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a room in disarray w/ boxes and clutter everywhere = accidental room treatment. speakers sound unusually good! Nov 20, 2020 at 6:43 PM

Soups was last seen:: Nov 23, 2020 at 9:11 PM

1. Soups
  a room in disarray w/ boxes and clutter everywhere = accidental room treatment. speakers sound unusually good!
  
  Nov 20, 2020 at 6:43 PM
  1. Cryptowolf, dematted, Jinxy245 and 3 others like this.
  2. ChaChaRealSmooth
    WAF unusually low
    
    Nov 20, 2020 at 10:17 PM
    
    SoupRKnowva and Soups like this.
  3. Thad E Ginathom
    Clutter is good. As long is it doesn't rattle, vibrate or resonate.
    
    Nov 21, 2020 at 4:13 AM
    
    Soups likes this.
2. Soups
  Is Hifiman owned and operated by Dr. Jian-Yang?
  
  Oct 29, 2020
  2. Soups
    8 recipes for octopus, and almost as many planar options for $250 and under.
    
    Oct 29, 2020
3. Soups
  ...one of the benefits of hanging around SBAF for awhile: you learn the art of waiting to buy gear.
  
  Oct 13, 2020
  1. Jinxy245, Deep Funk, ChaChaRealSmooth and 4 others like this.
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  3. dubharmonic
    @ChaChaRealSmooth why bad? You want it all? :-)
    
    Oct 14, 2020
  4. Soups
    @ChaChaRealSmooth - are you like the crack dealer that slipped up and became the crackhead? ;)
    
    Oct 14, 2020
  5. ChaChaRealSmooth
    It makes you insane and want to spend more money on things you really don't need. Like this Wavelight (yes, I'm leaving a teaser here on my thoughts)
    
    Oct 14, 2020
4. Soups
  Ugh... McDonalds and KFC on the same day... good thing my recent physical went well.
  
  Aug 12, 2020
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  3. YMO
    A lot of flowing later.
    
    Aug 12, 2020
  4. crazychile
    KFC should change their initials to MSG if real truth in advertisement were a thing.
    
    Aug 13, 2020
  5. Soups
    It was some of the saltiest, driest KFC I've ever eaten. IME, for how much they charge, KFC quality is pretty inconsistent. But when it's good, it's really good... MSG and all. :)
    
    Aug 13, 2020
    
    crazychile likes this.
5. Soups
  Help? Unable to find a thread/post that tells us how the name "Super Best Audio Friends" came about. It'd be great to hear the backstory.
  
  Aug 10, 2020
  2. YMO
    I think it in CS, I could be wrong.
    
    Aug 10, 2020
    
    Soups likes this.
  3. k4rstar
    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/about-changstar-and-super-best-audio-friends-a-post-from-tari.102/
    
    Aug 10, 2020
    
    Jinxy245, ChaChaRealSmooth, spwath and 6 others like this.
  4. purr1n
    South Park. It's take on Super Best Friends on South Park.
    
    Aug 10, 2020
    
    dark_energy, Jinxy245, Soups and 2 others like this.
6. Soups
  Modius in, just in time as Yggdrasil headed to storage (for a move). Shocked this is only $199. Thank you @baldr and @schiit !!!
  
  Jul 11, 2020
  1. Jinxy245, HotRatSalad, Riotvan and 3 others like this.
7. Soups
  "Disgusted, repulsed, embarrassed... but also slightly impressed." How I feel after every Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest.
  
  Jul 4, 2020
  1. Jinxy245, HotRatSalad, Pogo and 1 other person like this.
  2. Gazny
    I want the announcer to do my wedding. Hearing him introduce Joey Chestnut I can not help but chuckle.
    
    Jul 4, 2020
  3. fraggler
    Title of your sex tape?
    
    Jul 4, 2020
    
    Jinxy245, RobS, tommytakis and 1 other person like this.
  4. Soups
    @Gazny Pretty sure you ain't getting married if you hire that guy @fraggler I was also sharing my reaction to "e-sports"
    
    Jul 4, 2020
    
    Gazny likes this.
8. Soups
  Now that an IEM might have achieved "Super HD650" status, even more frustrating that a headphone hasn't.
  
  May 28, 2020
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  3. TheIceman93
    To my ears, the Aeolus sounds like a Super HD650.
    
    May 28, 2020
    
    yotacowboy likes this.
  4. m17xr2b
    Isn't this the third holy grail campfire IEM? Listen for yourself. Also with HD650 it must be specified the tier of amp driven, low to mid tier maybe, Stellaris, Studio, Teton...not a chance in hell.
    
    May 28, 2020
    
    9suns likes this.
  5. Soups
    Definitely hope to get some quality time with a ZMF headphone someday, especially some of those models.
    
    May 28, 2020
    
    Jinxy245 likes this.
9. Soups
  Stop pretending like you don't love... Enya.
  
  Feb 17, 2020
  1. crazychile, Jinxy245 and imackler like this.
  2. GoodEnoughGear
    The Scorpions
    
    Feb 18, 2020
    
    Biodegraded and Soups like this.
  3. crazychile
    Enya Watermark was good demo music in the late 80's. I sold a lot of speakers with that stuff. It sounds good on anything.
    
    Feb 18, 2020
    
    Soups likes this.
10. Soups
  Like what this guy has to say about chasing and burnout with this hobby...https://youtu.be/9biOasYApBw
  
  Jan 31, 2020
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  3. Skyline
    Bifrost 2-->Liquid Platinum-->HD600/650 is feeling pretty done to me. Very clean sound with enough warmth to keep me happy. Happily throwing my newfound cash into a Dolby Atmos setup.
    
    Feb 1, 2020
    
    atomicbob, Hammy, fraggler and 3 others like this.
  4. Stuff Jones
    I think he made an important distinction between trying new things and chasing perfection. Variety is the spice of life, but the perfect is the enemy of the good, as they say.
    
    Feb 1, 2020
    
    atomicbob, Hammy, Soups and 1 other person like this.
  5. atomicbob
    It goes in cycles. The main thing is to not get caught up in the spending cycle and evaluate over long periods of time.
    
    Feb 2, 2020
    
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11. Soups
  Newest daily tick: checking for Schiit's Unison upgrade announcement.
  
  Jan 7, 2020
  1. sheldaze, ChaChaRealSmooth, rlow and 5 others like this.
  2. abraxas666
    That and the new amp for the RAAL Requisite headphones.
    
    Jan 7, 2020
    
    ChaChaRealSmooth and Soups like this.
  3. dubharmonic
    Same here, can't wait to upgrade to Yggdrasil A2 and Unison in one shot.
    
    Jan 7, 2020
    
    Soups likes this.
12. Soups
  "The Far Side" is (almost) back!!! https://www.thefarside.com/about
  
  Dec 17, 2019
  1. Josh83, LetMeBeFrank, FlySweep and 7 others like this.
  2. Cspirou
    This is the best news I've read in awhile
    
    Dec 17, 2019
    
    JK47 and Soups like this.
  3. philipmorgan
    2020's lookin' up!
    
    Dec 17, 2019
    
    Cspirou, Soups and JK47 like this.
  4. JK47
    FUCK!!! YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
    
    Dec 17, 2019
    
    LetMeBeFrank, bazelio, Cspirou and 1 other person like this.
13. Soups
  Tried a bomb diggity Cosmic Crisp apple yet? My WA bias is strong.
  
  Dec 10, 2019
  2. BillOhio
    Is that a cocktail?
    
    Dec 10, 2019
    
    Soups and JK47 like this.
  3. DigMe
    That would be a cosmic crisp appletini.
    
    Dec 11, 2019
    
    Soups and BillOhio like this.
  4. Soups
    It's also a vape flavor.
    
    Dec 11, 2019
14. Soups
  Just brought home a TOTL, incredibly expensive, newborn daughter. :)
  
  Dec 5, 2019
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  3. Soups
    Thank you all! I will add, she is definitely 'endgame' being our fourth child. Time to read urologist reviews now...
    
    Dec 5, 2019
    
    Thad E Ginathom, Jinxy245, jexby and 1 other person like this.
  4. Senorx12562
    You're a better man than I, Gunga Din.
    
    Dec 5, 2019
    
    Thad E Ginathom and Soups like this.
  5. Thad E Ginathom
    Will her first words be "mmmmmTOTLmmm?"
    
    Congratulations to you and Mrs Soups, and welcome to the young lady!
    
    Dec 6, 2019
    
    Soups, Jinxy245 and Richgard like this.
15. Soups
  ...love Schiit's strategy. "If you can't beat 'em, take their money."
  
  Nov 29, 2019
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  3. Soups
    Time to add Incompetence™ to your trademarks, if it means churning out affordable, hi-quality gear that all kinds of people can love.
    
    Nov 29, 2019
    
    Josh83, obsiCO, Sherm and 5 others like this.
  4. schiit
    Every Schiit tube amp comes standard with our exclusive Incompetence™ topology!
    
    Nov 29, 2019
    
    Josh83, obsiCO, Sherm and 12 others like this.
  5. yotacowboy
    Somebody needs to stick that Nelson Pass/amp camp 2nd order harmonic circuit in the Heresy with a switch.
    
    Nov 29, 2019
16. Soups
  Looks like Blue Jeans Cables is getting all Fancy Pants Cables now. https://www.iconoclastcable.com/
  
  Nov 25, 2019
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  3. Soups
    Their target market appears to be the *thrifty* 1% boomer that is drawn to dated web design, but isn't quite ready to buy that third vacation home: "...[our products] are substantially more costly to make than conventional products are, while also being priced substantially below some of the stratospheric prices one sees in the high-end audio world." (ie. you could pay more, so this is actually a good deal!)
    
    Nov 25, 2019
    
    gurubhai, elmoe, YMO and 2 others like this.
  4. Thad E Ginathom
    Damn, they were always my heros! Et tu, Bluejeans?
    
    Mind you, I used to say, "If someone wants cable deisign, why not go to a company like Belden, rather than some front-room (boutique) idiot peddling fantasies." Well, now they did, and maybe the results are not what I foresaw.
    
    Anyway, I'm out of the game now. But, for old time's sake, if someone finds real science in these cables, let me know!
    
    Nov 26, 2019
    
    elmoe and Soups like this.
  5. Azteca
    As long as they keep offering the regular cables, I'll keep buying them. Just hurts to think of people being suckered. More likely it will just let them get money from people who were going to spend it on cables anyway.
    
    Nov 26, 2019
    
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17. Soups
  Raising Arizona is a great movie, definitely worth re-watching every few years.
  
  Nov 6, 2019
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  3. Soups
    I prefer to re-watch favorites with the captions on. Catch so much more great dialog this way, especially with Coen bros' movies.
    
    Nov 6, 2019
    
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  4. DigMe
    They are a national treasure and deserve all the lifetime awards. Did you catch The Ballad of Buster Scruggs on Netflix?
    
    Nov 6, 2019
    
    Biodegraded and Soups like this.
  5. Soups
    Just watched the trailer, and yet another temptation to re-start my Netflix sub...
    
    Nov 6, 2019
18. Soups
  miles davis, rubberband. sometimes records get shelved for good reason, and should not be posthumously "finished"
  
  Sep 6, 2019
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  2. Jinxy245
    I haven't heard it yet....maybe I won't...
    
    Sep 7, 2019
    
    hikergrl, Richgard and Soups like this.
19. Soups
  Probably best for Slayer, and METAL, that this didn't work out. https://es.pn/31Mli8M
  
  Aug 17, 2019
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  2. MrTeaRex
    The opposite couldn't be more true. Slayer and rednecks go together like Wonder Bread and Miracle Whip.
    
    Aug 17, 2019
    
    Zed Bopp, Soups and DigMe like this.
  3. Soups
    Ha! Just had to verify... https://images.app.goo.gl/8uTpngfdxn3QSR6m9 https://images.app.goo.gl/YjfCGFpN1CNxCMut9
    
    Aug 17, 2019
    
    MrTeaRex likes this.
  4. rtaylor76
    Man....I wanted to see this happen., but you're probably right. Slayer is misunderstood as Satan worship here in the south.
    
    Aug 17, 2019
20. Soups
  Yggdrasil with Aegir monoblocks feeding Tekton Moabs.... I've never been happier listening to music at home.
  
  Jul 25, 2019
  1. Syzygy, hikergrl, yotacowboy and 7 others like this.
  2. Soups
    Even in a modest 12x13x8 room, this setup continues to make my jaw-drop, and it's always "one more song"...
    
    Jul 25, 2019
  3. Scott Kramer
    Unfettered Yggdrasil is insane... I really need to but a romper room DAC on Aegir to get more perspective!
    
    Jul 26, 2019
    
    Soups likes this.
  4. Soups
    Will try to post more detailed impressions after I live with this for a few weeks. Which should be enough time for new toy syndrome to dissipate and "stable" Yggdrasil to appear. :)
    
    Jul 26, 2019
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