Cellist88

Coffee is best black like my amps.

I love coffee.....Just my ethiopians were tasting good but my South Americans not so much. Changed the water composition and tasted amazing...but then its just another bag of worms....different water for every coffee...past the grind size, temp, ratio, pour method....it was a moment of.....fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

It's taking me several weeks to dial in my new Kinu M47 for my moka rig at work. I feel your pain, sorta, kinda ...

... until you crank up one day and next day get warning messages from the leasing office, neighbors, etc..

@Cellist88 I hear you. I still have a headphone set-up, but I feel no need to spend more. Main rig, however... :-)

...Until you wife tells you she was faking it, all those years, when she said "I don't mind you listening to your music at night." :(

I was a most unwilling convert to headphones!

Was too busy concentrating on following the plot, so I have zero recollection of the soundtrack. Will have to check it out.

I just have a modern cello, but decent cello strings from larsen or spirocore cost a lot. almost 400 for a set, and strings usually are supposed to be changed every 120hrs....4 hrs of playing that's every month, but we don't abide by those rules strictly ><.

Crap. I thought it was expensive paying for a piano tuning once or twice a year.

Looks like strings have gone up a lot in cost... wow.

Have you tried DEQ2496?

@Cellist88 I didn't know you were a custom connoisseur. What is your opinion of the tangering switches? I've mostly only played with Zealios and Zealiostotles.

I think they are great! Prob one of the best linears out there. smooth stock, but you should lube and film them for the best sound. I have a sound comparison here for zealios vs tangerines.

https://youtu.be/DEwQvE4xIXc

I clicked for the keebs and stayed for the Tchaikovsky. Nice!

Pearstone IMA-1030 Switchable In-Line Attenuator...nothing expensive. Just got wtvr was in stock at B&H

Curious how GoldPoint would get a 'sound'...resistor selection? It is just resistors in the path, plus whatever rollof the cable capacitance might introduce, no? What am I missing?

I have no answer other than it sounds different. It definitely smooths and cleans up the dirt of the Yggdrasil. Atomicbob did measurements so I can't say anything from that point but @pure5152 feels the same sentiment

City Zoo by G.E.M., Immortal by Lorna Shore, Music to be Murdered By by Eminem, Rise Radiant by Caligula's Horse, Palimpsest by Protest the Hero and Virus by Haken are my faves so far. those are all over the map haha pop, progressive metal, rap and Progressive Deathcore

If you don't mind going a bit "out there," Designer by Aldous Harding is a pretty amazing album. (The videos are incredible too.) She can be a bit of a hard nut to crack for some people, but I'm super impressed by her work

Oh wait see if you can make your way through all six hours of this. I bailed halfway through cuz it was stressing me out in a bad way, but they do a damned good job of easing you into a dark void:
https://youtu.be/wJWksPWDKOc

I tried it when they first became available but couldn't be sure of any difference. Given it's not really possible to A/B simultaneously I am pretty sceptical of most impressions.

The people working on the firmwares are also people who swear by upgrading the internal cabling in the device. I'm not quite at that level of audio perception... So YMMV.

Its entirely possible to alter sound via fw
During sony Ericsson days we had a tool "Far Manager". Used that to flash different set of audio drivers to 2 units of K750i and a W800i. Sony warm organic dsp was built in some of those drivers. The two K750i with diff FW we flashed had varying loudness and sound signature

The false rumor came largely from a spat between the Germans and the Italians. At the time, Italian opera conductors were refusing to do German operas in German, which greatly offended them.

while I'm aware of all this....I'm just enamored with the film. The direction, the acting, how the music is coordinated. How it can even make uneducated people feel the beauty of mozart's music.

I agree it is superbly acted and directed. The cinematography is exceptional as well. It's just unfortunate that a good man's name was dragged through the mud for the sake of entertainment. I think they should have made a fictional villain.

If you're worried about the Yggdrasil SE outs, might be worth your time grabbing a Freya S: that way you'll have balanced/SE conversion problem solved forever, for any amp.

I like the Elears and Elex out of the THX, with Modi Multibit, for what is worth.

Out of Gungnir Multibit a2, THX + Clears were too bright/not synergistic, and I greatly preferred the Asgard 3 + Clear combo (which had better layering, fuller soundstage). Considering Gungnir Multibit a2 and Yggdrasil a1 seem to have similar tonality, would not recommend THX + clears.

Wish it was available locally :(

Curious to hear impressions, at your convenience! Sony stuff is awesome even if I don't necessarily agree with voicing on new flagships.

@Lyander tuning is supposedly quite different from your usual Sony fare... Been thinking i just might take a chance on the M7 and import it.

i'll be sure to be thorough and describe it as best as possible soon. just had it for less than an hour, but i do know my feelings on it. I'm opposite of gbeast's impressions that ifi idsd pro should be considered with a Yggdrasil based purely on sound.

Different ears, preferences, etc. Always happy to hear what other people think of shit I've been able to get ears on, so I can sorta calibrate. Happy (?) listening!

Britfi is gonna britfi

Which one smells worst to you?

Been in LA for a week and its very much cooler despite more sunlight thanks to abundant wind versus NYC's concrete oven slow roast

Being in an urban jungle doesn't help NYC at all.