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    Schiit Midgard Review, Impressions, Measurements, Science

    I tried to duplicate the buzz on my unit. I set high gain and turned it up a bit but it is still dead quiet with my Focals. I am using XLR cables...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Dec 18, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Schiit Midgard Review, Impressions, Measurements, Science

    The Edition XS have a very wide soundstage and I felt they sounded diffuse and unnatural with the staging the Halo output seems to provide. The...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Dec 7, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Schiit Midgard Review, Impressions, Measurements, Science

    I've had mine for a couple days now. I listen pretty much exclusively to Planars such as LCD-X and Edition XS and I find I prefer the Midgard SE...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Dec 7, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Schiit Midgard Review, Impressions, Measurements, Science

    I liked some of her last album, Midnights. Anything else by her is not to my taste. Im close to ordering a Midgard fwiw
    Post by: Sanlitun, Oct 31, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Recommend one album

    Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children
    Post by: Sanlitun, Jun 2, 2022 in forum: Music and Recordings
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    Massdrop x THX AAA 789

    Resisted buying this for a very long time after being stung so many times before by buying products based on measurements and hype (Jotunheim)....
    Post by: Sanlitun, Dec 14, 2020 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    My supplied EH tube stopped working after a day. It didn't visibly lose vacuum but the heater didn't light up. After reading the past few posts I...
    Post by: Sanlitun, May 10, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Lyr 3 Discussion Thread

    Listened to the Lyr 3 alongside my MCTH last weekend and thought much the same, although I wasn't as disappointed. I felt that this sort of thing...
    Post by: Sanlitun, May 3, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    Pin 4 carries the current for the tube heater circuit so I guess that's why you had the fireworks. Maybe the cap blowing saved your board, maybe...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Apr 25, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    My Jot has many different personalities that change based on whatever configuration it is in. When running balanced in and out to higher impedance...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Apr 6, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    If one wanted to blow money on this amp the LPS might bring better value. Most of the variations I heard from my tubes were pretty subtle. Any...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Mar 28, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    Mine arrived and it's hard not to be impressed. The build quality is very good and in my case no problems with the jacks or volume pot. The wall...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Mar 28, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Lyr 3 Discussion Thread

    Well this is good, and I wonder if the success of amps like the MCTH have had a hand in this. If I hadn't just ordered the MCTH last Friday this...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Mar 20, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Schiit Eitr Preview Thread

    I was curious if anyone could say for certain if the dirty side of the Eitr is powered by the USB +5V? Not that it really matters. Except to...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Jul 27, 2017 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Eitr Preview Thread

    The Eitr handily bests the Singxer units. In my case I didn't even really have to A/B them. The Singxers are merely the latest iteration of Xmos...
    Post by: Sanlitun, Jul 26, 2017 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers