zerodeefex

Have MC20, 22 and 25 on two Win7 and one Win10 laptops. Other than some non-audio feature additions I don't perceive any audible differences. Maybe @Hammy could provide additional details.

JRiver v26 added HDCD support which is an audible improvement for HDCD titles with peak extend or gain. I consider JRiver mature software that doesn't change much from version to version but cumulatively the changes do add up.

Basically I'll wait for every 10th iteration :). Thank you all for the advice!

@Melvillian I've shot some of the Fujis and tried a few Leica's but the RX1R II has pretty much revolutionized the quality of shots I get of the kids, especially on vacation.

I sold my RX1R II and I'll probably pick up a Q2 later this year. The word I have heard from people affiliated with Sony is that development of a new RX1 camera is in limbo because of poor sales of the RX1R II. They might still have something but I won't hold my breath.

You may also want to stock up on a couple eyecups and batteries because the II is now discontinued and Sony USA isn't really known for having parts around for years. I love the camera but I can see how it's not a priority for Sony Imaging now that they are pivoting for the pro market.

Thank you for the warning! I will stop.

@YMO Good for you, man.

In other news, may @JK47 vote for one poster to have the tag "The Washington Football Team of SBAF posters"? Not right now, necessarily, but some time it will be the perfect thing.

^Washington FC (Football Club)

I'll refund you your full payment @jexby

Maniac

Whatever happens, the cat will have the last laugh. They always do.

I can report thankfully that the SBAF India community and family is doing well and actually trading equipment despite no interstate courier services. Trust all of you are doing great.

Very kind sentiment, thank you! All well here & I echo the wish. Who the hell every called you grumpy anyway?

Thanks @zerodeefex, it's getting real here now, as I'm sure it is all over. Wishing all of you and yours health and safety.

Welcome to the dog side!

To be clear: I have the sweetest cat in the world. He comes when called, he's waiting when we get home, and he's super affectionate. Still team dog here. Our dog will fight a fucking bear to protect her family.

Raccoon or bust!

I'm down. PM me and we can set up time to chat.

The HeckNo DayDream.

"the sound you ever expected."

I can't afford the marketing baloney.

... Just saw the thread.

"Just looking."

Sure, looks good. I suppose there have been car-buying occasions in my life when, hey, I might have bought some hifi instead. Never happened.

"Qui tacet consentire videtur" is standard in Rabbinic jurisprudence.

i just want to be extra sure is all so i gave you a dislike

I literally just spit my coffee on that one. Nice one @Hands hahaha

This is a thing?

Apparently, BT headphone manufacturers still don't give a damn. I think it'll be a while before we have audiophile grade BT stuffs... if even.

Back in my day, bass went 'blub blub blub'. Still super happy with FD01, but it's awesome that the @james444 mod will now get in more peoples ears. It's such a great headphone.

Oh my Schiit that... looks very not bad.

Between that and Unison Bifrost my sense of inner peace is contingent on my blocking Schiit's site, lol.

Chapter on Head-Fi re: Asgard 3 is pretty great. I like the direction Schiit is going with tuning their amps.

@rtaylor76 you can buy the phono module separately, just not available as a preconfigured option like the DAC cards (according to Jason).

I hope he's got really good impressions.

https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/new-loaner-participation-expectations.7053/page-3#post-231844

Because people have shame.

Also I'm very disappointed with myself because I'm normally the one coming up with horrifically bad jokes like that. Dammit.

I'm prepared to say some shameful shit if it gets me an eargasm.

Needs to be no larger than 10.5" on any side. The minidsp offerings look the most interesting. Going to pair with either an old elemental designs 8 or 12.

This guy has both the pwr-ice 125 and 250 in pairs for really nice prices considering he includes the boxes for external use: https://www.ebay.com/sch/senor.grosso/m.html?item=183874282948&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

damn, I'm tempted. I don't need two!

Never purchased the T900A, but did a direct A/B with @Jh4db536 when he brought his set to my place.

Last paragraph https://tinyurl.com/y3zgcm9p and what I have now https://tinyurl.com/y5sozf78

I would literally harvest pennies and sell them as copper to save and skip the T900A and get the T500mkII's.

Too many other outdoor hobbies eating into my earnings right now to spend on the T500mkII. Surf fishing, motorcycles, camping gear... But one day I WILL buy the T500mkII again...

With Oppo ceasing audio operations just kind of shows how tricky the market has become. Hard to say if SU didn't buy Onkyo's audio stuff, would they have had enough money to continue on or would have closed up like Oppo/been sold to different buyers.

With all those brands under the same corporate umbrella, I'll probably just stick with the higher end Yamaha stuff for home theater. I've found it to be in general more reliable with a better UI. I own Marantz now, and have been underwhelmed.

How long until Sound United buys out the Yamaha home theater side. SU will swallow up every receiver brand!

Wonder for us, who works with SU with Denon/Marantz if the Onkyo/Pioneer umbrella extends to us or they will want to keep it in big box stores. Sony makes us order a certain amount of their receivers for our quota every quarter.

Google has almost enough cash on hand to match Ukraine's entire GDP, and routinely shrugs off fines which would bankrupt entire companies (and third world nations). It's no wonder why they can scale anything if they really want to haha.

How much would Google pay for you 2XL in trade? eBay might do well by you selling that Apple phone...

There’s no world in which I can get more than $250 for an iPhone SE locked to sprint. Hah.