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Utopia is all broken in and sounds too good. Just like a computer, though, garbage in, garbage out.. Shitty recordings tend to sound shitty. Oct 29, 2020

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1. Claud
  Utopia is all broken in and sounds too good. Just like a computer, though, garbage in, garbage out.. Shitty recordings tend to sound shitty.
  
  Oct 29, 2020
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2. Claud
  Crystal clear sound and vocals right out of the box--starting Utopia/no name Norn 2 week break in
  
  Oct 18, 2020
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3. Claud
  Have new Focal Utopia and secret, no name cable from Norne. Both need around 200 hours of break in. Fun City!!
  
  Oct 16, 2020
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  2. ChaChaRealSmooth
    Don't forget to also brush and floss your tubes for maximum plankton
    
    Oct 16, 2020
4. Claud
  A & K SE 200 is very nice and sounds great since I have burned in for 50 hours. Having to buy several IEM cables.
  
  Aug 1, 2020
5. Claud
  I preordered a slice of the premium DAP pie today from our sponsor, Bloom. Hope it lives up to its price.
  
  Jul 9, 2020
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  2. JK47
    SWEEEEEEET!!!!!
    
    Jul 9, 2020
    
    ChaChaRealSmooth and philipmorgan like this.
  3. crenca
    Which DAP?
    
    Jul 9, 2020
    
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  4. YMO
    How many DAPs you own currently?
    
    Jul 9, 2020
6. Claud
  Looking forward to just lazing about and fiddling with my audio goodies.
  
  Jun 26, 2020
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7. Claud
  Retiring the end of August to get more time to listen to music.
  
  Jun 22, 2020
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  2. RobS
    ok boomer ;)
    
    Jun 22, 2020
  3. imackler
    Enjoy!
    
    Jun 22, 2020
8. Claud
  Its a lovely rainy week for ducks or audiophiles to stay home and just listen to music
  
  Jun 16, 2020
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9. Claud
  Isn't it a lovely day to stay in and listen to tunes.
  
  Jun 13, 2020
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  2. imackler
    How do you like the R3 saber as compared to the previous version? Can you tell a difference?
    
    Jun 13, 2020
10. Claud
  R 3 Pro Saber was already in my mailbox when I posted. Ordered from HiBy China. Shipped from CA. ARA has not shipped yet.
  
  Jun 13, 2020
  2. Phantaminum
    Did you get the Matrix Pro Sabre?
    
    Jun 13, 2020
11. Claud
  So...I posted the waiting status and .....low and behold........
  
  Jun 12, 2020
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  3. murray
    Might be a winch?
    
    Jun 12, 2020
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    A winch would be low indeed.
    
    Jun 13, 2020
    
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  5. Thad E Ginathom
    Amazing how Big D and his winch became a part of SBAF folklore
    
    Jun 13, 2020
    
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12. Claud
  Waiting and waiting and...... for Ara and R3 Pro..... sooner or later....
  
  Jun 11, 2020
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13. Claud
  I am getting tired of social unrest and people dying of Covid 19 and stupid racist cops.
  
  Jun 6, 2020
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  3. penguins
    I have had a huge problem with lack of external police accountability since 2010 when I became aware of how bad it really was. Breonna's death really irked me... but it is far from the first no-knock raid gone bad (victims of all colors and ages... including infants) where NOTHING happened to the police despite gross errors/incompetence (whereas we'd be in jail for 20+ years).
    
    Jun 6, 2020
    
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  4. penguins
    As for police with the wrong traits or behaving badly - those are not things I want in people with the legal authority to put my life on hold (arrest, jail, make me spend $$$ on legal fees, etc.) and with a state monopoly on the use of force. Military service is no excuse - lots of front line guys come back not a-holes.
    
    Jun 6, 2020
    
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  5. JK47
    The conversation regarding the quality of personnel a Law Enforcement department employs was already discussed. Basically they don't go and scout the best of the best, they take whatever they can get to fill their budget needs. PTSD is no joke and affects everyone differently, for better or worse.
    
    Jun 6, 2020
    
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14. Claud
  Riots, looting and curfews, OH MY!! Glad I moved my shotgun and custom Colt closer to my side of the bed.
  
  Jun 3, 2020
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  3. JK47
    So... Are you BIG D's brother or cousin?
    
    Jun 3, 2020
    
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  4. DigMe
    Glad you got to tell us all about your custom Colt.
    
    Jun 3, 2020
    
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  5. Claritas
    @Claud Quite right, sir. "Thus a thief, I may kill, when he sets on me to rob me but of my horse or coat; because the law, which was made for my preservation, where it cannot interpose to secure my life from present force… permits me my own defence...." (Locke, Second Treatise §§17–19).
    
    Jun 14, 2020
15. Claud
  INCOMING!! Lost my mind. HiBy R3 Pro Saber and CA Ara on their way.
  
  Jun 1, 2020
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  2. ChaChaRealSmooth
    You single-handedly trying to keep audio companies in business?
    
    Jun 1, 2020
    
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  3. JK47
    Sansa Clip 2020
    
    Jun 1, 2020
    
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  4. insidious meme
    "Go big, or go home"
    
    Jun 1, 2020
    
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16. Claud
  HiBy R6 Pro sounds out of this world with CA Andros. Might sound better than iBasso DX 220. What a deal.
  
  May 11, 2020
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  2. crenca
    This DAP has a sabre dac so no HF nasties? Have you tried easier to drive over ears, like the focals, or high ohm ones, like Senn's or ZMF out of it yet?
    
    May 11, 2020
  3. neogeosnk
    Sabre nasties haven't been an issue for about 2 years, especially on the newer products.
    
    May 11, 2020
17. Claud
  Ordered Drop XXX THX 789 amp. Too good and cheap to pass up.
  
  May 9, 2020
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18. Claud
  From now on I will just refer to equipment by its generic name like DAP,, etc. God forbid that someone would take the opinion of a 72 yo
  
  Apr 21, 2020
19. Claud
  Touchdown!! Now for break-in .
  
  Apr 21, 2020
  2. JK47
    YAY!!!
    
    Apr 21, 2020
20. Claud
  HiBy R6 Pro DAP incoming. I just love new toys!
  
  Apr 20, 2020
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  3. JK47
    @ChaChaRealSmooth Trying to contain my enthusiasm for the product plug.
    
    Apr 20, 2020
    
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  4. ChaChaRealSmooth
    @JK47 LOL, I was being stupid and making a dumb joke. Quarantine has my losing more marbles than usual. Carry on.
    
    Apr 20, 2020
    
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  5. famish99
    How's the wife feel about it?
    
    Apr 21, 2020
    
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North Carolina

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IEMs, DAPs, DACs ,Amps, CD Transport Headphones. If I listed them, it would just make you jealous.

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PS Audio, DNA Stratus, Schiit, SPL Phonitor, Matrix, Senheiser, ZMF , Oppo, iBasso, HiBy, Sony, Campfire Audio, PlusSound, Norne,WyWires, iFi, Richard Gray