msommers

Side note: Interesting PSA discontinued the Jr. Also see Ted's new talk at AXPONA about his new dac. PSA yt channel.

Yeah I caught wind they were discontinuing it and was one of the reasons I got rid of it.

ah, didn't know you sold it

Quote that back at her when she starts talking about children ;)

But... But.... Expensive children /do/ sound different!

Audiophile says..."hold my beer"

That was quick! Saw your ad when it went up and was going to take the p for the spelling, but then saw you'd changed it ;)

Will be interested to hear your thoughts on it. Think you were looking for an OG Gungnir Multibit as well? Any luck?

I did pick up a Gungnir Multibit A1 as well

I’ll be curious!

The pi Linux builds have Spotify connect modules iirc.

I use a Blu Node 2 myself.

Once the Spotify connect binaries are installed any Spotify player should discover the device. Note, the default bitrate is low. You will need to modify a config file to enable higher.

https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2836

Thanks guys. Sounds like it's possible to get spotify there, just needs some trial and error. Or give up and just use a Chromecast w/ toslink out and say f-it lol

Which model and why?

Tread carefully my friend. Dealer demos can be misleading. See if you can trial at home whatever you think you're serious about. Good dealers should allow this.

Not saying the ATCs are better for you. But whatever you go after, try to get some time at home with it. Sexiness in store can turn to something entirely different at home.

@zonto The ATC was the SCM40A. And the JBL was a gargantuan 4367. Some comments here:
https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/general-speaker-advice-and-recommendations.4062/page-50#post-247906

@rlow you're absolutely right

I am looking forward to hearing it. Thanks for the reminder.

Not strictly 'L', but ifi ipower is reported to be a good solution.

So you sold your DSJ, but no replacement yet? Anything in mind?

@rlow I'm not sure, something smaller/cheaper certainly. For now I put the money into stocks, trying to #adulting more often lately. For fun before it left, I tried the DSJr, 1421 and the lowly Squeezebox Touch built-in dac on my stereo. Bass quantity/texture and imaging/air etc images hanging dropped off in that order. The DSJr is expensive but does bring a lot to the table IMHO

@msommers if you just want to start with 300B I can sell you my EH300Bs at a cheap ass price. You can search for your own dose of 300B later.

Definitely will keep that in mind!

@captkirk The 8200DX does just fine with my BLH's.

Psvane and TJ are the higher end iterations from Shuguang. Could be the amount of gold bling may be all that differentiates. I would rather find a strong NOS than mess with these. You could get 2-4 of NOS for the price of one of these.

which one did you get?

David I got some Sylvania GTB Chrome Domes and RCA VT-231 Grey Glass. Was tempted to get Ken-Rad VT-231 but honestly the RCAs bring enough bass for me. I thought my system was bass light but I think it was the Chinese tubes...

Pretty sure you're being cheeky...but it actually is great. Each one sounds slightly different and is more like tube variation than anything. But this version is definitely my favourite. Not to mention free!

I would have assumed such differences would be tiny, along the lines of differences between filter types.

Also, this isn't the first firmware upgrade, so I expect they run into diminishing returns at some point?

Previous versions haven't been that obvious of a change for these ears. This is the first one that really stands out from the crowd for me. Hence the excitement.

Man, those pictures are yours??? Wow!!!

Incredible photos Matthew. Truely awesome. Cool site as well, I like the minimalist approach.

Thanks for the feedback guys, much love.

Did mine a month ago, I am apparently ultra allergic to our local grass and cats. Kinda wish I hadn't taken the test!

I was surprised at mine as well. I am now on year 2 of allergy shots. 3 more to go.