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  1. darmok
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    NITSCH Sound Pietus Maximus Optimus Prime Review - The Touch

    All good, and for the public record: Christian is an exceptional human being who helped despite some other problems along the way that were...
    Post by: darmok, Feb 23, 2024 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    ASR Member Takes Offense At Real Science; Also Cries

    "I think I'll have an imperial stout tonight. Get me a Guinness and a shot of Everclear, would you?"
    Post by: darmok, Jan 9, 2024 in forum: How to Win Friends and Influence People
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    ASR Member Takes Offense At Real Science; Also Cries

    Amir declaring himself "Chief Fun Officer" calls to mind the alleged Shostakovich line about being beaten by someone who insists that "your...
    Post by: darmok, Jan 9, 2024 in forum: How to Win Friends and Influence People
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    ASR Member Takes Offense At Real Science; Also Cries

    The first time I successfully ABX'ed two different reconstruction filters, both with "acoustically transparent" FR and linear phase from DC to...
    Post by: darmok, Jan 9, 2024 in forum: How to Win Friends and Influence People
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    NITSCH Sound Pietus Maximus Optimus Prime Review - The Touch

    Yeah, I've sent a request for return authorization. I haven't really been able to form good impressions of the Pietus since I tend to adjust...
    Post by: darmok, Dec 19, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    NITSCH Sound Pietus Maximus Optimus Prime Review - The Touch

    @CEE TEE Are you aware of mains hum coming through when the Pietus is on high gain and the volume pot knob is touched? I saw somebody else mention...
    Post by: darmok, Dec 16, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    NITSCH Sound Pietus Maximus Optimus Prime Review - The Touch

    I've got a Pietus without a DAC card coming whenever UPS gets around to delivering it. Is it worth it to grab a Modius E, or should I just try for...
    Post by: darmok, Dec 11, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Chord Mojo 2

    Yeah, since you pointed in that direction I grabbed the SR60x out of the banishment box, and holy hell I don't think I've ever heard these sound...
    Post by: darmok, Dec 1, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Chord Mojo 2

    Picked up one of these during Black Friday for $550 + tax. Wow, does this user interface ever suck balls. I guess that's what you get when you...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 30, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Shanling EC Mini Transportable CD Player Review

    I’ve been concerned about running into the same problem with the Discdream. Does it play like a standard RBCD player, e.g. no gap when there’s no...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 29, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Shanling EC Mini Transportable CD Player Review

    Another symptom of it not really being a RBCD player. CDs are just one long audio stream with pointers into it from the TOC. FF/RW past a track...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 28, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Shanling EC Mini Transportable CD Player Review

    I haven't put the latest firmware on mine, but the firmware it came with is definitely not gapless. There are short gaps between tracks. The issue...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 28, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    I just looked across a swath of ESS datasheets and the ones that discussed oversampling seemed to indicate an 8x oversampling rate. 8x...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 23, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    Rant part deux: Amir loves to wave away concerns about these kinds of distortion products as "not an audible concern" because they're down at...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 23, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    You shouldn't have spikes at the same level as the passband signal with zero-stuffing. The picture looks more like a true zero-order-hold (repeat...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 23, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    NITSCH Sound Pietus Maximus Optimus Prime Review - The Touch

    Interesting. I assumed the card was the same as the MMB2 with a SE-to-balanced stage tacked on. I don’t think there are any posted measurements of...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 20, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Focal Elegia

    The bass is still a bit shy on the Elegia and it was still a bit thin so I pulled out my favorite EQ for dynamic headphones. It's kind of a bass...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 19, 2023 in forum: Headphones
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    NITSCH Sound Pietus Maximus Optimus Prime Review - The Touch

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Yeah, I'll take one. Negative gain will be nice as that's probably the thing I miss most on the Piety. I assume this is using a...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 19, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Focal Elegia

    Oof. Focal's reputation for spotty build quality is what kept me from them for the longest time. This was _just_ at the threshold where I was...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 17, 2023 in forum: Headphones
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    Focal Elegia

    (years later) Accessories4less is blowing these out new-in-box for $320 and I've been looking for a decent pair of closed-back dynamics, so I...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 17, 2023 in forum: Headphones
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