Woland

what does the susvara sound like?

To my tastes I'd add 'under $1k and easy to drive'

What did u do

First week of improvement was the EllevenAcoustica drivers breaking in. Next month of improvement was finding more comfortable pads and cable. Then it's just been a case of noticing what I reached for..

I was eyeballing that utopia. I dont need them, I barely use my headphones as it is, but I do love me some Utopias

If they break, can you get parts to fix them?! At what cost?

I've been using it heavily these past few days, and exploring the options. I love how you can disable extraneous services. Its Tidal integration is way ahead of Audirvana - for example it can play mixes and track radios.

The development effort and capability is just extraordinary for a $5 app. Especially compared to the $100 one.

@Vtory The LTS series are designed to be modular - meaning switchable drivers etc. Most reviews have discussed them as if they were standard all-in-one headphones. Since you tend to do deeper in-depth analyses, it would be awesome if you can give some insights about the headphones vs the specific drivers installed for the loaner.

@Woland That's a very good point. Although I am afraid I may not experiment across alternative drivers (I don't have any), I will be focusing on possible perceived notions of 'module' as claimed -- from an average consumer's perspective.

@Vtory Maybe you have encountered alternative implementations of the Peerless driver for comparison...?

I had Audirvāna Plus and had to switch to JRiver when Audirvāna would create double entries for every single file in my music collection. I cannot figure out why or how that was happening and I just got fed up with it. I did try a trial of their sub based app and I did like many of the features but the price was way too high.

Audirvana devs have some great ideas and technology but it hasn't been a good customer experience for many of us. I use an older version mostly for adding AudioUnit plug-ins for DSP to Tidal. My sense is that they don't give a damn how we use it or want to use it though.

I haven’t used Audirvana, but I’ve had really good success with JRiver. When you purchase a license, you essentially receive lifetime support. The development team will answer questions about older builds on the JRiver forum.

Somebody hit those speakers with the ugly stick!

CNC speakers, pretty cool

I quite liked the Lyr 3 as a pre for similar reasons.

https://youtu.be/A3wr8VuJGyI

For gentler DSP, I'm enjoying the free Ozone Imager for enhanced width https://www.izotope.com/en/products/ozone-imager.html

My trial of NX ran out.. will check the other options before committing.

Nobody is /proven/ sane.

And hifi fuses don't help that.

Fwiw, caution is probably in order.

I see you enjoy living dangerously...

Eh he'll be fine. If they're efficient speakers and his headamp is strong he might not even notice the difference.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ethernet-switch-for-audiophiles

That shit makes no fucking sense.

Notice the company name. It's probably filled with sand.

A group of friends and I got kicked out of a grocery store for dancing once. So then we went to the Legislative building and started dancing on the steps. The security guard game out wondering what we were doing. We said dancing. He said cool, wanna do it inside? Good times.

it was very cool doing that in the central chamber: (not my photos) https://www.flickr.com/photos/morrismulvey/8488384764/

And how much extra would you be willing to pay over the Redbook version? Just trying to get a sense of the benefit.

If it’s a better mastering than any red book version and it’s an album I love, up to $20 for a single album and $30 for a double. Although usually the hifi merchants have discounts or coupons so I normally pay less.

I haven't tried it yet but I feel like high sample rates are beneficial in a system with DSP. All that digital processing means that you get less digital artifacts after applying filters.

I remember a quote from an audio engineer that 96khz was an ideal frequency for recording and mixing music.

All of the newer speed control Pro-ject turntables (like the debut carbon Evo) also come with a separate belt to run at 78

I've picked up a basic turntable that supports 78rpm, and ordered a 3mm stylus for shellac disks. How much extra value is there in a cartridge?

Got them up and running with a modern turntable and 78 stylus. Thanks all.

Just as Mike Moffat suggests MQA has died.. https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/schiit-yggdrasil-analog-2/

And as Tidal relegates MQA to its ORFAS tier.

Actually, multiple MQA threads..

What grill would 3Dizingof swap in..?

It feels wasteful having them powered on all day.. but it also seems to improve their sound. The least we can do is be aware of the quantum.

@Ti_Leo Schiit's spec page was accurate for Gungnir, but lists 35W for (current) Yggdrasil.

Yes... I saw that too, could be different chips, could be my cheapo meter. BTW Holo Spring 1 L3 was about the same 25W while the uge Denadrips Terminator needed only 15W. Again, according to my meter

Substrata and Departed Glories, in particular, are favorite albums of mine.

All time favorite https://biosphere.bandcamp.com/track/dover-ferryport

Thanks for the suggestions, @dubharmonic & @Tchoupitoulas ! I love this album but haven't explored around it yet.

The MJ1 and the Rag both have about 1-2 warm up time to really open up the low end and sound smooth. It is almost like a multibit DAC.

1-2 hours or days?

Hours, lol.