rhythmdevils

Any idea what you might try next after the LP?

I bought the First Watt F7 speaker amp that was just in the fs forums. Should be tons of power and SE.

It’s huge though and I have no idea how I will fit it. That’s less important than getting it here though right?

HaHa yes!! I'm hoping this year will be the year I finally put together a 2 channel system... a First Watt amp would definitely be on my short list of amps. Congrats! Will be interested to see what you think about it with your orthos, imagine it would be a great combo.

I find them best with the vegan slanted pads. The stock pads had peaks in the treble that the vegans helped with. Bass is also not as farty, still strong though.

PS - you guys are really pushing me to get my own EARS rig, lol.

Meh don’t get an ears rig. If it sounds good it is good. ;)

Audeze's are kind of a PITA to mod I just run mine w/ all damping removed anod some alternative leather pads. Curious to see what you come up with!

https://i.imgur.com/eSELiqI.jpg

Be looking forward to seeing how it goes man. I didn't care for the Dekoni velours I got too much personally. They do bring the treble and presence back considerably, you might like them... maybe not to the point of sounding 'correct' though. And I felt like they killed the fun factor a little too much. I'm betting the suede is much darker. I can see how that would be a bad pairing.

Yeah! Actually just in a bad mood. But it’s still true I’m tired of skipping through so much jingly trash pop and shitty EBM or whatever. I do find awesome gems occasionally though. Some are favorite albums. I guess they party are trying to cater to all tastes.

I hope your day gets better and you find good music!

I’ve got lots to go through in the free jazz thread but I’ve been having headaches lately and not in the mood for it. Been in an ambient phase. But right now it’s instrumental slow core doom metal! Earth to be exact.

That's like, what, 3/4 of them?

Please keep out of the reach of an intervention until you've posted some impressions of them all! (At least there are only two versions of the Dorado for you next, if the intervention fails).

Yes and I’ve had the other one in house during the loaner program. Review has been written just letting it simmer... :)

Ship one to me immediately.

@rhythmdevils - NO! Never tandem connect power conditioners, surge protectors, UPS. The surge suppression circuits can interact in negative ways. The UPS linked is a stepped approximation sine type. Not something I would use for audio. You want true sine output. See APC Smart UPS for comparison. Also much more expensive.

Nice save! I thought doubling them up wouldn’t be a good idea but now I know! I’ll probably wait to get one conditioner to rule them all

How about protecting yourself? Jump up and down: at least it reduces the chances that you are connected to earth through your feet.

Yes I meant the regular Smokey Litz . I just got a new one and the contrast to my 2-3 month old ones is stark. The old ones are about 5x stiffer or something. Smokey Litz boners.

Maybe contact CA? The one that came with my Andros is over a year old and still supple.

All 4 of my 2-3 month old Smokey Litz cables have become much stiffer compared to the new one so I doubt it could be bad cables. :(

BNC is a precision designed connecting system intended for RF use. RCA was originally designed as a cheap way to send unbalanced audio between audio components. Focus on cheap. It was never intended to handle RF signals. BTW spdif is a data format designator.

I get the terms for SPDIF/coaxial mixed up they are used pretty interchangeably all over the internet. SPDIF is the data signal format and coaxial is the kind of cable?

The problem is that many (myself included) get sloppy with terminology. AES vs spdif vs Opt typically refers to AES/EBU on 110R shielded twisted pair with XLR connectors. Spdif is typically 75R coax with BNC, RCA or (shudder) F connectors. Opt is typically Toslink. AES and spdif are nearly the same logical data stream with slight differences.

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That being said, @purr1n and I are exploring how we add ignore to everyone because that's just a sane feature to have. As our community grows, we'll have more diversity of thought and opinions and it's just an expected thing to have in 2020

might also be valid for 2021 ;) don't wanna be a smartass just thought we need some lighthearted comment here, too

If the bitrate changes between tracks it will click.

My BF2 often clicks when I power on/off upstream devices (digital EQ), as well as downstream (SW51+).

This depends on how the data transmission is organized. On digital silence the system can interrupt transmission or transmit zeroes. In the latter scenario there shouldn't be any clicks unless transmission parameters change - i.e. you start playing something with a different Fs.

PS Audio PWD DAC also does this...also depends on the source. USB can maintain a continuous connection when direct to computer, but through Pi2AES it disconnects when no audio is playing (through COAX SPIDF connection).

^ Then tell her the next one you buy is a passive-aggressive preamp. She'll approve.

It could be a pacifist preamp.

"Passive" is kind of funny because a preamp is the audio component you interact with the most. Amps and DACs are just there

https://www.amazon.com/Ferrite-Core-Cord-Noise-Suppressor/dp/B01JMTCC5U

Only one dimension at a time though. I’d love to find something that will take for example

250 x 205 x 40 mm

And convert it into

9.8 x 8 x 1.5 in

In one go. Seems like something that would exist.

250 x 205 x 40 mm = 25 x 20.5 x 4 cm.

You're welcome.

I'm sick of imperial, wish everything was in metric.

I'm surprised that Google doesn't recognise a * b * c as dimensions and convert accordingly. But it doesn't.

I have a VPN, send the link.

Thanks!

Sorry, all media is under quarantine in the UK.

I need the Aliexpress app for sure when ordering because I don't get vendor messages otherwise

The time I ordered the most eartips from them duplicate copies of one pair kept trickling in for 2 whole months

I like the raw power of Swans and the icy cold in Joy Division’s music, too

SWANS have been amazing since day 1. great memories trying to track down their albums in the mid 80s.

Interesting to me, since I never listened to Joy Division.

The lyric is a play on "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Neil Sedaka, most notably performed by Captain & Tennille, a huge hit in the 70's.

That's what I thought was being quoted.

hahahahaha, just wait.

You are a loooong way from acquiring your geezer badge.

There were so many age blocks before mine! That’s kind of new for me I guess I haven’t done one of those in a while.