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yotacowboy

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Happy Gratitudinal Big Chicken Day! May your stuffing remain moist and your very-large-television discounts be deep! Nov 28, 2024 at 6:05 AM

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    1. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      why do people on r/audiophile suck so bad at speaker placement?
      Jul 19, 2019
      1. OJneg, dubharmonic and purr1n like this.
      2. Vtory
        Vtory
        Not having good speakers and/or not affording large (volume-wise) rooms typically make people hysteric about placements.. from my experience lol.
        Jul 19, 2019
        Priidik likes this.
      3. Kunlun
        Kunlun
        "Why do people on r/audiophile suck?"
        There, edited your question for clarity and brevity.
        Jul 19, 2019
      4. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        It's the constant dribble of B&W floorstanders at unequal listening distances and unequal toe-in... "BEST SOUND I'VE EVUR HERD."

        Sure thing, Bro!
        Jul 19, 2019
    2. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      i used to think Yggdrasil warmup was kinda silly. now having gone thru it (partially??) it is kinda like "CAN YOU STOP CHANGING, SHEESH"
      Jul 16, 2019
      1. sheldaze, Syzygy, hikergrl and 2 others like this.
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      3. JK47
        JK47
        It's like the new generation that can't figure out or identify their gender.
        Jul 16, 2019
        ChaChaRealSmooth likes this.
      4. gaspasser
        gaspasser
        Hey I thought DACs don't really make that big of a difference anyway ;)
        Jul 16, 2019
        hikergrl, yotacowboy, Ash1412 and 3 others like this.
      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Once upon a time everything needed to warm up. You could forget you'd turned stuff on by the time noise came out of it.

        Maybe this is why people think that warm-up is cute. Old fashioned.
        Jul 17, 2019
        Lyander likes this.
    3. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      Yggdrasil. done. elated! thanks for all the great content and frenz here, SBAF, it's really been helpful!
      Jul 14, 2019
      1. hikergrl, Case, sheldaze and 7 others like this.
      2. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        You mean you'll be elated after it's finally done warming up right?
        Jul 14, 2019
      3. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        I'll let you know in 17 weeks.
        Jul 15, 2019
        hikergrl likes this.
    4. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      incoming YggyA2 must be destiny; seller lives less than .5mi from me! Who-da-thunk-it‽
      Jul 10, 2019
      1. Syzygy, Azimuth, Josh83 and 9 others like this.
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      3. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        sooooo stoked.
        Jul 10, 2019
        Ringingears and dubharmonic like this.
      4. DigMe
        DigMe
        Crazy! Congrats
        Jul 10, 2019
      5. bluebyte60
        bluebyte60
        It's the calling of your destiny!
        Jul 10, 2019
    5. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      waiting for the correlation between the ojneg scale and the autism spectrum...
      Jul 9, 2019
      1. OJneg likes this.
      2. Kunlun
        Kunlun
        Option C is at least a standard deviation away from neurotypical.
        Jul 9, 2019
        yotacowboy likes this.
      3. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        "I'm an excellent measurer"
        "SINAD BURN BABY!"
        Jul 9, 2019
      4. OJneg
        OJneg
        If you browse audio forums you're already 2 standard deviations past the median.
        Jul 9, 2019
        RobS and bengo like this.
    6. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      Happy birthday, America!!!!
      Jul 4, 2019
      1. ChaChaRealSmooth, Jinxy245, zonto and 1 other person like this.
    7. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      Thanks for an awesome micro-meet @sheldaze - good to meet peeps and put ears on gears!!! Huge thanks to Ken for hosting!
      Jun 29, 2019
      1. westermac, sheldaze, Syzygy and 8 others like this.
      2. gaspasser
        gaspasser
        Nice to meet you and thanks to @sheldaze and Ken!
        Jun 29, 2019
      3. sheldaze
        sheldaze
        Glad to meet you too! Hope it wasn't too far. We'll have to mix up and do VA side.
        Jun 30, 2019
    8. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      whoda thought dragging a pointy piece of carbon across plastic would be a good idea for high fidelity?
      Jun 27, 2019
      1. hikergrl and Jinxy245 like this.
      2. jexby
        jexby
        A: it’s not. except for cave men.
        Jun 27, 2019
        Thad E Ginathom and yotacowboy like this.
    9. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      moar cheap shit from amazon: reisong MC SUT. Nothing stands out as "bad", quieter backgound than using MC input on preamp.
      Jun 27, 2019
      2. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        Looks cool, too :-} Into Cambridge 640P?
        Jun 28, 2019
      3. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        correct
        Jun 28, 2019
        Biodegraded likes this.
    10. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      didn't realize how spoilt I am w/Gunginir. Piano sounds SO RIGHT. Airist? like a bedsheet over the soundboard. Needs more burn in, i think.
      Jun 21, 2019
      1. dmckean44, sheldaze and AdvanTech like this.
      2. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        just a day's worth of running in, this thing is legit.
        Jun 22, 2019
        Syzygy likes this.
    11. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      Initial impressions w/MDxAirist, slightly soft transients, lacks macrodynamics, bit rolled off on top. Very good body. Comparing to Gungnir Multibit A2
      Jun 21, 2019
      1. sheldaze and Lyander like this.
    12. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      Kinda forgot how much I like mid-career Incubus... ACLotM is so freaking tight
      Jun 20, 2019
      1. hikergrl, zonto and captkirk like this.
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      3. zonto
        zonto
        OK, ACLotM is pretty great. Touche.
        Jun 21, 2019
        yotacowboy likes this.
      4. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        Science was what got me in the door with them. Make Yourself is even better, Morning View was surprising how well they could make radio friendly pop-ish bland stuff, but ACLotM is awesome - they move in and out of tight, almost Prog rock overanalyzed smartypants riffs to more playful, almost throw-away riffs, sort of humor-infused/poking fun at other alt-metal rap/rock.
        Jun 21, 2019
        Erikdayo and zonto like this.
      5. Erikdayo
        Erikdayo
        Thanks for the reminder. Now I'm listening to Incubus again.
        Jun 22, 2019
        yotacowboy likes this.
    13. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      Jun 11, 2019
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    14. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      quotable quote: Some people don't like things based on experience; some people just don't like the idea of things, but have no experience
      Jun 5, 2019
      1. Sqveak, OldDude04, Deep Funk and 7 others like this.
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      3. schiit
        schiit
        Another: "I have observed that not the man who hopes when others despair, but the man who despairs when others hope, is admired by a large class of persons as a sage." John Stuart Mill
        Jun 5, 2019
      4. GoodEnoughGear
        GoodEnoughGear
        And a lot of people like the idea of things based on no experience and are soon disappointed.
        Jun 5, 2019
        Thad E Ginathom likes this.
      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        This is all very disappointing.
        Jun 6, 2019
    15. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      derp
      Jun 5, 2019
      1. Syzygy, FallingObjects, hikergrl and 2 others like this.
      2. GoodEnoughGear
        GoodEnoughGear
        Causality is a bitch.
        Jun 5, 2019
    16. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      FS, ALL THE OG SAGA AND FREYA
      May 28, 2019
      1. Griffon, ChaChaRealSmooth, Luckbad and 7 others like this.
      2. dmckean44
        dmckean44
        I'm keeping my OG Saga, it works pretty great for me. I might even pick another one up if I see a killer enough deal.
        May 28, 2019
        Riotvan likes this.
    17. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      MOVE - "Estimated ship date is Sep 27, 2019 PT." cue masturbatory whiney-ness followed by shipment tracking info posts by neckbeards on HF
      May 23, 2019
      1. YMO likes this.
      2. JustAnotherRando
        JustAnotherRando
        IMO saving ten bucks a month, if a 4 month lead time is going to cause that much stress, isn't worth it.
        May 23, 2019
      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Drop has changed how they do this stuff now and people should just STFU. Instead of calling it a group buy, they say it's a pre-order instead. They also make it available for immediate purchase at $130 when it comes out.
        May 23, 2019
      4. OldDude04
        OldDude04
        Drop just had a drop for the BGVP DM7 IEM. I love my DM6 and I wanted the DM7 but skipped the drop hoping for more colors. After the drop I bought mine from Linsoul for only $20 more than the drop and mine are out for delivery today while the Drop DM7's don't even ship until the end of June, lol. Drop has become a joke.
        May 24, 2019
        JK47 likes this.
    18. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      heeee-haaawwww. Gungnir Multibit-->Freya-->SE Aegir-->HD800SDR is f'ing silly. A little noisy, but, unshielded PC, so will fart around with that.
      May 17, 2019
      1. gaspasser, Overkill Red, Lyander and 2 others like this.
      2. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        May 17, 2019
        gaspasser and sheldaze like this.
      3. BillOhio
        BillOhio
        +1 when your headphones and amp match the color scheme of your beer.
        May 17, 2019
      4. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        -1 when it's Coors Light.

        Edit: actually -5.
        May 17, 2019
        OldDude04, yotacowboy and BillOhio like this.
    19. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      playing in pleb end of the pool: Topping PA3 into Micca RB42
      May 9, 2019
      2. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        stone cold, shit sounds awful. a couple hours in, one eyebrow raised. interested to see if they age well.
        May 9, 2019
      3. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        Okay, throwing a few more tracks at this little bottom feeder setup with a 36db/oct high pass @ 36hz or so: just thinking out loud, maybe SBAF needs to do a competition for cheapest great sounding speaker setup. Less than $250 speakers/cables/amp. I'll have JBL LSR305s coming in a bit to compare. I'm pretty sure tacking on a cheap AK449X or decently implemented ESS dac wouldn't kill a cheap and cheerful setup.
        May 9, 2019
        Biodegraded likes this.
      4. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        Its been a while since i played with things like the "go to" Paradigm Atoms/PSB Alphas, but based on these Miccas, I think this segment has matured a bit. And, cheap ass switching amps have grown a few watts. No where near my Aegirs, but still, for a shade over $100, wtf, it ain't nearly as bad as some folk would have us believe.
        May 9, 2019
    20. yotacowboy
      yotacowboy
      Apr 19, 2019
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      3. dark_energy
        dark_energy
        I have my doubts in an 8 incher do it all, but thats just me.
        Apr 19, 2019
        cskippy likes this.
      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        If you think this is bad, wait till you see Feastrex
        Apr 19, 2019
        dark_energy and JK47 like this.
      5. dark_energy
        dark_energy
        Good read. Trying to figure out these brilliant design decisions..
        Apr 19, 2019
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