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@neogeosnk I have a couple of Pangea cords. They connect my power strips to the wall outlet. Can’t recall model - too thick for my liking with rack components. Need flex.

I will order some cables from Cullen as they look good and are very well priced.

@neogeosnk I found Patrick Cullen to be very helpful. He has a lot of orders now, so be patient. He quotes a 3-week turnaround.

Very excited to hear what you think of them! I have been tempted many time to grab some vintage Polk monitors with the peerless tweeter, but have not checked out their new stuff much.

@Inoculator L100 replaced Polk RT25i, so a leap forward. A bit more forward than my Dynaudio Evoke 10. I like them so far. Good compliment to Evoke 10.

@YMO NYD been a big deal (more than just getting sf'd) for the ethnic Asian side of my clan. I always looked forward to good food, fireworks, and family gathering at New Year's.

It was only a big deal with my cohorts, but my inlaws love it. Biggest food day of the year

Big deal? No. But I do enjoy marking the passage of time and embracing the energy of new beginnings.

Sometimes 'good enough' is where the happy lives.

@Sqveak, I always used to tell people, "Very good is good enough." I don't say it anymore, but I've stuck to it. Though I confess that my standard of "very good" has changed over the years. Still, I refuse to go searching for that last 18.75%.

@Sqveak @Claritas My suspicion is that my wife is sensitive to a particular freq range. Back-up system is much less detailed and resolving. My younger son prefers the primary system, and he has musician ears. :-)

@Cryptowolf I'm not familiar with Omega speakers. The SVS sub was easy to integrate in my room with my Dynaudio Evoke 10. That's one reason I like the SVS.

My Omega are 6” single driver variants. I have an Omega 10” sub. The SVS is exclusive for movies

SVS SB-1000 can be tuned to do some amazing LFE for HT.

Same thing but with a smaller amount of unexpected money - debated different headphones, decided to buy a nice grill instead.

Good decision have fun

Sub has been purchased. Purchased same sub that I have in another system - one day I may want to run dual subs after yet another purchase. haha...

@YMO They must have re-tuned the Prestige 'phones, 'cuz the thought of not having some foam between ears and drivers on my SR80e scares the poop out of me.

It looks like all the X series have been re-tuned.

A few general observations: A plush (e.g., leather) headband is a
necessity. Wood housings are a real step up. Wider-spaced mesh is somewhat helpful. Whatever you decide, I hope it works out for you.

Mazel tov!

Congratulations
I’m Mechanical Engineer as well.

Whoa! slow down and take extra care of yourself.

Indeed...take it easy, be good to yourself (and add any other appropriate cliches that suit your fancy)

@Jinxy245 @Thad E Ginathom I try to be physically active, so the inactivity and watching my cardio metrics decline is frustrating.

No better feeling than just being happy with the gear you’ve already got.

@YMO Haha… sorry, nephew… no pressing audio wants, but some other items. Although, new subwoofer is tempting.

I picked up some nice deals this year, but almost nothing since the early fall. I do think I'm going to need a humidifier before it's over though, before something cherished dies a sparkly death.

I found the goldpoint to be a noticeable step down from the built in volume control of the wavedream. the icOn4 AVC was actually very close, different in some ways but overall at a similar level. Ive not heard a Khozmo though

I notice very subtle differences between my Goldpoint, Soekris Digital and the MHA100 depending on usage and gain management. If I stay in the 'sweet spot' (ie: reducing impact of cable capacitance for the GoldPoint, minimal digital attenuation for Soekris, and MHA100 topping out at 60% for max volume) they are all excellent.

"Gain Management" is using the trim pots on my monitors to put the upstream attenuator in its comfort zone.

@DigMe My senses of taste/smell changed during COVID. Some things seemed muted, while others generated a more intense reaction. Mostly normal now!

May you return to 100% soon.

Hit the Concept 2 Rower for 15 min yesterday and walked 1.5 miles today. Going to ease myself back into things!

that is how it eventually went with the 1918 flu pandemic. Re: vaccine efficacy - the proof is in the pudding. I know so many doctors and they are all seeing the same thing - yes, the vaccinated can get it but the people dying and in the hospitals are overwhelmingly unvaccinated.

what is SHMF?

@DigMe That’s what I’ve heard, too. Hopefully, I can convince my mom to get it - even though she lives isolated.

You can't change gears like that. That is bad radio programming. Gotta throw in some David Bowie or The Clash in-between.

@Azimuth @mitochondrium I think I went from “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” to “Cities In Dust.” Quite jarring!

My dad was a radio program director. He used to listen to other radio stations and cinrge sometimes at the transistions.

Out of curiosity, what USB does your Gungnir have? Not saying this would be the cause; I have nights too where nothing sounds good.

I don’t have Unison. What was before that? Gen5? I did have Gungnir Multibit off for a while. Wonder if that was it? @ChaChaRealSmooth