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Rockna Wavedream Edition / Signature Balanced & Raal HSA-1b reviews coming at some point.

Did you make an accidental nocturnal purchase while on Ambien?

@gixxerwimp LOL, no. This was a second hand unit from a danish website at a very good price. We'll see what I'll actually receive though, if anything.

LOL. I was going to buy it but it seemed too good to be true. I really wish I am wrong. Good luck with the purchase!.

Sorry, I couldn't resist ;)

Bah!!! I have not laughed that hard in days. Seriously though, the biggest blind spot in audiophiledom is the fuse and if you don't believe that then just move along, move along now...

Very very positive first impressions. I think it's safe to say I already like this more than my Burl B2 but let's do some more listening first.

If you have access to an intermediary, then yes, that's usually the cheapest way. Quality of service from intermediaries varies wildly though w/o much correlation to price. Otherwise, generally speaking, it's USPS.

Is "find&pay" an aggregator for shipping services? All I could find when I searched was parking apps.

@gixxerwimp no that's literally what I did. I used a shipping service called Shipit.fi that's based here in Finland. I was actually surprised I could buy a shipment from the USA via them.

@Vtory just a couple of days actually... After learning Bifrost 2 is almost an entry-level product in Schiit's R-2R lineup, things got out of hand pretty quicky. Recommended him the Yggdrasil first, but the thing is we are talking about a guy who has invested ten grand in speaker cables alone. At that point I steered him towards something that is expensive but seriously legit at the same time.

Thanks for the detail.. You should get a thank-you letter from Rockna lol.

Can you use your magic powers and introduce me to my Bifrost?

They have distribution regions which is a constraint. I got mine from https://www.walterkircher.com/ which was possible because I live in Berlin

My strategy was that I inquired about B-stock and ultimately got a 45% discount on A-stock. Probably because they needed liquidity during lockdown, not sure.

Thanks for the tip @saint.panda , got a very good offer from there indeed, though the Wavedream Edition Balanced was non-stocked.

009's treble requires something dark and murky

I've had two OLED tvs (LG 55B6 and Panasonic 65FZ800) and neither of them have had any issues with burn in. I'd reckon burn in is more probable if you crank up the brightness (oled light) or display HDR material with static elements for extended perioids of time.

@Walderstorn Burn in is a known "issue" with OLED, no doubt. Plenty of news channels, sports channels, or video games can cause this if left on long enough. How long can vary with panel brightness.

The vast, vast majority of consumers don't watch TV in such a way to worry about this. But, nonetheless, there are specific use cases that suggest OLED might not be the right choice, i.e. bars and restaurants, or grandmas that watch QVC 24/7.

Oh, I’ve wondered about that amp for quite a long time. Looking forward to your impressions.

For use with speakers I assume? Did some research years back on the headphone output of a few Moon products and it's more of a novelty on the 340i. See: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/integrated-amplifiers-and-preamplifier-with-good-great-or-excellent-headphones-output-contribute-to-a-list-of-amps.567608/post-11979790

@zonto bought it to be used mainly with speakers(Currently Quad Z3's). Though pairing it with Raal SR1a's is not out of the question if they have synergy, but I won't be using the headphone output either way :-)

judging by the URL, we're up to v10 now.

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who know binary and those who don't.

What will you be comparing it to?

Bifrost 2 and Burl B2 Bomber. Will write a proper review a little later.

Pairs wonderfully with SPL Performer s800 and Raal SR1a's.

Time to acquire the holo may

Maybe it was an Audi-Europe thing. In Europe you could specify the cars with different engines. You had to pay for it but there were options. It was not always through Audi but sometimes Audi-VW-specialists could do it. I mean Germany is almost next-door here.

My mom used to have the 1st gen 1.8T AWD. Drove like a beast.

I had the same engine in a 5 speed 2003 Passat. I loved that car!

Darker / fuller sound than with Sennheiser HD600's. Initial impression of treble is that it's more even sounding, though slightly dark in the presense region and also in the upper air region.

Bass has noticeably more heft, especially in the lower frequencies.

I'd say detail wise these are behind the Senns. Like almost one full step behind, but maybe the difference in tonal balance plays tricks on me.

true car pricing knowledge and participating dealer worked great for me.

Question is electric?

@Cellist88 Nope, looking for a gasoline one. No real charging infrastructure in place here. I would need to be able to charge it either at home or at work. But who knows, maybe in 5 years and maybe the next car then...

All the STAX amps suck. Actually, their tube stuff sounds better IMO.

Exactly! An older SRM-006t tube amp sounds actually fantastic in contrast. Tonally the 727mkII is a far cry from it. Cannot think a single area where it'd even match the tube model. The headphones used were SR-009's, if somebody is wondering (the older non s models).

wire! That shit gets used and is expensive.

cable making connectors

Atomicbob noise nuke it is!

I've heard good things about them. Enjoy them! :) Also heard great things about the little bookshelves, the S2's.