Accidental Tech PodcastMarco Arment, Casey Liss, John SiracusaAll episodes

525: The Glory Speakers

Hosted byCasey LissJohn SiracusaMarco Arment

• Pre-show:
• Declan made an interesting observation
• Marco files a bug report… AND ACTUALLY GETS A RESPONSE
• unlike FB12026558: “Media services reset repeatedly upon initiating audio playback in iOS 16.4 betas”
• John has…returned.
• Follow-up:
• Avoiding Shoulder Surfing
• Screen Time passcodes, turns out™, do not protect against takeovers
• Protecting iCloud Photos (via Erik Smets)
• Could you previously protect Settings?
• You can actually set a many-digit numeric-only passcode
• Scam Authenticator App Steals QR Codes 😱
• Mysk’s comment
• Some absolute maniacs YOLO enthusiasts use no passcodes 😱 × ∞ (via Bob Von Scio)
• However, the kids are alright
• Mikael’s good point on ISP bandwidth
• Apple TV remote with touch disabled has an Achilles heel
• Yellow Things
• 👎🏻 Best and worst car colors for resale
• 👍🏻 iPhones 14 in Yellow
• Dakar Yellow II E36
• 1991 Toyota MR2
• Apple Spring Event… Maybe?
• “Compute Card”
• Upgrade #448: I’m Choosing Optimism
• More on John’s COVID project

(Affiliate links abound!)

• John’s old 5.1 system: Energy 5.1 Take Classic
• Pioneer VSX-LX305
• SVS Prime Center & map
• Micca MB42X-C & map
• ELAC UC52 & map
• Polk R100
• Polk XT15
• Sonos Sub (Gen 3)
• KEF KC62
• SVS SB-1000
• Sealed vs. Ported subs
• Kanto
• Audioholics
• Audio Science Review speaker forum & reviews index
• The problem with most center channel speakers
• KEF Q150
• KEF Q350
• Post-show: Some more home theatre talk
• RIAA curve
• John reviews his old receiver

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