saint.panda

But also, I like to live vicariously - what ones from your BIL have you hooked? What are you thinking of buying?

I'm with @Lyander . I had a pretty focused watch period and ended up with a few inetersting pieces from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Right when I was getting into hifi 10 years ago, I picked up an SK007 and it's been on my wrist since. It runs slow, the crystal is pretty beat up, but I don't worry about it and I love it.

Already got a IWC Top Gun Chrono 41 (I used to have a Chinese-made fake version of this one in college) and thinking of getting a Vacheron Overseas dual time next. End goal (for now) is a birth year Patek 3940 from 1985 but those are rare and nutty prices.

Just keep pinging them and sending out notices here. Many aren't as active on the site, but they are still there. NYC has a GREAT crowd!

I'm around! PM me, some stuff I want to check out in the city. Listening spaces/bars/restaurants with really interesting 2-channel setups.

I moved to PA last year but work near NYC and lived in the city for many of the past 14 years. Feel free to PM me if you'd like recs for places to go or things to do.

It'd be good to have a meet before long. There was one in September 2022. Time for another before long!

Then perhaps it's because of the foam disc having to be broken in (basically punctured) through the contact points. I have some tips on my site on how to install the pads

yeah, doesn't even go in without foam discs but let me check your site again!

Let me know if it doesn't work out, PM me. Will be happy to help you! :)

Nearfield P3ESR with dual Tyr?! Wow. That’s like putting a jet engine in a VW Golf. Enjoy!

Let us know what you think when you get them!

@rlow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YjwDcq_KgM&ab_channel=1320video

There's gotta be some dsp jiujitsu going on with these.

Of course there is @yotacowboy

Or modern custom high end tube amp for headphones for far less. A tube amp appreciation meeting might be in order.

The things you could do with 2-channel for 23K EUR, mmmm.

Will Spotify, Deezer, etc. (Amazon is probably the odd man out) have to play with demands of the new user market, example being myself who wants better interoperability with other UI such as Roon, etc.?

If Spotify insists on their own walled garden ecosystem like Deezer, they won't get my business...but perhaps that's "ok" with them, who knows.

Spotify has made my music discovery 10 times easier. Kind of locked in now with my playlists but don't mind (yet).

Hmm, I love my Val2, but the Jot2 has such a wider, bigger stage, and clarity and layering.

Maybe I need new tubes. Also need to go back & listen to Val2 again, now I'm used to Jot2 & 3F+Ni.

Agreed on layering, wide soundstage & clarity. I just like the bit of tube sweetness the Val 2 adds, especially with the HD6xxx, but also need more time with the Jot 2.

Yeah I'm using HD6xx KISS modded. But I've been off Val 2 for a couple of weeks at this point.

I know when I first compared it to the 3F it seemed much more laid back, and veiled. But I haven't compared it since the Jot 2 showed up on Thursday or Friday last.

I personally need Rockna Wavedream! But I’m happy with my RDAC or Gungnir

1) Use Hifishark to find past \ current sales. Remember the posted ask price is almost always higher than the sell-through price 2) Determine which past sales were by dealers; contact those dealers directly. I regularly drill through ebay ads to get to foreign dealers of products.

Thanks, amazing tip! [edit: removed, hehe]

Shhh, its a secret ! And of course standard due diligence on buying expensive gear from individuals in foreign countries. I'm always a little leery of those smaller foreign marketplaces.

Yep agreed. The main problem is for the audio obsessed, being locked into 1 DAC and 1 amp (and class D at that) can be too restrictive. But if you love the sound and happy with the various sound profiles they offer, it certainly simplifies things.

I'd heard of bass distortion being too high and some other minor things so I stayed away from the A500. Curious how the A700 fares there

No bass issues, especially post room correction. Actually find the bass integration to be one of its strengths. Weakness is slight lack of midrange richness, probably due to DAC and class D

I'll trade you my donmodded HP1000 and you can go back to VC, hah.

It seems ZMF fnatics were right(including me), I need to hear the new ZMFs otherwise I am lost in the HPs world. Id like to know I want a pair of HPs

The Verite is really special. Haven't had this much consistent joy since getting the HD650 14 years ago. Will give the Utopia another 3 weeks, especially with the DEQ2496 arriving in a few days. It's special on some tracks.

Lad sie zum Kaffee ein und erklär' ihnen die Hintergründe. Lass dabei ihre Lieblingslieder spielen und schmachte theatralisch vor dich hin während dein DAC sie in nie geahnte Sphären verführt. Sie werden dich lieben und bei dir einziehen.

Shame you took the Wavedream to work lol

@Golmang Google translate butchered it of course, but it's a wonderful sentiment IMO.

Yes, positively surprised by how well the Harbeths' strengths in resolution and imaging scaled with the better source. Too bad they're too inefficient for something like an Aegir or XA25. Need to look into other amp options.

@saint.panda , have you considered the Accuphase amps? Even their class-AB Integrateds apparently are very good.

Can always look for other speakers too ;)

It's 256 AAC (Apple) vs. 320 Ogg Vorbis (Spotify - if you are paying for highest bit rates), assuming everything else is apples to apples, which is probably too much to assume...

It might be. I would try to A B this a lot to rule out confirmation bias.

Thanks. Awesome club to be in. Still honeymoon period but right now I'd pick the Rockna over Stellaris if I could only make one major hifi purchase

Ahh, source first. You should get into vinyl. It's a headache though.

Colleagues already think I'm from another planet with my Rednet/Rockna/Stellaris setup. Might be fun to see their reactions when I show up with a turntable.

Your Yggdrasil is giving a lot of joy!

The dealer just cancelled my demo unit order while at the same time offering me a new unit at 50% off. Weird but I'll take it. Anyone interested in a similar deal in Germany, PM me. Speaks volumes about the margins though.

Pretty much the world of hifi for you there.

I know the Harbeth are supposed to be scooped, but man do I have a special place in my heart for the "bbc" sound. Congrats!