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Vtory

Audiophile™, from East Coast

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My 3rd semester was finally over! Can confirm full-time working + 2 grad courses per semester do harm hobby hours. lol Dec 9, 2024

    1. Vtory
      Vtory
      Verites have been sitting around me for one year (with steady head time). Now they earned my award of "the most longest survived".
      May 30, 2020
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      3. Vtory
        Vtory
        @dubharmonic SR1a (lasted for 10 months). SR009 stayed much longer (> 1yr) before but dropped because it's without regular and steady interest. HD6XX, too.
        May 30, 2020
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      4. JellyRhino
        JellyRhino
        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.
        May 30, 2020
      5. Vtory
        Vtory
        @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.
        May 30, 2020
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    2. Vtory
      Vtory
      Listening to Brothers in Arms with M3. A cup of coffee or two, too. Love this combination all.
      May 24, 2020
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      2. JK47
        JK47
        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.
        May 24, 2020
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      3. Vtory
        Vtory
        Wholeheartedly agreed. Mine is remaster though. Maybe should look for the og... Anyway the masterpiece from various perspectives.
        May 24, 2020
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      4. JK47
        JK47
        OG CD isn't pricey, fairly common, and great comparison of the loudness wars.
        May 24, 2020
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    3. Vtory
      Vtory
      Seems my brain burnt well. M3 began to open up nicely. Now I better understand what these Ti compression horns can bring to my table.
      May 21, 2020
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      2. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        My brain also burnt well in the hot SoCal weather today. Did you say something about speakers? :P
        May 21, 2020
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      3. Vtory
        Vtory
        Oh Chacha, feel free to travel to Philly. It's cool and nice weather here! I'll buy you infinite cheesesteaks (takeout only though).
        May 21, 2020
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    4. Vtory
      Vtory
      M3 TS is much brighter in highs and leaner in lows than I thought. Reminded me of sr1a. Vela still hold its own.
      May 19, 2020
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      3. rlow
        rlow
        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.
        May 20, 2020
      4. rlow
        rlow
        May 20, 2020
      5. Vtory
        Vtory
        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.
        May 20, 2020
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    5. Vtory
      Vtory
      May 17, 2020
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Is that a new SBAF Schlong award?
        May 17, 2020
      4. JK47
        JK47
        Definitely not in the BIG cable club
        May 17, 2020
      5. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I see coaxes.
        May 18, 2020
    6. Vtory
      Vtory
      I don't hear beyond 16khz, but my ears benefit from top ends well extended to 20k+. LPF self-experiment came to the same conclusion. Weird!
      May 13, 2020
      2. Abhishek Chowdhary
        Abhishek Chowdhary
        Not unusual
        I too can't go beyond 15, however lowering last two bands (16/20khz) while listening on a Jot help tame thinness
        May 13, 2020
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      3. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        I don't like music as much if I take the top end and EQ it down on SR1a. Seems to lose some character (I also have very limited or no hearing pass 16k)
        May 13, 2020
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        You guys might, if you test yourself with one of the online hearing tests, or even a tone-sweep, find that you have patches of hearing well above your "limit." My HF loss is serious, and I can't hear most electonic-item beeps --- but I do hear one or two isolated frequencies well up there on the scale.
        May 14, 2020
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    7. Vtory
      Vtory
      Saw Weathering with You(2019) today. I definitely like it over Your Name(2016): beautiful scenes, great music, and more engaging narration!
      May 9, 2020
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    8. Vtory
      Vtory
      Being free from PC/Youtube duties, the speakers finally pulled away from the wall by 5+ feet. A whole new world.
      May 7, 2020
      1. Syzygy, Phantaminum, Jinxy245 and 1 other person like this.
      2. Mithrandir41
        Mithrandir41
        A new fantastic point of view
        May 7, 2020
        Jinxy245, Vtory, rlow and 1 other person like this.
      3. AdvanTech
        AdvanTech
        No one to tell us no, or where the speakers go
        May 7, 2020
      4. dubharmonic
        dubharmonic
        Or if we’re only dreaming?
        May 8, 2020
        Jinxy245 and Vtory like this.
    9. Vtory
      Vtory
      May 6, 2020
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      3. Vtory
        Vtory
        @ChaChaRealSmooth But I want to mention (if design, budget and space allow) you may like to consider edifier r1280t ($99), too. They're way more in line with audiophile experience.
        May 6, 2020
      4. zerodeefex
        zerodeefex
        JBL 104 has been on sale for $50. I used them at work and they were decent for that price.
        May 6, 2020
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      5. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        @Vtory oh they're just for casual use haha. Don't think she's too impressed with the audio gear.
        May 6, 2020
    10. Vtory
      Vtory
      Can't hear difference between Nanopatch+ and Asgard 3 pre out.. it's too subtle for NP+ to survive as A3 makes cabling simpler.
      Apr 29, 2020
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      2. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        Yeah, the Asgard 3's pre-outs are actually pretty close to the passive stuff. I couldn't tell the difference between mine and the sys.
        Apr 29, 2020
    11. Vtory
      Vtory
      Re-recognizing myself a junk music lover rather than audiophile. Love gears adding extra flavor but screwing up well-recorded ones hahaha.
      Apr 28, 2020
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      2. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        Or that moment when you realize that a song you really like is actually recorded/mastered really badly.
        Apr 29, 2020
      3. Vtory
        Vtory
        That’s already known as I labeled them junk haha. But when I hear impossible clarity, exceptional staging, and mind blowing dimensionality from such junks (with help of some gears), I deeply question the nature of (high) fidelity. I kinda hate junk detectors.
        Apr 29, 2020
      4. Vtory
        Vtory
        Well that’s still gear-based approach though. Maybe just a heretic audiophile is a better way to put? Lol
        Apr 29, 2020
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    12. Vtory
      Vtory
      Just curious. Where has you guys’ stimulus check gone? Mine disappeared when new speakers were in the house. Lol
      Apr 27, 2020
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      3. netforce
        netforce
        1/3rd to my mom
        1/3rd towards bills
        1/3rd to savings
        Apr 27, 2020
      4. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        We only qualified for a partial. That is being used to support local musicians and restaurant people impacted severely by current conditions.
        Apr 27, 2020
        tommytakis, Case, Jinxy245 and 2 others like this.
      5. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Still waiting for the furniture stores to re-open.
        Apr 28, 2020
    13. Vtory
      Vtory
      Asgard 3 in the house. For the first time in 8 months. BF2>A3>Verite sound like exactly what I remember. I mean.. still freaking awesome.
      Apr 23, 2020
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    14. Vtory
      Vtory
      Topping seems to increase their model number regularly with incremental price increases. Now their (bifrost 2-sized) D90? costs $700.
      Apr 22, 2020
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      3. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        ^kind of off-topic, but I've learned that sometimes, the silence of SBAF speaks louder than even when we're enthusiastic about something if you know what I mean.
        Apr 22, 2020
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      4. Vtory
        Vtory
        I'd rather ignore amr lol. My prejudice-ish take is TP (along with other most Ch companies) don't do anything to improve analog output stages. They closely follow the reference circuit provided by chip makers. For budget products (<$300) it can be ok, but that approach never leads to "great" digital products imho.
        Apr 22, 2020
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      5. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        As far as I know, only Matrix really "tries." I mean, just look at the chassis; it's crazy over-engineered.

        I find a [decent] metric for seeing a product's performance are classifieds actually. If people tend to hold onto something for a few years it says something about it.
        Apr 22, 2020
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    15. Vtory
      Vtory
      Aeolus gone. Ravenswood gone. Raal gone. The era of minimalism (finally) came to me.
      Apr 22, 2020
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      3. Phantaminum
        Phantaminum
        Waiting for you to go full VE Monk+ and review it against the Verite.
        Apr 23, 2020
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      4. Vent
        Vent
        You dropped the 3F?
        Apr 23, 2020
      5. Vtory
        Vtory
        @Phantaminum that's probably after I sell ALL my earpods lol

        @Vent Yup. Found I don't deserve to that super amp's capability.. so let it go.
        Apr 23, 2020
    16. Vtory
      Vtory
      I should stop randomly browsing Quora at night...
      Apr 22, 2020
    17. Vtory
      Vtory
      Apr 21, 2020
      1. Jinxy245, FallingObjects, Lyander and 3 others like this.
    18. Vtory
      Vtory
      Successfully relocated to Philly -- full of (bad) drama; who believes my flights were cancelled three times at D-1..
      Apr 3, 2020
      1. Thad E Ginathom, Phantaminum, ChaChaRealSmooth and 1 other person like this.
      2. Vtory
        Vtory
        And starting my new work from next Monday ... at home. That feels really weird. Social distancing makes my life pretty challenging...
        Apr 3, 2020
        Thad E Ginathom, Jinxy245 and YMO like this.
      3. DigMe
        DigMe
        Dude.. this situation makes EVERYONE’s life pretty challenging. I haven’t been able to return to my home in almost 3 months!
        Apr 3, 2020
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    19. Vtory
      Vtory
      Hey sbaf drinkers, plz recommend me your favorite gin. Haven't enjoyed gin until recently but fell in love with seagram distiller's reserve.
      Mar 7, 2020
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      3. fraggler
        fraggler
        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.
        Mar 8, 2020
      4. StageOne
        StageOne
        3rd the Botanist, Tanqueray makes pretty awesome Gin and Tonics. And Brooklyn is solid too. Nolets is also favorite.
        Mar 8, 2020
      5. famish99
        famish99
        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.
        Mar 8, 2020
    20. Vtory
      Vtory
      Used to ignore cheap burbons for no good reasons. I was wrong. There are clearly some budget wonders. Evan Williams destroyed my prejudice.
      Feb 7, 2020
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      3. Vtory
        Vtory
        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!!
        Feb 7, 2020
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      4. famish99
        famish99
        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.
        Feb 7, 2020
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      5. FlySweep
        FlySweep
        Enjoying the Elijah Craig I recently picked up for around $20. Very smooth and conplex.
        Feb 7, 2020
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