Josh83

He is truly a gentleman. I imagine he looks and talks like Sir Hammerlock.

MS-DOS

I told him that he can buy one of many cheap USB to SPDIF converters on the market, but he is insisting that because the DAC’s USB input doesn’t work with his computer, that means the DAC is broken. He also claims to be a “computer tech,” yet one who apparently doesn’t understand how drivers work. Sigh.

He has figured out the driver situation and no longer wants to return the DAC. Hallelujah.

One would think the Sold DAC would be better.

It depends on if you want to keep it or not, I think.

What is going on this week? Crazy.

And only 66!

For context: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/gustard-dac-x26-impressions-and-discussions.7654/page-6

What happened to anima?

Too popular?

Here's a symptom of old age: not feeling a slight thrill when an attractive woman walks into one's almost-all-male community. Sad, eh?

But a better gender balance would be nice.

Thanks for the kind comments. All of the TBVOs I’ve done are linked below. I’m pretty intense about them, both on the recording history and mastering. Up next is probably Madman Across the Water or There’s a Riot Goin’ On. Blue and Electric Warrior are also in the mix for the next few. https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/the-best-version-of/

That is a lot to go through. I'll have to read through it when I have time. Had a long ass day at work today.

Roland Orzabal is still the greatest pop band name ever. Nice writeup!

He knows there are more factors. He simply keeps it to himself because he knows a well mastered Jazz recording can make your feet tap regardless of your system's budget. His personal headphone for a long time has been (and likely still is) the HD650. That should tell you enough. He loves music more than his gear but that does not stop him from measuring...

funniest thing to me about that forum is that 1 year ago, it was an echo room of ardent (and I'd admit well informed) fierce empiricists. And thanks to reddit and head-fi, it's now chock fulla idiots and a handful of 6moons hacks. it went from being "if you want one side of the coin..." to meaningless garbage dumpster fire threads a million miles long.

It’s been a victim of its own success. When you tell people that $100 can buy you the greatest DAC or amp ever made, you attract a lot of noobs who don’t know the party line and end up asking “stupid” questions that inflame the veteran Amirites.

I'm mainly interested if either/both pads kill microdetail in the process of boosting the mids.

DT880 FTW. Less effed in the treble than the T1 Gen 2, and I think newer ones all come stock with felt inserts that balance the sound out a lot more? Mine did, it seems, and it was manufactured in 2010 (according to a Beyer rep when I provided my unit's serial no.)

DT150 baby

I think my dt770 pro 32 ohm is solid for a cheap closed can. still on the lookout for a better option. I was thinking it might be the Elegia, but it didn't work out. Anyone hear the DT177X Go from Drop?

For a variety of reasons, including sound and OCD tendencies, I’m digital only. I can’t imagine worrying that my “identical” copy of an album sounds worse than someone else’s. That said, I really appreciate the tactile nature of vinyl and admire vinyl-heads. But, boy, DACs seem simple relative compared to turntables.

Schiit screwed up. They have now made an offer that must be making everyone who decided /not/ to be an early adopter squirm with envy!

To be clear, my comment isn’t really a criticism of the Sol, in particular. I’ve had the same thoughts reading SHF threads about “hot stampers,” cartridges, TT isolation, etc.

Seconded the lawyer advice. Whenever your in an accident (especially when there is an injury) and it wasn't your fault, lawyer up. Consultations are usually free.

I’ve never had an accident of any significance before. How does a lawyer work when we’re dealing with the other driver’s insurance company? (We haven’t talked to them yet.)

He will make sure to get them to cover everything. They'll want to settle as quickly and cheaply as they can with you.

*sorry, don't know why this double posted.

At least we all can agree on Tyll vs. Rafe.

SS, XLR, and dynamics for me, though I certainly dabble in the other ones, too. Tyll is the only slam dunk. Even when I disagreed with his take on a set of cans, I learned something from his review and could understand his logic. That’s the highest compliment I can pay to a reviewer.

There's a... stamina switch.

I had to resist making a stamina joke, not because I'm above it, but because there are too many options.

"Today, we had a long talk about DAC chips. We know that many people have requested the absolute latest and greatest, so we are approaching this discussion quite seriously. "

I never used a Zune but I know there were some die-hard Zune lovers. What was wrong with it? Didn't the HD-DVD lose out to Bluray mainly because Sony is the giant in entertainment industry or did it really have some inferiority?

Also, what is the site you are referring to with this guy?

I’m sure there are still people when love their Zunes, but in my experience it appealed to a small slice of people who hated Apple but didn’t care enough about audio to investigate audiophile players. When it existed, there were constantly stories about software updates bricking Zunes, etc.

I think they raised their prices but they seem to have grandfathered me.

Between dissertation materials and music, I have 5TB of data, so by default I go with services they offer unlimited backup.

I've decided it's much better to back up movies and music to rotating thumb drives kept off-site, and only back up photos and important documents.

Movies and music change less frequently, and once written are read-only.