Vansen
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Vansen

Gear Master (retiring), Male, 35, from Seattle

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Are there any modern/ obtainable pots out there that compare to the feel of Penny & Giles pots? Mar 18, 2024

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Mar 28, 2024 at 2:15 AM
    1. Vansen
      Vansen
      Bought a framing nail gun today because I felt like be lazy for a few walls I need to put up. Such a game changer and a great purchase.
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    2. Vansen
      Vansen
      Replacing the hanger swivel on the right cup of my WH-1000XM4… it’s 23 screws to remove the hanger.
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Oh great, thanks. Mind you, the Sony WH-1000XM series might be in double digits by the time I actually buy one.

        I keep thinking, maybe next time I fly. And I keep not flying.
        Apr 14, 2023
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      4. Vansen
        Vansen
        The batteries on these are really nice. I own the M2, 2x M3, and an M4. I use these about 3800 hours per year according to the Sony app. Even at this use level, the My five year old M2 still hold a charge like new. I'm about 50/50 between the M4 and M2, not much M3 use.
        Apr 14, 2023
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      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Super recommendation, thanks. It seems you must quite like the sound too? :)
        Apr 15, 2023
    3. Vansen
      Vansen
      My wife likes taking over Roon/ the speakers to play Savage Garden. I hate how good their music sounds on my system, lol.
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      2. Ksaurav402
        Ksaurav402
        I used to listen to “The Animal Song” a lot when I was preparing for my Engineering entrance exam.
        Mar 30, 2023
      3. Soups
        Soups
        Forever scarred by a college dorm neighbor who for weeks, nearly everyday, blasted and sang along to Savage Garden and N'Sync. I'm sure your wife isn't trying to harm you tho... or is she?
        Mar 30, 2023
    4. Vansen
      Vansen
      Lin Lai E-6SN7 are very good, but in the 307a EC BA, this 1945 RCA smoke glass 6SN7GT is the clear winner. It's a magical pairing.
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      2. Gazny
        Gazny
        I miss my smoked glass 6sn7 I bundled a while ago.
        Mar 24, 2023
    5. Vansen
      Vansen
      The longer I own/ dial in this HD580 BP, the more I understand its cult following. Staging/ imaging is between HD6## and HD800 w/ good FR.
      1. ColdsnapBry
        ColdsnapBry
        What have you been doing to dial it in? I've got a flat plate black paper i like.
        Mar 16, 2023
      2. Vansen
        Vansen
        I like worn pads and HD6xx grilles on mine. The old pads make the biggest difference.
        Mar 16, 2023
      3. ColdsnapBry
        ColdsnapBry
        Yea agreed, I'm currently coping with new pads. As all my OG pads from this era are gross from previous owners.
        Mar 16, 2023
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    6. Vansen
      Vansen
      FYI... the "Frequency Chart" link at the bottom of SBAF is hyperlinked to malware now.
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      3. Vansen
        Vansen
        I updated my home network to use Unbound DNS with Quad9 and ad blocking, which now blocks this by default on clients without special endpoint protection.
        Mar 10, 2023
      4. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        I'll have to learn what those two options are. I only know about PiHole and I'm still intimidated by that.
        Mar 15, 2023
      5. Vansen
        Vansen
        The Unbound DNS is taking the same approach as PiHole. PiHole would do the job just as well and seems easier to implement. I bet you could even forward DNS to Quad9 with PiHole.
        Mar 15, 2023
    7. Vansen
      Vansen
      The only HPs that get time on my system these days are JAR600 and HD580 BP. Really happy and I feel Utopia is the only competition for me.
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      2. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        I also think Marv has a point though; the Utopia timbre "problem" I think is overstated and overblown. Every driver material has a sound.

        Then again, this from the person who can't stand planars so take with prerequisite grains of salt.
        Feb 3, 2023
      3. brencho
        brencho
        yeah of course, one person's trash is another one's treasure, and vice versa. It's all based on a person's prefs and sensitivity. I really like the utopia, but some of it's issues make it hard to go back to, inspite of the strengths.
        Feb 3, 2023
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      4. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        Yeah very real drawbacks. No such thing as a free lunch. Also, I don't know how many acknowledge this, but it still has a WTF level price tag
        Feb 3, 2023
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    8. Vansen
      Vansen
      Shoutout to the Bay Area folks and the Guildhouse for hosting a great meet. MKB community crossover was really cool, too.
    9. Vansen
      Vansen
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      3. Vansen
        Vansen
        Interesting. I can try this easily, since one of the PSUs in this thread is a 5V LPS for another RPi. I wasn't aware of this aspect of the Pi2AES. I've seen similar measurements on just swapping from the stock PSU to a linear 24v PSU.
        Jan 26, 2023
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      4. Vansen
        Vansen
        It would have been nice to see this link also show measurements against a 24v LPS, since the author seems to assume much of the noise is from 5v switching, which some of it is, but a lot comes from the stock PSU. I probably would have gone for a 5v LPS if I saw this earlier. He could also have hooked up a 5v SMPS this way and measured for comparison.
        Jan 26, 2023
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      5. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I think the 24V input just hits another switcher/regulator. The 5V mod in that link bypasses that regulator.
        Jan 26, 2023
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    10. Vansen
      Vansen
      It's been over a year since the OG FW on my Modi MB 1 has gone crazy and needed a reboot. Only change was a nicer UPS. Makes me wonder.
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      2. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        Still happens to me with v2 firmware, but rarely since I moved - which I guess could also be a power thing. But I've unplugged it a few times to move things around...
        Jan 25, 2023
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      3. edd
        edd
        happened to me before & after the firmware update; the MMB2 chapter on jason's headfi thread seems to indicate that changing the sample rate often triggers the issue. my MMB is packed up in a closet somewhere so I can't check myself.
        Jan 26, 2023
    11. Vansen
      Vansen
      A week in and these JAR600 are still my all time favorite. It feels like the right evolution of the HD600.
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      2. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        I'll need to look through the threads again, but did you listen to the JAR650's also?
        Dec 13, 2022
      3. Vansen
        Vansen
        I have not been part of the loaner programs yet and this JAR600 found its way to me through @Inoculator. I have heard about five different JAR650 and five JAR800. The JAR650 are really nice, but I've always been an HD600 person.
        Dec 13, 2022
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    12. Vansen
      Vansen
      Holy shit these JAR600 are so good. The HD600 has always been my favorite, but now I no longer want to buy a Utopia.
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      3. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        I swear no one believes me when I say that the JAR600 + EC Ultralinear made me contemplate selling everything else. Nice to see someone else enjoying the JAR600 (I'm never selling mine)
        Dec 7, 2022
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      4. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        I'll need to go through that thread - curious which version you all are liking. I'm leaning strongly towards the 'B' / V2
        Dec 7, 2022
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      5. caute
        caute
        @ChaChaRealSmooth Even with just a lowly Piety, I'm considering selling my LAuX + LCD-X and getting a JAR600B + Piety

        @M3NTAL I'll be shipping out the JARs to you tomorrow! Also strongly, even categorically prefer the B version as well.
        Dec 7, 2022
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    13. Vansen
      Vansen
      Not in the market for a closed back, but this Mini-C is finally close to everything I've been waiting for a closed headphone to achieve.
      1. Vansen
        Vansen
        More isolation would be my first wish, since it's a closed back.
        Nov 30, 2022
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      2. dasman66
        dasman66
        I can't wait to hear it... because I really like the Ollo closed back I have on loan right now. It's the best closed back I've heard to date. Based on everything said about the mini-C, I suspect I will be deciding between the two of them
        Nov 30, 2022
      3. Vansen
        Vansen
        Just put the Mini-C on the BA for the first time and damn. If I ever need a closed headphone, this is it for me. Sometimes you just know five minutes in.
        Nov 30, 2022
    14. Vansen
      Vansen
      I don’t know why I still have a Gustard X16 running occasionally, but the AES input on it sounds like crap compared to the rest of the DAC.
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      2. Vansen
        Vansen
        And forget about USB inputs or SE outputs in this DAC.
        Nov 11, 2022
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    15. Vansen
      Vansen
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      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Oct 30, 2022
      4. HotRatSalad
        HotRatSalad
        Even though I have 3 headphone amps I love, I still want one !
        Oct 30, 2022
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      5. Vansen
        Vansen
        We’ll call myself a cheerleader rather than business partner or employee!
        Oct 30, 2022
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      Vansen
      1. Ksorota
        Ksorota
        Make sure to swap in the National Unions; they were my favorite tube pair!
        Oct 13, 2022
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      2. Vansen
        Vansen
        This is quite a special amp @Ksorota! Hasn’t disappointed after being at the top of my want list for about ten years. Thanks again!
        Oct 13, 2022
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      3. ufospls2
        ufospls2
        super cool
        Oct 16, 2022
    17. Vansen
      Vansen
      On another note, the MM phono stage on the Yamaha A-S801 is decent a w/ stock Marantz TT-15S1. My price together was $1500. Not bad value.
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      2. Vansen
        Vansen
        I want to compare this to a Mani 2 for review. Would also have my Manley Chinook.
        Sep 6, 2022
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      Vansen
    19. Vansen
      Vansen
      Hot take: the HP out on the 2021 Apple MBP 16” doesn’t suck. Could possibly be the best stock HP amp built in a notebook to date.
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        No chance I'm ever getting into Apple's ecosystem (sorry @YMO) but I am wondering how this compares to some of the more popular dongles and compact desktop stuff, e.g. the baby Schiit or Zen stack?
        Aug 5, 2022
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      3. YMO
        YMO
        YMO isn't an Apple Fanboi
        Aug 5, 2022
      4. Vansen
        Vansen
        Call me a heretic, but I’d rather listen to an HD6xx out of it than most of the dongles currently on tour. I don’t see it replacing a baby Schiit stack though.
        Aug 5, 2022
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      Vansen
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      2. bixby
        bixby
        Those "eggs" look delicious!
        Jul 30, 2022
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    Jan 26, 1989 (Age: 35)
    Location:
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