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And starting my new work from next Monday ... at home. That feels really weird. Social distancing makes my life pretty challenging...

Dude.. this situation makes EVERYONE’s life pretty challenging. I haven’t been able to return to my home in almost 3 months!

I second The Botanist. Hendricks is a solid one. I not so secretly enjoy Kirkland gin alot more than some mainstream and even small batch stuff I have tried. Also for some fun sipping, try a bourbon barrel finished gin from someone like Few.

3rd the Botanist, Tanqueray makes pretty awesome Gin and Tonics. And Brooklyn is solid too. Nolets is also favorite.

Botanist and St George are pretty good for what we can find in Texas. Roku is nice but doesn't really taste like gin. My favorite gin has been this East London Gin Batch #1, but I was only able to find that in London.

Definitely, BIB law seems to make a good guideline for a robust spirit. I will check out what you listed! Also open to any recommendation for inexpensive burbons or ryes!!

Old Overholt makes a decent rye for cheap. Having said that, I do tend to buy more of my bottles in the mid 30 range.

Enjoying the Elijah Craig I recently picked up for around $20. Very smooth and conplex.

Congrats & good luck with the new gig, as well as the move!

Congrats man! I'm glad you got the job you were aiming for. :)

Congrats!

Wait I think I've seen a new design (hours ago perhaps?).. but now it looks just like a traditional sbaf forum-style.

EDIT: Figured out the structure.. lol.

Music is Music, regardless of how you listen to it. Audiophile stuff helps the experience, but it isn't the #1 reason we are pulled into it, da music.

Management hasn't changed either. Still being managed by non-IT people.

Fun stat: it would take about 180 paralleled OPA1688 stages to equal the current delivery of Jotunheim R...per channel.

Thank you all for great explanations! I hardly see op amp specs so didn't realize those chips lack current that badly.

it would appear Jason has the layout for a "Parallel OPA Stage" amp ready for production! easy POS acronym as well.

I'm a 'slobjectivist'.

That's Subjective Listening Objectivist, for those not in the know.

@ChaChaRealSmooth Headphone numbers are also still too puzzling to me. Zero hint of micro/macro performance, speed, etc..

@Biodegraded I believe >90% folks here are somewhere between the two pure extremes. Maybe a little more inclined toward subjective attitudes?

It can be as simple as noticing what gear we miss when it's gone.

3F is conspicuously absent. Is that because you are sticking with gear first released this year? In the past, I believe previously released gear was open for nomination.

Yup. Gears appeared newly this year got priority. And as you know 3F is a boutique product, which by nature is less accessible.

Maybe we should do something similar to that where we have a list of companies who earned a Golden Schlong but didn't display theirs.

SBAF made me wary of anything THD(N)<0.01%... oh well.

ZMF headphones are like Pokemon; gotta collect them all! -borrowed from @tommytakis

Rest easy in the knowledge that while purpleheart will eventually fade into a brown/black with time, ziricote will remain a beautiful patterned landscape of browns and blacks forever. Purpleheart is also 12% heavier (56 lbs/ft^3 vs 50 lbs/ft^3).

That said, I had a purpleheart eikon wayy back, and it was indeed beautiful. When purpleheart is brand new, it has a wine-purple/red iridescence that is just lovely.

That's a huge relief. lol. Now I remembered such description in the wood database. I'm easily allured by red-ish hard woods (yeah, I'm a big fan of padauk).

5k new is never justifiable yet for my wealth pov. But 2.5-3k used now feels rather reasonable if one is on the such an "almost totl" market.

Shorten seems not working. Different one used. https://bit.ly/37nF4ef

The Teton really comes alive with the TI 6528A, sold by TTVJ for 75$, a bargain and best overall but doesn't sound tubey at all.
From what I've tried in order 6528A, GEC 6AS7G, Bendix 6080 slotted, TS5998, GEC 6080 and then the rest. Have fun.

@m17xr2b I'm currently putting Haltron 5u4g, GEC 6080WA, and Tungsram 6SN7GT into the Teton. It's already fantastic. Will test your recommendations later too, as most of them came with the amp (except 6528A)

This will be interesting....Always wondered how the Teton sounds.

It's okay. At least you can get a house for under 7 figures without worrying about it burning up

Or sliding down a hill.

I'm starting to think I may look to keep renting in LA and potentially/hopefully buy rental condos elsewhere. Vegas, Nashville, wherever...