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@Thad E Ginathom I too have a vinyl allergy that causes me to sneeze. That's what you were getting at re the tissues, wasn't it?

Actually, it is the vinyl that is allergic to me. It gets all spotty and crackly the moment I touch it.

But still, I prefer some of my rips with imperfections, to cleaner copies, especially some of these later "remasters." My rips have soul. Vinyl reincarnation?

I started collecting a handful of albums without a system when I was finishing my Master study.. Then went with a budget system and upgraded one component at a time based on a prio list I made. Now I dont spend on upgrades anymore and buy an album a month or so, and it feels easy (until I start calculating the total costs..)

"be a billionaire and buy a newspaper"
"starting a race team"

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The way to make a small fortune in the commodities market is to start with a large fortune

Research shows social media use makes us miserable, so Elon buying Twitter just to destroy it is actually Effective Altruism.

Saw that earlier. Very interesting. Sort of like a Tannoy monitor with fancier baffling. But, yeah, slight shame about the rear port.

@HotRatSalad it seems fairly high on thoughtful, modern speaker engineering and custom drivers, not just a box with generic drivers and a network. And is it that crazy in a world of $4-5k+ headphones that some don’t seem to bat an eye at?

It's not as crazy as 4-5k headphones but just south of it.

Weirdo /s

The front foam on my HD600s disintegrated.

@dasman66 - transformers tend to slow down transients unless catastrophic arc-over occurs such as from a direct hit by lightning at the power feed to the main panel.

@atomicbob... So if I read that correctly, that means the iso transformers won't sacrifice themselves to a lightning strike... time to look at getting the whole home surge protector installed...

@dasman66 - transformers are good for suppressing noisy low energy transients providing clean output. Lightning strikes require a shunt to earth such as a lightning arrester.

Try the Custom Cans mod - cheap, tightens up & extends the bass and smooths the upper mids: https://jfunk.org/wpc/product/hd600-hd650-cnc-copper-mass-loading-mod-diy-kit/

@Qildail the Jot 2 didn’t really do it for me with the 650s. Not sure what kind of magic this SW51+ has but it seems to lift a lot of the veil. But it doesn’t really match up nearly as well with the Elex. Lyr 3 is a much better match for the Elex.

@Inoculator what does it cost to get the mod done? and/or who do i contact for it?

What @insidious meme said.

@edd, that T-shirt says it all. I still have the old version with a Modi MB and Vali 2. Maybe I should upgrade to the new one...

Yep, this combo has destroyed a lot of stuff for me. Lately I've been using LSN800 and SW51+ as my go to also.

For real. LIM is staying simply for its great SE out. My amp is SE as well so IDGAF

could you maybe use a transformer of some sort for the XLR outputs. I seem to remember marv had a thread about doing something similar with the yggdrasil but I can't find it. Not sure it would be worth it though?

I have a tvc that can act as a summer for xlr if you are interested. It has its own color but it was quite musical to my ears.

No, a friend of mine has them. I am happy with my Vanatoos

I've been looking at the X-LS Encore, but saw those as well. Dannie has a new video up with some additional speakers based on that driver that are interesting

@ergopower saw that, but I think the smaller LGK would be all I would need for nearfield, but will have to check out some more reviews before pulling the trigger. Amir’s measurements did show some pretty major distortion issues in the bass. Could be Amir just borked something or got a borked pair, but need to read more.

....and somehow the critics all loved Reflector, which was God awful. At least Arcade Fired ditched the disco rock and went back to making actual rock music.

I'm still building the courage to hit play on that one. I saw them in Asheville in 2005 and it was epic. Everything after has been milquetoast.

@yotacowboy, it doesn’t compete or sound anything like their early albums, not at all. Those are basically modern classics IMO. But set expectations at something a bit more down to earth (and closer to their last few albums sound wise, but way better than the last one) and hopefully you’ll enjoy it. It does have an 80s vibe (which I typically dislike, but in this case I’m kinda digging it).

I couldn't handle the microdynamic losses on Rag 2 even vs. MJ2. Eventually felt lifeless to me, which is why I returned it.

Thanks @roshambo123, good to know. Unfortunately leaves me rethinking my approach of one unit for speakers and headphones…

My DAC at the time was Gungnir A1 which wasn't ideal either. With Yggdrasil A2 injecting some organic texture and detail the situation probably would have been better.

I can't stand anything but low gain using Focal Utopia. With HD600, the amp just isn't a good match (shoutiness in the midrange emphasized). Best match I've found was the JAR HD650 when I had that loaner in. I usually try to cap average listening level between 70-75 dB, with peaks above that of course, using NIOSH iPhone app. Not really a high volume listener.

Rag 1.5 is almost too much amp for 600/650, although it is nicer with 650’s. Such a polite (but not laid back) and effortless amp. On speakers in high gain is the best.

Have you guys tried Freya with Rag? Just tried hooking my Freya+ up between the Yggdrasil and Rag for Schiits and giggles (maxed the volume on the Rag on low gain) and it might be giving me exactly what I’m looking for…need more time though.

Anchoring your new 2 channel nearfield setup around a Ragnarok 1.5? Still going to run the LS6?

Going to give it a shot at least. Don’t know if it’s a 1.5 unit but will see. Was a good deal so thought I’d try it anyhow. Hoping it can also do double duty with headphones and replace the Lyr 3 as well, but will see. As far as the LS6, it’s doubtful they’re going to work nearfield unfortunately- too big :’(

What speakers will you be using with the Ragnarok? Also, how you like the Lyr 3.

Full line of Schiit components in the freya/Gungnir Multibit chassis size please. Would be killer to have a rack/stack of separates all that size (new Gungnir Multibit, phono, loki max, headphone amp, power amp, Freya)

Cheap seats observation: Gungnir feels behind the refresh curve now after the value-performance-ratio play in Bifrost 2 and the pure performance play of Yggdrasil flavors.

The way parts are going right now I don't see it changing soon, sadly.

@Inoculator power amp in that size unlikely unless @schiit have managed to come up with an alternative to class D (efficient/low heat).

woulda been a bigger loogie if it was an official request to join NATO. fuck Putin

I know it’s blasphemy to some audiophiles, but I do like our Sonos setup. The integration with nearly every music service and simple room correction are killer features.