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  1. HotRatSalad rated rhythmdevils's post Epic in the thread IC: Yggdrasil A2/og.

    Considering selling my beloved Yggdrasil A2/og because I'm really happy with my Chord TT2/Mscaler (to my huge surprise). I'd like to...

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  2. HotRatSalad rated Souldriver's post Epic in the thread FS: (future) Headphone Stands.

    Hi all, With the extra cutoffs from my plinth project I had just enough extra wood to make 2 headphone stands. I have made ones in the...

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  5. HotRatSalad rated Brian D's post Agreed, ditto, +1 in the thread Wiim Pro and Ultra Technical Measurements comparison.

    I'm using a Wiim Pro in my setup as well, but I don't feel the need to consistently argue about the technical or sound qualities...

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  6. HotRatSalad rated crenca's post heart in the thread Wiim Pro and Ultra Technical Measurements comparison.

    I think the a-hole's @ADias point is that with modern asynchronous usb inputs on many DAC's (don't know about most - though the higher...

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    Selling my very lightly used Mercury V3 DAC streamer with an active Gentooplayer "base system" license ($80 US). Thought I'd get around...

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    Since I never shared impressions .... Directly compared to Yiggy A2. Yiggy pluses: -Bombastic, slammy and satisfying bass (with...

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    Still happy with the pieces I have.

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    I am trying to downsize my collection and I mainly use my HD800 these days. This is a black silk HD600 (No.4465) in good condition. The...

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