yotacowboy

The impression I'm getting is that its close to the performance of the A2 with the nice engaging timbre of those old PCM chips. If that's the case, count me in.

LIM is supremely great but wasn't for me. Fabulously happy with A2. It does what I want music to do, tho at times I think about putting the A1 cards back in for a little because they are devilishly incisive and I enjoyed that for video games and movies because it was so visceral.

yeah, after one song it's obvious enough.

Choosing Yggdrasil flavors is hard. I might end up with all 3 cards some day lol. A1 has incisiveness and nice air, A2 is rich and grand, LIM is clear and consistent.

Thinking of changing my Lim upgrade order to A2. Waiting for 3 months now and likely gonna be a lot longer still. I like chocolate cake.

All we can say is that we have beetles in boxes.

I started this and was enjoying it until priorities shifted. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wolfram-eilenberger/time-of-the-magicians/

reminds me I always wanted to play fretless bass.

also, in hindsight, these guys kind of rocked the fuck out.

I have been a Big Thief fan since their debut so I am a bit biased, but I cannot stop listening to the new album. For sure occasionally a bit listless and raw, but just draws me in.

i really like how disjointed it seems. I mean the course of musical styles they touch is just amazing. it reminds me of why i fell in love with Broken Social Scene.

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1081824786/big-thief-spreads-its-bets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_ax0XYn1E

Thank you!!!

At first I though 'uh ohh, double album - risk it's either filler-heavy or self-indulgent', then remembered that UFO-F and Two Hands were essentially also a double album and were great, so cut them some slack

Why not, It can help others understand it. I usually read impressions of things I am not part of. Always fun to hear someone else impressions especially if you enjoy it or hate it.

The policy for loaners is to post something. Let me remind.

so we getting a tda1541/ru6 dac impressions

I am praying for a AlNiCo closed back with some wood

closed back headphones all suck. I honestly think the best closed back headphones ive heard are the AirPods max, no memes

I know you mentioned why you didn't want to try the ESX900 in a previous profile post, but I really _really_ think you're missing out (and that you'd love it)

for clarity's sake and for those who didn't watch my prior episodes, through Elekit TU-8600.

The former looks a lot cheaper all the way!

it's a give-and-take. 5 year warranty on big glass tubes vs. Chinese who knows? They're still like $900/pair for a pair of tubes. shakey hands.

Saw some stuff about him and machines a year or three ago. Very amazing.

For the cinematography analogy, A2 is a Zeiss Master Prime and LIM is a Panavision Primo

Still have LIM on order but eying A2...

A2: Sancerre. LIM: old vine Zinfandel.

Loving the RU6. Glad to hear the senns have good synergy as I just bought a 4.4mm cable for them to try out HD650 KISS. Moondrop Kato are also a lovely pairing.

What volume level are you seeing with 650?

@rlow there is no dedicated thread, but lots of discussion here -> https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/usb-dac-amp-dongles.11001/

high gain, SE out, volume around 88-92 (pretty close to maxed out)

Amazing how many high ohm or power hungry headphones sound very nice out of the RU6. The good synergy goes far beyond what the designers intended.

The music forums are for introducing music that you think is cool to a new audience. If it is popular, less reason to post. I look at it as music discovery.

@Senorx12562 seriously dude? Yeah I’m sure some people are like that, but like @Merrick said, most people are just sharing the shit they’ve found that they like. I’ve discovered lots of cool artists and bands through those threads over time.

Sorry gents, I misspoke. "Mostly" is an overstatement. Mea culpa. And I do agree that there are gems to be found there.

Perfect.

joke's on us dickheads when these are as good as ZMF VC powered by some EC amp... but over bluetooth from iPhone. For $150.

@yotacowboy At least according to Zeos

Looking to test out the fire extinguisher, are ya? Hahaha

i mean, the thing says it'll put out 6w into 16ohms!

Oh! also, song of the year off, of album of the year HEY WHAT, for me personally, is "Days Like These". I'm surprised nobody did a 2021 Albums of the year thread. or did I miss it?

What, you listen to music on your rig? I thought we were all listening to only test tones and pink noise.

We were 'it's in a wonderful life' family, but my wife's watched it every year. Merry Christmas!

This is why I prefer the older units where the pot didn't move when you used the remote, because one click was one click on the ladder. Refreshing after fighting the motorized pot on my old Parasound preamp. Turn it up and down and hope when it stops it lands on the right volume.

I sometimes can get one click if I'm really quick. I was the shit in CS. But yeah the remote needs work. Maybe we can work something out with one of those Harmony remotes. They usually have options for hold and press once iirc.

YES! I think to do this would require a firmware upgrade, but my goodness. My Emotiva was the exact opposite. Had to hold the volume down forever. Freya is like a supercar takeoff.

I'm there with you in a "morbid curiosity" type of way...