1.     Don't be a dotard!
    Read these "rules" AND introduce
    yourself     before your first post
  2. A healthy approach to understanding measurements
    Being true to what the artists intended
  3. After being asked for the 308th time, Merv lists top 5 headphones
    (opinion / entertainment piece)
    Dismiss Notice
  4. $1000 to the first to design a headamp using discrete components with better measurements than Magni 3+
    Dismiss Notice
IMPORTANT: New Members Read This Don't Be a Measurement Fascist Merv's Top 5 Headphones - 2023 Edition $1000 Challenge

Recent Content by gefski

  1. gefski
    Post

    Schiit Mjolnir 3 Impressions

    Wow, with this I could brag about owning a piece of Audio Note gear!
    Post by: gefski, Dec 21, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  2. gefski
    Post

    Quicksilver Audio Headphone Amplifier

    Out of stock for quite a while though. I got mine from a seller in Ukraine after reading the review at The Tube Store. Just took a chance and sent...
    Post by: gefski, Apr 4, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  3. gefski
    Post

    Quicksilver Audio Headphone Amplifier

    I think I’ve thrown this out before, but I stopped rolling EL84s after trying Polam and Telam old stock. True timbre, touch, texture, and...
    Post by: gefski, Apr 3, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  4. gefski
    Post

    "Shortest Way" SW51 Amp Impressions (Simple SET Amp)

    Regarding dac warmup, pre-covid, at our regular Seattle area meets, some of us hot transported our digital. Atomicbob always had his stuff warm...
    Post by: gefski, Nov 1, 2022 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  5. gefski
    Post

    System Synergy - Special Sound

    578 @gefski atomicbob said: ↑ "Nuclear ZDT Jr. View attachment 14592 BOM View attachment 14593 System Architecture Diagram View attachment 14594...
    Post by: gefski, Apr 19, 2022 in forum: General Audio Discussion
  6. gefski
    Post

    Music Streaming Services

    I’ve been happy with Audirvana/Tidal for three-ish years or so; one minor irritation has been that nothing indicates an album is MQAd so I can’t...
    Post by: gefski, Apr 5, 2022 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
  7. gefski
    Post

    Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More (and MIL and OG) Impressions + Measurements

    Thanks for a fun read focusing on listening to music with the compared products. A refreshing change from the BMT (‘bass-midrange-treble’)...
    Post by: gefski, Mar 19, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  8. gefski
    Post

    The HD800 & HD800S thread

    I think they’re reacting to the more upfront (row A) presentation of 6XX/650 compared to what I feel is a row E presentation of the 800 series....
    Post by: gefski, Nov 16, 2021 in forum: Headphones
  9. gefski
    Post

    Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More (and MIL and OG) Impressions + Measurements

    Ahh, I missed that the cards have the A1/A2 designation, thanks!
    Post by: gefski, Nov 13, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  10. gefski
    Post

    Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More (and MIL and OG) Impressions + Measurements

    I don’t recall ever seeing the designations A1 and A2 on the Schiit site. Before the new flavors, the Yggys I was aware of were as follows:...
    Post by: gefski, Nov 13, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  11. gefski
    Post

    The HD800 & HD800S thread

    Looks like they came that way. Thumbs up!!!
    Post by: gefski, Oct 17, 2021 in forum: Headphones
  12. gefski
    Post

    Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More (and MIL and OG) Impressions + Measurements

    Both my YggyA and YggyB sounded like a good, clean (but flat and lifeless) sub $500 dac for at least 3 weeks as I recall. Then a “switch flipped”...
    Post by: gefski, Oct 12, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  13. gefski
    Post

    The HD800 & HD800S thread

    The clamp on my 800S is inadequate for any “over-enthusiastic” head bobbing. However, I get no sonic change by applying additional pressure over...
    Post by: gefski, Apr 22, 2021 in forum: Headphones
  14. gefski
    Post

    Schiit Bifrost 2

    For me, I don’t “tune” with the digital front end. I want to unravel all the inner detail, timbre, texture, touch, and dynamic flow that is...
    Post by: gefski, Apr 3, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  15. gefski
    Post

    Schiit Modius DAC Review and Measurements

    How do you like the Pro-Ject transport? One of the few companies making CD transports any more, and with AES out!
    Post by: gefski, Feb 15, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers