dncnexus

That will not change. Better learn self-control

He’s right, that’s been me every night since I got my Aficionado hooked up

It does place a subtle grip on you. Next thing you know 2 hours have passed!

It will warm up for the time being

Did you work faster? (to get home)

The worst anxiety ever. I feel for you. Best of luck.

You got this man, show them you're the stuff!! You got all my good luck as well

Go get em!! Chipping in my luck to you as well.

1. Congrats on the Friend status 2. Starlett+ESX900 will be a lot of fun, enjoy!

Awesome. Hopefully you love it.

Friend status is given late imho in this case. Part of why we say the "friend" tag doesn't mean too much.

@dncnexus don't let the Starlett rob you of too much sleep

Congrats! What are you eyeing for ZMF November?

@Inoculator I have been harassing Zach for the Verite Closed Stabilized Maple for a couple months now. They should be coming in November so gonna grab them finally.

@dncnexus Good call, those are looking gorgeous. I am curious what sort of VC b-stock there will be, very interested to compare to the VO.

I think for the comfort and price, it's a no brainier. They still under $10 for the pads?

I like the Yaxis on headbanded KSC-75s: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/3-portable-on-ears-koss-portapro-senn-px100-ii-akg-k403.5303/#post-292468
More comfortable, more bass, reduction of upr mid-lwr treble spike. Note though @Philimon found the bass increase too much on his Portas.

I would try out stock first (I had like a decade of use with stock pads and no complaints). I did feel like they were both a comfort and sonic upgrade though and now I would never go back. Better stage was my primary sonic takeaway.

It was a temporary ban.

What I want to know is... Are there really people who talk like he writes?

Hmmm... well actually, no. I don't want to know.

Hope you got a playlist ready

Nice! It was either a Yggdrasil/Gungnir Multibit or Verite Closed Lmtd Stabilized Maple. I can't pass up on the Stabilized Maples once they come out so putting the DAC on hold until probably next year.

JAR650 do look really interesting too.

If you're at liberty to share later, curious about what happened. Common sense says the switch just had a physical issue, but strange things happen...

@fp627 I wish i had a crazy story but just was switching between low/high because wanted to use my HD 6XX instead of my IEMs. When trying to flip it up it just got stuck in between and is just stuck there and won't budge now. Not really sure whats wrong with it but was afraid to push too hard. Didn't wanna break it in case that was outside warranty.

The guy with the Dave + Utopia and I did a mini-meet together. Discovered he’s more frequency domain and I’m more time domain. He describes what he hears in terms of frequency and treble smoothness. I describe what I hear in terms of imaging and layering and soundstage. That explains why we’ve each taken different paths in gear choices and preference.

Yea I certainly value time domain stuff myself, hence why I own an SR 009 [non s] and not a Utopia, but I run 009 on tubes so there's that and even then I don't feel 009 lacks impact but it's a bit toooo lean or fast sometimes... still better for my tastes than utopia

The issue with Daft Punk and the SR009S was Dave. Dave separates and layers so much. Bass notes and the effects on those notes get separated from each other. The SR009S presents that separation. It’s a weird analytical way to listen to Daft Punk. With a normal DAC like a ADI-2 the SR009 will play Daft Punk more normally without that excess separation and the music holds together better.

Which estat do you or will you use with them?

@Vtory I got a pair of Nectar Hive. They are an interesting pair of estats that apparently punch pretty well above their price tag. But will also grab some STAX in the future

LOL... it's a meaningless automated forum thing... haha, don't sweat it. I thought those were in the other order also.

Lol I thought it sounded like a downgrade as well. Went from mobster to nut job Facebook friend posting conspiracy theory videos

@Melvillian i do love me some conspiracy theories

I wouldn't worry too much about it. It's not like you're going to lose much value if you decide to sell it down the road either.

This person on head-fi said their C stock Valhalla just had light scratches https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up.701900/post-15723760

This category exists!

That may not be attributable to the forum. It's the nature of this hobby (going up the ladder) and human nature (ultimately get bored).