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  1. Taguro
    Taguro
    Thank you SBAF. The Stellaris is the real deal. Amazing amazing stuff. All smiles here.
    May 17, 2024 at 10:33 PM
    1. internethandle, Slade01, gaspasser and 9 others like this.
    2. YMO
      YMO
      Don’t live in your bedroom forever.
      May 18, 2024 at 4:28 AM
      Slade01 and Qildail like this.
    3. internethandle
      internethandle
      Enjoy! One day I’ll join you, probably. One day…
      May 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM
  2. Inoculator
    Inoculator
    DAC comparisons always tough, but have had a blast with Weiss vs PS Audio today...still torn on what I stick with.
    May 17, 2024 at 1:37 PM
    1. Qildail, Jinxy245 and Gazny like this.
    2. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Weiss 204 with Plixir Eite BDC LPS vs PS Audio Directsream MK1 signature edition as modded by APS transformers. These DACs more alike than different but Weiss is more brash and bold while PS Audio more refined. Lots of impressions to come.
      May 17, 2024 at 1:40 PM
      Vansen, Lyander, rlow and 3 others like this.
    3. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Have you heard a wandla? It looks pretty neat, though I can't trust any head-fi opinions on it.
      May 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM
  3. Failed Engineer
    Failed Engineer
    Kinda itching to try a Bricasti kilo buck DAC. Talk me out of it? Or should I do it?
    May 17, 2024 at 11:48 AM
    2. lithium
      lithium
      Which specific one are you considering?
      May 17, 2024 at 3:37 PM
    3. Priidik
      Priidik
      No point trying to talk out of it. Here are alternatives:
      Try new dCs smallest thing.
      May 18, 2024 at 1:57 AM
  4. earnmyturns
    earnmyturns
    Stellaris > Utopia (2020): space expanding
    May 16, 2024 at 9:07 PM
    1. SoupRKnowva, Jinxy245, lithium and 7 others like this.
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    3. crenca
      crenca
      May 17, 2024 at 8:36 AM
    4. Clear Water
      Clear Water
      How's the bass extension on the utopia and stellaris? I'm starting to think that my pair is broken...
      May 17, 2024 at 9:58 AM
    5. earnmyturns
      earnmyturns
      Bass is plentiful and accurate, as good or better than the other pairings I have access to.
      May 17, 2024 at 6:16 PM
  5. YMO
    YMO
    I punish myself by going to Burger King
    May 16, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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    3. Slade01
      Slade01
      You should continue to flirt with fate and hit up a White Castle.
      May 17, 2024 at 7:36 AM
      YMO likes this.
    4. YMO
      YMO
      No White Castle near me and the Krystal rip off isn’t good
      May 17, 2024 at 7:41 AM
      Slade01 likes this.
    5. dasman66
      dasman66
      not sure how BK still even exists...
      May 17, 2024 at 10:58 AM
      JK47 and YMO like this.
  6. Grattle
    Grattle
    Weird how good a cheap Bluetooth speaker sounds when you’re high.
    May 16, 2024 at 5:52 PM
    1. Qildail, Erroneous, Senorx12562 and 2 others like this.
  7. Taguro
    Taguro
    That was quicker than expected. Shipping company says my Stellaris is now here in the Philippines. Looks like it's going to be a fun weekend
    May 16, 2024 at 12:04 AM
    1. Qildail, Azimuth, Erroneous and 14 others like this.
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    3. Lyander
      Lyander
      Jollibee in the Philippines has gotten much worse over the years, it's sad. Theories are that they're investing more in foreign ventures to try and win them over. The local stuff is a shadow of what it used to be. Basically just breaded bones.
      May 16, 2024 at 8:27 AM
      JK47, Slade01 and YMO like this.
    4. Gazny
      Gazny
      Idk why Jollibee North America removed the tuna pie! Maybe because it’s tuna but easily my favorite item.
      May 16, 2024 at 11:21 AM
      Slade01 and YMO like this.
    5. Slade01
      Slade01
      @Lyander if you mean they are trying to invest Jollibee North America, they are sucking at it (at least the one near me). Sub-par service and bland food now. Mango Peach Pie, however, always on point - the only consistent good.
      May 16, 2024 at 6:37 PM
  8. Tchoupitoulas
    Tchoupitoulas
    May 15, 2024 at 1:43 PM
    1. Qildail, Azimuth, Simple Tim and 14 others like this.
    2. Tchoupitoulas
      Tchoupitoulas
      May 15, 2024 at 1:47 PM
      dubharmonic likes this.
    3. CEE TEE
      CEE TEE
      I have two and love them!
      May 16, 2024 at 12:12 AM
      Tchoupitoulas likes this.
  9. penguins
    penguins
    Anyone using qobuz have an excessive number of "logged in on another device" errors lately?
    May 15, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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    3. crenca
      crenca
      I think it was Sunday night it (in Roon) was giving me an error with it, but I ignored it and it was normal the next day…sorry no help
      May 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
    4. crenca
      crenca
      Oh, I second the suggestion to change ur password …
      May 15, 2024 at 1:19 PM
      Cryptowolf likes this.
    5. penguins
      penguins
      Changed pw hopefully it works. However, I did notice that even after changing my pw other devices still stayed logged in for quite a while.

      Also a quick google search that I should have done earlier said this was a common error a year or so ago even on several trial accounts...
      May 15, 2024 at 4:46 PM
  10. Bowmoreman
    Bowmoreman
    Just got Hana SL installed and aligned. Now on to final adjustments of VTA and Azimuth using test record… then later today… first listening
    May 15, 2024 at 8:19 AM
    1. Azimuth and JK47 like this.
    2. JK47
      JK47
      Always a fun thing to do, then wait for the break in to take place
      May 15, 2024 at 8:53 AM
    3. Azimuth
      Azimuth
      Always check your Azimuth.
      May 15, 2024 at 4:10 PM
      gsanger, Pocomo, Bowmoreman and 2 others like this.
  11. Ti_Leo
    Ti_Leo
    May 14, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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    3. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Nonononno... English is not my first language!!! Oh... it seems that I was correct... Phew
      May 15, 2024 at 6:28 AM
      Thad E Ginathom likes this.
    4. Thad E Ginathom
      Thad E Ginathom
      Yes! I googled. You are correct.

      I wonder if its mate is called a barrel plug?
      May 15, 2024 at 10:33 AM
    5. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      May 16, 2024 at 1:15 AM
      Thad E Ginathom likes this.
  12. Jinxy245
    Jinxy245
    May 14, 2024 at 11:49 AM
    1. gsanger, Lyander, shotgunshane and 6 others like this.
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    3. JK47
      JK47
      Definitely not for me but I do appreciate watching this kind of stuff. I think I mentioned here before but this guy worked for the same company as me back in the day. https://tinyurl.com/yckcxzmy
      May 14, 2024 at 5:23 PM
      Lyander and Jinxy245 like this.
    4. Lyander
      Lyander
      I'm mildly acrophobic so I'd rather not LMAO

      But yes it's fun to watch
      May 15, 2024 at 8:23 AM
      Jinxy245 and Thad E Ginathom like this.
    5. Thad E Ginathom
      Thad E Ginathom
      acrophobic... new word to me. And one which applies to me.

      I enjoyed that stunt. But for me? Nooooo way!
      May 15, 2024 at 10:31 AM
      Jinxy245 likes this.
  13. YMO
    YMO
    Those with standing desks when WFH: Does it make you go pooping much faster than sitting?
    May 14, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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    3. Thad E Ginathom
      Thad E Ginathom
      Once upon a time, standing all day was supposed to be a health hazard. Now it's supposed to be good for us

      <head-scratching>
      May 15, 2024 at 1:32 AM
    4. Priidik
      Priidik
      Taking a morning walk on factory floor (concrete) after 2 double espressos.
      May 15, 2024 at 9:57 AM
      YMO likes this.
    5. Armaegis
      Armaegis
      Yes, standing around helps makes the tummy grumbles rumble sooner, but for the actual pooping get yourself a squatty potty.
      May 17, 2024 at 10:34 AM
      YMO likes this.
  14. loadexfa
    loadexfa
    Every time I mod my BH Crack it either sounds worse or something goes wrong. I guess it wants me to leave well enough alone. :(
    May 14, 2024 at 12:14 AM
    1. zottel, Cryptowolf, Riotvan and 2 others like this.
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    3. Azimuth
      Azimuth
      @Lyander I guess if you found out the DC offset, you could get a DC generator with that DC and then induce and AC soundwave over it. But it is probably best to let caps burn-in in the circuit they are in so they can form properly.
      May 15, 2024 at 8:33 AM
      Lyander likes this.
    4. Lyander
      Lyander
      (Thanks! EE stuff is way beyond my ken, I'm an idiot in that regard lmao, way too esoteric for me)
      May 15, 2024 at 8:36 AM
    5. gurubhai
      gurubhai
      DIY is fun but modding is tedious work.
      The crack is limited by its power transformer. Change it to increase the bias on 6as7g. Also, bypass the mkp with pio caps.
      May 16, 2024 at 10:17 AM
      penguins likes this.
  15. Bowmoreman
    Bowmoreman
    Wifey back. I can keep the changes. Reconfig + new Yggdrasil = bliss
    May 13, 2024 at 1:47 PM
    1. gsanger, Pocomo, Cryptowolf and 7 others like this.
  16. Wilewarer
    Wilewarer
    I don't usually listen to music in the car, so I'd started to forget how bad car audio can be.
    May 13, 2024 at 12:35 PM
    1. Biodegraded, joch, Deep Funk and 1 other person like this.
    2. Wilewarer
      Wilewarer
      I don't think rock is supposed to sound like a lawnmower accompanied by maracas. I guess that's why we bother with all this gear.
      May 13, 2024 at 12:44 PM
      zottel, Simple Tim, Deep Funk and 3 others like this.
  17. Deep Funk
    Deep Funk
    If you want to know about Amsterdam and NL, well I am too tired to care these days. Too many issues, too many idiots. Finally enough sleep.
    May 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM
    1. Lyander, Riotvan, Sqveak and 2 others like this.
  18. Lyander
    Lyander
    I do not want to admit how often I have been thwarted by child locks in my 20s and 30s. I just miss them sometimes, okay???
    May 13, 2024 at 6:36 AM
    1. Jinxy245, Thad E Ginathom, Riotvan and 3 others like this.
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    3. Thad E Ginathom
      Thad E Ginathom
      In an age of less sophistication, when I was a todler, my parents changed the knobs/locks on all the kitchen cupboards. Instead of turning, you had to press a button. Apparently I worked it out in seconds. As I lived with them up to age 15, I remember them well, and would not expect them to pose much of a challenge to any child.
      May 13, 2024 at 3:19 PM
      Jinxy245 and Lyander like this.
    4. Lyander
      Lyander
      DEFINITELY not looking forward to that cuz my joints are already on the noisy side.

      Re: child locks, my one cousin keeps her son from opening cabinets up by... adding an adhesive mounted latch that he's too short to reach. Simple but effective.

      The "push down to engage screw" things seems more effective on a sleepy me than actual kids though.
      May 13, 2024 at 3:50 PM
      Cryptowolf and Thad E Ginathom like this.
    5. Claritas
      Claritas
      I take a certain pleasure in destroying child locks. For push down to unscrew caps, on the underside of the cap, use a thin wedge (e.g., flathead screwdriver) to separate the threaded piece inside the cap from the outer cover. That threaded piece works fine as a cap, and it doesn’t lock.
      May 14, 2024 at 9:23 AM
      Thad E Ginathom and Cryptowolf like this.
  19. Cspirou
    Cspirou
    The Swift concert in Paris has a lot of Americans because tickets + airplane is actually cheaper than US tickets
    May 13, 2024 at 2:01 AM
    1. Qildail, Jinxy245, Deep Funk and 6 others like this.
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    3. joch
      joch
      Do the French have to put up with TicketMaster and the like?
      May 13, 2024 at 7:19 AM
    4. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      They do have Ticketmaster but there’s a lot more restrictions with pricing over the US.
      May 13, 2024 at 7:14 PM
    5. Qildail
      Qildail
      If you have CC points in the right places, the Air France directs to CDG are usually nicely priced.
      May 17, 2024 at 7:14 PM
  20. Taguro
    Taguro
    First time trying out new audio gear for a year. Tried the HEDDphone 2 and LCD-5. I liked the HEDD more than the Audeze.
    May 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM
    1. Jinxy245, Riotvan, TazerMonkey and 4 others like this.
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