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And you are in TX when property taxes are no joke. Sadly my homeowners insurance went up from $1700 to $2800 in one year due to value increases and crap. Life in FL.....(still, rate is not horrible).

Property taxes here are insane but so is your increase in home insurance. I hear Florida is getting raked over the coal by the insurance companies. Hopefully it stabilizes for everyone.

I had one years back. I sold it since the fit wasn't agreeing with my ears. Darker sounding IEM but very good, but felt flat in timbre at times. Been a few years since I had it.

I read your review again earlier today :)

Do you have the HQP volume at -3 dB? That’s the recommendation.

Ok, I just found that I had accidentally left HQPlayer in PCM mode instead of SDM, which means the DAC’s filters aren’t circumvented, and quite some extra sizzle on this particular DAC. I had experimented with that before.
That explains it. And shows once again how much influence the filters have.

Correction: There’s still quite some edge where I first noticed it: Bach’s Matthäus-Passion in the Harmonia Mundi recording with Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion. I now think it’s simply the recording, and I just didn’t notice with my previous DAC and its mild treble. The edge I found in OTHER recordings, though, was me leaving HQPlayer at PCM.

Fury road > 2 > furiosa > thunderdome > 1

I had another thought, it's not quite as bad as The Dark Knight Rises, but similar vibes. Where the previous movie was essentially perfect and the next one.... _isn't_

Totally relate with that statement.

sometimes you gotta go all in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1akfTSjT1Eo

With the exception of widebander and active speaker (amp directly on driver) headphone is much less complicated load - thus simple amp produces good wholesome sound.

Going deeper - planar driver (or other damped driver) with close to flat imp curve is easier still. Conventional piston transducers with high imp swing demand high requirements from amp. Integrity over large current and voltage range spanning over wide fr range.

Ahh, forgive my smartassness - now pure opinion:
modern hi end multiway speaker is the the final boss trial for an amplifier. All odds stacked against the poor thing.

Could be! But End game is a state of inner contentment not a combination of gear

Hard to see how this will end up lowering ticket prices. Live Nation preference for buildings they own isn't the reason why ticket prices are so nuts. Blame artists who don't want to alienate fans by charging true market value of their tickets.

Also, DOJ is incompetent at prosecuting antitrust. This is a great example: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/magazine/chicken-industry-antitrust.html

the incompetence is by design

If you do the human centipede thing, it's diarrhea all the way down around and back up again.

Yes. But decent french fries to put on the tacos. +/- 1 level depending on who you talk to. Most of them are in gas stations near me. One stand alone and it is nice and clean.

Every time I go to Del Taco, its usually a moment of hunger/under the influence or hung over. Its 24hrs at my closest spot and while it hits the spot in the moment, I brace myself for the after effects. Mostly just heartburn lately but cheese is a different story...

source interview from 1992: https://www.stereophile.com/content/mike-moffat-re-creating-musical-event

He looks so young! Love that photo.

May is on the dry side so the Stellaris wetness balances things out nicely

I think there are a handful of regulars here that have this pairing...

@Tchoupitoulas But of course! Only the finest in audio reproduction. Topping in every room!

Is there a dedicated thread for this?

@zonto
https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/upcoming-texas-mini-meet.14416/

OK... No I don't. But she often does.

If this seems to you like it's a new thing, be worried - could be she's stopped caring about trying to cover ;)

I keep finding my days and nights being spoken for without being spoken to. Married life...

Did you pee?

In Maryland, Marijuana is legal for 21+

full-release

@Lyander beat me to it. :)

@zonto you've got impeccable taste in music, as always HAH!

IIRC there's going to be another meet this year in a "more official" capacity by someone or some org just can't remember who right now. @ChaChaRealSmooth - do you remember who / what / when this was?

If that's off though, I certainly don't mind arranging another one. Maybe at the same place for easy parking + not bad power + food nearby.

Actually now that I think about it, if we can't figure out what this other event was / is I'll make a poll for appoximate timeframe and location.

Open to somewhere in SD or LA county as well but someone else will have to go check the spots in those areas. But just off the top of my head I can think of more suitable venues in OC and SD county than in LA.

Sorry to derail your status post theveterans.

No worries @penguins . Looking forward to any future local meetups for sure!

The bass is addictive. Actually loved the combo with Sony Walkman and the bass is as good as I get from my Fir CIEM

Listen with some lower midfi gear for a while. This might reset your baseline. Also, sometimes you just need a break.

Echoing recommendations from @Lyander and @Armaegis -- Clear and clean your space. Dust/wipe down everything. Organize your cables. Rebalance the rack if it's on a desk or floor.

Also, find new music. Expand your genres. Songs you've heard before become predictable and your brain develops burn-in. Hit the puree button on that mix for a week, then come back to your favorites.

Mood (and other body chemistry) can have a great effect on listener satisfaction. As others have mentioned, having an alternate system is helpful to reflect and re-calibrate.

That coupled with brain wave timing especially after the witching hour can be a transformative listening experience.

Although I haven't used an electrostatic amp, I bought a Dynalo from Birgir and had a very positive experience. We had a lengthy email exchange prior to purchase, and he took care of me a couple of years later when the volume pot started having issues. Birgir sells a bunch of used amps on his site, including Tyll's old amp, which @Rthomas mentioned. That might be a place to start without breaking the bank.

I visit Mjolnir's used amp page often and have been mighty tempted. Still a fair spend over there. I think I got starry-eyed visions of a cheap DIY Carbon and a used pair of 007 for under $3k, which has gotten me tempted again. In my big TOTL-ish audition last year, including a visit to HeadAmp in C-Ville, I ended up not being sure if stats are for me.

But I do see plenty of reports that 007 and 009(S) properly amped hang in there with or beat the Sus. And the X9000, in a brief audition, were just a detail monster. Basically, in casting around for something "different," I've got curious about stats again.