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Have you heard the A1? Do you prefer your A2 over it?

@caute Never heard the A1. Since I use USB frequently, I should upgrade to Unison at some point.

Whatever you do, don't sell it until you've done lengthy comparisons with any contenders. And even if you decide to "upgrade", stick it in the closet for a while in case you change your mind. No ragrets.

How so (broadly)?

@Claritas I felt as though I needed to adjust my subs.

@neogeosnk wow that's the cheapest DDC I've seen with or without i2S, what output do you use?

@neogeosnk I’d love to hear more from you about that interface.

I use the spdif out. You need to install drivers and it automatically outputs to spdif, shows up in windows as another speaker. I had an old audiophonics lps laying around and that brought it up a bit more. So a good usb power supply is recommended as the supplied one is basic. Apple ipad power supply worked almost as good as the lps though. You can't go wrong as you can return it if it sucks but it wont.

@Kolohe good Hawaiian word.

These things effortlessly detail - macro and micro and plankton.

Do you notice any difference between nozzles on Kato? Are you using the tips that came with it or did you go straight to aftermarket?

@DigMe I haven’t compared nozzles. I took off silver and went with bronze ASAP. Using stock tips. Will try Comply foam.

Kicking myself I never tried foam tips with the 7hz before I sold them, or any others than the stock tips—I ordered some penon audio tips per @rhythmdevils's suggestion, but they cancelled my order bc it was too small ($4.99 or something like that) and then never refunded me lol.

If I had tried different tips I might not have sold them, ugh...

@rhythmdevils when you get that into production, I’ll buy one. ;)

@rhythmdevils When I CAN get a good seal with silicone tips, I do enjoy the music. The Blessing2 and Kato sound good with silicone tips.

Jury is still out on the 7Hz Timeless and silicone tips. I can't get a good seal, so I'm going to try after-market foam tips.

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@JK47 haha I’m on with the phone while watching football on TV. IDK WTF happened, but edited!

Dongles are all about synergy IME. Mostly they are side-grades from one another but they have improved over the years. Just don’t waste too much money chasing and succumbing dongle madness.

@shotgunshane That’s sound advice. I notice a bit of difference w/dragonfly red, but tbh… not worth $ or hassle.

Now you need to write a comparison with all 3!

@shotgunshane I should. I'll have the Kato, Blessing2, Oracle MkII, and Timeless. I guess I could use the EDC3 as a baseline reference. Oracle is the only one that isn't covered much here.

Kato and Timeless are pretty well known here (Blessing 2 not quite as much as the other 2), so I think members will be interested in how the Oracle compares to those.

Still pissed that I lost my old Moondrop Spaceship. I left it in a bag with some other cheaper IEM’s in a taxi in Korea. When I went to order some more they’d been discontinued. What a value that one was!

@DigMe Aw, man… that’s a real bummer. I also ordered a Thieaudio Oracle MkII. Not sure what has gotten into me.

Just realized when you liked my old post that it was the Crescent I left in the taxi. I think the Spaceship was what I tried to replace it with but didn’t sound nearly as good.

Sign up for my RD-S12 loaner tour! :)

@ChaChaRealSmooth @shotgunshane Just got them from amazon 15 minutes ago. Putting them through their paces now. Fiddling with the tips

@shotgunshane Not surprisingly, I went with the foam tips. Medium. Best seal for me.

@JK47 @GuySmiley'sMonkey Haha… no, not TWTR. And yes, got something lined up. Now, the unpleasant transition at old gig.

what is making it unpleasant?

@ductrung3993 The fact that I have two more weeks at a job that I dread. Must resist short-timer's disease.

That's definitely backwards. Never stop hoarding!!!

As it should.

I would try medium, and maybe buy a domain and link the two

My first suggestion as well would be to look at a hosted service. Managing your own server is a full-time job with all the security involved -- save that for later when it goes big.

The other side of that is back up your posts/content to another place (something simple like Dropbox or Google Drive). Don't let the only copy of your work be in one place that can go dark on a moment's notice.

Start a music blog here! :D

I love mp3Tag for this. The action scripting is awesome.

I’ve been doing the same thing with cycling. I spend a lot more time in zone 2, whereas I used to push myself into zones 3 and 4 much more frequently. At first, zone 2 felt awfully slow, but the great surprise is that I can now go almost as fast in zone 2 but with way less fatigue than a zone 4 workout.

On my old team I got yelled at quite a bit on training rides because my "easy isn't soft enough, and hard isn't tough enough". Riding around at/around tempo doesn't really do a whole lot. The whole polarized training thing really does work; it just takes more time than doing SST + HIIT.

https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a20807243/polarized-training/ This article made me realize I needed a plan. lol @yotacowboy

Is that for the MOV Dirt ? That was just reissued. I had heard they were going for big money but the new reissue might fix that. Have Dirt and jar of flies/sap from MOV I thought were great.

@HotRatSalad That was for Black Gives Way to Blue. I, too, have Dirt, Sap/JOF from MOV. I’m with you - they sound great.

Do tell. I always struggle with gift ideas for the wife. My daughters make it easy for me.

My wife and me never buy anything for each other for Christmas. Birthdays, yes, but not Christmas. It’s a good thing to just enjoy the holidays, watch the kids’ joy and generally have good family time instead of worrying about presents.

@zottel I wish I could get my wife to go along with that.