M3NTAL
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M3NTAL

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Thank you Schiit CS/Ship for addressing my address flub. I'll be in Carlsbad, CA for vacation when the MJ3 will be here in AZ. Stress Down! Sep 13, 2023

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Sep 19, 2023 at 8:15 AM
    1. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Thank you Schiit CS/Ship for addressing my address flub. I'll be in Carlsbad, CA for vacation when the MJ3 will be here in AZ. Stress Down!
    2. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Does anyone miss the Patrick82 era of headphonedom? Right at peak Wild West
      1. Riotvan and MellowVelo like this.
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      3. yotacowboy
      4. Gazny
        Gazny
        Damn, I had no idea I had his fine work in my possession
        Aug 25, 2023
      5. internethandle
        internethandle
        There's a lot of entertainment from his digital footprint, but easily the tops for me were the poor models he somehow convinced (paid, I guess) to post nude/semi-nude with his sparkly PVC pipe power cords covering their bits, along with his like weird slow lifting kettlebell "proprietary" technique videos.
        Aug 26, 2023
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    3. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Thought: Folding xMEMS into a folded driver / AMT type thing? I don't see why not add more silicon surface area.
    4. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Anyone else boycott Aliexpress for personal, ethical or other? Supporting copy-cat items and other garbage. Etsy of the wild East
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      2. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        @fraggler - you nailed it. It's work to figure out WTF you're even trying to buy - trust me, I've scoured Ali a few times and end up leaving from the trash website.
        Aug 21, 2023
      3. penguins
        penguins
        IIRC there is a plugin, app, or similar tool that helps filter out China based sellers for Amazon and Etsy. Can't remember the name of it.
        Aug 21, 2023
      4. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Like @penguins said, the copy cats are all all over Amazon and Etsy and have been all over ebay for quite sometime. Although I see fewer on ebay lately because Aliexpress becoming more popular and the ever increasing fees at the bay.
        Aug 21, 2023
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    5. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      @Boops - any designs in the works? I snagged all the styles in large and then gained weight. Ready for some new threads.
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      2. Boops
        Boops
        Nothing cooking at the moment, but thanks for buying shirts.
        Jul 21, 2023
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      3. JK47
        JK47
        Vote for cat with eye patch, and cutlass in hand stabbing AMIRNAD or making pink panther walk the plank
        Jul 21, 2023
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      4. Boops
        Boops
        Ok that is good. I may try that one.
        Jul 21, 2023
    6. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Random observation - I do not see Schiit Syn's for sale. Best marketing ever. Hoping to find a second hand unit myself.
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      2. Ksaurav402
        Ksaurav402
        @Vansen I guess he is looking for one in used market.
        Jul 5, 2023
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      3. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        Vansen - it was mostly commentary that people are keeping them. Congrats Schiit. But, I am also keeping an eye on their b-stock page or the used market. I am a frugal - Ksaurav is correct.
        Jul 5, 2023
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      4. Vansen
        Vansen
        Ah - secondary market, not "where'd Gungnir go?". Used market is the way to go for me with audio, too.
        Jul 5, 2023
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    7. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      It's really hard to stick with hobbies and forums for long term. You start getting krusty krab. I'm glad I still have this as 1 of my favs!
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      3. FlySweep
        FlySweep
        IMO, SBAF delicately balances being very involved in the hobby and keeping it at arm's length, at the same time. Not indulging so heavily in the hobby that it becomes exhausting and draining, but always keeping its ears to the products and companies that are doing something better and different than the rest.
        May 19, 2023
      4. YMO
        YMO
        Hobbies need breaks too
        May 19, 2023
        JK47, zottel, M3NTAL and 1 other person like this.
      5. RestoredSparda
        RestoredSparda
        Agreed @YMO, shit can feel like a job if you let it.
        May 19, 2023
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    8. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Anyone have an idea of the turnaround time on a JAR currently? I think I'm around 5 months now. I know the UNI situation, but no comms.
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      2. caute
        caute
        Art takes time.
        May 1, 2023
      3. dasman66
        dasman66
        FWIW, I'm talking to ext1 about a JAR600b now and he's hoping to have it done by the end of summer. He indicated that he has a backlog and also indicate that he may not be able to work on the project past end of summer.
        May 1, 2023
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      4. ext1
        ext1
        Sorry guys- and thank you for your patience. Plan is to finish them when I get back home this summer, but can't make promises (many reasons, quality standards being one). I want to finish them at summer because I don't know if I can do 6x0 work at all after Aug.
        May 2, 2023
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    9. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Shared my Yaki pad Porta Pro + Qudelix 5K and he said "It sounds like it's coming from a stereo" I love moments like that.
    10. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      I've got a 'nice' pair of tubes for my Freya + N (iFi 6299) and would like suggestions where to put them - gain or follower?
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      3. Kernel Kurtz
        Kernel Kurtz
        Yup, gain for sure.
        Mar 20, 2023
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      4. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        Awesome - thank you very much. I hope it solves the popping when holding up/down on the volume.
        Mar 20, 2023
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      5. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        Luckily I'm invested elsewhere and don't need to invest $600 for a year. Do we receive our sent in pair and not someone else's? I don't think I ever asked that.
        May 3, 2023
    11. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      I guess the Taylor Swift concert here is a big deal. They have talked about renaming the city when she is here.
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      2. DigMe
        DigMe
        I hope they don’t make any new world maps on that day!
        Mar 18, 2023
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      3. gixxerwimp
      4. caute
        caute
        "Glamdale" woulda worked just fine too, like the one in Calif.
        Mar 20, 2023
    12. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Woohoo - Campfire Supermoon showing up tonight, Not woohoo - the price of them!
      1. Cryptowolf, Lyander, Merrick and 2 others like this.
      2. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        It’s better than their new crop of stuff
        Mar 17, 2023
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    13. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Anyone know about the Headphones.com headphone or (I'm sorry, drawing a blank on his name) - Another long-time chang* D.I.Y. electrostat
      1. Lyander
        Lyander
        Wouldn't happen to be n3rdling's HE90 clone, would it?
        Feb 16, 2023
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      2. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        Yes, exactly - I kept trying to think of his real name and I keep coming back to Mikhail, but then I go down the Singlepower brain worm. I knew there was a backwards letter too - that's my thing LOL
        Feb 16, 2023
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    14. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      What would it be like if the "Schiit Happened" The Story.... " happened here. I know he posts here more like a normal human which is nice.
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      2. DigMe
        DigMe
        Maybe just retitle Baldr’s thread “Effing Schiit Happened”
        Feb 15, 2023
      3. joch
        joch
        It wouldn't be over 5k pages
        Feb 15, 2023
        Lyander, TazerMonkey, zottel and 10 others like this.
      4. JayC
        JayC
        I think new accounts would flood it but there might be a solution. What if we had a thread but he used a different account called Jane and we replaced schiit with piiss? Nobody needs to know..
        Feb 15, 2023
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    15. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      I have a LH Vi DAC (SS) that developed a ton of noise (long ago) on every output. Anyone know a repair person? I haven't used it in years.
      1. Lyander
        Lyander
        I'm amazed that there are actually existing specimens out in the wild. Hope you get that sorted.
        Feb 9, 2023
      2. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        It's like 1 of 25 or less I think. @zerodeefex had/has one too. I think something went on the analog side. It powers up fine.
        Feb 9, 2023
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      3. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        @Ksaurav402 - if they are released at CanJam, I might have to purchase them. Sennheiser fanboy unfortunately.
        Jan 31, 2023
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      4. Ksaurav402
        Ksaurav402
        available for preorder in Amazon with launch date as 21st Feb
        Jan 31, 2023
      5. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        I guess that aligns with your theory. CanJam is the 28th I believe. I'm hoping the treble region isn't too bad. The 660S was too bright for me.
        Jan 31, 2023
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    17. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Piety makes a better preamp than IEMagni. Deeper and more holographic. No image blobs between my X-Omni's
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      2. caute
        caute
        I’m really dense, how would one evaluate the Piety as a preamp?
        Dec 5, 2022
      3. caute
        caute
        Dec 5, 2022
      4. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        You'll need to put your source RCA's into the "In" on the Piety and then connect a set of RCA's from the "Out" of the Piety to the "In" on the LAuX. I'm using mine as a preamp into a stereo setup though, with an amplifier that has preamp in's.
        Dec 6, 2022
    18. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Anyone else get a password reset notification from Head-Fi ?
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      2. M3NTAL
        M3NTAL
        Well, now it logged in as standard. Hmm.
        Aug 31, 2022
      3. M3NTAL
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Quite happy for my h-f account to be inoperable. I don't operab it anyway.
        Sep 1, 2022
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    19. M3NTAL
      M3NTAL
      Just noticed - IEMagni is on closeout. Just hooked mine up as a preamp in my 2.1 work setup. Versatile!
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      2. YMO
        YMO
        I got a feeling that's not the end of -10db switch.
        Nov 4, 2021
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      3. rhythmdevils
        rhythmdevils
        They should have made the Magni 3+ the iemagni. It's' such a better amp than the heresy. Maybe it's not quiet enough though or something.
        Nov 5, 2021
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      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Holy crap that impulse response at 29min is incredible
        Oct 26, 2021
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      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        i wonder if this scales up and you can make a huge panel of them
        Oct 26, 2021
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    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Arizona
    Gear List:
    Ear Monitors:
    Apple - (AirPods Pro, AirPods Pro 2)
    Audeze - (LCD-i4)
    Campfire Audio - (Andromeda SE: Gold, Andromeda CK: Black Friday Edition)
    Drop + JVC - (HA-FWX1)
    Etymotic - (ER2XR, ER4S)
    JH Audio - (JH13 FP)
    MassDrop - (Noble X, Planamic, Plus+)
    Moondrop - (Blessing2)
    Sennheiser - (IE 600)
    Sony - (Linkbuds)
    Ucotech - (RE-2)
    Ultimate Ears - (Capitol Reference Monitors)


    Headphones:
    Audeze - (LCD-R, LCD-2.1)
    Enigmatic Audio - (Paradox)
    ETA - (Genesis-G, Mini-S, 0²)
    FiiO - (FT3)
    Focal - (Clear)
    Koss - (ESP/950, KSC35, Porta Pro)
    Sennheiser - (HD 600, HD 650, 5th Rock x 660S2, HD 800)
    Symphones - (Full Metal Magnum V4, 3D Print Magnum V7)

    Amplifiers:
    AMB - (Mini³)
    Bottlehead - (Smack WOT)
    Cavalli Audio - (eXStatA Hybrid)
    ECP x Beezar - (Torpedo III Maxed)
    Headamp - (Pico Amp, DAC, Pico Power)
    NITSCH x Schiit - (Magni Piety)
    PS Audio - (GCHA Cullen Modified)
    Schiit Audio - (IEMagni+, Jotunheim-A, Mjolnir 3, Vali 2+)
    SWA - (Krell KSA-5 Klone)
    Tanget/Morsel - (PPAv2)

    Sources:
    AMB - (γ2)
    EarStudio - (ES100 MK2)
    Light Harmonics - (Geek Out 450, GO2Pro ∞, Vi DAC ∞ - Repair Help Needed)
    MHDT - (Havana Modified)
    PS Audio - (DLIII Cullen Stage IV)
    Pi2 Design - (Pi2AES)
    Qudelix - (5K, T71)
    Schiit Audio - (Eitr, Freya N)
    Shanling - (M0, M0 Pro)
    Sonic Frontiers - (SFD-1 MkII Modified)
    Previous Headphones:

    AKG - (K501, K701, K340, K7XX)
    Audeze - (LCD-2.1, LCD-2C)
    Audio Technica - (ATH-W1000)
    Beyerdynamic - (DT-770, DT-880)
    Denon - (AH-D2000, AH-D5000 Lawton)
    Grado - (SR-60, HF-2)
    HiFiMan - (HE-560)
    Sennheiser - (HD-595, HD58X Jubilee)
    Sony - (MDR-MA900, MDR-SA5000, PFR-V1)
    Stax - (SR-007)
    Ultrasone - (PL-750, PL-2500)