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@roshambo123 I worked at Best Buy for a brief moment and we would get things at cost +5%. AQ cables were like $10-30 each.

And what was retail on those? $150?

@roshambo123 Dude the $30 ones were legit like $375-400 retial at Magnolia. Crazy.

Looking more to FPGA esp if they tier it under the Yggdrasil for mb. I thought FPGA was more bang for the buck because less chip costs

Great! Some public announcement I missed?

@Cspirou all Jason said was “a bit of a different take on our current approach” so we’ll see. FPGA D/S Dac will be next year: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up.701900/post-18214921

Rick completely skipped over all the terribly recorded music from the 80s.

The 80's definitely had a lot of "but let's do it with synthesizers!"

People can only listen to so much. The more music that is made, the more bad and unheard music there will be, and the runaway winners will still be only a few.

Seen mixed reviews on those, but it's cool they're an option. 800 stock pads are kind of an anomaly in the headphone world, seems that most people prefer them.

@fraggler it’s the solid lambskin HD800 replacements.

@roshambo123 its a good question that im sure is important for many. I am just not that person unfortunately- I’ve been such a speaker guy for so long I don’t pay attention at all to headstage - every headphone pretty much sounds the same to me- sound at my ears or in the middle of my head. Although I can tell some subtle diffs between say the HD800 and HD650, it’s not that significant to me that I pay attention to.

If you are up for diy i made a switchbox a while back with a non shorting Elma 4x6 switch. Used it to switch between 3 devices with one set being hooked up to transformers for se. But ofc you can design it however you want.

Simplest is just a pair of XLR splitters like this:
https://www.amazon.ca/SiYear-Balanced-XLR-Splitter-Cable/dp/B07VM4NV2C

Good Y-splitter is least degrading the sound.

The game has changed and solar sailor

It’s on a very short list of soundtracks that are as good or better than their movie.

... So they "called" them sun, planet, star and moon!

I'd like whatever they were smoking, lol.

The thing I'd watch out for on "vintage" amps/etc is proprietary parts like electronic controls and ICs.

As mentioned, I got one recently from eBay "from a seller who's uncle died in possession of high end audio equipment."

Been working great, love the sound. Ordered a new remote for it from Ayre. I expect (and have heard) that Ayre's support is among the best. You may still be able to upgrade it.

Last thing, all Ayre much prefer balanced input.

Other reviews also seem to agree that this is the opposite of the Denafrips sound (more analytical/incisive/resolute) but without the harsh drawbacks (a la most Sabre DACs) apparently.

Desktop friendly dimension with global voltage selector makes it travel friendly.

So when's the loaner tour?

I visited a friend who has an inexpensive setup with small book shelf setup nestled between 4 monitors. It was pretty pleasant. I like my headphones, but the best sounding ear pads for me are also the most uncomfortable.

@SoupRKnowva maybe some coaxials above the monitors on the left and right pointed towards you?

@SoupRKnowva, just replace the two monitors with a Dell 38" ultrawide and then you won't have that problem. If you're using dual 24" monitors you may gain resolution this way too. :)

…and it’s a completely different sounding song!!!( in a good way in this case). Wow this hi-fi stuff really is the shit! ;-)

Last night I moved from my main rig (DNA, Holo, Yggdrasil, Utopia, ZMF, etc.) to my Shanling dap w/ jar650 and played some of the same songs. I thought the same thing - how this singer/music sounded so bland, how different it sounded without any headstage of any kind, etc. I had to switch to music I had not heard on the main rig recently! :)

I usually wear BT buds for my commute, but sometimes break out a pair of Nair and plug directly into the phone. And dang, I shake my head realizing how much I'm missing. You need contrast in order to appreciate how good you have it. There is reason for keeping low-midfi stuff around haha

So good.

All the songs are good but I really dig New Gold and Skinny Ape.

Some of the features on it were unexpected, but yeah it's a great one from end to end. Better balanced than Song Machine which had highs but also lots of lows.

@ChaChaRealSmooth , since it's been a little "controversial" here, send it my way - I will cut through the bullshit like a hot knife through butt-butt-er... ;)

@ChaChaRealSmooth you poor, poor bastard. Hope you’re getting the post-traumatic support you need. ;-)

I was pleasantly surprised at CanJam by the Vali3. With a Modi (IDK if multibit or not) feeding the Bokeh open it was one of the most pleasant experiences I've had.

We need this again: https://youtu.be/6fqbKVkhz6U?si=LsZwz2KNjx--QU3B

How about overall instrumentation altogether. All the popular music sounds like now is a very stripped down version of a song. There is hardly anything there. I blame these "search for the greatest singer" contest shows. A band like Chicago or Three Dog Night would not survive in today's climate.

@rlow, epic Randy - I'd forgotten how great he was.

What's the speaker rig these days?

Yep still the LS6. Just can’t let go of them, they’re so damn good. Tried P3ESR and they get close, but just not there. Where did you see/hear about the revisions?

On the Graham Audio facebook page (and there is a Graham owners private group on facebook that shares stuff). I may have spoke too soon though, because the design they show it on is the 10th Anniversary model they are rolling out. Not sure if it will trickle down or not https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=871605451636959&set=a.392270382903804

Oh shit, those are awesome. Going to be way, way too far out of my price league, but would love to hear the LS6 with TL port (the 5/9 looks great too). I bet it will tighten up the bass considerably (one of the LS6’s weaknesses IMO).

We believe in fun, we are not your normal web-forum. ;)

im pretty sure we've never had a dislike button for profile posts, which I have always lamented lol

Toss it right

@HotRatSalad Was listening to VH I and II. Fair warning will be next!

One break…coming up!

whaddya think the teachers gonna look like this year?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwDFCSEEICg&ab_channel=ThousandPoundDogGarage

Yeah it’s pretty good. Even the tracks that I wasn’t thrilled with on the light side I’ll like on the dark side, or vice versa.

And that’s with HD800 S (with EQ applied to kill the treble peaks and boost the bass).

I have this same problem with the Tyrs, using both headphones and speakers.

Exactly what I found. I can listen much louder (for better or worse) than I could with any other amp. And with the HD800 to boot.