Collusion

How do I dislike @songmic 's comment ?

Oh no no no noooooo

HAHAHA I was wondering when that pic would eventually resurface.

Hope the dude's doing well in retirement. Travelling in a mobile base sounds lovely.

Collusion, you answered your own question: it's neither promotion nor punishment, just 'management'.

This is just being done to interfere with your extra-curricular "something big"!

If there are no prospects for a promotion based on your potentially improved performance, rethink your future there. If management does not appreciate the effort, find a better place to build your career. This is not easy to deduce and reason out of. It depends on you. I left some places on principle. If I did not feel appreciated, I left.

There's of course multiple things that need to be done exactly right for this to work. Special attention must be paid to the actual framework - e.g. what are the device categories, what are the users allowed to review and in what order.

Sounds like a tall order, will be interested in seeing what you come up with :)

Yup, there's lot to do, currently working on an API which does most of the heavy lifting. Global/Absolute device scores are updated periodically, which requires a separate number crunching script. Then there's the implementation phase, when I've to design the actual website around it. I suppose I've got something to show by next spring or summer. Damn day job taking all my time and energy!

I'm sorry for your loss.

@zerodeefex is it that bad?

No, just done with HFM shenanigans. Also their amps have been total shit in my experience.

Of Analog 1: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/schiit-yggdrasil-measurements.413/ (three hours vs. 408 hours on time)

Analog 2 did not bifurcate by on time: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/schiit-yggdrasil-v2-upgrade-technical-measurements.5820/

Three-hour jitter measurement of Analog 1: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?attachments/20150430-yggdrasil-inferred-jitter-png.712/

408-hour jitter measurement of Analog 1: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?attachments/20150517-yggdrasil-inferred-jitter-png.723/

Really bad timing, but I empathize for the workers. They are in risk of losing 30-50% of their income.

EVE Audio is completely new acquaintance for me, have to investigate further...

I used to own them and didn’t find them shrill/thin (though I always recommend a sub with bookshelf speakers), but I think they have both the “metallic” criticism and the imaging/tonality/detail praise that Clear also get. With a decent amp (even one of the budget 316bee NAD) and proper placement, they shouldn’t sound shrill: https://www.stereophile.com/content/kef-ls50-anniversary-model-loudspeaker-measurements

Eve audio it’s so smooth and sweet . Great speakers

In school days, we were forced to do written reports on this circus.
Have never since watched a single one.

I have to admit Iceland has something going on this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1HNhA-7OEU

The TV series

HEX's offer more romantic or "tubey" style sound. But they are less airy and a bit dark. Upper midrange is a tad recessed. Depending on the recording, timbre may be spot on with great amount of plankton, but sometimes they can sound a tad plasticky or papery too.

Focal Clear's offer better large scale dynamics. Sometimes microdynamics feel less pronounced than on HEX's. I still feel the overall amount of detail is quite similar., though the openness/airiness of Clear's might give them a slight edge (imagined or real, I can't say yet).

You beat me to it :))

The answer to my question on cskippy’s post is a resounding yes >.>

Like his hair style... where can I do it? Miami?

Cool. I would like to audition Focals in the future just for fun.

Yeah, post your impressions, I'd be curious how they compare. I've had the Elear and the Elex, which I ended up not keeping, and now I have an Ananda (same as Edition X) incoming. So far nothing is perfect dammit...

It has a pretty inoffensive easy to listen to sound, it's good but it's also a pretty old design at this point. It's essentially a BurrBrown 1792 dac in nice enclosure and with good psu. If you need a dac I'd say it's a good deal around Euro 500-600. Might be a good choice for classical, jazz etc. If you like rock and edm you might be happier with a second hand Gungnir Multibit, that one has more drive.

I don't really "need" a dac, but I stumbled across one very reasonably priced unit... Might as well give it a try.