Muse Wanderer

^JOLTED !!!

It gets a little too quiet sometimes though, don't you think? I kind of wish shitposting is a thing in audiophile circles.

@JK47 Bolt taken! lol

@Tachikoma ... there are other audio forums where users delight in nonsensical chatter drowning any useful information. Go there and add to the shitpile of posts. Smells good!

Alo Litz balanced cable is safest option, I agree, unless you can compare cables directly before buying. Andros will change character with cable impedance variation.

Any distortion in high volume? Didn’t forget the Wagner wiki. Will make soon

@David De Lucena ... I can't hear distorsion. That said I listen at normal volumes to high dynamic recordings that can get very loud fast. The bass is not as well defined compared to dynamic drivers (Utopia and speakers) because of the BA limitations that are acceptable for portable use in my case.

Personally I'm waiting for a Bifrost Multibit upgrade - balanced, preferably. A mini Gungnir Multibit to match Jot. With dual XLR outs so I can drive monitors too.

And a unicorn.

I hope Rag 2 doesn't have tubes. I hope it's updated based on the PivotPoint / Vidar work and adds a remote. Little more power at 4 ohms and more efficient, while fixing the test bench "issues" like they did with Vidar.

If Rag stays solid state I would prefer the ciclotron tech to stay on. Pivot point is apparently not as good with microdynamics and it could be a step back.

Forget it Jake. It's Chinatown.

I've read a bit more of that particular ping-pong, and good writing Muse. I think you'll find @RakiRaki good company:
http://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/blind-test-i-constantly-fail.4496/page-2#post-142397

Interesting read @landroni thanks for the link. There are so many variables with respect to human's psychology, neurophysiology and the sense of hearing that a very expensive study would be needed to control them and answer just one question. No such studies exist.

It is a hobby at the end even though it instils life into our music.

Thanks @shaizada ... your advice helped me along the way. My chain is simple.. a Yggdrasil (gen 5) and a Ragnarok (for now).

What finish on the Trio15s did you get?

I wasn't keen on the German oak. So I asked for a custom European walnut finish with great results

Oh boy, this has the makings of a trip. Any good cycling around there? :-)

lol... sure you can come over this summer. It is 40 degrees down here! Great for cycling I am sure, and for a heat stroke too!

Wow that'll make for an impressive cyclists tan :-)

Is there a new diredt line from Battersea to muich now?

Haha, you are the Baudrillard of SBAF.

The simulation hypothesis gives each and everyone of us the POWER to change the universe with our own consciousness.

The collective conscious effort at SBAF can indeed change the universe of audio!

It is not just the detail, but the dynamics, micro stuff, timbre and lifelike voices.

It's the face of my mum who loves Elvis, Beatles and Queen listening to my setup for the first time! That holy schiit moment.

It's like meeting someone you had a crush on 10, 20, 50 years ago and now she (or he) looks 100x better!!! :-D

Often hearing little catches in the singer's breath is the killer for me, for some reason.

On the other hand, Nirvana's "In Utero" does not improve- it's such a soupy morass, a lot of the highs in the percussion simply do not exist to reproduce fully any more. When a track lets you actually hear what Dave Grohl is doing, it's a shock.

Yeah... badly recorded stuff will sound bad. I have been trying to tame Klemperer's Beethoven Missa Solemnis for years. Now I have given up. Those engineers really fu**ed it up.

Looks like a similar post to mine. Sounds so good don't need any more gear.

Yep.. never listened to ZX2 but WM1A is so much better than all DAPs I tried at shows with Andros. At one point I was at a loss as all the DAP/DAC-amps I listened to had either sabretitis or boritis!

Opinion drastically changed guys!
WM1A and Andros are not a good pairing for me...

http://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/campfire-audio-andromeda-review-holy-cow-this-is-a-dream-awesomesauce.2075/page-67#post-149138

It is indeed a beautiful ornate piece of architecture from the Baroque era.

I don't know how on earth I was thinking about tonality, staging, imaging, details and those impressive dynamics when listening to the soprano, singing a wonderful Mozart aria, just a few metres in front of me! This hobby can play tricks with your brain.

I really need to attend more live events, just listen to music and reset my mind.

I have sat in live concerts and thought, "If my hifi sounded like this I'd throw it out."

But, with the South-Indian-classical thing that I'm into, in bad halls with bad equipment with lousy operators, this is a regular experience

... it got me into observing room effects such as reflections and resonance. Sometimes moving just one seat can drastically affect the sound. Moving nearer or closer to walls, angle to speakers, is the big thing.

But in western concert halls and theatres, you've probably booked a specific seat and don't have the freedom to wander around

I just listened to Beethoven's Eroica, conducted by Klemperer, and truly feel I touched the soul of the composer.
Here I am, I arrived where I needed to be...

Running SE out of the Rag right?

No way! I had Utopia cable re-terminated to balanced.
The Rag grabs the Utopia by the balls and the Yggdrasil smooths the touch beautifully!

@Kattefjaes - sorry for showing you that Bruckner 5th passage that breaks almost all headphones I heard at meets! It does show how good the HD650 is at rendering it, right? :-)

@zonto - I will expect a narrow stage but the HD800/S relies on the sucked upper mids to render it. The sound on Yggdrasil Rag could be a surprise as the brightish sound I heard might have been the Naim amp at the meet.

@zonto - did not listen to HD600 but the HD650 unfortunately. It was either HD650 or Utopia. Chose the crazily priced one. I just had to! :-)

lol... I just sold the Beyerdynamic DT660 this week!

OMG - I now realise I sold it to you!
Double lol..... hope you enjoy it @roskodan

I do, needed some realignment of the left cup assembly, due to some bass rattling (noticeable only with test tracks). Fixed that and fck the headband needed a good amount of extra padding (put some microfiber cloth around it), the stock one is BS. Sound wise i like it a lot actually! Thx, great price for a near mint dt660 :D

Are your ears still functioning?

Ears are fine for now... just sold my speakers, HD800S and a speaker amp. My Rag and Yggdrasil are broken (out for repair).

All I have is my Andros but I am feeling withdrawals already!!

Koss Portapro, play some Prince and dance...

Thanks @zerodeefex - Dennis' Phil 3 are huge!! Wife factor red alert! The slims look really good ... lowish 85db sensitivity is the only con.
Selling my Ragnarok won't be easy though considering what a game changer it was with the Yggdrasil!

Yeah even if I could fit the Phil 3s I couldn't stomach them because I think they look ridiculous. Slims or Song 3 look nice though.

I'd just start saving for whichever product you'll use the most.

Yeah, the oddly shaped Phil 3 would probably become a rocking horse for my 2 year old besides taking half my room!
Song 3s are enticing due to the extended low frequency of that one of a kind woofer. I might miss my bookshelf's imaging but everything is a compromise and tonality is my main priority at present.