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    Grounding

    Are you grounded? For the most part we discourage starting new threads with limited utility. This kind of fits that mold, and I'd recommend...
    Post by: scblock, Mar 20, 2024 in forum: Advice Threads
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    I use the same as Lyander with OG Andro

    I use the same as Lyander with OG Andro
    Profile Post Comment by scblock, Mar 7, 2024
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    FS: Schiit Folkvangr amp silver with extra tubes

    I'm surprised this is still hanging out there. Great amp, great price.
    Post by: scblock, Feb 28, 2024 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
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    PCM vs DSD?

    If you aren’t interested in the conversation then don’t participate in it.
    Post by: scblock, Feb 27, 2024 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    PCM vs DSD?

    That speaks to the player's own operation more than the format right? If the source was PCM it's not like you're finding better information out of...
    Post by: scblock, Feb 26, 2024 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    The All Purpose Advice Thread - Part 2

    For replacing/repairing an iPod there is also Elite Obsolete who I've purchased parts from before. For players I feel like there are two paths and...
    Post by: scblock, Feb 12, 2024 in forum: Advice Threads
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    Gas stations can't pump without electricity.

    Gas stations can't pump without electricity.
    Profile Post Comment by scblock, Feb 9, 2024
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    Lyr 3 with LISST is perfectly alright but maybe too polite.

    Lyr 3 with LISST is perfectly alright but maybe too polite.
    Status Update by scblock, Jan 29, 2024
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    Nectar Ambrosia is surprisingly good straight out of a portable MD player from 2002.

    Nectar Ambrosia is surprisingly good straight out of a portable MD player from 2002.
    Status Update by scblock, Jan 28, 2024
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    Loaner: Nectar Ambrosia

    After a longer than expected journey these arrived in fine condition earlier today.
    Post by: scblock, Jan 28, 2024 in forum: Closed Loaners
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    Grado-rama: A Guide to Grados

    They did introduce the e series and then later the x series and the drivers have changed, even if the fundamentals haven't. SR225x is my go-to for...
    Post by: scblock, Jan 25, 2024 in forum: Headphones
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    Loaner: Nectar Ambrosia

    FYI [ATTACH]
    Post by: scblock, Jan 23, 2024 in forum: Closed Loaners
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    What is your preferred music file format and why?

    I think it would be pretty close to impossible to get identical files by recording an analog playback of them, though you might get audibly...
    Post by: scblock, Jan 20, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    What is your preferred music file format and why?

    Going back to the original topic, I find it interesting that of the compressed audio choices, the only two codecs that we even consider today for...
    Post by: scblock, Jan 19, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    What is your preferred music file format and why?

    I decoded the same FLAC using the official FLAC command line tool (previously I used foobar to convert) on a completely different computer and got...
    Post by: scblock, Jan 19, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools