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    I finally found a way to keep dust off my amps

    Thanks, I was looking for this guy. He used to sell covers on ebay but disappeared and I couldn't remember the company name or ebay username.
    Post by: Aklegal, Jun 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    If you had to start all over with your setup, what would you buy?

    I have a pair of Emission Labs mesh that I like less than my pair of EH Golds. But even those ran me $400 a pair. I can probably get an entire set...
    Post by: Aklegal, Jun 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    If you had to start all over with your setup, what would you buy?

    I know people have been in this hobby longer than I have, but I got started in 2009. If I had the budget back then, I would have just bought a...
    Post by: Aklegal, Jun 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    Schiit Valhalla 3

    Sign me up! I'm always down to try new schiit.
    Post by: Aklegal, May 2, 2025 in forum: Loaner Requests
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    Schiit Byygy Dac Just Landed

    Bought a new 7900xtx for slightly less than $800 about a month before the new 9000 series was announced. Damn glad I did but it pisses me off that...
    Post by: Aklegal, May 1, 2025 in forum: All Points Bulletin / Be on the Look Out
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    Schiit Byygy Dac Just Landed

    I went the Byggy upgrade route. I haven't listened to my Yggdrasil+ MIB that much since getting a Geshelli Dayzee so its a low risk proposition for me....
    Post by: Aklegal, Apr 28, 2025 in forum: All Points Bulletin / Be on the Look Out
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    Man, I missed owning silver Schiit. I will never buy black Schiit again.

    Man, I missed owning silver Schiit. I will never buy black Schiit again.
    Status Update by Aklegal, Apr 9, 2025
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    Mercury V3 Streamer/DAC Impressions

    I haven't used the I2S out of the Mercury because I don't own a dac with I2S input and I think a sizable percentage of people on SBAF are in the...
    Post by: Aklegal, Mar 24, 2025 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Mjolnir 3 Impressions

    If it is FOTM then it has been a really long month.
    Post by: Aklegal, Mar 22, 2025 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    ZMF Caldera Closed Review

    TLDR - A technically great headphone, with exceptional separation and tone. But no wow moments which means I wouldn't buy one. I have been dying...
    Post by: Aklegal, Mar 18, 2025 in forum: Headphones
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    SPARKOS LABS SS2590 PRO

    I have eight of them in my Geshelli Labs Dayzee DAC. I don't know anything about the hype, but the Dayzee has been my favorite DAC since I...
    Post by: Aklegal, Mar 13, 2025 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Meze Empyrean

    The Alcantara pads I have are not angled. I'm thinking of picking up a pair of Empyreans. The pads are expensive but given that they are magnetic...
    Post by: Aklegal, Mar 9, 2025 in forum: Headphones
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    Meze Empyrean

    Hate to dig up an old thread on OOP headphones, but I have a friend's pair in house for a comparison to the loaner Caldera closed. I did not like...
    Post by: Aklegal, Mar 8, 2025 in forum: Headphones
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    Mercury V3 Streamer/DAC Impressions

    I did find that a noise nuke improved usb output from my Pi2AES. I have not done an A/B with the Mercury v3 - partly because it has a noise nuke...
    Post by: Aklegal, Mar 7, 2025 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    ZMF Atrium Headphone Review and Measurements

    Studio B with the Geshelli Dayzee or Mjolnir 3 with the Yggdrasil MiB.
    Post by: Aklegal, Mar 6, 2025 in forum: Headphones