Josh83
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Josh83

Friend, Male, from Charlottesville

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Any SBAFers in the Virginia-ish region interested in my Dynaudio Contour 20i? Got ‘em listed elsewhere, but leery of shipping. Jul 17, 2024

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    1. Josh83
      Josh83
      Very hurt that Amina doesn’t want to discuss something very important with me, too.
      1. JK47, EagleWings, Deep Funk and 5 others like this.
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        What happened to anima?
        Mar 24, 2020
      4. Josh83
        Josh83
        Too popular?
        Mar 24, 2020
      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Here's a symptom of old age: not feeling a slight thrill when an attractive woman walks into one's almost-all-male community. Sad, eh?

        But a better gender balance would be nice.
        Mar 25, 2020
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    2. Josh83
      Josh83
      I've owned a lot of great DACs (CS Solaris, X-Sabre Pro, KTE L3 Spring) and still think the Yggdrasil is fantastic. No DAC is perfect. Tradeoffs.
      1. atomicbob, sheldaze, Jinxy245 and 2 others like this.
    3. Josh83
      Josh83
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      3. Josh83
        Josh83
        Thanks for the kind comments. All of the TBVOs I’ve done are linked below. I’m pretty intense about them, both on the recording history and mastering. Up next is probably Madman Across the Water or There’s a Riot Goin’ On. Blue and Electric Warrior are also in the mix for the next few. https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/the-best-version-of/
        Jan 8, 2020
        DigMe and neogeosnk like this.
      4. insidious meme
        insidious meme
        That is a lot to go through. I'll have to read through it when I have time. Had a long ass day at work today.
        Jan 8, 2020
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      5. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Roland Orzabal is still the greatest pop band name ever. Nice writeup!
        Jan 9, 2020
        Josh83 and RobS like this.
    4. Josh83
      Josh83
      Was listening to Judee Sill’s first album last night (Yggdrasil > Mjolnir > Ether 2) and remembered why I got into the hobby.
      1. Jinxy245, Vtory and Roman like this.
    5. Josh83
      Josh83
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      3. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        He knows there are more factors. He simply keeps it to himself because he knows a well mastered Jazz recording can make your feet tap regardless of your system's budget. His personal headphone for a long time has been (and likely still is) the HD650. That should tell you enough. He loves music more than his gear but that does not stop him from measuring...
        Nov 15, 2019
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      4. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        funniest thing to me about that forum is that 1 year ago, it was an echo room of ardent (and I'd admit well informed) fierce empiricists. And thanks to reddit and head-fi, it's now chock fulla idiots and a handful of 6moons hacks. it went from being "if you want one side of the coin..." to meaningless garbage dumpster fire threads a million miles long.
        Nov 15, 2019
        Josh83 and dubharmonic like this.
      5. Josh83
        Josh83
        It’s been a victim of its own success. When you tell people that $100 can buy you the greatest DAC or amp ever made, you attract a lot of noobs who don’t know the party line and end up asking “stupid” questions that inflame the veteran Amirites.
        Nov 16, 2019
    6. Josh83
      Josh83
      I know there are a few scattered posts on this, but does anyone have any thoughts on the Dekoni fenestrated or hybrid on the Elex?
      1. Josh83
        Josh83
        I'm mainly interested if either/both pads kill microdetail in the process of boosting the mids.
        Nov 12, 2019
    7. Josh83
      Josh83
      I made the terrible mistake of giving Beyer another try in the form of the Amiron Home. Gawd no. Going back ASAP.
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        DT880 FTW. Less effed in the treble than the T1 Gen 2, and I think newer ones all come stock with felt inserts that balance the sound out a lot more? Mine did, it seems, and it was manufactured in 2010 (according to a Beyer rep when I provided my unit's serial no.)
        Nov 5, 2019
      3. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        DT150 baby
        Nov 5, 2019
        Deep Funk likes this.
      4. SoupRKnowva
        SoupRKnowva
        I think my dt770 pro 32 ohm is solid for a cheap closed can. still on the lookout for a better option. I was thinking it might be the Elegia, but it didn't work out. Anyone hear the DT177X Go from Drop?
        Nov 6, 2019
    8. Josh83
      Josh83
      I tip my hat to vinyl enthusiasts, but reading the Sol setup review made me even happier than I’m digital-only.
      1. obsiCO, Jinxy245, DigMe and 5 others like this.
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      3. Josh83
        Josh83
        For a variety of reasons, including sound and OCD tendencies, I’m digital only. I can’t imagine worrying that my “identical” copy of an album sounds worse than someone else’s. That said, I really appreciate the tactile nature of vinyl and admire vinyl-heads. But, boy, DACs seem simple relative compared to turntables.
        Sep 11, 2019
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Schiit screwed up. They have now made an offer that must be making everyone who decided /not/ to be an early adopter squirm with envy!
        Sep 12, 2019
      5. Josh83
        Josh83
        To be clear, my comment isn’t really a criticism of the Sol, in particular. I’ve had the same thoughts reading SHF threads about “hot stampers,” cartridges, TT isolation, etc.
        Sep 12, 2019
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    9. Josh83
      Josh83
      Just found out that the d*ckhead who rearended our new(ish) car and sent my wife to the ER lives right in our townhouse complex. Lovely.
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      2. Mystic
        Mystic
        Seconded the lawyer advice. Whenever your in an accident (especially when there is an injury) and it wasn't your fault, lawyer up. Consultations are usually free.
        Aug 24, 2019
        Syzygy and Zhanming057 like this.
      3. Josh83
        Josh83
        I’ve never had an accident of any significance before. How does a lawyer work when we’re dealing with the other driver’s insurance company? (We haven’t talked to them yet.)
        Aug 24, 2019
      4. Syzygy
        Syzygy
        He will make sure to get them to cover everything. They'll want to settle as quickly and cheaply as they can with you.
        Aug 25, 2019
    10. Josh83
      Josh83
      I failed to check SBAF for 12 hours, and it turned into cable news. Can’t we just debate the real divisive issues, like multibit versus DS?!
      1. Thad E Ginathom, Case, bengo and 13 others like this.
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      3. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        *sorry, don't know why this double posted.
        Aug 22, 2019
      4. Case
        Case
        At least we all can agree on Tyll vs. Rafe.
        Aug 23, 2019
        Sqveak, elguapo, Josh83 and 4 others like this.
      5. Josh83
        Josh83
        SS, XLR, and dynamics for me, though I certainly dabble in the other ones, too. Tyll is the only slam dunk. Even when I disagreed with his take on a set of cans, I learned something from his review and could understand his logic. That’s the highest compliment I can pay to a reviewer.
        Aug 23, 2019
        Sqveak and Case like this.
    11. Josh83
      Josh83
      Centrance is apparently putting an entire airliner cockpit on the side of a portable DAC/amp: https://bit.ly/2YsHgMR
      1. obsiCO, EagleWings, Syzygy and 5 others like this.
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      3. JustAnotherRando
        JustAnotherRando
        There's a... stamina switch.
        Jul 9, 2019
        Jinxy245 and Josh83 like this.
      4. Josh83
        Josh83
        I had to resist making a stamina joke, not because I'm above it, but because there are too many options.
        Jul 9, 2019
        JustAnotherRando and Jinxy245 like this.
      5. bixby
        bixby
        "Today, we had a long talk about DAC chips. We know that many people have requested the absolute latest and greatest, so we are approaching this discussion quite seriously. "
        Jul 10, 2019
    12. Josh83
      Josh83
      So, the guy who oversaw MS Zune retired rich and now people with less $ send him $ to run a site where he calls other people bad engineers?!
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      2. DigMe
        DigMe
        I never used a Zune but I know there were some die-hard Zune lovers. What was wrong with it? Didn't the HD-DVD lose out to Bluray mainly because Sony is the giant in entertainment industry or did it really have some inferiority?
        Jun 19, 2019
      3. DigMe
        DigMe
        Also, what is the site you are referring to with this guy?
        Jun 19, 2019
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      4. Josh83
        Josh83
        I’m sure there are still people when love their Zunes, but in my experience it appealed to a small slice of people who hated Apple but didn’t care enough about audio to investigate audiophile players. When it existed, there were constantly stories about software updates bricking Zunes, etc.
        Jun 19, 2019
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    13. Josh83
      Josh83
      Backblaze is on pace to backup the same data as CrashPlan in ~1/10th the time [insert chin scratch emoji here].
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      2. DigMe
        DigMe
        I think they raised their prices but they seem to have grandfathered me.
        May 2, 2019
      3. Josh83
        Josh83
        Between dissertation materials and music, I have 5TB of data, so by default I go with services they offer unlimited backup.
        May 3, 2019
      4. Syzygy
        Syzygy
        I've decided it's much better to back up movies and music to rotating thumb drives kept off-site, and only back up photos and important documents.

        Movies and music change less frequently, and once written are read-only.
        May 3, 2019
    14. Josh83
      Josh83
      Just got some of the worst news of my life, but Schiit could help ease the pain by listing some b-stock Vidars.
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      3. ufospls2
        ufospls2
        If it didn't happen, it wasn't meant, IMO. The right thing will come along at the right time man. Good luck, career changes ain't easy :) I hope it goes well.
        Apr 26, 2019
      4. Josh83
        Josh83
        I’m trying to be a little more spiritual, etc., but I’ve never been a destiny type. Life is random. Stuff out of my control prevented landing it this time, but odds are good for figure, and there are career/skill moves I can make now to increase future odds, which is what I’m going to do.
        Apr 26, 2019
      5. Josh83
        Josh83
        Job update: Ended up with several offers by the end of the summer. Took one that’s a better gig than the one I didn’t get earlier this summer. It’ll also allow me to more easily move into that field later if I want to.
        Aug 5, 2019
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    15. Josh83
      Josh83
      Went into the bathroom today, and some guy in the stall was listening to music on his phone and singing along while shitting. It was hell.
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      2. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Good point.
        Apr 11, 2019
      3. ogodei
      4. Josh83
        Josh83
        It was some presumably current, highly Auto Tuned pop song I did not recognize.
        Apr 11, 2019
    16. Josh83
      Josh83
      The Machina Dynamica link from the latest How to Win Friends entry is truly majestic. I had to idea Coast to Coast AM fans dabbled in audio.
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    17. Josh83
      Josh83
      The recent passing of Ray Sawyer is a good reason to (re)read Okkervil River’s Will Sheff’s essay on Dr. Hook’s ‘74 Musikladen performance.
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    18. Josh83
      Josh83
      For anyone celebrating XMas tomorrow, may you have audio equipment under your tree.
      1. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Who needs Christmas lights when the tubes are burning?
        Dec 25, 2018
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    19. Josh83
      Josh83
      I know this has been discussed before, but if you think you have tinnitus, look at your medications (especially antidepressants).
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      3. drgumbybrain
        drgumbybrain
        Sorry, but antidepressant usually don cause tinnitus. This is a rare side effect. They could worse the symptoms if the person ALREADY has the tinnitus... Other medication , very common are the cause for tinnitus. (Antibiotics, blood pressure drugs, etc) I do work with psychopharmacology since 1995 and have seen 4 or 5 cases of tinnitus caused by drugs, most of them caused by 2. Generation of anti psychotic
        Dec 23, 2018
      4. Josh83
        Josh83
        I didn’t say everyone on antidepressants gets tinnitus. I said people w/tinnitus should check their meds. Even single digit incidence is a lot of people in raw #s, given how many Americans take antidepressants. It definitely was the cause of my tinnitus, and the audiologist I just saw (who specializes in tinnitus) says she sees people all the time who don’t realize their tinnitus is caused by their antidepressant.
        Dec 24, 2018
      5. Josh83
        Josh83
        Unfortunately, the only antidepressant of the six or seven I’ve tried that doesn’t cause tinntus also doesn’t help my nerve pain much, which is why I was taking an antidepressant in the first place.
        Dec 24, 2018
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    20. Josh83
      Josh83
      Only been in hobby for 5 yrs. Humbling to think about how much I’ve learned, how my opinions have changed, & how much gear I’ve gone thru.
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      2. Elnrik
        Elnrik
        I thought the Fidelio X2 was my end game at one point.

        /Wrists
        Dec 21, 2018
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      3. Josh83
        Josh83
        I had much worse takes back in my early days. Besides “endgame,” X2 isn’t an embarrassment. Better bang/buck than a lot of mid-fi non-neutral headphones (definitely than all the Beyers and arguably than Elear, IMO).
        Dec 21, 2018
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      4. Poleepkwa
        Poleepkwa
        The X2 are actuall one of the few I would consider buying again. They are pretty inexpensive secondhand these days.
        Good bass/spaciousness for movies and games.
        Easy to drive and comfy. Works well with boom mic
        Dec 21, 2018
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    Gender:
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    Birthday:
    February 2
    Location:
    Charlottesville
    Occupation:
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    Gear List:
    Yggdrasil / Solaris > Rag / CTH > Clear / HD800S / Ether 2 / Etc