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Procrastinating. Rolling tubes. Jun 16, 2021 at 5:58 AM

    1. Woland
      Woland
      Procrastinating. Rolling tubes.
      Jun 16, 2021 at 5:58 AM
      1. yotacowboy likes this.
    2. nishan99
      nishan99
      I just realized your profile picture is a cat picture. I always thought it was a potato for some reason…
      Jun 11, 2021
      1. Jinxy245, Woland and Lyander like this.
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      3. dasman66
        dasman66
        I second the pikaku idea... I always thought the profile pic was some sort of anime/gaming artwork.
        Jun 11, 2021
        Jinxy245 and Lyander like this.
      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        Pikachu between a pair of headphones? What sort of inane idea for a photo is that.
        Jun 11, 2021
      5. Woland
        Woland
        Potato! I squinted to get that and saw a map of Taiwan.
        Jun 11, 2021
        Lyander and nishan99 like this.
    3. Woland
      Woland
      I'm trying to make the Gungnir VCO (BBG) light activate. An Airport Express & optical is too little. What else to raise the jitter?
      Jun 11, 2021
      2. zonto
        zonto
        Apple TV 4K into HDMI input of Oppo BDP-103D does the trick (sometimes). HDMI anything maybe. ;)
        Jun 11, 2021
    4. Woland
      Woland
      FIIO, HiFiMan & Holo Audio are Chi-Fi. Audioquest and Bose are not. Why the Chi-Fi hate?
      Jun 2, 2021
      2. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Simple. People want good quality products for little money. Little money sometimes buys you good quality products, most of the time expect garbage. China is a country with the lowest costs of production per unit (economies of scale) and most people (post-1980) are spoilt with Chinese units. Start thinking. For good quality products, get the exact right specifications and pay a bit more for quality control. Rant over.
        Jun 3, 2021
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      3. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I think it is just perception. Audioquest and Bose are US brands, even if their products are made in China. Vs. companies like Fiio, HFM, and Holo, who originated out of China. A-GD in that camp as well. Although I would never call any of those companies Chi-Fi. I would refer lower quality and no-name or forgettable brands Chi-Fi.
        Jun 3, 2021
    5. Woland
      Woland
      Demoed Arya, Susvara and Empyrean yesterday.. Disliked the Empyrean as it sounded OTT. Glad I didn't bid on the recent WTS here.
      Jun 1, 2021
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      2. Koth Ganesh
        Koth Ganesh
        I demoed the Empyrean and it did not last even a minute. One note bass and out. The guy that had it liked my Focal Elex better
        Jun 2, 2021
        Cryptowolf likes this.
      3. Ksaurav402
        Ksaurav402
        I found it warm and bright. Glad I sold it off when it was a hot property on Head-fi.
        Jun 2, 2021
    6. Woland
      Woland
      So much of this MQA nonsense is about reproducing the 20kHz-40kHz 'dog whistle' octave. Meanwhile..
      May 30, 2021
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      3. Woland
        Woland
        Ergo: Get a pair of DT-1350s if you want what MQA teases.
        May 30, 2021
      4. Hrodulf
        Hrodulf
        B-but my overtones! And the overtones of the overtones!
        May 31, 2021
      5. Woland
        Woland
        @Hrodulf You can always add overtones with tubes or DSP. Who is to say if the inaudible ones from those beat the inaudible ones from MQA.
        Jun 1, 2021
    7. Woland
      Woland
      May 29, 2021
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      2. Merrick
        Merrick
        May 29, 2021
    8. Woland
      Woland
      My gear is excellent. I should stop checking sbaf/head-fi for a decade or so, and shift focus to better content and listening.
      May 17, 2021
      1. sheldaze, LetMeBeFrank, Syzygy and 5 others like this.
      2. Gazny
        Gazny
        More music!
        May 17, 2021
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      3. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Keep a Koss PortaPro on your desk. I have two.
        May 17, 2021
        Jinxy245 and Azimuth like this.
      4. loadexfa
        loadexfa
        Strongly agree. If you enjoy your gear then tell the FOMO part of your brain to f off! I think I'm approaching that point, fingers crossed.
        May 18, 2021
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    9. Woland
      Woland
      Wanted: community of tubers guided by measurements and engineering, and indifferent to getter shapes.
      May 8, 2021
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      3. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Tubes? Oh my, what you want is difficult to say the least. Find your favourite tubes and stop there.
        May 9, 2021
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      4. Gazny
        Gazny
        Getter shapes are just a way to determine age/factory. I just stick to my favorite brands based on longevity. RCA, Raytheon, Philips Siemens
        May 9, 2021
      5. Woland
        Woland
        @Gazny And age/factory is just a way to determine.. what?
        May 12, 2021
    10. Woland
      Woland
      My current guestimate is that online discussions of tubes are 94% delusional, 5% scams.. How does that compare to the rest of audio?
      May 7, 2021
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      3. penguins
        penguins
        Does complaining about tubes count as delusional?

        I like tubes but most of my tube posts are me complaining about tubes in one way or another.
        May 8, 2021
        Cryptowolf and Gazny like this.
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        @Gazny, I need delusions to hear stereo, whatever the source. Unless it is actual people playing in front of me. :)
        May 8, 2021
        Cryptowolf and Gazny like this.
      5. Cryptowolf
        Cryptowolf
        yes, a bad tube does make a difference, but at least in my Kenzie Ovation, short of mu, other signal chain parameter matter far more.
        May 8, 2021
    11. Woland
      Woland
      So much online soul searching about the 8-16kHz octave. So little love for the 16-32Hz octave.
      Apr 29, 2021
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      3. Syzygy
        Syzygy
        Stupid people wanting to keep their windows and walls intact!
        Apr 29, 2021
      4. Woland
        Woland
        It's musical down there! An ordinary piano starts at 27Hz.
        Apr 29, 2021
      5. gixxerwimp
        gixxerwimp
        I hear ya. 8-16kHz is overrated compared to da bass.
        Apr 30, 2021
    12. Woland
      Woland
      Impulse bought 'my first planars' HE400SE.. USD70 for an open-box mainland version. Aside from the cable, seems like the 'Global' version.
      Apr 28, 2021
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      2. Woland
        Woland
        A little annoyed Focal cable plugs don't mate with the HE's recessed sockets. I was hoping to use them for a balanced connection.
        Apr 28, 2021
      3. Woland
        Woland
        I thought these would be good at the desk. But after an hour I'm really missing my dt1350s. Lighter, deeper bass, more comfortable (with replacement pads) and far less likely to annnoy anyone sitting nearby.
        Apr 28, 2021
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      4. dllmsch
        dllmsch
        I impulse bought HE560 as well, waiting for it to arrive.
        Apr 28, 2021
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    13. Woland
      Woland
      I setup Volumio streamer with a relay that flips on power to the MJ2 when playing, and off after a long pause. Surprisingly awesome.
      Apr 24, 2021
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      2. Woland
        Woland
        It should save on energy and reduce idle tube burn. Also an atmospheric night light comes on for ambiance.
        Apr 24, 2021
    14. Woland
      Woland
      I have some tips to share about setting up Volumio on a Pi. Where would be the right place to post?
      Apr 23, 2021
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      3. Woland
        Woland
        Thanks @Biodegraded , but some are specific to Volumio so a pi thread is too broad. Also volumio can run happily on a netbook etc
        Apr 23, 2021
        Thad E Ginathom and Biodegraded like this.
      4. rlow
        rlow
        Maybe start an RPi music OS setup and troubleshooting thread. A lot of that stuff is buried in the Pi2AES for dummies and other threads
        Apr 24, 2021
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      5. Michael Kelly
        Michael Kelly
        Agree with @rlow. Maybe one for each player?
        Apr 24, 2021
    15. Thad E Ginathom
      Thad E Ginathom
      Just wondering if your name is connected with Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita?

      One of my top favourite books. Any other fans here?
      Apr 21, 2021
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        A friend from Russia, on another forum, sent me DVDs of the Russian film, happily with English subtitles. A real treat!
        Apr 21, 2021
      4. Woland
        Woland
        Apr 21, 2021
      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Thanks, @Woland. I think that I have seen that site, some years back.
        Apr 22, 2021
    16. Woland
      Woland
      6n3p-dr So musical in Mj2. Maybe the apex of tube tech. And so cheap.
      Apr 20, 2021
    17. Woland
      Woland
      Apr 15, 2021
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      2. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Even Zeos approves of thus video.
        Apr 15, 2021
    18. Woland
      Woland
      Running through the test tracks from Golden One's A90 review: Gungnir Multibit is certainly 'too smooth' on the 'More than you know' sibillance test.
      Apr 13, 2021
    19. Woland
      Woland
      Seeing the view that Amp matters more than DAC, but that's not my experience. The step up from Modi to Gungnir Multibit was profound.
      Apr 9, 2021
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      3. Woland
        Woland
        @Avantech My thinking was that maybe all $100 DACs are not good. I didn't really notice any step up from Samsung Galaxy S9's jack to Modi 3.
        Apr 9, 2021
      4. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        Might not be so much 'good/not good' you're noticing, but the different character of multibit vs DS.
        Apr 9, 2021
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      5. Woland
        Woland
        Fair call, @Biodegraded . I really like it when comments make me rethink. Audio experience is hard to pin down and articulate well.
        Apr 9, 2021
    20. Woland
      Woland
      John Martyn / Small Hours sounds remarkably different - expansive - with an upgraded digital source.
      Apr 1, 2021
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