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Qildail

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The headphone jack on the newer MacBook Pros won't beat a home setup, but for a mobile solution it works rather well. Aug 29, 2024

1. Qildail
  Piety: I have some thoughts (mostly good), but I want to listen again after I get back from my work trip.
  
  Dec 5, 2022
2. Qildail
  Freya Noval lasted all of a hot minute. If you were thinking about one, B-stock is the last of them apparently.
  
  Dec 1, 2022
  1. MellowVelo likes this.
  2. MellowVelo
    Interesting. I wonder why @schiit discontinued it. That was fast.
    
    Dec 1, 2022
  3. edd
    slow sales... https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up.701900/post-17261978
    
    Dec 1, 2022
    
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3. Qildail
  Came back from the morning walk and promptly fell asleep for four hours. I’m going to be up all night now…
  
  Nov 26, 2022
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4. Qildail
  Wondering how the hell my mother pulled off cooking the holiday meal solo for 40+ years and not curling up in a ball for a week after.
  
  Nov 25, 2022
  1. Cryptowolf, crazychile, zonto and 9 others like this.
  2. joch
    Indeed, a time for thanks!
    
    Nov 25, 2022
    
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5. Qildail
  Gratefulness is a skill that must be practiced but can never be perfected. May you have much to be thankful for, this and every other day.
  
  Nov 24, 2022
  1. Cryptowolf, zottel, fraggler and 12 others like this.
6. Qildail
  “Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now” will be the music playing in the sandwich shop on the second floor of Hell, next to a boarded-up Sears.
  
  Nov 20, 2022
  1. Jinxy245, Cryptowolf, sheldaze and 1 other person like this.
7. Qildail
  For friends north of the equator, it's that time of year again: Get Vitamin D where you can, hydrate, and don't spend all day in dark rooms.
  
  Nov 18, 2022
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  3. Qildail
    @ChaChaRealSmooth I think we can make an exception for you, assuming you're secretly an eccentric crime-fighting billionaire bachelor.
    
    Nov 19, 2022
    
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  4. Claritas
    I have years of good experience with the big Sunbox I bought back in ~'05. According to my my really good doctor, people don't get enough Vitamin D at any time of the year. Even multivitamins have relatively little D. So I take it year round.
    
    Nov 19, 2022
    
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  5. Thad E Ginathom
    I live in tropics. Vitamin D deficiency is common because people try to avoid the sun!
    
    Nov 19, 2022
    
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8. Qildail
  Finally got to unbox, set up, and level the new 1210GR. Sound just jumps out of the speakers. Maybe New Toy Syndrome, but still a joy.
  
  Nov 14, 2022
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  2. MellowVelo
    Congrats. As you settle in, I’d love to hear more impressions, particularly comparing with your older table. I’m not planning a purchase soon, but one day, I’d like to get a 1210G or 1210GR.
    
    Nov 15, 2022
    
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9. Qildail
  Tonight’s logistical adventure: fashioning port plugs for slotted speakers.
  
  Nov 9, 2022
  2. E_Schaaf
    Sounds like a job for 3D printing!
    
    Nov 9, 2022
    
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10. Qildail
  Been a Wolfson fanboy for a very long time. Gungnir might finally be the thing to take over the main desk. Another month, then recompare.
  
  Nov 8, 2022
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11. Qildail
  Instructions, Step 1: Reconstitute your new turntable from the atoms of its base elements enclosed...
  
  Nov 3, 2022
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  2. Thad E Ginathom
    Print out the simple-to-use diagrams from the provided links. They make the task so much easier.
    
    Nov 3, 2022
    
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    Or wait, does the op belong under audio surrealism or under courier tragedy?
    
    Nov 3, 2022
    
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12. Qildail
  The cowbell on Taxman is right channel on the 2009 CD and left on the 2022 CD. For a hot minute I thought I had the speakers wired wrong.
  
  Oct 31, 2022
  1. Jinxy245, Cryptowolf, Tchoupitoulas and 4 others like this.
  2. GuySmiley'sMonkey
    Heresy!
    
    Oct 31, 2022
    
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    Theresy.
    
    (listen in mono. Get both)
    
    Nov 1, 2022
    
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13. Qildail
  Car broke down late Friday afternoon. Ended up with a rental of what I was looking to buy next year. So, paid test drive weekend I guess?
  
  Oct 29, 2022
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14. Qildail
  ELAC DBR62s on the computer desk after the latest shuffle. Almost comically too large for a desktop, but they work nicely as nearfields.
  
  Oct 26, 2022
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15. Qildail
  Current family logistics limit my time with these AJ Pioneers, but when I do I remember how disgustingly good they were/are for their price.
  
  Oct 15, 2022
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  2. Justin S
    Do tell! Which ones?
    
    Oct 17, 2022
  3. Qildail
    @Justin S The SP-BS22. https://www.pioneerhomeusa.com/product/sp-bs22-lr/ I think they were the second or third speaker Andrew Jones made for Pioneer. I got the towers to make a theater setup out of them, but the BS22 themselves are great near-fields for $100 (at the time).
    
    Oct 17, 2022
    
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16. Qildail
  Newest combo to kick around: Modius E + ZDT Jr + Atrium. Let’s see what these tubes do with the ESS.
  
  Oct 14, 2022
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17. Qildail
  Of course the network cable causing problems for the entire second story is the 100-foot run between two floors. Because of course it is.
  
  Oct 12, 2022
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  3. Kernel Kurtz
    Try re-terminating the ends first. Those are what usually fails.
    
    Oct 13, 2022
    
    Justin S, Thad E Ginathom, Syzygy and 2 others like this.
  4. Qildail
    @Kernel Kurtz Thanks for the sanity check. It's worth a try anyway... not like I can make it any worse.
    
    Oct 13, 2022
    
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  5. Justin S
    I picked up an Ethernet cable tester for this exact reason. Life. Saver.
    
    Oct 17, 2022
    
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18. Qildail
  One nice thing about IEC power cables: I don't have to fish them out from behind cabinets every time I change gear around.
  
  Oct 11, 2022
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  2. Thad E Ginathom
    Somebody once told me that he got much better sound from his amplifier after having the power cables /welded/ in place.
    
    Yeah... give me IEC. As long as they are moulded on. I've hand wired a few. Awful job. The stripping and cutting has to be /just/ right!
    
    Oct 12, 2022
    
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19. Qildail
  First serious dive into the multibitverse with Gungnir A1. It’s definitely different than my favorite DS DACs. “Better” remains to be seen.
  
  Oct 9, 2022
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  2. crenca
    how are you feeding it?
    
    Oct 9, 2022
  3. Qildail
    @crenca In the first phase here I'm rotating around a few existing Cambridge toys: CXC CD for Coax; CXN Streamer for Optical passthrough; I have a Pi sitting around here for BNC and USB -- I just need to find which box I put it in.
    
    Oct 10, 2022
    
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  4. crenca
    just making sure your were not relying on sub Unison USB...
    
    Oct 10, 2022
    
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20. Qildail
  I'm going to skip the heated blankets and just buy Class A amps for the whole family this year.
  
  Oct 4, 2022
  1. Cryptowolf, Jinxy245, DigMe and 12 others like this.
  2. crenca
    Get your Christmas shopping done early! ;)
    
    Oct 4, 2022
    
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  3. Qildail
    Mostly for myself eh?
    
    Oct 4, 2022
    
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  4. Maven86
    And who says class A is inefficient.
    
    Oct 4, 2022
    
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Gear List:

Desk 1: Cambridge CXNv2 -> Schiit Freya S -> Schiit Mjolnir 1 & Schiit Folkvangr -> ZMF Atrium/Focal Clear OG

Desk 2: Schiit Modius E -> SW51+ -> Sennheiser HD650

Vinyl: Technics SL-1210GR -> Tavish Adagio
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