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High Index lenes are HIFI. Colors, small details. Only 1.74 makes me wonder what a 1.9 index will be like. Nov 30, 2020 at 11:21 AM

1. Gazny
  High Index lenes are HIFI. Colors, small details. Only 1.74 makes me wonder what a 1.9 index will be like.
  
  Nov 30, 2020 at 11:21 AM
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  2. dubharmonic
    1.74 represent
    
    Nov 30, 2020 at 12:49 PM
    
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  3. Cryptowolf
    I went with high index for my glasses (progressive and reading), but also add a 5-10 % tint (usually grey or blue). I find the tint helps take a bit of the edge off some things that otherwise appear too sharp. I consider it to be visual EQ, much like I use sound EQ to tune my headphones to my personal preferences.
    
    Nov 30, 2020 at 1:07 PM
    
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2. Gazny
  Favorite VST and what music player? I know some love Jriver and Audiovana.
  
  Nov 25, 2020
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  3. crenca
    shucks @GoodEnoughGear , I got excited because I got it backwards in my head - I was thinking the Jriver WDM driver would be a way to stream via ethernet Jriver to PI 2AES...
    
    Nov 26, 2020
  4. crenca
    Wanting to move away from USB...Roon actually sees Jriver in audio setup up (asio & wasapi), but to be honest I have never bothered to use it...but in the end it's Jriver to Pi that I want...though I have Ropiee XL on the Pi so I suppose I could DLNA from Jriver to it...
    
    Nov 26, 2020
  5. atomicbob
    Description:
    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/system-synergy-special-sound.54/page-29#post-221217
    
    Documentation:
    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/system-synergy-special-sound.54/page-14#post-129407
    
    Nov 26, 2020
    
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3. Gazny
  I enjoy new releases more on the Clear, but well recorded on the Aeolus.
  
  Nov 23, 2020
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  2. dematted
    I enjoy both more on the Aeolus, I think, but that's probably attributable to the fact that I listen to music with a lot of acoustic instruments and vocals.
    
    Nov 23, 2020
    
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  3. Gazny
    YES! these new releases have almost no acoustical aspects to them. Mostly edm, Death Grips, Dorian Electra, 100 GECS, Kanye west on the clears.
    
    The Aeolus made me love Acoustic music. Lou Donaldson, Michel Petrucciani, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Nils Lofgren, Kenny Dorham, Joel Xavier, Jacques Loussier.
    
    Just helped me realize there is no 1 headphone.
    
    Nov 23, 2020
    
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4. Gazny
  Homelab setup: Pi4 ESXI. Very small footprint
  
  Nov 3, 2020
5. Gazny
  Can a user replace the 5670 tubes in the IfI Pro Ican? I have a few tubes I want to send my friend to test.
  
  Oct 18, 2020
  2. ufospls2
    It is doable, but voids your warranty. The thread on Head-fi has info (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/ifi-ican-pro-impressions-discussion.795344/page-108
    
    Its all throughout the thread, but seems to been a recent topic, so start at the end and work back.
    
    Oct 19, 2020
    
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  3. Cspirou
    Warranty period seems to be 1 year. If it's near the end or past that point I would just do it.
    
    Oct 19, 2020
    
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6. Gazny
  What is the most you would pay for a low print CD?
  
  Oct 12, 2020
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  3. Hammy
    I'm able to add that CD to my Amazon cart. Didn't try taking the purchase further. If it fails after that point get Amazon support involved to make the purchase happen.
    
    Oct 13, 2020
  4. Sqveak
    Looks like TISM are about to do reissues:
    https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/tism-live-album-reissue-omni-album-silent-vinyl/12765352
    
    Oct 14, 2020
    
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  5. Gazny
    Actually breaking news for me thank you @Sqveak
    
    Oct 14, 2020
7. Gazny
  Friend let me borrow his ZMF Aeolus. This is both the best and worst thing anyone has done to me.
  
  Oct 10, 2020
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8. Gazny
  Started playing Among US with friends and it has taken over my vernacular. Rando acting sus
  
  Sep 22, 2020
9. Gazny
  Late night Primus
  
  Sep 8, 2020
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10. Gazny
  My sony PS-LX300USB is sounding great today. It has been too long since I heard vinyl on my modest setup.
  
  Aug 15, 2020
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11. Gazny
  Any recommendations for speaker stands for a desk? Hopefully someone with a standing desk can chime in. Been looking at the SOUNDRISE PRO-5.
  
  Aug 14, 2020
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  3. zerodeefex
    @Riotvan you use the blutak to adhere the heavy shit and plates + stands together. Not to... couple the speakers to something.
    
    Aug 14, 2020
    
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  4. Riotvan
    Ah got ya, yeah that could work...
    
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  5. Scott Kramer
    move--
    
    Aug 14, 2020
    
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12. Gazny
  Started to become more interested in some analogue synths,love a lot of Hainbach. https://youtu.be/FgLoZ0XxZ18
  
  Aug 11, 2020
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  2. rtaylor76
    My college had an ARP 2600. Fun stuff!
    
    Aug 12, 2020
    
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  3. Gazny
    Very cool, been looking at either something small or going in and piecing together a Eurorack. Not sure if I could refurbish something either.
    
    Aug 12, 2020
13. Gazny
  Looking for more great guitarists to listen to.
  
  Aug 6, 2020
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  3. Wilson
    John Fahey, Isley Brothers, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, X, Velvet Underground,
    
    Aug 6, 2020
    
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  4. monacelli
    +1, Ralph Towner is something else, @bixby. If anyone ever wondered what it would sound like to play piano using a guitar, check out Ralph Towner
    
    Aug 6, 2020
    
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  5. Gazny
    Went through some of my playlists and I had to add Robin Trower.
    
    It also appears I have enough artists to explore for the month to come. Thank you for everyone who contributed, hope to make more lists in the future.
    
    Aug 7, 2020
14. Gazny
  @dncnexus Keeps showing me great deals on ZMF headphones and I don't know how many more I can see before I crack.
  
  Aug 3, 2020
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15. Gazny
  I call that a digital earthquake.
  
  Jul 17, 2020
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16. Gazny
  Man, reading the "What is balanced" and "/isolation Discussion" just saved me money. Such a great SNR, but what to do about THD+N?
  
  Jul 9, 2020
  2. Claritas
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3XUYYlJuvfg
    
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17. Gazny
  Debating the X-LS Encore Kit. Anyone have experience with the kit? The Wharfedale Diamond 225 seems within reach.
  
  Jun 30, 2020
18. Gazny
  Had a little buzz in a tubes and remembered what my elders have told me. "Just clean them" half an hour and some dexoit later. Bliss!
  
  Jun 16, 2020
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19. Gazny
  Thinking about the CMX-2 or a ANC AC purifier. Any thoughts on one vs the other for a bifrost and valhalla 2?
  
  Jun 10, 2020
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  2. MichaeLeroy
    I don't have experience with either, just wanted to say that I hope you don't have audible power problems. I once lived in a place with terrible power and it was a lot of work to achieve tolerable sound. I found a brickwall conditioner/surge protector most helpful but YMMV.
    
    Jun 11, 2020
  3. Gaspasser
    Are you trying to fix anything in particular? CMX-2 great for DC offset.
    
    Jun 11, 2020
    
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  4. Gazny
    Slight buzz when when I touch the volume knob. Not sure if it can be fixed by either.
    
    Jun 11, 2020
20. mkarikom
  I like this arrangement ;)
  
  Jun 2, 2020
  2. Gazny
    Much more personal than other forums. While you can enjoy measurements they may not always be the right one or the whole picture. While we can figure out numbers and put them on a graph, our ears do not work the same way. We listen to multiple sounds and different frequencies.
    
    Take a look at the Topping d70 review on the home page.
    
    Jun 2, 2020
    
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  3. mkarikom
    Yeah I get that @purrin has opinions about things. I completely agree with him that SINAD is an overly-reductive metric if used exclusively.
    
    Jun 2, 2020
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Desktop Gear: PC -> MOTU M2->Saga -> LOXJIE A10 -> Airmotiv B1+
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