which should exclude side-channel attacks such as Specter. Furthermore, protected digital keys do not leave the security hardware. This happens due to the SHACK function, which stands for Secure Hardware Cryptography Key. This means that it cannot be accessed using the chip’s own firmware. In addition, security gaps are to be closed continuously via Windows Update. Microsoft’s Azure server is supposed to make threats less likely by checking the integrity of the Pluton processor and its firmware.

In the further course of development, Microsoft is also planning the functionality of the Pluton processor for passwords and expand user data. Windows computers of all price ranges are to be equipped with the chip in the future. However, this should not lead to a Windows requirement, other operating systems can still be used as usual. CPU and GPU manufacturers also always have the option of installing a shutdown function for the Pluton processor.