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Lyander

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Is it just me or is the Lyr+ not talked about nearly enough? Not critical listening but I'm noticing weird things in recordings I know well. Apr 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM

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    1. Lyander
      Lyander
      Is it just me or is the Lyr+ not talked about nearly enough? Not critical listening but I'm noticing weird things in recordings I know well.
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        @Justin S that's the feeling I'm getting off of this amp to be honest. It's surprising because I knew that it wasn't an immediately impressive amp to grab your arm and make you sing about how much fun it is to listen to, but I'm just amazed by how hard it is to stop listening. What did you end up replacing the lyr with?
        Apr 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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      4. Justin S
        Justin S
        @Lyander I picked up a TA-66. I used it with my 600s and ZMF AuCs and then picked up a pair of used HD800Ss. It's my personal best-yet so i decided to dig in. I'm working my way through tube rolling with it now. I know it is not as flexible as the Lyr+, and it's coloured, but it really keeps me listening. I'm actually selling my Auteur Cs now, too.
        Apr 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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      5. Lyander
        Lyander
        @Justin S If I werent keen on the versatility (... and the SS fallback should tubes become unfeasible) I would have ended up with a TA-66 too I feel; it's not very often that a piece of gear generates quite that much excitement, and it's always good fun when something interesting comes along. Looking forward to hearing how you key yours in!
        Apr 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
    2. Lyander
      Lyander
      Addendum: life would be so much easier if Schiit offered 230V wall warts with US-style plugs. Niche I know but I hate using adapters.
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      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        @Thad E Ginathom - I remember reading somewhere that UK plugs are designed the way they wire everything is atrocious. So they over-engineer the plugs to compensate
        Apr 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        I don't *think* that's true: British wiring is usually, in my opinion, done to a high standard and is subject to inspection with regulations that are enforce. A far cry from my adopted country.

        India, by the way, follows Britain. But the *old* British round-pin plugs.
        Apr 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        I think that, at the time Britain introduced the new system, it also introduced the *ring main*. The reason for this was a post-war shortage of copper. A ring main uses far less than lots of spurs. It also fetches current from both sides so it can be smaller guage.
        Apr 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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    3. Lyander
      Lyander
      Just now remembering to check out Temple of the Dog. How have I not listened to this before. Def painful on a harsher chain though
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      3. Sqveak
        Sqveak
        Also check out Mad Season. Like a grunge supergroup but stepping outside of just grunge in style. I like the live performance of 'Long Gone Day'. And if you haven't found them already, Mother Love Bone is a must.
        Apr 21, 2025
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      4. GoldfishX
        GoldfishX
        I read this wrong and thought you were referring to Hair of a Dog (the Nazareth album). Was going to to say, I didn't remember highs being that bad on there, lol
        Apr 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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      5. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Don't forget the Singles soundtrack as well.
        Apr 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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    4. Lyander
      Lyander
      Friend looking to get a decent AIO. Has anyone compared the Schiit Gunnr or Syn to something like the current iFi Zen DACs or Zen Studios?
    5. Lyander
      Lyander
      PSA cats tend to hide when they're seriously hurt. Be very thorough checking for things. Necrosed wound under her tail, needed debridement.
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      3. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        May your kitty get well soon. That kitty won the kitty lotto in the cat distribution system with you as a pet parent.
        Apr 1, 2025
      4. Claritas
        Claritas
        Wishing your cat a full recovery. Visit her regularly in the hospital. It will be good for both of you.
        Apr 2, 2025
      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Yes, do regular visits: she needs you.

        And if you do happen to find your *car* sneaking off to hide at the back of building, it means it needs some TLC too.

        Love to Puss. Hope she's doing well.
        Apr 2, 2025
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    6. Lyander
      Lyander
      Just watched the Substance. Not particularly bothered by gore and body horror, but deeply uncomfortable film for other reasons. Damn.
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        I did think that the body horror aspect was over the top towards the end, but not enough so that it really detracted much from the intended effect I think. But yeah it really was just mainly the way it presented the societal pressures and how folks TRY to navigate them that really got under my skin. Sometimes a lack of subtlety can work wonders.
        Mar 29, 2025
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      3. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        The scenes toward the end were magnificent. Came away from it thinking I'd watched 2 movies, a good serious one *and* a great vintage splatter!
        Mar 29, 2025
      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        @Biodegraded GREAT analogy, it was a 2.5 hour runtime thing and I do think that there was a definite gearshift in the back half. Even the vintage splatter had some genuinely emotional moments for me. I was hesitant to watch the film cuz it was being hyped to hell, turns out I actually liked it a lot too.

        @Kernel Kurtz lmao agreed! Had a celeb crush on her since Death Stranding!
        Mar 29, 2025
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    7. Lyander
      Lyander
      FiiO BTR7 dongle now running into battery drain issues, from "full" to zero in a few minutes. Out of warranty so let's see how this goes.
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      2. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Mar 25, 2025
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        Nice! I think the unit in the BTR7 is an 800mAh one so I'll be trying to find a compatible part number. Won't be trying to dismantle it quite yet, hah. Thanks @Riotvan !
        Mar 25, 2025
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      4. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        No worries dude, hope you get it fixed!
        Mar 25, 2025
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    8. Lyander
      Lyander
      Dumb question, how to make impedance v frequency graphs? I know how to interpret, but not how to generate. Guess special equipment needed?
      1. E_Schaaf
        E_Schaaf
        I use a Dayton Audio DATS
        Mar 20, 2025
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      3. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        Mar 20, 2025
    9. Lyander
      Lyander
      PSA don't use up your nice coffee beans within two weeks of roasting. Made cups for friends and fam and ran out before peak flavour devt
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        I normally order one "meh" bag of coffee along with something nicer and more interesting like a G1 Masha or Yirgacheffe to let it rest, opened the nice bag too early by mistake and yeah was too vegetal right at the beginning and only started really turning *nice* right as I was running out today.
        Mar 18, 2025
      3. joch
        joch
        Buy more for sharing!
        Mar 18, 2025
    10. Lyander
      Lyander
      The next time an account that's been inactive for a while pops back up I'm gonna backread their posts to see if the writing is any different
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      2. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        To quote Bill Hicks: "did I miss a meeting?"
        Mar 16, 2025
      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        @Deep Funk some zombified accounts engaged in trades and now @rhythmdevils has to deal with PayPal refunds. Hopefully that gets sorted and is the full extent of the damage
        Mar 16, 2025
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      4. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        I missed quite some meetings indeed.
        Mar 16, 2025
    11. Lyander
      Lyander
      UPS read input voltage as 250V, Philippine mains are nominally 220V. Guess I figured out why my MMB2 died?
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        @Cspirou this is why I'm wondering if the wall-warts are still good to use. But per @atomicbob earlier LPS seem to be less apt than SMPS at suppressing over-voltage events so maybe the bricks are still good to use, just that it was too much for the board.
        Feb 23, 2025
      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        Also, I tracked voltage over the day and it ranges from ~226V to 250V, latter isn't typical per se but it is something that my mains seems to drift to just out of hand. I'm sitting at around 243V atm. Never realised how weird my wall power was, but it'd explain the appliances sometimes randomly dying or power strips melting
        Feb 23, 2025
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      5. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        Most schiit wall bricks are just transformers. So if it didn't burn, explode, melt or otherwise appear damaged simply measure the AC output with a DMM. If that is an appropriate voltage then it will be ok.

        226 to 250 Vac is quite a range. A small variac to protect your audio equipment by lowering the range to 216 to 240 might be prudent.
        Feb 23, 2025
    12. Lyander
      Lyander
      Fired up MCTH for the first time in a while, LOUD crunching noise + magic smoke smell, + smoke from RCA. Modi MB2 dead for real this time.
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      2. darmok
        Feb 3, 2025
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      3. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        I don't believe MMB2 USB-C connector uses USB power and probably has no connections to those USB pins.
        Feb 3, 2025
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        @atomicbob That's what I was thinking too else the MMB2 wouldn't NEED the barrel plug, but given I concede a lot of ignorance I was wondering whether or not I could be overlooking something. Thanks for taking the time to allay a silly fear
        Feb 3, 2025
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    13. Lyander
      Lyander
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      3. theveterans
        theveterans
        Thanks for the heads up! I was able to switch it to the classic before I got charge the extra for stupid AI crap that I was forced to sign up!
        Jan 26, 2025
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        @theveterans glad it helped. Someone needs to have a baseball bat shoved up their butt for forcing people into this, like even if they CAN afford the 30% bump at least be upfront about having the option to NOT use the AI tier.
        Jan 26, 2025
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      5. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        But what should we have expected? The new tier system was probably designed by the AI ;)
        Jan 27, 2025
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    14. Lyander
      Lyander
      New(?) A-T headphones allegedly less A-T sounding. Recent discourse around the R70X Refine has me curious
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        I was about to say that yeah the prices were out for everything. These could be worth keeping in mind as an alternative to the 6xx depending on their characters
        Jan 23, 2025
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        Just noticed that the maximum input power is highest on the R50x (1.6W) as opposed to 1W on both the R70xa and the R30x. Curious about the difference in power handling. 470R impedance for the 70xa, 50R on the 50x, and 47R on the 30x besides gradually increasing sensitivity. Looks fun.
        Jan 24, 2025
      4. roshambo123
        roshambo123
        I've got the refine loaner. It wants so much power. Didn't try it on an OTL but for low Z amps it wants the juice. On MJ3 it needs an additional 15-20 degrees of turn vs 300 ohm senns
        Jan 24, 2025
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    15. Lyander
      Lyander
      Damn, David Lynch passes. The world's lost a weird (in a good way) one.
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      3. Ziva
        Ziva
        Inland Empire is the only movie I’ve ever walked out of crying.

        His family statement in part: “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not the hole’”
        Jan 16, 2025
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      4. Mr.Sneis
        Mr.Sneis
        This news got me, we lost a really good one.
        Jan 16, 2025
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      5. joch
        joch
        RIP. I’m thinking back at his version of Dune…I still enjoy this more visually than the recent two-parters with CGI.
        Jan 16, 2025
    16. Lyander
      Lyander
      First time soldering anything in MANY years, saved 12 keyboard switches and killed the one. Don't ask about how neat the soldering is lmao
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      2. joch
        joch
        Don’t worry about neatness. If there’s electrical contact, I would say that’s a triumph
        Jan 3, 2025
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        LMAO I actually still need to replace the gain toggle on the Magni 3+! Dragging my feet cuz worried so you were spot on about the confidence. Might end up giving it to friends or family afterwards cuz I'd feel weird selling it
        Jan 3, 2025
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      4. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        Yesterday I destroyed a PCB pad while de-soldering a busted power jack. The fix will be ugly, but inside the case so I don't have to see it. >:(
        Jan 4, 2025
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    17. Lyander
      Lyander
      May this new year be a peaceful one, and one of growth.
      1. joch
        joch
        And may you enjoy more music
        Dec 31, 2024
      2. YMO
        YMO
        And no blowing up the toilet tomorrow.
        Dec 31, 2024
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    18. Lyander
      Lyander
      Welp, Magni Unity busted. Happy holidays I guess haha. Someone dropped a bunch of my stuff at the charity event, guess this one fell too.
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        Disassembled earlier to do that visual inspection, reassembled, and now it SEEMS to be working as normal? Guess something got jostled loose is all.
        Dec 24, 2024
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Taking something apart and putting it back together again often works! But only if one doesn't expect it to.
        Dec 24, 2024
      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        @Thad E Ginathom Agreed, if I had even an inkling that this could have fixed it the right channel might have completely died, LMAO!
        Dec 24, 2024
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    19. Lyander
      Lyander
      Helping a friend out, charity fundraising concert for some kids who aren't really food secure. Live on Twitch in ~4 hours, 12PM GMT+8
      1. Lyander
        Lyander
        Dec 22, 2024
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    20. Lyander
      Lyander
      I do not have the mental bandwidth to elaborate right now but f**k YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID TO WINDOWS AUDIO, AMIR. PURE SCUFF.
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        The issue isn't even with surround sound or artificial stage shenanigans, this is just 2ch 44.1kHz 24 bit being shoved into whatever DAC I happen to be using, be it Modi MB2, Magni Unity ESS card, or FiiO BTR7. Move to android and boom things are okay
        Dec 22, 2024
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      3. HotRatSalad
        HotRatSalad
        When I used windoze, I always used wasapi for bit perfect digital out so windoze is taken out of the path entirely with jriver/foobar2k or similar. There is no audio settings in windoze...
        Dec 22, 2024
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        @HotRatSalad oh I use f2k WASAPI out for music I have on my drive too, but a lot of my audio consumption is stuff I stream or just YouTube videos in the background so that's not an option.
        Dec 22, 2024
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    Gender:
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    Birthday:
    Mar 8, 1993 (Age: 32)
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    Philippines, The

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    A curmudgeon before his time.

    Schiit Modi Multibit 2>Schiit x Nitsch Magni Piety/Magni Unity/Massdrop x Cavalli Tube Hybrid>Sennheiser HD600/Yamaha YH-100(dBel mod);
    FiiO BTR7>Etymōtic ER2XR/Andromeda 2020