crazychile

NAD is good stuff. Far as I'm concerned.

I’m an active cyclist. My listening habits ebb and flow across the seasons. During very active periods, I listen to less music, but the rig is always there, waiting for me like an old friend during slower periods.

My big 3 way speakers, monoblocks and dac - all built by myself are just furniture pieces most of the time. Rarely I put some rave on to entertain children. Life is busy, work, training (including cycling), reading, meditation and building/renovating house and good sleep is difficult to squeeze into 24h.

I wasn't paying attention when I ordered but for some reason I think shipping estimate was 2-3 days then.

I don't think Schiit does this, but a lot of resellers will print the label and picking ticket shortly after the order is received and stick it in a "to be picked" bin. This is when you'll get a tracking number even it it sits around for a few days and is annoying. Never had that experience with Schiit, thankfully.

True @Vansen. Schiit has always shipped the same day as notification as far as what I've experienced. I ordered some stuff from Herbiesaudiolab.com recently and it sat for a few days before leaving.

I learned this trick back in the early 90's when I worked audio retail. I think one of the company reps mentioned it. It would get so bad without it you'd get a nasty zap every time you touched a volume knob. After application the problem would go away for several weeks. Typical Winter would take 3-4 applications. Made the store smell like a laundry room.

I guess I could also keep my Zerostat around and give it a zap every so often.

I never had this problem with audio gear, but I used to get it with car-door handles! I learned to touch the car with the flat of my hand first, and *not* reach out for the handle with my fingers.

@Claritas dust is just less visible on silver, same amount though. All my other gear is black now so the silver Yggdrasil sticks out like a sore thumb in the rack.

@crazychile The silver knobs (only knobs, not buttons though) on the black cases look ugly.

The black Schiit kind of reminds me of the 90's era Levinson

@crazychile - one of the reasons I wish Schiit used a 12v trigger. Although I think there’s power strips with that kind of option

I've actually considered a different brand of preamp. Something with more dials and switches. I can't see the fine details 20 feet away and I don't expect that Schiit will suddenly revamp the looks of the gear to appease my tastes.

I use a current sensing trigger power strip for my amp and subs that is triggered off my TV. I tried to use the Freya S as the trigger, but even in the lowest setting, it was not enough current draw to throw the switch. Although if the BF2/64 or Freya are not on the correct inputs, there is still no sound.

Went to same friend that got my Fortes. He also bought my Mani 2. Even with a Denon AVR it sounds pretty darn good.

Me too! Some ported speakers are just way too loose in the bass.

I also got a pair of A150s to refoam and play with. These will likely get sold unless my kids want them.

They sound better when you are drunk.

Thanks for the recommendations. I already ordered a belt from Thakker EU, which was a recommended alternative and half the price even with shipping from Germany.

Awesome! Very exciting.

I need to shop the same places you do… or maybe not. Easier to stay out of trouble if I don’t.

The cabinets were almost perfect and the woofers had already been refoamed. Caps have arrived for the Xover update. One of the stock Seas tweeters have a low impedance reading. I'm going to try a ferrofluid clean and fill but might need to get some new Seas from Madisound.

Not quite the slam and microdetail of the PAPs, but a very similar sound.

You're a lucky dude. Enjoy your badass new speakers! Modded old Klipsch are wonderful to my ears and should last you decades.

The last time I heard original Fortes is when I sold the floor models where I worked around late 1989. The Forte II had been out for a while at that point. I don’t remember any Klipsch from that era having such a smooth and extended top end. And my hearing was a lot better then. So I think the titanium diaphragm upgrade is a must.

A little danish oil and they should look nice. Xover is mounted to back of terminal cup so I have to rip them out to replace the binding posts. I’ll relocate the Xovers to a board and replace the capacitors.

Repairs seem pretty minor. It might be a few weeks until I can pick them up and see.

Um...hello!

thats good karma for those maggies, cheers!

Last time I was at buffalo wild wings I ordered the hottest wings on the menu, and ate 20 of them (boneless). So good, but that, combined with some drinks, ended up throwing up in the buffalo wild wings bathroom. 10/10 would recommend.

Mmmm, Buffalo Wild Wings. Haven't tried the reaper sauce, but the mango habanero is one of my favorites. Happy Veterans Day to your wife and kids!

Props to your veteran wife and her disrespect for spice. I love genuinely hot wings but I'm definitely losing my ability to handle it as i age... much like my ability to hear higher-freq's.

Blow something up. I heard flamethrowers are fun.

I would trade any speakers for a good gun and some ammo. But I live in Canada. If your neighbors see a kid with a water gun , police comes.

@wormcycle just prema move to FL already.

TX-11a is the only piece of Carver I kept after my Carver phase back in the 70s.

I broke curfew to drive my side of town. Still is dark except for a few businesses along busy streets. But my family is good and just need to get repairs done before fall comes and rain

That's good news indeed!

My brother and his wife got power in Iowa City on Thursday. My sister in Ames didn't get power until yesterday. My parents were luckier, power came back Tuesday. I didn't even know about it until my buddy asked if I'd called my parents on Monday.

Yeah there’s been virtually nothing mentioned about it in the national news. The flood of 2008 was a big deal and made news. This is way worse.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/14/iowa-derecho-attention-aid/

Video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2uClXpxzFY

Next time, disable the door switch and throw a brick inside a fast-spinning front-loader. It's actually much more dramatic!

(Or... just search youtube and check it out)

We were kinda wishing we had filled it with water. The second round I was shooting slow to try and aim low to take out the motor.

There are plenty of girls at the gym near my house who are shorter than me who both lift more than me and could kick my ass. You're working out for yourself; going out is when you try to impress.

Yep, one of the instructors is 62 and looks a really fit 45. I learned there’s some things he doesn’t try to do any more. So I Modify a few things but still get in an extreme workout for me.

My previous personal trainer was a lady shorter than me and she could lift more than me. If I failed she was not afraid to laugh at my attempt. Yeah a short lady got me into weight training...