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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I have a few LPs needledropped, takes quite a bit of effort. Something like 1-2h per? Plus all the nervosa about how good my AtoD is, the turntable setup, etc. Eeek! I ripped 60 CDs in a few days, as counting on Roon to catalog them properly I wasn't concerned with metadata too much. My...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    tube aware tube curious tube dabbling tube experimental tube obsessed tube polyamorous ;-) ?
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Now I have to add spy to your list of accomplishments, what with Russian partners and being able to identify potential threats through fun house reflections :-)
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    That was my soon-to-be-spouse and my favorite restaurant in Boston area. An Il Capriccio story: My best friend (and soon-to-be best man, R.I.P.) was on medication that prevented him from eating anything "aged." We told the waiter, expecting to be kicked out, and waited. A few minutes later...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I need more ZZ Top, only song I have is Sharp Dressed Man which is probably the synth sound @ArmchairPhilosopher doesn't like. Song of theirs I know I want a copy of is Legs (I do have to say a sampling of the videos with that song are questionable to modern standards :-O). What do you two...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Getting a nice stand for the iPad, and a functioning USB into an Yggy would be a fantastic solution. The Qobuz app work for you? I mean, in the sense that's it's not an ergonomic disaster?
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Other than the question, I don't understand any of that! :smile: Unicomp makes a few models of buckling spring keyboards. There's another company that makes a replica of the original IBM Model-F keyboard. They essentially use the same "engineering diagrams" then use modern materials etc...
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    NITSCH x Schiit Magni Piety - Impressions Thread

    A bit of a synergy report, in a longwinded story kind of way. When I got the MagPi, I had a Gumby A1 to play through it, using some DT770 headphones from a Mac laptop. I thought it sounded great but the full/warm/organic nature of the Gumby coupled with the warm/full nature of the MagPi was...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    k, business opportunity, maybe, Schiit HVAC Division: Step 1: Solar-powered heat pump to extract heat from pool (pour it into grill?) (so, free cooling, sunnier it is, more free cooling). Awning over pool (heat pump, too, prolly). Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit!
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Mini-M is an old IBM-designed keyboard with the best switches ever made. Not for the faint of heart :-) It's been revived by the company I linked to.
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    Schiit Gungnir DAC

    I don't know about comparisons to other versions, DACs. The Gumby I had, bought new in May 2017, definitely matched the first description above. It's a cognac DAC compared to all those brandy DACs :-)
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Is that the one with a zinc-metal frame? Excellent keyboard. My Mini-M is a bit better but it was a tough choice...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    For me it was the picture from LaserDisc (I still have some, if anyone wants them). Seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark with such crystal clarity! One could, if paying attention, even see the reflection of a cobra on the glass used to protect Harrison Ford. From there, getting the full cinematic...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I prefer "live" albums so ...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    knobs, feel there of, nude pictures. What's this thread coming to?!
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