GoodEnoughGear

Well of course now it's back.

Yep, the interface is fugly like an Amiga-era "scene" cruncher, but it does a really good job, especially for people trying to sidestep Android's own upsampling while using a phone's internal DAC.

(Though the external DAC support has historically been a little unreliable and temperamental on occasion.)

See y'all tomorrow. I'll be holing up with some anime, or sleeping until this all blows over.

Speaking of moons, there's a total lunar eclipse next week, check if it'll be visible from you location.

I realized this is a complete tangent, but more rewarding than talking about nutters.

Oooh, HK lunar events often coincide with ours, so maybe!

"Decent" and "combo jack" is a tough set of requirements- they tend to be found on lowest common denominator kit.

Yeah I mean decent within the realm of that sort of crap. I have a shitty logitech that sounds better than the Jabra they issued me. The headphones are actually OK, but the usb DAC part (has 3.5mm combo) is utter shit.

Suppose I can use a splitter too. So dedicated mic in is OK. Gamer unit?

Plantronics Savi line up or Plantronics Legend.

He might have deleted it himself. He does that you know. Creates new accounts after being banned. Posts. Deletes.

Long as we're not censoring. Thanks.

If you're going to use EQ then I'd say go for it! It sounds pretty nice w/ EQ to me (and pretty bad without). Add some bass, reduce the peak at 7~8k, and you should be good to go. Its comfort isn't the best though being on-ear, hurts my ear after an hour - another thing to consider.

Meh. Money better saved I think at the end of the day. Thanks for the feedback.

Smart choice. I consider the Sine as part of the Apple ecosystem. And if you're not willing to go down that rabbit hole a bit (not judging), then its more wise to look elsewhere. There's some weird voodoo, witchcraft, juu juu going on with that Cypher, that's more then just equalization...

The point of totl gear should be that you have bought your way out. Nervosa should be the game in mid-fi.

Cap Nervosa (for me at least) was Sunday. Spent part of the afternoon today talking with @Melvillian about changing 7$ resistors on a $3K+ Amp.

If you know where you're coming from, where you want to go, and how you intend to get there, then it's not nervosa, it's just tweaking.

Well tbh, it seems to be the case for every massdrop/schiit product. I don't really believe in something being too good for the price.

@Cellist88 less complaining, more contributing. Feel free to try these products and report back with your experience in a constructive and informative manner.

@k4star ? I agree with most of your opinions. I did try schiit stuff and never liked anything outside the Yaggy. ECP T3 was not my cup of tea, Massdrop Plus was not good(which i posted), Focal Clears impressions mirror @bazelio's impressions on the loaner. I don't have headphones at the moment. Just pointing out a pattern which follows the graph you posted before your ban.

Someone call James Randi!

Having read the first page the English and fingernails gave me eye cancer. I demand indemnity.

The tape on the tongs... Wut is going on?! If that isn’t an elaborate troll, I’m very disturbed.

I think he was angry since the Tekton thread since there wasn't universal adulation.

I think there definitely is an element of him seeking validation for his gear purchases. I get it, I just think he reacts too quickly and negatively

I don't think mommy and daddy ever taught him to shrug off a perceived slight.

The Focusrite stuff is surprisingly decent.

I was looking into it for room calibration with Roon.

What's a decent mic to pair with it for that?

I'm using a SonarWorks calibrated mic...not sure what works best with Roon.

Auditors are to business, what brown M&Ms are to Van Halen...

Unfortunately in this case entirely the opposite. Auditing ancient versions of apps that are no longer material to the business and have been swallowed in replatforming of source control systems is an exercise in pointless technicality. At least the M&Ms had a good raison d'etre.