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  1. ColtMrFire liked zonto's post in the thread Schiit Byygy Dac Just Landed.

    Byggy is out next month. Any early testers have ears on it that are allowed to discuss impressions / comparisons yet?

    Jul 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM

  2. ColtMrFire liked CEE TEE's post in the thread Bay Area Meet Sept 28, 2025.

    NITSCH too!!

    Jul 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM

  3. ColtMrFire liked crenca's post in the thread Straitwire SW-1 Single Ended ECC99 Tube Headphone Amp.

    As @purr1n explains here: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/schiit-15th-anniversary-the-meet.15152/ A meet is...

    Jul 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM

  4. ColtMrFire rated crenca's post Epic in the thread Straitwire SW-1 Single Ended ECC99 Tube Headphone Amp.

    If you could get us a working unit for the August 23 San Antonio TX meet that would be ideal - many of the our most experienced and...

    Jul 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM

  5. ColtMrFire liked Straitwire's post in the thread Straitwire SW-1 Single Ended ECC99 Tube Headphone Amp.

    Yeah, I told them the unit was 120V and that I didn't have a 220V power transformer and that I hadn't looked for one yet, but they said...

    Jul 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM

  6. ColtMrFire liked joch's post in the thread Straitwire SW-1 Single Ended ECC99 Tube Headphone Amp.

    Sounds exciting...any chance that you can have a loaner for trusted ears on this site? Sorry for being so direct, but it's good to have...

    Jul 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM

  7. ColtMrFire liked Pocomo's post in the thread Pictures of your speaker system.

    Another new Purifi owner checking in - Buchardt A500 SE [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I am halfway through Buchardt's 45-day home demo...

    A500SE_Pocomo.jpeg A500SE_Front.jpeg A500SE_Rear.jpeg Jul 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM

  8. ColtMrFire liked purr1n's post in the thread Eddie Current Studio 45 Custom Headamp Measurements.

    IMD is almost always going to be related with THD, because higher harmonics mean more harmonics to interact with each other to form IMD!...

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  9. ColtMrFire rated ogodei's post Epic in the thread FS: Tube Amps for Speakers.

    Selling off some of my two-channel speaker gear. This post is tube amps for Speakers, not headphones. Note the output wattage, you...

    Jul 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM

  10. ColtMrFire rated rhythmdevils's post Epic in the thread IC: Yggdrasil A2/og.

    Considering selling my beloved Yggdrasil A2/og because I'm really happy with my Chord TT2/Mscaler (to my huge surprise). I'd like to...

    Jul 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM

  11. ColtMrFire liked ecline56's post in the thread FS: Grattle Has Too Much Stuff.

    I will purchase the SW51+/ Loki Mini+ combo. You have a PM.

    Jul 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM

  12. ColtMrFire liked RestoredSparda's post in the thread Schiit Gungnir 2 Impressions + comparo.

    Since I never shared impressions .... Directly compared to Yiggy A2. Yiggy pluses: -Bombastic, slammy and satisfying bass (with...

    Jul 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM

  13. ColtMrFire liked tommytakis's post in the thread Elekit TU8800 (Single-Ended Pentode) Tube Amp- Build & Impressions.

    Goodbye ugly Ivory, hello candy red! [ATTACH]

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  14. ColtMrFire liked Pharmaboy's post in the thread Film and Episodic Content Discussion Thread.

    Words of praise for two great actors, particularly two performances that impress me so much: Val Kilmer: His performance in TOMBSTONE...

    Jul 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM

  15. ColtMrFire liked Soups's post in the thread Schiit Gungnir 2 Impressions + comparo.

    Anyone give the Gungnir Multibit 2's new digital preamp features a try?

    Jul 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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