Collusion
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Collusion

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Austrian Audio The Composer isn't the new Sennheiser HD900 that was never released, more like an improved AKG K812 Feb 10, 2024

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    1. Collusion
      Collusion
      Auditioning Chord Dave at a friend's place for the first time. Initial impressions are 'meh' but there are a couple of variables at play
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      3. Collusion
        Collusion
        @SoupRKnowva I auditioned it via my friend's Stax SR-009 + SRM-T8000 stack. I felt it lacked a bit 'emotion' if that makes sense. Also, compared to any previous sources my friend has had, I think Dave's tonality was a tad on the cold side.
        Jul 6, 2022
      4. Collusion
        Collusion
        But I did enjoy the technicalities, like clean&hard hitting transients and the overall purity of the presentation. My friend is willing to let me demo the Dave at my home, so I can do a comparison against my Rockna WVDRM Signature.
        Jul 6, 2022
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      5. SoupRKnowva
        SoupRKnowva
        It’s so interesting to see how other people react to gear. Specially in this case where you own the wavedream sig like I did and are comparing with the Dave. Emotional connection with the music was something that I thought the Dave excelled at
        Jul 6, 2022
    2. Collusion
      Collusion
      Hey, I am man enough to admit I watched like 10 Britney Spears' music videos from Youtube yesterday and I enjoyed every second
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      2. rlow
        rlow
        Some things are better kept to one’s self…


        Haha, jk. Enjoy what you enjoy man.
        Jun 13, 2022
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    3. Collusion
      Collusion
      Saw Alice Cooper live today for the first time. What a showman. What a legend. He still has it.
      1. Qildail, Jinxy245, bixby and 3 others like this.
      2. Merrick
        Merrick
        We're not worthy!
        Jun 10, 2022
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    4. Collusion
      Collusion
      Harbeth C7ES-3 XD for 2500€ or something else?
      1. gixxerwimp
        gixxerwimp
        I heard the OG at a show a few years ago, one of the most impressive speakers there (I know SFA about 2ch).
        Jun 4, 2022
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      2. Collusion
        Collusion
        The OG versions could be had for 1500€. Dunno if the newer ones are worth 1000€ extra. Problem is I cannot listen to them before purchasing. Looking to replace my ATC SCM 19's - I find them too etching sounding in the long run.
        Jun 5, 2022
    5. Collusion
      Collusion
      RIP Vangelis Papathanasiou
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      2. YMO
        YMO
        f**k f**k f**k f**k f**k one of the legends gone….
        May 19, 2022
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      3. roshambo123
        roshambo123
        With Schulze, not a good year for composers
        May 19, 2022
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      4. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        Wish we could lose more of the losers and not so many of those who have made great contributions.
        May 19, 2022
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    6. Collusion
      Collusion
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    7. Collusion
      Collusion
      I've gained 5kg since starting to hit the gym at last summer. I hope it's not all fat!
      1. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Get a rope and start jumping. Otherwise add some running or sprints.
        May 17, 2022
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      2. roshambo123
        roshambo123
        Join the NATO exercises, plenty of that going on I bet
        May 17, 2022
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      3. Priidik
        Priidik
        Untrained will gain considerable muscle weight in the beginning. A lot of it is water and creatin bound to muscles.
        May 19, 2022
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    8. Collusion
      Collusion
      I recommended an Emotiva ERC-4 for a friend but a local dealer convinced him to buy an Oppo BDP-105D instead. Crisis meeting tomorrow
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      2. MellowVelo
        MellowVelo
        I have an Oppo 105 and 205. Is it the final word in musical fidelity? No, but it's really not bad. Like @Merrick said, it's total overkill if you have no intention of using the video features. For strictly audio, your friend would get better value elsewhere.
        May 6, 2022
      3. Collusion
        Collusion
        I got to listen to it today and it wasn't utter garbage... but woolly bass, flat microdynamically and some sabre glare. I wouldn't probably personally like it in the long run. And I don't think it's a good match for my friends Stax setup (SR-009 + SRM-T8000).
        May 7, 2022
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      4. MellowVelo
        MellowVelo
        It’s definitely a bad match for the SR-009. Bright headphones and Sabre glare don’t make good bedfellows.
        May 7, 2022
    9. Collusion
      Collusion
      Went to watch Everything Everywhere All at Once and that was something completely else
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      2. PTS
        PTS
        I thought it was just okay. A comedy/action/adventure that was so goofy, that I didn't really get invested in the characters.
        May 4, 2022
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        oh it's a movie. ok
        May 4, 2022
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      4. ColtMrFire
        ColtMrFire
        The group I saw it with responded extremely positively. I was pretty lukewarm on it. Just seemed like a lot of random silliness, but it did have some solid character work. Still can't believe the husband is Data from The Goonies.
        May 5, 2022
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    10. Collusion
      Collusion
      Don't buy Buchardt S400 MK2's, especially if you like how the OG versions sound
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      2. Collusion
        Collusion
        @Riotvan had them over 2 months. You live and you learn. Resale price was pretty reasonable though.
        Apr 21, 2022
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      3. rlow
        rlow
        What’s the rest of your chain @Collusion? Do you have the OG S400 still? Anything else you’re comparing to?
        Apr 21, 2022
      4. Collusion
        Collusion
        @rlow I had Raal HSA-1b, Rotel RA-1520 and Simaudio Moon 250i for amplifiers. HSA-1b was the best and Rotel the worst in terms of graininess, but it was certainly present with all of them. DAC was Soekris 2541 and source Qobuz via Bluesound Node 2i.

        I am now listening to a pair of ATC SCM 19 v2's and In terms of smoothness I'd put the three speakers in the following order:
        S400 (OG) > SCM19v2 >> S400mk2
        Apr 21, 2022
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    11. Collusion
      Collusion
      Got a Lindemann 882 integrated amplifier today... and I can tell it's good since I've been listening to music for 4 hours straight
    12. Collusion
      Collusion
      Bought a new leather sofa and now I have a treble problem at living room. I guess fabric is better acoustically...
      1. BenjaminBore
        BenjaminBore
        Reflectivity is a pain, time to breakout the oversized cushions.
        Mar 31, 2022
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      2. bixby
        bixby
        You just need comfy Irish wool throws and about 4.5 cats. :)
        Mar 31, 2022
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    13. Collusion
      Collusion
      The amount of scammers on german second hand sites, like ebay-kleinanzeigen and quoka is staggering.
      1. Collusion
        Collusion
        And more often than not, they are operating from stolen accounts with good reputations. And worst of all, the scammers are getting pretty good at counterfeiting paper notes with current dates.
        Mar 28, 2022
      2. crazychile
        crazychile
        I'm pissed because half the vehicle postings on FB marketplace are scams. $1500 for mint older cars posted across multiple locations.
        Mar 29, 2022
    14. Collusion
      Collusion
      Lab12 dac1 Reference: hits like a wet noodle, grates like a cheese grinder - and all of this only for 2990€ !
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      2. Collusion
        Collusion
        Maybe instead of eight TDA1543's they should've used sixteen of them!
        Feb 25, 2022
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    15. Collusion
      Collusion
      Buying stuff from eastern europe: you offer the asking price + shipping fees + paypal fees and still that's not enough... WTF
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      2. Sqveak
        Sqveak
        What else? Customs issues?
        Feb 23, 2022
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      3. Collusion
        Collusion
        Feb 23, 2022
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      4. Sqveak
        Sqveak
        Odd.
        Feb 24, 2022
    16. Collusion
      Collusion
      Are Yamaha integrated amps any good? Eyeing a second hand A-S2000.
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      2. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        I have heard the A-S2200 at a local shop, albeit briefly and not with recordings I am super familiar with, but seemed like a killer amp. Things seemed to have a lot of life and immediacy. Previously the owners had had a Hegel H190 in the same setup, and I would say I found myself more impressed when I stepped back into the listening room and heard the Yamaha playing.
        Feb 22, 2022
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    17. Collusion
      Collusion
      I am getting rid of my old vacuum cleaner because it has treble peaks at 6kHz and 12kHz - Am I too far gone already...
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      3. Collusion
        Collusion
        Feb 9, 2022
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        Feb 9, 2022
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      5. Collusion
        Collusion
        https://img.aijaa.com/b/00556/15033004.jpg This thing really is a whiny little bitch. I actually vacuumed with earplugs this one last time and it still sounds extremely annoying nevertheless. SPL meter shows 82dB with A-weighting at arm's height. Probably not enough for hearing damage - but will cause brain damage in the long run for sure.
        Feb 10, 2022
    18. Collusion
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      2. zerodeefex
        zerodeefex
        I don't understand. I guess I should pull out the old Mojo 1 I have somewhere and give it a listen to see if it's still legit?
        Jan 31, 2022
      3. Gazny
        Gazny
        Micro usb to keep the poly forwards compatible
        Jan 31, 2022
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        It's British company. Many Brits don't like birds to be kept in cages: None would accept a parrot being kept in a small, dark, plastic box.

        Compatible or not.
        Feb 9, 2022
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    19. Collusion
      Collusion
      Currently testing an Audio Research DAC 8.
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      2. Collusion
        Collusion
        @Erroneous Unfortunately yes. Altough I wouldn't describe it as bright, treble is certainly glarey and slightly piercing. Not well delineated at all.
        Feb 3, 2022
      3. Collusion
        Collusion
        Can't think of any reason why'd I pick this over a Schiit Modi 3 or Modius (semi serious).
        Feb 3, 2022
      4. Collusion
        Collusion
        Technicalities are okay, compared against Soekris dac2541: ARC DAC8 has better macrodynamics, worse microdynamics and slightly greyer background. I'd say detail retrival and imaging are better, but dac2541 wins easily on timbre and involvement.
        Feb 3, 2022
    20. Collusion
      Collusion
      What would you pay for a "broken" Berkeley Alpha DAC 2 ? The unit is very sensitive to the quality of electricity, but works otherwise
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      2. Armaegis
        Armaegis
        that's something where I wonder if a beefy power conditioner will "protect it"... but then you're spending money on an ad-hoc fix that might have been spent on buying a non-broken item
        Jan 23, 2022
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      3. Priidik
        Priidik
        It could be as easy as moving some cables inside back to their intended position or reterminating them --> cheap and easy fix. To the sour end where an IC might be damaged and is obsolete or otherwise next to impossible to replace.
        It does smell like a bad cabling issue, or some capacitor might have gone.
        Jan 24, 2022
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      4. Collusion
        Collusion
        @wbass That's actually a very good point! There's certainly some risk involved, since I cannot really test the unit before buying it.
        Jan 24, 2022
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    Gender:
    Male
    Birthday:
    Jul 7, 1989 (Age: 34)
    Location:
    Finland
    Occupation:
    Electrical engineer
    Gear List:
    Current setup:

    Amps:
    Lindemann 882
    Schiit Mjolnir 3

    Dacs:
    Rockna Wavedream Signature Balanced
    Soekris dac2541

    Speakers:
    Dynaudio Heritage Special
    Genelec 6010b (@work)

    Headphones:
    Sennheiser HD800S

    Sources:
    Win10 PC with Matrix Element H USB card
    Pi2AES
    iFi Neo Stream

    Past devices (not in any particular order):
    SPL Phonitor e
    Magnat Quantum 1003S
    RAAL SR1a
    RAAL HSA-1b
    Buchardt S400 OG & MK2
    Simaudio Moon 250i
    Rotel RA-1520
    Ayre AX-7e
    Simaudio Moon 340iX
    Schiit Bifrost 2
    Soekris dac2541
    Burl B2 Bomber
    Massdrop Airist R-2R
    iFi Micro iDSD BL
    SPL Phonitor 2
    SPL Performer s800
    Hegel H200
    Rega Elex-R
    Schiit Modi Multibit (gen 1)
    Schiit Yggdrasil Analog 2
    Chord Mojo
    Chord Hugo
    Chord Hugo 2
    Schiit Jotunheim
    Burson Conductor V2
    RME ADI-2 DAC
    RME ADI-2 DAC v2
    MSB Signature DAC IV Plus
    NAD M51
    Soekris dac1541
    Marantz HD-DAC1
    Anthem Statement D2v 3D
    Marantz AV8801
    Marantz AV7005
    Marantz NA7004
    Audiolab 8000AP
    Audiolab 8000M monoblocks
    Audiolab 8000P
    Audiolab 8000Q
    Audiolab 8200CDQ
    Audiolab 8200M monoblocks
    Densen B-110
    Creek 5350SE
    Creek Evolution 2
    Atoll IN100SE
    Consonance A100 Linear

    Past Speakers:
    Amphion Argon 2 Anniversary
    Amphion Xenon (1st revision)
    Amphion Argon 3 mk2
    B&W 804S
    Buchardt S400 MK2
    Dynaudio Focus 110
    Dynaudio Audience 52SE
    Dynaudio Evoke 20
    Epos M22i
    Genelec 1032a
    Genelec 8030b
    Genelec G3
    Genelec 8040b
    Infinity Renaissance 90
    Magnat Quantum 503
    Mark&Daniel Maximus Monitor
    Mark&Daniel Ruby
    OR E-1
    Quad Z3
    Revel M106
    Sonus Faber Venere 2.5

    Past Headphones:
    Hifiman Sundara
    AKG K702
    Focal Clear
    Focal Utopia
    ZMF Verite C LTD Olive