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    FS: Yggdrasil, Choose Your Own Adventure / Baskin Robbins Edition

    I paid much more for my LiM and still love it. GLWS.
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Apr 8, 2025 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
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    Shortest Way 51 (SW51+) Amp Impressions (Only)

    Yggdrasil LiM is better with the HD600 imo as the treble is already mild mannered. Maybe the A2 would be a great fit. From what I read here there A2 is...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Apr 8, 2025 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    The just announced Schiit Skoll

    You are right I was doing something wrong but I cannot remember how I fixed it. I invested in low capacitance cables, and cleaned my records very...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Jan 16, 2025 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    Shortest Way 51 (SW51+) Amp Impressions (Only)

    The point you make about it being mediocre is really interesting because I think the SW51+ is a one trick pony. To me it’s just a timbre machine...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Dec 9, 2024 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Shortest Way 51 (SW51+) Amp Impressions (Only)

    I use to prefer High-z few years back, but I can only listen on low-z now. Like you say the bass gets worse, I find imaging is worse too, and the...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Dec 8, 2024 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    FS: Khozmo Acoustic Passive Preamp (XLR)

    Logged in to give this Passive Pre some glowing praise and here it is! I originally used the schiit sys and knew it was simplifying the Yggdrasil....
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Oct 11, 2024 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
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    Schiit Unison USB

    I wanted to add that I changed my LiM to Unison from Gen 5 as I had many of the concerns that you did. Mainly lack of dynamics and etched/thin...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Oct 6, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    The just announced Schiit Skoll

    Well, this is embarrassing. I woke up today and played Nina Simone and said “her voice is not that bassy” I had to move my bass traps. The Yggdrasil...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Jul 23, 2024 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    The just announced Schiit Skoll

    My Skoll came today, had it on for 12 hours. Bought b stock from Schiit due to my fear of the left channel hum issue, mine is very quiet, the jbl...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Jul 23, 2024 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    Shortest Way 51 (SW51+) Amp Impressions (Only)

    I believe I saw you listed your LIM boards and said you were using GS Yggdrasil more often. Have you used GS with the SW51+? I’m trying to decide which...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Jul 14, 2024 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    FS: Records, Arizona buyers only

    I want this one Verdi-Tchaikovsky/String Quartets-- Amadeus Quartett
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Jun 23, 2024 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
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    Schiit Mani 2 Review

    Thank you for the reply. I am very new to this vinyl world so I wasn’t sure if the cart would help on this budget TT. Gradually treating the room...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Jun 23, 2024 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    Schiit Mani 2 Review

    I invested in a cheap speaker setup with Kali Lp6 V2. I am still very nooby in the vinyl game. was wondering is someone could tell me what is...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Jun 12, 2024 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    NITSCH Sound Pietus Maximus Optimus Prime Review - The Touch

    I would be curious to hear those Auteur impressions. Wondering if anyone has experience with Pietus vs SW51+?
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Jan 6, 2024 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Schiit Mani 2 Review

    Hello all, I mostly lurk Sbaf these days, but I finally bought a Mani 2 for the Drop Audio Technica TT with a Shibata Needle. Originally had an...
    Post by: BrokeSkoolBoi, Oct 27, 2022 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear