k4rstar

Yet closed backs sometimes offer more expansive sound somehow.

you have to be open minded to accept that

Depends on how much air you wanna let through the gap.

not me, but I feel for others spending money on products that offer no return. I doubt any of these hot DACs coming out of China are much better than the $99 helm bolt dongle, if at all

Helm Bolt Dongle- I learn something every day. K4rstar, what would be on your short list for good usb (no add on to fix) dac under $500 new or used. May be downsizing my Prism.

not sure, my main DAC is SPDIF only so I use a converter for USB. I don't really think the desktop sized stuff is going to be better than the helm bolt other than I/O really. maybe keep an eye on reviews for the new geshelli DAC.

never tried sw51 or MQA, just wanted to fit in

"Made *me* laugh to beat the band—"

I love 30 year old transducers and dac technology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTZhG9YSY_c

Bootleg sound but a great show https://youtu.be/w7yMQRwFVNA

Is this the start to a new monty python sketch based on the dead parrot, if so , then I will start.

"No they don't"

My buddy used to have a 9090 until he sold it for more modern stuff. Damn, that amp sounded good.

I still kick myself for getting rid of a TU919 I had - that thing sounded great!

Saurav, do add a sentence or two once in a while

Buy a 16 core cable and review every strand.

By posting in the other forum where there are no pictures of turds but be warned reading to much over there might give you diarrhoeah

@bixby i've already failed the blood pact as this popped up on my hifishark hits https://www.ebay.ca/itm/224207401747
I will be entering a fierce bidding war with the Japanese

Noooo! I still need yet another Cavalli amp (Crimson), another DAC or two (I have more amps than I have DAC outputs), a full proper tube amp (I don't yet have a full tube amp) and another better headphone or two that pairs well with the new gear. And a turntable for the records I have. And another shelf in the audio rack. And...

I'm in. Unless my Theta dies. But dammit, I need a 2 channel amp for the JBL cinema surrounds I just got on a great deal. Crap.

I’m seeing early signs of burn out.

K4star is keeping the vintage HD580. He knows the value of a good basic audio system. He got lucky.

I also have 6 pairs of Senns at home, probably offset by 15-20 years though

bixby + tommy - I have a small amount of dynamat and similar materials left for now, but may need more for continued HE6se modding later on if you two have enough left to send to me as well.

@k4rstar, never heard of Cat Power until I looked up your new avatar. Listening to Wanderer now and digging it. Have you heard of Cate Le Bon? She's a Welsh artist you might like. Mug Museum is a favorite of mine. Also give me heads up if you need some more dynamat. I have some left over from modding my turntable.

somehow I had never heard of her either until this popped up in my youtube recommendations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW2PcOyAWwM

a cutie to end all other cuties. I will check out your recommendation as well, thanks

Startup life?

I don't know your boss / organization, but have you spun this back on him? It may have been dumb of me (long term behind the scenes feels stuff) and caused initial ire with person I challenged, but it was a net positive in the long run the times I've challenged similar stuff. Granted challenge for right reasons, not just to "be right" or even to make the company money per se.

My boss once gave me an urgent job to do. He then chatted to me for half an hour, and, after that, asked me why I had not done the job. I asked him what I'd been doing for past half hour.

I was not particularly constrained to be polite to that boss and often wasn't. None the less, my mates and I considered him to be a true man-ager.

If you are lucky you can start a new cult now. The gospel of the DT48-sound is baffling.

@Deep Funk From what I remember, I could see the combination of their "inside the head" lack of soundstage depth together with their continuity (relative gaplessness) in soundstage width being addicting to some.

I have 6 philips based machines now. in the not so distant future I will be selling 5 of them. the goal is to keep the CD880 and one TDA1540 based machine. first I have to listen to everything, compare, take pictures.

Congrats! I both love and hate how it looks.

Double crown chips I presume?

yup lol, my first impression was 'sweet'. I will have a cable made out of Gotham wire soon to compare to something 'neutral'

@E_Schaaf from my small sample size, the black screen HD600 is much better than any previous silver screen iteration I've owned, modded or not.

I didn't really like the Cardas Cross cable when I tried with HD600 a few years ago, though the smurf blue did match the HD600 well. I thought the Clear Light was a better cable, but not worth spending on. Curious to hear how you like the Gotham. I had one made from Mogami 2534.

Debbie Harry in Rock and Rule

Manic pixie dream girl - not.

actually, there are a number of sites selling restored vintage radios with built in bluetooth receivers and DACs, some quite luxurious.

Does this have anything to do with binge-watching Mad Men as mentioned in post below? GF and I are doing this, and yeah, I've seen some really neat stuff from my childhood - cars, clothes, radios, etc.

haha, not exactly. I have been getting into increasingly esoteric branches of vintage audio over the past year, and I have especially come to admire equipment from West Germany. the next leap will be an acoustic gramophone! perhaps an HMV 102?

I should find where in my basement my pair is. I forgot I owned those.

for whatever reason I have an itch to try an AT phone, its between the og AD2K and the og W5K.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fs-audio-technica-ath-ad2000-non-x.939717/

Isn't it almost 4am in Toronto?

yes, working from home for 4 months straight has ruined my sleep schedule. currently binge watching Mad Men

Headphones arrived, look kinda cool and sturdy as well. I like the weight. They also work thankfully. Now we need to get them across the sea.

Put a shoutout on Twitter. One of the trolls would probably be willing to help.

I'm no Russian, but I speak their tongue.

@Zampotech?