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Pretty funny when we golden ears say, hey something is not right and the whole freaking left channel is gone. Happened to me when a tweeter was not connected. Makes you think perhaps all the chasing we do for a db better here or lower noise floor there is kinda crazy.

Perfect example. An audiophile meet at a guy's house. We /slowly/ started looking at each other and wondering what was wrong. Even he did not immediately realise...

His speakers had electrostatic tweaters. He's forgotten to plug the power in :)

Khozmo pre in primary system replacing OG Freya. No problem getting plenty of volume. Should be fine w/Vidar.

More listening is needed, but I may actually prefer Khozmo to OG Freya.

And, to top it off, I'm struggling with impatience, as I am still awaiting my Vidar order (placed 1/29/21) to be fulfilled. Patience! Easier said than done, my friends.

@Kernel Kurtz I can't wait for my Vidar to get here. As of 2/13 I was told it might be up to two weeks. Getting antsy.

I'm waiting for a Jot 2 but it looks like Schiit is busy so that is good all around. This SBAF place is hard on the wallet :-)

Current flows differently in cold than warm/hot. We had to do that experiment in electronics class in college. I thought it was weird…

@gixxerwimp I don’t think the Khozmo products have switchable outputs. The more upscale Hattor gear might - best to check their site or email w/query.

@gixxerwimp I don’t think Khozmo offers what you are looking for. Goldpoint and Pine Tree Audio offer switchers without gain.

Need to try Khozmo in primary system - in place of OG Freya. That will have to wait until I exhaust myself once Vidar gets here.

Due to inclement weather, delivery has been delayed. Hopefully it gets here Sat. If not, Monday works. :-)

Crappy weather strikes again! Delivery now set for Monday. I knew that was a possibility, but still a bummer!

That is a bummer, though now you have something to look forward to at the end of the weekend.

Drop's personal touch on senns has been a disappointment, I'm afraid they'll tune it to work with their THX amps are completely ruin scaling and tonality.

An HD800S with a THX 789 may be the worst pairing I can come up with.

tbh, I’d have a hard time spending $1.1K on HP. I think around $700 is my full stop. :-)

2 birds with a dozen stones!

May many more happy ones come!

@Cryptowolf SVS has two similar models the PB-1000 and the SB-1000. SB is sealed, PB is ported. I read sealed works better for music in smaller spaces; ported better in larger spaces and for movies.

@Cryptowolf of course, "better" is all relative. I'm not a HUGE basshead, so I think the SB-1000 will kick ass for whatever I throw at it given my space and tastes! Prolly more bass than I could ever need!

I am spoiled for bass. I have a SB-1000 for movies and an Omega 2.1 system with an 8" sub for music. That said, I'm saving up for a BWC system eventually.

I don't, but I noticed they're a subsidiary of Rolls, and based on the one Rolls product I've used (a reach, I know) I'd expect a sturdy build but mid-fi-ish quality otherwise. Would be nice if it's a sleeper brand tho.

Saw "Rolls", and thought "Royce", and that an audio comparison would definitely be a long reach ... LOL

try a software program that analyses the peaks and reduces the volume to the output file. I use one that is no longer available but there should be some more out there. You would be amazed at how many albums have intersample over zero peaks.

Or you can just lower the volume digitally in the player software by 1db or 2db prior to it getting to the dac and achieve the same thing.

Tape saturation is like a soft limiter.

@Arnold_J_Rimmer The Nak isn't going anywhere! Supposedly there will be new production Type II cassettes being made - USA & FRA. Fingers crossed.

Funny you mention this. Just tonight I was in a CVS and what did I see behind the counter but blank cassettes.

DR-2 -> Freya -> Taurus MkII -> HD650 (Silver Dragon cable). Rubber Soul sounds great!

love my Naks! Best medium for beat tapes and vaporwave by far.

@E_Schaaf I must be getting old. I have no idea what beat tapes and vaporwave are! :-)