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I daily drive a FiiO thing for my portable "rig" (really just a receiver that I link to my phone) and the treble is bothersome over LDAC with Andro2020s. More refined with wired connection, so I imagine that a DAP would do well. Local headphone shop used to use an M17 to demo things with and it's more than sufficient for IEMs but was very bland flavourwise.

I'm looking for a low-cost option for listening at work. Using Campfire Jupiters.

Just going off what I hear of FiiO's house sound, could be a decent pairing. Haven't heard Jupiters in a long while I think but glancing voicing it may work well. Treble could use taming.

W10 is stable, just do not touch the updates. If you do a B.S.O.D. awaits.

How do you feel about pumpkin spice latte creep?

https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2019/08/21/Photos/NS/MW-HP873_pumpki_20190821122601_NS.jpg

Not cool with that. Calendar must be respected.

The Benchmark HPA-4 played really well with my Andromeda. I've heard that the THX 789 isn't as silent though. I thought the Pocket Class A by XRK971 (with dedicated power supply) was very good also, but had too much gain for really sensitive IEM's - it was still dead quiet though.

@Cspirou I completely forgot about that thread and I posted several times in it! I am not in the market for one, but I love seeing Doug's small run specialty amps come to life.

I might try my volume control autoformers and transformers running directly from the DAC output. Step down ratio should yield very low output impedance

Be careful what you wish for. https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/
is probably one of the best, there are some very experienced and knowledgeable folks from whom I've learned quite a lot. But things can sure degrade into a whose dick is bigger contest.

I am but a mere mortal who is happy to waltz through the finish line.

I used to run a lot but i got bored with coming up with new routes. I ran about 100k a week though. Now i just run every morning with my dog which is more enjoyable.

@Gaspasser my office has tons of people from Chicago. Culture yes Chicago is better but it has some major problems.

@Gaspasser Lake Forest was no fun when not in school. Least friendly residents I've ever met. Most just want to be left alone.

I am running AMB gamma1.5 with BeyerDT880 (+ PEQ). I have had to scale things down. Loudspeakers are in storage

Uh, which ones

this is the only post you need on this subject

https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/fast-dynamics-need-the-list.4476/

Board seems to have issues lately. Hope this comment ends up where it's supposed to instead of some random thread!

So you consider audio a religion?

I thought audio was a Latin verb. Surely you are not talking about that epic song by L.S.D.?

^I thought 'audio' was goodbye to a single Spaniard.

The bass is overpowering and washes out the rest of the FR in smaller rooms on the RIVA Turbo X. This can be managed by the changing the surface you set it on, but it'll never be great.

I liked the Riva but I had that issue as well. Still my top choice. Willing to spend a bit because I don't have room even for a small bookshelf stereo system

Also curious about the Sonos

iancanada has an FPGA module for NOS. It might be reprogrammable.

https://github.com/iancanada/DocumentDownload/blob/master/README.md

Already have a dev board

I just discovered this site. Might be useful

https://www.findchips.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf73xqZvk6k

Photographic evidence required, send to @Uri Cohen for verification.

I always say thicker is better.

Prefer better Xmax,be a grower not a shower.

LCD fixture is soldered down to the board at multiple points. Too much trouble for what its worth

That's a shame. Obviously different from the 75's and 87's that I was familiar with.

Oh, by the way, check all the solder connections of the display module with a magnifying glass. Look for "dry solder joints" that can be simply resoldered. The tell-tale sign is a circle in the solder fillet surrounding the pin. Google "dry solder joint".

Real adults have better sound systems, real parties have better speakers, and real music lovers wouldn't touch the damn thing.

Thanks for the info, you have enlightened me!

Real music lovers would actually purchase something like this, when they prefer listening too music and not the system. Convenient, durable and portable. It is made for outside usage, so inside it will be boomy. The Charge 3 is more balanced sounding and better value.

Curious why you left it originally? I avoid vinyl because I know it'll cater to my worst obsessive tendencies. Plus I have kids to feed.

Is this parody?

Was thinking I return to a minimalist setup with Turntable > Phono > Headphone amp. All SE components. A focus back on the music that requires you to sit down and make you listen.

Glad to have provided some help. I'm thinking about doing YouTube videos if I have time

Probably not on audio though!

welcome back!

Yep. Happy to obstruct f'ing assholes at any opportunity.

You're a big guy

Yawn.

So much (delicious) salt! But this is going to be a great year for everyone, even the haters.

@imackler Yes! I'm hopeful a @schiit DDC/Manhattan/Modibit stack will help me feel less ruined by someone stealing my Yggdrasil...

Bullshit.