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GoldfishX

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Focal Bathys w/full ANC - meh, very meh Focal Bathys w/partial ANC - good, VERY good. Like, 500% better than the full ANC Jul 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM

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1. GoldfishX
  Fidelizer is the source addition we need but don't deserve. I can't believe the difference using it vs not using it (USB to a MB Bifrost1)
  
  May 25, 2020
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  3. crenca
    Maybe this Fidelizer has a tube emulating DSP and/or a pleasant U shape EQ by default? How would thread priortization and the like get "huge" differences otherwise?
    
    May 25, 2020
  4. Hands
    I will bet you a taco that something like a Pi2AES or Digione Signature is much better yet than USB and whatever OS or software tweaks you try on the BF1 MB.
    
    May 25, 2020
    
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  5. GoldfishX
    I'm not disputing there are better solutions, I'm saying I'm very pleased with the NOTICEABLE reduction in harsh digital noise and increase in openness and musicality from a program I decided to run on a whim and didn't cost me anything.
    
    May 26, 2020
2. GoldfishX
  https://www.amazon.com/HiFace-Hi-End-Output-Interface-connector/dp/B007VD3U10 Something doesn't quite look right...Marketing hifi to women?
  
  May 4, 2020
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  2. Biodegraded
    No way are those "high stability".
    
    May 4, 2020
    
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3. GoldfishX
  Recommendation? Tube amp with recessed mids (1khz - 4khz). Lyr 1 played nice with my tinnitus, but looking to upgrade. Lyr 3? Vali2?
  
  May 1, 2020
  2. m17xr2b
    I find I need relaxed sound, super aggressive bright sounds flairs up my tinnitus. That said I don't imagine a Lyr 3 would be a problem and you can tune it to your liking. Get a westinghouse 6SN7 reliatron from the start and call it a day.
    
    May 1, 2020
  3. Scott Kramer
    JJ Tube is very nice and neutral on Lyr3.
    
    May 1, 2020
4. GoldfishX
  Rediscovering the HD800 (No S). Liking it for compressed, closed in metal. Really dissects the mids nicely. MB Bifrost w Fostex A8C = decent
  
  Apr 20, 2020
5. GoldfishX
  Scooped a pair of ZS3 IEMs. The performance so far is incredible, especially for the $13 price. Neutral, with JUST enough warmth. <3
  
  Dec 15, 2019
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6. GoldfishX
  Opinions on Steve Guttenberg and his Youtube reviews? He reviews some interesting gear. Wondering where he falls within the SBAF sphere.
  
  Dec 8, 2019
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  3. Superexchanger
    Strong agree with above. Guttenburg is vastly better than the recent spate of under-30 audiophile youtubers, plus he has this this slightly-tempered-by-age maniac spirit of a former beatnik.
    
    Dec 9, 2019
    
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  4. monacelli
    lmao. That's perfect, @Superexchanger. Guttenberg needs to put that in his Twitter bio
    
    Dec 9, 2019
    
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  5. GoldfishX
    @Superexchanger You just kind of described what I enjoyed about watching him. Maybe it's age-ist, but seeing the older demographic doing these reviews leaves me with a better overall feeling.
    
    Dec 12, 2019
7. GoldfishX
  Is the Vali 2 comparable to the Lyr 1 in sound characteristics? I don't have access to some of my gear and looking for a quick fix.
  
  Nov 17, 2019
8. GoldfishX
  Honest question, before I go do honest research...Is there a cheap soundbar (sub-$500, pref closer to $300) that doesn't suck for music? Thx
  
  Nov 15, 2019
  2. Vtory
    If it doesn't have to be a thin bar, riva products are pretty solid for one-mass speaker.
    
    Nov 15, 2019
    
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  3. Senorx12562
    No.
    
    Nov 15, 2019
    
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  4. GoldfishX
    I replaced my Vizio sound bar with my smaller Sony XB40 speaker (direct connection, not bluetooth) and the comparison is unfair. Smaller soundstage, as expected, but way better sound. Same source/DAC. I really need my Audioengine speakers back. :(
    
    Nov 15, 2019
9. GoldfishX
  Been buying a lot of classical music lately. Mostly Telarc discs and Sony recordings (good sonics) Just so many great performances out there
  
  Nov 13, 2019
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  2. dubharmonic
    Any specific recommendations?
    
    Nov 14, 2019
    
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  3. GoldfishX
    I'm liking the Mozart Symphonies by Frans Bruggen and the Orchestra of the 18th Century at the moment, they are just a pain to find! I love the sonics on most Telarc CD's, I'm looking forward to getting Yoel Levi doing Scenes at an Exhibition. Lastly, stocking up on releases with Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
    
    Nov 14, 2019
    
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10. GoldfishX
  I'm a Schiit fanboy because Bifrost Multibit is something I cannot live without. That thing got me through 3+ schitty years at a really schitty job.
  
  Sep 5, 2019
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  3. JK47
    Lol, someone edited it from single space B I M B Y to the above.
    
    Sep 5, 2019
    
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  4. GoldfishX
    It will always be Bifrost Multibit (used stars to get around filter) to me. <3
    
    Sep 5, 2019
  5. Syzygy
    You can't win against the regex!
    
    Sep 5, 2019
11. GoldfishX
  Wish a modder would take a crack at the Sony 1000XM3. The controls and LDAC are nice, but it's so closed in and everything sounds so samey
  
  Aug 18, 2019
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  3. zerodeefex
    Doesn't the Sony app let you EQ?
    
    Aug 19, 2019
  4. bengo
    It seems a well-known limitation that you can only enable EQ when using SBC codec, not with LDAC for instance. I guess this may be down to lack of DSP power to do both simultaneously (or the latency would get too big, although that might not be such an issue for listening to music). Too bad.
    
    Aug 20, 2019
  5. bengo
    Also too bad that support for global system-wide EQ is not standard for all Android devices. AFAIK the only way to do this consistently is by rooting.
    
    Aug 20, 2019
12. GoldfishX
  Fun Scenario: The Schitt guys go on Shark Tank and none of the investors understand why someone would pay $2400 for a DAC.
  
  May 5, 2018
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13. GoldfishX
  Sadly, I can confirm the following...Even an amazing system can't make shitty music sound good.
  
  Mar 5, 2018
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  2. brencho
    Probably makes it sound worse!
    
    Mar 5, 2018
    
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14. GoldfishX
  Up at 430am, listening to the Top Gun soundtrack. This is the insomniac powers of Yggdrasil. Highway to the danger zone, indeed.
  
  Feb 7, 2018
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15. GoldfishX
  Soundaware D100 is a win. And yet...the allure of a CD-based system remains ever so tempting.
  
  Jan 18, 2018
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