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Yep, that's the main reason it took 2 hours as I was cleaning/organizing along the way. Only 15 or so more man hours to go ;)

I’ll take them off your hands, for your own good of course.

I quite enjoy the manic search/cleaning for the one thing I know I definitely put in its spot some random time ago. I just have to move everything that was near it to a different spot I will totally remember in the meantime.

Pietus Maximus has unity and negative gain

Thanks, @edd. I should say that I'm intrigued by more than just the unity gain on Kara (preamp, multiple I/O, volume attenuator). I've been thinking about a stereo preamp that can also work as a headphone amp. Just curious if anybody has actually listened to the headphone output.

Oh, wait...

<removes bits of masonry from teeth and tries the Pakoda>

Can never remember which of those words is which!

Previously, the hub was not in use. That's when problem first showed. It was connected to USB-C on PC. Tomorrow I will get a cable C to A to try other onboard ports

@Lyander It's been here some time. I hope it isn't ageing like me!

Have done a kernel upgrade today. Just a chance something might have been changed in the previous one.

otherwise it may just be a case of faecal matter.

Yep, tropical humidity: it's worse at night!

Places inland of us have done so already, but we should be breaking the 40C barrier next week.

But ***47!*** I can't even imagine that.

I kinda hate to say it but we're getting used to this. But hey climate change is a natural process that human activity ABSOLUTELY hasn't exacerbated in recent centuries, eh?

Naah... *Nothing* to do with humans. Or fossil fuels. Or cows farting...

Nothing of any of that stuff.

If you get out of the Jacksonville Airport where I am at, I'll come up from Palm Coast and I'll be waiting for you shirtless near your gate with hugs.

I'll be offering handshakes at my touchphobics' booth. Or the special of the day: a distant wave :)

Step up in what? And from what?? Stop the clickbait!!! ;-)

Gungnir MB single ended into SW51+. I know it is cliche, but I am hearing things in songs that I think were smeared together. Instrument separation is greater. I have only a scant few hours on it but I am really happy.

Wait till you have the Cinemags xlr—>rca

I haven't heard that specific one, but I used to own the ADI-2 Pro and have heard the DAC version (pre FS). I think it's a solid dac on the stereotypical pro/dry side, but the real value is in the built-in DSP options.

@Merrick While I don't share solidarity with the student protestors, I cannot argue with your statements. Unfortunately I don't think senseless violence in the region will end while Israeli leadership retains settler-hardliners and Palestinian leadership continues to act as a proxy for regional powers hell-bent on Israel's destruction. Would this current cycle end if Hamas frees their Oct. 7th hostages?

Having trouble with the idea of someone catching a ban for a profile post. He didn’t de-rail a thread or even start trouble in Marv’s thread. Not much disrespectful in this back and forth, either. If you’re gonna tolerate the libertarian dude in Marv’s thread worried about a border “invasion,” maybe also tolerate the one vocally left wing dude here.

There are rules around politics in the forum. Marv's thread is the only place. Let's make this the last post on this. Merrick will be back soon.

@crenca I wouldn’t even say that I hear more detail. Maybe I would in an A/B test, but that’s not what makes the difference to me. Somehow, I enjoy the music much more lossless, but can’t really say why. I always wanted to try with aptX, but never got around to it yet.

I’ve debated selling my Auteur for a Bathys. I use headphones infrequently and when I do the noise canceling and ability to use as a wireless headset is something I need.

@Merrick I don’t think I will ever buy a closed-back again, I have the Bathys for that duty. Plus, they are my travel headphones for hotel room/good quality as well as for train/plane wireless and ANC requirements, and I use them as a headset for meetings when I’m at the office. Great allrounders.

Each to their own, but I don't think that DSoTM is going to figure for me even once this century.

Meddle, perhaps. Or Atom Heart Mother.

Or even Ummagumma, which was the first non-classical record I ever bought

@Thad E Ginathom
Several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict.

Yes! And just watch what you're doing with that axe ;)

Loved the technical qualities of v1, a different FR would be intriguing…

As far as I know, no. If this is in the works though, I don't think I'd be sending mine in for the update unless technicalities improved and it moved in a direction I enjoyed

I visited a friend who has an inexpensive setup with small book shelf setup nestled between 4 monitors. It was pretty pleasant. I like my headphones, but the best sounding ear pads for me are also the most uncomfortable.

@SoupRKnowva maybe some coaxials above the monitors on the left and right pointed towards you?

@SoupRKnowva, just replace the two monitors with a Dell 38" ultrawide and then you won't have that problem. If you're using dual 24" monitors you may gain resolution this way too. :)

My HD800-JAR created by @ext1 fits my personal preferences at such a high level that it is not likely to be displaced by any other headphone. This is my reference.

JAR660 fulfils a similar role for me. Tone is to die for and technicalities are sufficient, within the context of being fairly source agnostic. I can only imagine what JAR800 out of a high end setup sounds like.

How can we hear one of these and is it better than Utopia? :)

@Merrick Nope! Two channel systems have been something that's eluded me for awhile, I've tried to build them before and ultimately never used them.

I've considered replacing my stock SMPS for my Pi2AES but don't know which one to use. Allo seems to have gone under so the Shanti isn't an option. Do people still like Sboosters?

I used to like the way Sbooster made my system sound but over time realized that it's acually quite noisy. Switched over to Muzg and I'm quite pleased with the result

I bought a Aeon 2 directly from Headamp since I really liked the Aeon. Their return policy was 60 days which was great. I listened to the headphones for a few days and decided it wasn't for me. I sent an email telling them I wanted to start a RMA and they asked "Why!? What's wrong with them?". I told them I didn't like it. Then follow up email made me feel like I was being interrogated for a crime.

Maybe you were supposed to select 2 day even though there was a cost associated, which would have been zeroed at the end of checkout….but then, maybe you were supposed to read minds ;)

@crenca - Mind-reading would come in handy, ha. I definitely wondered if I missed something, so I double-checked before reaching out. Turns out, they offer not just 1 or 2 but *7* different 1 or 2 day shipping options for that item - none free, and ranging from $17 to $96. Honestly, a simple explanation or apology would have gone a long way, but from what I can tell, that's not how they handle business.