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Slapped some Telefunken EF 85's into my SW51+. Only 10 bucks a piece. They are different than the stock tubes. Jun 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM

SofaSamuraiX was last seen:: Viewing thread FS: Meze Empyrean OG (Stock leather + hybrid pads), Jun 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM

1. SofaSamuraiX
  Really enjoying BF2/64 > SW51 > 109 pro. A lot. Only L, haven't felt the need for H...
  
  Apr 8, 2025
  1. Ksaurav402, zottel, ilikebananafudge_ and 6 others like this.
  2. darmok
    I’ve been scared off of BF2/64 due to comments about treble fuckery. Does SW51 tame that or is it not a huge problem to begin with?
    
    Apr 9, 2025
    
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  3. SofaSamuraiX
    I don't like harsh treble. Even at my age piercing highs hurt! Not an issue with the BF for me at all. With all the amps I have plugged into it.
    
    Apr 9, 2025
    
    FlySweep, Thad E Ginathom and RestoredSparda like this.
2. SofaSamuraiX
  Putting my new Skoll to work this weekend. Smoke Wagon Desert Colt, Pink Floyd -Animals, and my KarAmichi right now. Hard to shut off.
  
  Apr 6, 2025
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3. SofaSamuraiX
  Orange barrel season is upon us here in North East Ohio!
  
  Apr 2, 2025
4. SofaSamuraiX
  I don't often buy multiple copies of an album, but Carrie and Lowell hit 10 years...
  
  Mar 31, 2025
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  3. yotacowboy
    Funny aside: back in the very early days of my relationship with my current GF, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce her to my audio affliction through a little session listening to Carrie and Lowell before I'd actually heard the album... luckily, I read a couple reviews first and kinda nix'ed that idea. Better to start with something a little less emotionally demanding....
    
    Apr 1, 2025
    
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  4. yotacowboy
    all that aside, count me as one of those who believe it's SoupJam's greatest album, but not an album to be listened to too often to diminish its spiritual weight and musical onus.
    
    Apr 1, 2025
    
    Pocomo and SofaSamuraiX like this.
  5. SofaSamuraiX
    Ya, not a first few snuggles on the sofa album! I tend to listen to it alone or with my daughters or gf.
    
    Apr 1, 2025
5. SofaSamuraiX
  I find it to be real easy to get wrapped up in Belle and Sebastian albums.
  
  Mar 29, 2025
  1. FlySweep, Patrickhat, yotacowboy and 2 others like this.
6. SofaSamuraiX
  Does it make a person cooler if they put Finn and Jake stickers on their OG Ragnarok and they don't melt off?
  
  Mar 26, 2025
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7. SofaSamuraiX
  Just learned that an IMAX 4K restoration of Princess Mononoke is coming to theaters in NA! Pumped.
  
  Mar 13, 2025
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  2. SofaSamuraiX
    https://www.imax.com/movie/princess-mononoke
    
    Mar 13, 2025
    
    Case likes this.
  3. Merrick
    Hell yeah!
    
    Mar 13, 2025
    
    Case and SofaSamuraiX like this.
8. SofaSamuraiX
  I am eagerly awaiting DJ Koze's new album. Trying hard to wait until it is released and not purchase all these singles and EP's!
  
  Mar 10, 2025
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9. SofaSamuraiX
  Awwwww yeah, happy lunchtime Friday!
  
  Mar 7, 2025
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10. SofaSamuraiX
  I have never had a scotch mixed drink. I think I am going to try to make a Drunk Uncle.
  
  Feb 25, 2025
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  3. joch
    Scotch mixes well with ice :P
    
    Feb 26, 2025
    
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  4. SofaSamuraiX
    Yes, it also mixes well with an empty cup! Or my or wine glass or tumbler or to go mug.
    
    Feb 26, 2025
  5. Senorx12562
    Scotch + scotch.
    
    Feb 26, 2025
    
    Jinxy245 and SofaSamuraiX like this.
11. SofaSamuraiX
  New phono pre from Schiit looks cool.
  
  Feb 19, 2025
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  3. Gazny
    Forkbeard is so cool.
    
    Feb 19, 2025
  4. SofaSamuraiX
    Maybe when it's on Android!
    
    Feb 19, 2025
    
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  5. Azimuth
    Pricy.
    
    Feb 19, 2025
    
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12. SofaSamuraiX
  Why is the blue on those DNA amps so soothing to me? I feel like it's addictive! I plan on having my own someday! But I gotta plan to follow
  
  Feb 14, 2025
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  3. joch
    I want a Porsche of that color
    
    Feb 14, 2025
    
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  4. SofaSamuraiX
    I was thinking of taking my 1210's apart and having them powder coated that color...
    
    Feb 14, 2025
    
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  5. Claritas
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=piy_HqOcVys
    
    Feb 15, 2025
13. SofaSamuraiX
  I love LP's, CDs, cassette tapes, digital files and I am sure reel to reel too, probably even 8 track. Just get me that music.
  
  Feb 12, 2025
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  3. SofaSamuraiX
    Ya, but I have never seen anyone flipping either records or cassettes at the orchestra...
    
    Feb 13, 2025
  4. DigMe
    My cousin is an 8 track and reel fanatic. He had a company doing production of them for a while.
    
    Feb 13, 2025
    
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  5. GoldfishX
    Don't forget cylinders! People needed something to listen to pre-WW1
    
    Feb 13, 2025
    
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14. SofaSamuraiX
  I was just free range thinking and I believe that I love a good brunch. Yup. I do.
  
  Feb 10, 2025
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  3. SofaSamuraiX
    Oh ya man, I am non-generically modified optimist!
    
    Feb 10, 2025
    
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  4. joch
    Two meals in one. Genius.
    
    Feb 10, 2025
    
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  5. Kernel Kurtz
    I hear the French Toast is good.
    
    Feb 10, 2025
    
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15. SofaSamuraiX
  Remembering how nice a decent turntable setup can help with winter blues. Putting my new OG ragnarok through it's paces in livingroom setup
  
  Feb 9, 2025
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    Ahhh... real telephones with real dials... those were the days :)
    
    Feb 12, 2025
    
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  4. SofaSamuraiX
    Talking with a girl you liked, sound yourself into the cord and child burrito
    
    Feb 12, 2025
  5. Thad E Ginathom
    Wait... eating children?
    
    This is getting too weird for me. Call @YMO
    
    Feb 12, 2025
    
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16. SofaSamuraiX
  I often forget that the MDR-Z7 are not that shitty.
  
  Feb 6, 2025
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17. SofaSamuraiX
  I love it when things get stirred up and excited here! You all have some amazazing things to share!
  
  Feb 4, 2025
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18. SofaSamuraiX
  Camp always off or camp always on? My ritual is: source off - volume down - pre amp off - amp off - wish I had more time for music.
  
  Feb 4, 2025
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  2. joch
    Amp off then up the source chain. I turn the volume down before I turn on doing the reverse source to amp.
    
    Feb 4, 2025
    
    atomicbob and SofaSamuraiX like this.
  3. SoupRKnowva
    amp on last and off first. but I leave everything on unless im going out of town or there's a bad storm
    
    Feb 4, 2025
    
    Pocomo, atomicbob, yotacowboy and 8 others like this.
  4. Armaegis
    As others have mentioned, the amp is last on and first off because in the event of a voltage spike/thump/whatever from one of your source components, you don't want that being amplified through your transducers.
    
    Feb 4, 2025
    
    joch, atomicbob and SofaSamuraiX like this.
19. SofaSamuraiX
  Happy weeks end!
  
  Jan 31, 2025
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20. SofaSamuraiX
  Opened this to make a comment, saw 48 years old. Brain feels 14 but body keeps tapping me on the shoulder and knees and vision to disagree.
  
  Jan 25, 2025
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  3. Biodegraded
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_Only_Old_Once!
    
    Jan 25, 2025
    
    atomicbob, Case, HotRatSalad and 2 others like this.
  4. atomicbob
    @Biodegraded : I was given that book on my last birthday.
    
    Jan 25, 2025
    
    Thad E Ginathom, SofaSamuraiX and Biodegraded like this.
  5. Biodegraded
    @atomicbob I too was given it as a birthday present. Aren't our loved ones considerate.
    
    Jan 25, 2025
    
    Thad E Ginathom, SofaSamuraiX and atomicbob like this.
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Gear List:

SW51+, Vali 3, MCTH and RDAC, Valhalla 2, Pietus Maximus, Bifrost 2/64, Modius Sony pha-3, MDR-Z7, Sennheiser HD-6xx,Beyer TYGR 300R,aune M1s and the nifty balanced Monk earbuds that came with it. Marantz model 30 into KEF LS50, Thiel PCS Schitt Kara, Nakamichi PA-7A mk 2 and some stuff for watching movies in the fungeon....

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