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Feels like a great complement to asgard 3 -- before jot 2 or mjo 3 come out.

Updates? The wait for Jot 2 is getting to me every day

@Ash1412 Still testing for myself to ensure it's better rather than different. Maybe will post early impression during the weekend.

Pacing is a slog. Can't believe I've got almost nowhere in the story even after 5 hours.

@Vtory how do you feel about the first game?

@Melvillian Overall liked it, if not totally enthusiastic. Interactive actions,multi-dimensional characters, and interpretable in various ways.

@monacelli That depends on which market you are. For those who acknowledge good and bad aspects of DS, Modius is already awesome in any outs. I'd take it over RME OGs even on SEs.

Bal outs are more different than better. Heft, air, but a little rough on highs.

@monacelli Preamps bring some meat, flow, and life-likeness to the table. Freya rca in rca out did it too. So, I'm guessing any preamps with a great gain or output stage may work similarly.

Thanks! Yeah, I see the benefit of having an active preamp, or at least the option to switch between active and passive. And the delta between Saga+ and Freya S really isn't too bad in the big scheme of things

Cool, been thinking about the S myself, just to have a good preamp that can mix/match balanced/SE. But I've wondered about the synergy. Sounds like it might actually work out for me.

Sounds like a wonder bra equivalent

Impression posted: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/schiit-freya-and-s-impressions-stream-of-consciousness.7998/page-6#post-305834

Wow, now Modius could survive in my primary rig. lol.

I have the Modius and a THX 789 coming in, hopefully it gives as much bliss to my Auteurs as you are getting from your chain to the Verite.

It's serving for the main speakers (hence the dac now located 9 ft away from the desk; Verites for desk uses). Didn't want to buy the same dac again lol.

but... that's a Modius not BF2

So, everything comes down to resource allocation problem. Two dacs, two different places, two different rigs. Will hook this dac up to speakers later though.

What type of shit? Poop shit, stuff shit, people shit, more poop shit?

@YMO I mean, schiit!

Now if you move your schiit into the restroom, you can get the toto bidet to handle all the schiits.

I think that's one of my criteria nowadays when deciding whether or not to keep something around. If I don't somewhat consistently get that feeling (obviously some days I just don't feel the music), then it gets put on sale.

That's very solid strategy. Very consistent with this hobby's purposes, too!

lol I was just thinking this w/ regards to Stellaris during Morpheus testing.

What an upgrade!

Yeah, verites definitely deserve much better dac lol.

It's such an easy recommendation for its price. If I had to get rid of everything and start over, I'd choose Bifrost 2 and not look back.

I can't believe it's already been 10 months since it launched, felt like yesterday and a pandemic ago.

Yikes, hope you stay safe

I've been on an HE6se kick for over a week. Love the sound, not the build quality. What else can match it though? Something from Abyss? Where do you upgrade to?

@dubharmonic There can be no up from them. lol. Just feel guilty not to use them as much as before (primary listening with speakers, then verites for desktop, work hours, or night time fun). To me verites have much nicer ergonomics and more forgiving highs.

Or are bad actors the best we can expect from much of society?

Yes, the deep state is involved x 1000%

You mean Russia, right?

@dubharmonic SR1a (lasted for 10 months). SR009 stayed much longer (> 1yr) before but dropped because it's without regular and steady interest. HD6XX, too.

I just read your impressions of the Verite and the Aeolus. Would you mind sharing what made the Verite stand out between those two? Thank you.

@JellyRhino Largely two aspects. One is materialistic superiority. Verite's Be drivers could resolve a lot more info in most micro and transient categories. Say, 95-99% of utopia. The other is treble coloration (dips and peaks), Verite don't quite follow headphones' rule of thumb, resulting in superb 3D purely acoustically done.

In contrast, Aeolus is more like very standard and neutral offering.

Definitely one of the better recordings out there, regardless of mastering. I have CD's of OG 80's and the remaster, even the compressed remaster kicks the crap out of a lot of modern stuff.

Wholeheartedly agreed. Mine is remaster though. Maybe should look for the og... Anyway the masterpiece from various perspectives.

OG CD isn't pricey, fairly common, and great comparison of the loudness wars.

My brain also burnt well in the hot SoCal weather today. Did you say something about speakers? :P

Oh Chacha, feel free to travel to Philly. It's cool and nice weather here! I'll buy you infinite cheesesteaks (takeout only though).

As far as the dome in the Sapphires vs the Raal + Waveguide in the X series? Clayton Shaw says it’s more a matter of room size and application than sound quality.

If you haven’t seen this interview yet (great info btw) he covers that around the 53:45 mark: https://youtu.be/lYaYCgwmHi8

X3's tweeter is AMT (likely out of Heil?) not raal ribbon AFAIK. My take of Clayton's statement is rather horizontally different than vertically so -- plus we need to doubt his unbiasedness.