rhythmdevils

That's like, what, 3/4 of them?

Please keep out of the reach of an intervention until you've posted some impressions of them all! (At least there are only two versions of the Dorado for you next, if the intervention fails).

Yes and I’ve had the other one in house during the loaner program. Review has been written just letting it simmer... :)

Ship one to me immediately.

@rhythmdevils - NO! Never tandem connect power conditioners, surge protectors, UPS. The surge suppression circuits can interact in negative ways. The UPS linked is a stepped approximation sine type. Not something I would use for audio. You want true sine output. See APC Smart UPS for comparison. Also much more expensive.

Nice save! I thought doubling them up wouldn’t be a good idea but now I know! I’ll probably wait to get one conditioner to rule them all

How about protecting yourself? Jump up and down: at least it reduces the chances that you are connected to earth through your feet.

Yes I meant the regular Smokey Litz . I just got a new one and the contrast to my 2-3 month old ones is stark. The old ones are about 5x stiffer or something. Smokey Litz boners.

Maybe contact CA? The one that came with my Andros is over a year old and still supple.

All 4 of my 2-3 month old Smokey Litz cables have become much stiffer compared to the new one so I doubt it could be bad cables. :(

BNC is a precision designed connecting system intended for RF use. RCA was originally designed as a cheap way to send unbalanced audio between audio components. Focus on cheap. It was never intended to handle RF signals. BTW spdif is a data format designator.

I get the terms for SPDIF/coaxial mixed up they are used pretty interchangeably all over the internet. SPDIF is the data signal format and coaxial is the kind of cable?

The problem is that many (myself included) get sloppy with terminology. AES vs spdif vs Opt typically refers to AES/EBU on 110R shielded twisted pair with XLR connectors. Spdif is typically 75R coax with BNC, RCA or (shudder) F connectors. Opt is typically Toslink. AES and spdif are nearly the same logical data stream with slight differences.

If the bitrate changes between tracks it will click.

My BF2 often clicks when I power on/off upstream devices (digital EQ), as well as downstream (SW51+).

This depends on how the data transmission is organized. On digital silence the system can interrupt transmission or transmit zeroes. In the latter scenario there shouldn't be any clicks unless transmission parameters change - i.e. you start playing something with a different Fs.

PS Audio PWD DAC also does this...also depends on the source. USB can maintain a continuous connection when direct to computer, but through Pi2AES it disconnects when no audio is playing (through COAX SPIDF connection).

^ Then tell her the next one you buy is a passive-aggressive preamp. She'll approve.

It could be a pacifist preamp.

"Passive" is kind of funny because a preamp is the audio component you interact with the most. Amps and DACs are just there

https://www.amazon.com/Ferrite-Core-Cord-Noise-Suppressor/dp/B01JMTCC5U

Only one dimension at a time though. I’d love to find something that will take for example

250 x 205 x 40 mm

And convert it into

9.8 x 8 x 1.5 in

In one go. Seems like something that would exist.

250 x 205 x 40 mm = 25 x 20.5 x 4 cm.

You're welcome.

I'm sick of imperial, wish everything was in metric.

I'm surprised that Google doesn't recognise a * b * c as dimensions and convert accordingly. But it doesn't.

I have a VPN, send the link.

Thanks!

Sorry, all media is under quarantine in the UK.

I need the Aliexpress app for sure when ordering because I don't get vendor messages otherwise

The time I ordered the most eartips from them duplicate copies of one pair kept trickling in for 2 whole months

I like the raw power of Swans and the icy cold in Joy Division’s music, too

SWANS have been amazing since day 1. great memories trying to track down their albums in the mid 80s.

Interesting to me, since I never listened to Joy Division.

The lyric is a play on "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Neil Sedaka, most notably performed by Captain & Tennille, a huge hit in the 70's.

That's what I thought was being quoted.

hahahahaha, just wait.

You are a loooong way from acquiring your geezer badge.

There were so many age blocks before mine! That’s kind of new for me I guess I haven’t done one of those in a while.

https://www.sawtacka.com/vampire-wire-cm1fcb-pure-copper-base-chassis-mount-rca-diy-audio-1-pair-p-163385.htm

It says, "we only sell new, unopened, unused products that order us directly from the manufacturer."

I forgot to mention I checked the site with a few fraudulent website checkers. UrlVoid gives it a clean report across the board but the domain was registered 2 months ago! There’s a red flag.

https://www.urlvoid.com/scan/sawtacka.com/

This is going to be interesting.

Nahh! The T50rp is awesome. But earpads have a huge effect on the sound. Most commercially produced headphones experiment with the earpads extensively. I’m not sure how I can do that but I need to figure out a way. I still have a whole bunch of pads coming from AliExpress though maybe I’ll luck out.

I had a pair of Tx0 modded to Argon. Just tried the BM5 angled pads and it was super tight fit and caused a slight tear...They sound fantastic. I am finally getting all the bass.

I have every brainwavz pads they make (a lot!) and none of them are perfect but I’m working on accommidating my mod for one of them. I don’t like the angled or regular pleather/leather but hope to find a way to make them work. I have no idea how to have custom pads made but many modders have done it - zmf, mr speakers, etc so there must be a secret I’m not privy to