Vtory

All the Portland State Chamber Choir recordings are like that. Very well recorded with a spatial sound that is special. John Atkinson from Stereophile is one of the recording engineers who worked on these recordings. Thank you so much for reminding me that this recording was now available. I just bought the 24/96 from Qobuz and the Naxos CD will be on its way to me.

@Hammy I didn't know much about this before, but Tidal recommended me somehow, and placed my order (for cd) one hour later! lol.

Thought it would be just an extremely uneven allocation (ultimately converges to either side), but I found myself rather enjoying going back and forth across two different worlds.

Upside of speakers listening is that I can re-learn some concepts I thought completely wrong when only with headphones. Downside? It's inherently less personalized. Space and neighbors are the biggest limiting factors. For example, I can't reach to the optimal volume level I believe to have full macrodynamics.

On the other hands, headphone listenings are inherently f***ed with stereo recording. To hear it right, substantial adjustments needed using the brain consciously (i.e., hear past the practical limitations), which I found benefit from speakers listening.

Fail, as soon as chopsticks were involved.

philistine ... you need to use olive oil instead of mayonnaise. This olive oil: https://www.nvoliveoilmfg.com/online-store/Family-blend-EVOO-p88194754
trim steaks, pat dry, salt, coat in olive oil and then cover heavily in freshly ground black pepper. Let it marinate for several hours at room temp. Cook on grill at 700 deg F. Not too many grills can make that temp. The result will be well worth the effort.

I can't remember how he put it (or locate the link), but something he said made me think a significant percentage of his sales are generated from these shows. He might not be in a position to launch a new product right now...just speculation

ZMF bookshelf speakers in solid wood enclosures.

Or so i dreamed...

I think he mentioned making headphones in the more affordable range. Not sure what price range that is but I’m guessing mid-fi?

Hope my verite pals @ChaChaRealSmooth or @Phantaminum to get their hands on this amp someday (shoot me a pm if interested in short term loan). Wondering how they would feel.

At a cost of a bit edged and glared highs, it could mimic airs and speed I enjoyed with DSHA-3F (more artificially though). Interesting to see both Asgard 3 and Erish mimic different aspects of 3F wonders in their own ways -- conditioned by Verite pairing.

I may take you up on the offer after I get these deliverables done. Too many hours and not enough time. Hope Philly is treating you right man.

That is the beginning. The measurement options are a la carte. By the time one adds all the measurements such as Dynamic Range, IMD, Frequency Sweep, etc. the price jumps $500 for each additional measurement. Easy to hit $22,500 in the configuration quote. And you still need your own ADC and DAC. Might as well just buy the HW version.

Don't feel bad, I still have shit that I haven't unpacked since I moved back in March.

I like its appearance, too. Very sleek looking.
I don't quite like tons of marketing words though -- on top of cumulated disappointments of their recent highly-priced products.

Funnily enough Sony asked us if we wanted to the NA launch of this speaker the middle of July. Obviously not happening now, Sony doesn't have an ETA for NA just yet now.

It does look interesting but doesn't look very practical for a desktop

heresy!

@RobS Actually that's one way to look at my new amp. I can feel some shared direction with this new headamp, too. But voiced in a much more likable way. Short review hopefully upcoming soon.

"ss: that's your problem there" — @HitmanFluffy

Don't tell that to the ORFAS crowd

Did you pick the Archel2.5 or the Erish? I have an Asgard 3 and a Modius. I wonder if it's worth it going balanced with a Geshelli vs staying SE with an Asgard. I seriously doubt it's gonna be competitive with the Asgard though.

@JellyRhino Erish. Wanted to utilize bifrost bal outs (se outs currently to asgard 3 lol). I personally think asgard 3 is much better but that's kinda apple vs orange. It sounds way much like refined jot. Cool, edged, heft, squared, clean, but not annoying like 789.

I listened to one of these 390 to 500 eur range new Hifimans last year out of Jot. I liked them. Build quality and feel was good based on that shorter session. I might consider one of these at some point.

I've been using the HE6se for the last 2 days, they really are special. I hope Hifiman keeps making them.

Feels like a great complement to asgard 3 -- before jot 2 or mjo 3 come out.

Updates? The wait for Jot 2 is getting to me every day

@Ash1412 Still testing for myself to ensure it's better rather than different. Maybe will post early impression during the weekend.

Pacing is a slog. Can't believe I've got almost nowhere in the story even after 5 hours.

@Vtory how do you feel about the first game?

@Melvillian Overall liked it, if not totally enthusiastic. Interactive actions,multi-dimensional characters, and interpretable in various ways.

@monacelli That depends on which market you are. For those who acknowledge good and bad aspects of DS, Modius is already awesome in any outs. I'd take it over RME OGs even on SEs.

Bal outs are more different than better. Heft, air, but a little rough on highs.

@monacelli Preamps bring some meat, flow, and life-likeness to the table. Freya rca in rca out did it too. So, I'm guessing any preamps with a great gain or output stage may work similarly.

Thanks! Yeah, I see the benefit of having an active preamp, or at least the option to switch between active and passive. And the delta between Saga+ and Freya S really isn't too bad in the big scheme of things

Cool, been thinking about the S myself, just to have a good preamp that can mix/match balanced/SE. But I've wondered about the synergy. Sounds like it might actually work out for me.

Sounds like a wonder bra equivalent

Impression posted: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/schiit-freya-and-s-impressions-stream-of-consciousness.7998/page-6#post-305834

Wow, now Modius could survive in my primary rig. lol.

I have the Modius and a THX 789 coming in, hopefully it gives as much bliss to my Auteurs as you are getting from your chain to the Verite.

It's serving for the main speakers (hence the dac now located 9 ft away from the desk; Verites for desk uses). Didn't want to buy the same dac again lol.

but... that's a Modius not BF2

So, everything comes down to resource allocation problem. Two dacs, two different places, two different rigs. Will hook this dac up to speakers later though.