How long to tell if gear sounds like shit and a short history of IPAs - was RME ADI-2 DAC

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  1. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    On quick dismissals: seriously, does it really take you guys that long? It takes me two seconds, and this only for me to formulate the concept of "this is shit", because the feeling of "this is shit" is pretty much immediate. Same applies to beer, wines, and whiskies. Only the good ones warrant further exploration / sipping / listening. The shit, like IPAs, get dumped down the drain - although there is one IPA that I like - but that one is 14% alcohol.

    On the topic of IPAs: IPAs are an American perversion of British premium bitters. I'm writing a history of IPAs according to Marv at the behest of @brencho.
     
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    Cspirou They call me Sparky

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    Finally found someone else that shares my distaste for IPAs

    And it sounds like we like the same single IPA
     
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    Wow, S19 bad?
     
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    A) I'm really relieved I can sleep well tonight, knowing the RME as a standalone DAC has been, as of right now, spared by Hurricane Marv. I was really worried that my denial would wear thin and that I'd eventually be forced to sell my RME device out of self loathing, but now I know I just can't use it as a combo unit.

    (Note: I don't have one of these things, but you've all done this before, fawning over some device until a more senior member poops on it, initially playing defense when someone poops in your fountain, until you all eventually stop talking about it and/or sell it, from what I'd assume is realization it wasn't that good to begin with, and eventually finding something else to fill that void. I also say this as someone who's gone through this many times, and am not necessarily saying I'm totally immune as of yet.)

    B) I like pretty much any kind of beer, including IPAs. IPAs are great at restaurants because they usually have more alcohol, so I get more drunk for my dollar. My method of picking a beer when eating out usually involves me just starting with whatever has the highest ABV, though sometimes restaurants are smart and use smaller glasses for those...sometimes not, however, which is awesome.

    P.S. I am also a Taco Bell addict, so obviously my taste buds are absolute trash.
     
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    S19 was poo as a DAC.
    RME ADI2 DAC/Headamp is disgustingly bad.

    Do you like eating shit or drinking Sierra Nevada Pale Ale?

    Short history of IPAs:

    Once upon a time when the British ruled the world, sailors threw hops in ale to prevent spoilage. Fast forward to the 20th century. Around the mid 90s, Sierra Nevada got their marketing machine going and bought a lot of floor space at supermarkets. People liked their Pale Ale beer because it was on par with other mediocre shit like Sam Adams Lager and a step above Coors or Bud (beer flavored water). I preferred Fuller's ESB from across the Atlantic or Red Hook ESB when I couldn't get Fuller's, or on occasion Leinenkugel (only available in the US Midwest at that time, and I think it's turned into shit now) for something lighter. I never cared for the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale because of its slightly putrid odor.

    What happened next was the rise of IPAs (starting 2010?) with the craft beer outfits. Basically taking that strand of American cultivated hops (Cascade hops) with that super citrusy flavor and stinky purtrid wanna-make-me-barf middle-aftertaste. In essence, take what Sierra Nevada started, but make it more citrusy and stinky. So here we are in 2018.
     
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    I listened to shitty boomboxes for years in my youth. Not even ones that were trying to be cool, but actual shitty ones. They are a foundational reference point for me. Lots of shitty stuff is. A few shitty Mickey's Missiles, a couple tabs of shitty tooth-grinding street acid, running through the shitty L.A. riverbed swinging that boombox around my head playing Revolver full distorted blast. Transcendental.

    It's nice to survive, grow up, work hard, and buy nice things. But always remember, what you've got is enough. Even if you have to sing it yourself.

    <edit>Actually I think @spwath should try some gutter intoxicants to set a reference point :).</edit>
     
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    Nonsense. Most of the craft beer places near where I live don't serve food on most days. I usually bring Taco Bell to offset the costs of beer. Sometimes McDonalds (usually better with expensive scotches and whiskies) or Panda Express (either beer or whiskies).
     
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    He's kinda doing it now with Captain Morgan. I would say that expensive liquor would be wasted on him, but maybe it would slow down his consumption at $100/bottle.
     
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    Hahaha, OK, I'll admit I was not expecting that response. Still doesn't change that I tend to enjoy IPAs, along with about any beer, trash or not. And my go-to alcohol at home is a 1.5L bottle of gin for $20, which is about all we can fit in our budget given our rate of consumption...
     
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    Now if only you buggers had stopped at perverting our bitters ...
     
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    First time I tried Guinness, I thought it was horse piss from a very dehydrated horse. After a few weeks, my opinion changed and I thought it was pretty good. Maybe I like horse piss, don't know.
     
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    The overwhelming amount of hops in IPAs is a way to hide shitty brewing techniques. You can mask your errors by hitting someone over the head with a wall of bitterness.

    It's like feedback. You can take the worst circuit and add feedback and it'll probably measure fine, but the underlying garbage is still there.
     
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    It's likely more the type of hop: Cascade. The British pale ales and special bitters are hoppy beers, but taste nothing like IPAs.
     
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    Can't stand IPAs or any other super hoppy garbage that craft/microbrews are obsessed with. For a while, it was all my friends would drink. Thank god, they also drank Guinness. Was my salvation many a night. Now we just drink whisky and gin - much better times all around.
     
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    My mother-in-law's boyfriend left a box of Guinness stout in my cooler. I need to get rid of it. Starts well out and smells right, until you realize its watered down. I think they send the garbage here. Probably best to take a trip to Dublin (Ireland) for their real stuff.
     
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    I have a lot of friends who love IPAs, but I'm pretty much a decided non-fan of beer of any kind (except maybe the really dark stuff, think Irish stout). I likewise now hate those absurdly sweet mix things they serve at college bars despite having a massive sweet tooth, partly because they taste sickening, but mostly because I got PAINFULLY drunk for the first time in my life last December on that crap.

    Whiskey and brandy are the absolute best. I'm currently in love with Knob Creek bourbon, but that stuff is blastedly impossible to find here in the Philippines. Sigh.

    I'd read that book, and maybe notes on what distinguishes S19 poop from ADI-2 diarrhea.
     
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    One of the lamest parties I went to in college had a keg of Stone IPA. Why!? Forget about my opinion on IPAs, I wouldn't have a keg of Guiness either because it just doesn't make sense. You ever try playing beer pong with Stone? The worst.
     
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    Hey man f**k you ya self-loathing americunt

    I like sum stank in my drank and the headphone outs of an rme adi-2 pro (although I will admit only with certain music and headphone pairings ugh)
     
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    It varies, and depending on the country the can of the bottle is better?

    Here in Italy the stuff in a glass bottle is ok, the stuff in a can (rare) is blegh, and in a pub (super rare) is usually meh.

    In Scotland you wanted the cans, at least ~12 years ago, and there was a place in Edinburgh that had it's Guinness shipped in from Dublin special.

    Great place, drank many dinners there. Never knew the name though, it was 2 doors down from my house.

    I tend to go for dark German beers here, it's easier to get the good stuff.
     

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