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And also thanks to everyone that contributed to the Bal to SE thread, and AtomicBob's posts on the matter! Apr 28, 2021

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1. yotacowboy
  And also thanks to everyone that contributed to the Bal to SE thread, and AtomicBob's posts on the matter!
  
  Apr 28, 2021
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2. yotacowboy
  Just following up: thanks to sheldaze, got a pair of Cinemags and now Freya is silent on both speakers and headphones! Whew!
  
  Apr 28, 2021
  1. Cryptowolf, Gazny, sheldaze and 1 other person like this.
3. yotacowboy
  good god, vocals w/ new prod WE 300B are stunning... and cymbal work... fuck me, these are staying.
  
  Apr 27, 2021
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  3. rhythmdevils
    Me too @StageOne !
    
    Apr 27, 2021
  4. yotacowboy
    Apparently Victor offers it built for a few hundred bucks more, too.
    
    Apr 28, 2021
  5. Phantaminum
    @StageOne It's been a long time I soldered anything and this one was a doozy but in the end the amp came out fine. I think the part that may get you is that the initial start up cost (soldering iron, solder, tweezers, wire clippers, etc..). Do eet!
    
    Apr 28, 2021
    
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4. yotacowboy
  I'm an idiot. New production WE300Bs show up next week. At least they've got a 5 year warranty! I hope Charles' gig stays running this time!
  
  Apr 23, 2021
  1. Erroneous, philipmorgan, sheldaze and 1 other person like this.
5. yotacowboy
  Kinda nice thing about nervousa: buy fancy caps that take 28M years to break in accrding to innernets. Every day stereo sounds little better
  
  Apr 16, 2021
  1. Cryptowolf, Overkill Red and Lyander like this.
  2. yotacowboy
    Or, at least a little different!
    
    Apr 16, 2021
    
    Lyander and Gazny like this.
  3. Cspirou
    Trading capacitors like wine
    
    Apr 17, 2021
6. yotacowboy
  According to Roon my musical preferences: 1) Other 2) Miscellaneous, and 3) other, noting lack of capitalization as obvious differentiation
  
  Apr 14, 2021
  1. gixxerwimp, shambles, mrflibble and 7 others like this.
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  3. yotacowboy
    Maybe I'm truly tasteless?
    
    Apr 14, 2021
    
    Jinxy245, Thad E Ginathom and Cryptowolf like this.
  4. Ksaurav402
    It just means Roon has come face to face with a true SBAFer and they have to step up their game on metadata management for lot of music
    
    Apr 14, 2021
    
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  5. Jinxy245
    It sounds more like Roon is tasteless.
    
    Apr 14, 2021
    
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7. yotacowboy
  downside/upside to pretty much every GY!BE recording: they're mixed to play the loud parts at 100dB+. crank that shit, homey.
  
  Apr 13, 2021
  1. shambles, Jdriver, Soups and 2 others like this.
  2. Jdriver
    Their new record is out and I think it’s one of the best things they’ve done.
    
    Apr 13, 2021
    
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8. yotacowboy
  Wow! City alert @ 10:00am today that vaccine available for all. @11:30am I get email for setting up appointment... Tomorrow! Sweet!
  
  Apr 12, 2021
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  3. yotacowboy
    Game on!! rescheduled for tomorrow, now Moderna.
    
    Apr 13, 2021
    
    sheldaze, fraggler and YMO like this.
  4. shredical
    my wife and I got the moderna one.. no side effects other than the spot they gave the shot being sore a wee bit. disclaimer. i own moderna stock :P
    
    Apr 13, 2021
    
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  5. yotacowboy
    I was kinda hoping for some side effects like this: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xczm9g but maybe I'm just being too adventurous.
    
    Apr 13, 2021
9. yotacowboy
  question: worth it to look into BAL to SE trafo to run Yggdrasil into Elekit? Rather than Freya S doing the conversion? Freya is injecting noise.
  
  Apr 11, 2021
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  3. Erroneous
    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/balanced-to-single-ended-converter-xlr-to-rca-bal-to-se.9506/
    
    Apr 12, 2021
    
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  4. Tachikoma
    To hijack this question a bit... could you use a TVC to do balanced-to-SE conversion, instead of a dedicated fixed-ratio balanced-to-SE converter? Tempted to get a Silk TVC, and this would add another reason to get one.
    
    Apr 12, 2021
    
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  5. Cspirou
    Get someone to build you one of these
    
    https://glass-ware.stores.yahoo.net/batoun.html
    
    Apr 13, 2021
10. yotacowboy
  Sweet! New GY!BE out today!
  
  Apr 2, 2021
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  2. e.schell
    Hoooray, thanks for the heads up!
    
    Apr 3, 2021
    
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11. yotacowboy
  Oh, now this looks like fun: https://diyaudiostore.com/pages/vfet-information-page
  
  Apr 2, 2021
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  3. yotacowboy
    I'll probably sign up for the lottery, too. And, maybe start putting up some ebay alerts on old sony amps from Japan that had these 2S series VFETS...
    
    Apr 2, 2021
  4. Cspirou
    I saw that email too
    
    Apr 2, 2021
  5. Cspirou
    @ogodei - lottery seems a lot more fair than FCFS
    
    BTW, I'm a diyaudio member too if you need someone
    
    Apr 2, 2021
12. yotacowboy
  TFW I realize FreyaS is what's injecting hiss noise into high gain hp setup. Even in passive it's dumping hiss into tu-8600. Much sadz.
  
  Mar 26, 2021
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  3. luckybaer
    Are you considering replacing it? If so, with what? I'm assuming there is no work-around...
    
    Mar 26, 2021
  4. Senorx12562
    Through manipulation of gain setting and volume control on both pre and amp, I have always been able to reach something between nonexistent and good enough w/r/t noise, at least with the 'phones I have. Fingers crossed.
    
    Mar 26, 2021
  5. yotacowboy
    For now I'll just bypass it: YggyA2 gimped RCAs straight into TU8600. As far as grounding, I'm hindered by 1940's 2 pole copper in oiled cotton house wiring, tho I may play with alternative grounding between components.
    
    Mar 27, 2021
13. yotacowboy
  THX AAA One+Solaris OG: no burn in, a little boomy in the 50-80Hz region, a little more HF extension/soundstage definition compared to Jot2
  
  Mar 11, 2021
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14. yotacowboy
  holy shit. Linlai isn't fucking around.
  
  Mar 10, 2021
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  3. StageOne
    I’m currently running dual Aegirs, what’s your tube setup?
    
    Mar 10, 2021
  4. yotacowboy
    YggyA2 -> Freya S -> Elekit TU-8600 -> AN UK Az-Two Hemp
    
    Mar 11, 2021
  5. nishan99
    No wonder Psvane is fighting them.
    
    Mar 11, 2021
    
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15. Biodegraded
  Hey - did you see The Hoff is a Habs fan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCa2QaJ4sa0&vl=en
  
  Mar 8, 2021
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  3. Biodegraded
    Indeed. But he's in better shape than most of their players.
    
    Mar 8, 2021
  4. Wilson
    Yeah, Jean Beliveau where are you?
    
    Mar 8, 2021
    
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  5. gixxerwimp
    "Zamboni is almost as cool as my talking car" ... priceless
    
    Mar 8, 2021
    
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16. yotacowboy
  Magical day when tubes-n-caps have settled and now speaker rig resolves better than BigBoi HP gear. Also Linlai curious got the better of me
  
  Feb 26, 2021
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17. yotacowboy
  So long Daft Punk, cheers! also, hard to believe SBAF/changstar has been using RAM as a reference recording for almost a decade!!
  
  Feb 22, 2021
  1. sheldaze, Cryptowolf, gixxerwimp and 7 others like this.
  2. m17xr2b
    Randomly listening to random access memories while reading this.
    
    Feb 22, 2021
    
    obsiCO, yotacowboy and Lyander like this.
  3. Imraan
    Seconded. I've been listening to RAM all week...crazy
    
    Feb 22, 2021
18. yotacowboy
  good stereo stuff makes time slow down, i.e., a 3 minute song feels like 6.
  
  Feb 21, 2021
  1. Jinxy245, luckybaer, sheldaze and 5 others like this.
  2. pure5152
    huhh interesting, I've found kinda the opposite: super-engaging systems suck you in so much that time seems to fly by without even realizing it ._.
    
    Feb 21, 2021
    
    Cryptowolf, luckybaer and Wilson like this.
  3. Hrodulf
    Check for sample rate mismatches.
    
    Feb 22, 2021
    
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19. yotacowboy
  Finally, parts-connexion is carrying AECO connectors!
  
  Feb 19, 2021
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  3. fraggler
    I forget, were you using Oyaide wires with those?
    
    Feb 20, 2021
  4. yotacowboy
    For power cables I'm running all Oyaide V2 stuff with the newer full metal (that's not actually metal) connectors. Balanced XLR I'm running mostly Lavri Cable with Aeco connectors. for RCA, I'm running PCX/DH labs BL-Ag with Eichmann pure silver RCAs.
    
    Feb 20, 2021
    
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  5. gixxerwimp
    Parts ConneXion prices look pretty decent, compared to those on Taiwanese-Amazon. $63.95 vs. $71.60 for ARP-4045R
    https://24h.pchome.com.tw/prod/DMAA0F-A9007J0EB
    
    How is the strain relief compared to Neutrik?
    
    Feb 22, 2021
20. yotacowboy
  damn you big tubes. you sound so good, but invite much nervousa. Aegir monos, you're maybe heading for the chopping block. Time for burn in.
  
  Feb 19, 2021
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  2. Erroneous
    The bummer about big tube nervosa (to me) is that it costs $5-700 per pair to see if your hunch is right or not.
    
    Feb 19, 2021
    
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  3. Melvillian
    if you decide to sell the aegir let me know.
    
    Assuming they're not claimed by anyone else.
    
    Feb 21, 2021
    
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Main rig:
Sources—Roon/Qobuz to RPi+Pi2AES, Technics SL-1200 w/ DL-103r to Reisong SUT to iFi ZEN Phono, Sangean HDT-20
DAC—Yggdrasil A2 (BNC RPi, Coax Sangean)
Preamp—Freya S
Amps—AegirX2, Elekit TU-8600, SW51+
Speakers—Audio Note AZ-2 (Hemp drivers, silver VC tweeters, upgraded x-over)
Headphones—HD600 silver screen, HD600 black screen, Elex, LCD-2C

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