Grattle
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What a happy day! My wife got a good report on her lung condition. God is good. May 7, 2025

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    1. Grattle
      Grattle
      What a happy day! My wife got a good report on her lung condition. God is good.
      1. wkw, Deep Funk, Josh83 and 25 others like this.
    2. Grattle
      Grattle
      Rag2 >>> SW51+ with HD600.
      1. lerrens and joch like this.
      2. SofaSamuraiX
        SofaSamuraiX
        Does that mean 3X's more better?
        Apr 25, 2025
        Thad E Ginathom and Justin S like this.
    3. Grattle
      Grattle
      HD600 is an amazing headphone.
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      2. SofaSamuraiX
        SofaSamuraiX
        Is the 600 going to go in between the SW51 and Gungnir or on the bottom?!
        Apr 17, 2025
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      3. GoldfishX
        GoldfishX
        Enjoy! Happy to see them end up with someone who enjoys them. Tell them the HD650 and the HD800 said hi!
        Apr 17, 2025
        Grattle and SofaSamuraiX like this.
      4. RestoredSparda
        RestoredSparda
        My first headphone that made me wow.
        Apr 17, 2025
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    4. Grattle
      Grattle
      Considering moving from Gungnir MB w/Unison to Yggdrasil GS. How much improvement could I expect? Side grade? Do we have a Yggdrasil GS loaner?
      1. HotRatSalad likes this.
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      3. Merrick
        Merrick
        I had Gungnir MB A1. It was very good, best DAC I owned up to that point. Eventually the gray background got to me and I sold it. Eventually got an Yggdrasil GS and it's a step beyond in every possible metric. It's so good I didn't play any vinyl for at least six months after getting the Yggdrasil.
        Mar 5, 2025
        Grattle, Kolozub and HotRatSalad like this.
      4. HotRatSalad
        HotRatSalad
        You guys are going to make me sell my gungnir A2 and A1 before I even paid for it and order a + GS2
        Mar 5, 2025
        Merrick, Grattle and Kolozub like this.
      5. Merrick
        Merrick
        @HotRatSalad Given that it's on last call, yes I'm going to bully you into this course of action.
        Mar 6, 2025
        Grattle and HotRatSalad like this.
    5. Grattle
      Grattle
      Apple Music Dolby Atmos encoded music sounds like ass to me using headphones. What am I doing wrong?
      1. theveterans likes this.
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      3. Grattle
        Grattle
        I guess I re-enabled it? I noticed Everlong sounding…weird. I glanced over to see that Atmos icon lit. Disabled it again but what’s the point? It sounds terrible. I guess it shines on 5.1 maybe.
        Feb 26, 2025
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      4. AlPastor
        AlPastor
        So many variables with Atmos. What hardware are you sending the Atmos encoded music to? Can it decode multi-channel Atmos or is it downmixing all channels to stereo? I suspect that might be where things are getting "weird." Seems like a gimmick for headphones - 10 discrete channels but only two speakers on my head.
        Feb 26, 2025
        Lyander and Grattle like this.
      5. Kernel Kurtz
        Kernel Kurtz
        Doesn't do anything for 5.1 either unless you have ceiling speakers for the height channels. Atmos is essentially 5.1.2 (or 7.1.2 or whatever).
        Feb 26, 2025
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    6. Grattle
      Grattle
      Bought Merrick's IE600. Wow. These sound fantastic. Easily the best IEM I've heard.
      1. Merrick, FlySweep, Jinxy245 and 5 others like this.
    7. Grattle
      Grattle
      Ragnarok is surprisingly nice with IEMs. WTFK? Prolly lots of you folks!
      1. Merrick and joch like this.
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      3. Merrick
        Merrick
        I just bought a second Rag 1 to anchor a secondary system. I love that amp.
        Dec 29, 2024
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      4. roshambo123
        roshambo123
        How sensitive is the volume knob with IEMs? Can't Rag dump the full amp power down the headphone out?
        Dec 29, 2024
      5. Merrick
        Merrick
        @roshambo123 Theres a good amount of play on the knob in low gain. It’s a stepped attenuator too so perfect channel matching at low volumes.
        Dec 29, 2024
    8. Grattle
      Grattle
      Any opinions on the Midgard. This is interesting to me. I haven't seen any on the Schiit "Current Deals" yet, so folks are keeping them?
      1. Gazny
        Gazny
        Dec 9, 2024
        Grattle and theveterans like this.
      2. theveterans
        theveterans
        Still love mine everyday at work with ETA Mini C. It's like the G2/MIB of amps where it emphasizes nothing but has unbelievable amount of holography, macrodynamics and plankton with BF2 OG DAC
        Dec 9, 2024
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    9. Lyander
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      2. MellowVelo
        MellowVelo
        @ChaChaRealSmooth that's interesting that you find it uncomfortable. It's the completely opposite experience for me. On my system, it's really crankable with great tonal balance and superb dynamics.
        Dec 9, 2024
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      3. MellowVelo
        MellowVelo
        If I'm not mistaken, all the available rips started in DSD128, so if you have a PCM version, it's been converted from DSD. I don't think that DSD is inherently superior (in fact, I use JRiver to convert mine to PCM), but I wonder if something was messed up by whoever converted the files to PCM.
        Dec 9, 2024
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      4. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        Oh don't get me wrong, it sounds fantastic and is my preference. I get fatigued though if I play it and listen with something like my Ultralinear + Atrium
        Dec 9, 2024
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    10. Grattle
      Grattle
      Lost 75 lbs over the last year or so, getting it done strictly through diet and exercise.
      1. Jinxy245, Mdkaler, 9suns and 34 others like this.
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      3. Raimei Templar
        Raimei Templar
        It is kind of a deep dive, but if you have time to sit down and watch videos look up Renaissance Periodization on youtube for basically everything you ever need to know about training and nutrition. Dr Mike Israetel is hilarious and super knowledgeable.
        Oct 31, 2024
        Priidik and Grattle like this.
      4. dasman66
        dasman66
        Congrats! I know how tough what you did is, I did the same about 8 yrs ago. Then got injured, was unable to exercise hard for roughly 3 yrs and gained 50% of the weight back. Only know starting to look back at my old routine and trying to mentally pysch myself up to go back to it. (so far my mental pysch isn't working so well)
        Oct 31, 2024
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      5. Priidik
        Priidik
        I will second Mike Israetel - he is good. For both strength and mass, for beginners to elite.
        Focus quality over quantity and pick the best movements with lowest risk to benefit ratio. In your 50'ies avoiding and managing injury is priority no 1, while still putting in consistent hard work.
        Nov 1, 2024
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    11. Grattle
      Grattle
      @joch See post below regarding Grado wiring.
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    12. Grattle
      Grattle
      Finally got around to XLRifying my PS500x. Sounds nice out of the Rag. No magic smoke!
      1. Ti_Leo and ilikebananafudge_ like this.
      2. ColdsnapBry
        ColdsnapBry
        Which XLR connection did you go with? Was it hard?
        Oct 27, 2024
      3. Grattle
        Grattle
        I used a standard XLR4 for use with a Ragnarok. When I did this with the Focal Elear's, I made an XLR 4 to 1/4" TRS with the tail. I can still use the Grados at work with that in hand.
        Oct 28, 2024
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      4. Grattle
        Grattle
        Grado doesn't make it easy. The ground wires are all the same blue. I used a multimeter to test for continuity to determine which channel each wire was associated with. That was probably unwise and I think I got lucky because I would imagine that this sends a dc voltage across the driver.
        Oct 28, 2024
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    13. Grattle
      Grattle
      Drop/Fostex T-X0 sounds pretty nice on Piety/Bifrost 2 OG. Been a while since I've listened to a planar.
      1. CEE TEE, zottel, Sqveak and 2 others like this.
    14. Grattle
      Grattle
      Thrown Rag into some peotection mode. f**k, it isn’t even pushing a sub. Not cool. Pun intended. 1st time, Highway Star, now Momma Sed
      1. zonto
        zonto
        Do you know what motherboard version you have between 1 and 1.5? I had a v.1 b-stock and a channel blew. Sent it in years ago and had it upgraded to v1.5 and was fine after that. It’s now sitting in a closet.
        Aug 31, 2024
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      2. Grattle
        Grattle
        I can check. It’s a new black one I bought retail after the price drop. It’s only pushing a pair of 6ohm pioneer floor speakers. I will try more air gap around it I guess.
        Sep 1, 2024
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    15. Grattle
      Grattle
      I reterminated my Eclair stock cable (the super long one) to XLR4. Listening on Gung->Rag2 tonight. Grados up on the workbench next.
      1. HotRatSalad and joch like this.
      2. joch
        joch
        Can you share which wire attaches to what XLR pin for the Grados, pretty please?
        Aug 19, 2024
      3. Grattle
        Grattle
        I will report back.
        Aug 20, 2024
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    16. Grattle
      Grattle
      Please post a story or two to the main page so I can come to this site without seeing that kid sneering. I'm so sick of seeing that face.
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      2. Armaegis
        Armaegis
        Is 'resting clickbait face' a thing?
        Jul 26, 2024
        Lyander, PsiPhi and Grattle like this.
      3. internethandle
        internethandle
        You mean @GoldenOne? lol. Well, at least you called him a kid.
        Jul 26, 2024
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      4. YMO
        YMO
        I can post nudes instead on the front page
        Jul 26, 2024
        Qildail, Grattle and crenca like this.
    17. Grattle
      Grattle
      Fairy Tale by Stephen King is an enjoyable listen. Excellent reader.
      1. Pocomo, crenca and RestoredSparda like this.
    18. Grattle
      Grattle
      Don’t you love it when your wife decides and makes decisions without even talking to you?
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      2. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        OK... No I don't. But she often does.
        May 22, 2024
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      3. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        If this seems to you like it's a new thing, be worried - could be she's stopped caring about trying to cover ;)
        May 22, 2024
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      4. Grattle
        Grattle
        I keep finding my days and nights being spoken for without being spoken to. Married life...
        May 22, 2024
        Thad E Ginathom, joch and Biodegraded like this.
    19. Grattle
      Grattle
      Weird how good a cheap Bluetooth speaker sounds when you’re high.
      1. zottel, Qildail, Erroneous and 3 others like this.
    20. Grattle
      Grattle
      My life is kind of a fucked up mess right now. My audio retreats help. You folks have helped make it my safe place. Thanks SBAF.
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      2. Xecuter
        Xecuter
        audio is like a 'lite' Flow state meditation or me.
        Apr 28, 2024
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      3. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        strive for wellness and seek solace. Respite is necessary. Good luck, friend!
        Apr 28, 2024
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      4. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        Wishing you the best in getting to a better place.
        Apr 29, 2024
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