Yeah, I would hate having to read the same thing twice....

That's great! Besides warm up there is a lot to the sonic character of that dac that will you will notice over time as you play different material. This will happen even when you stop listening critically. Another great thing is that the dac loses nothing when volume is reduced, give your...

For cans, worldwide there a 2 plastic liners available. Both fail in double digit percentages within the first month. The lower the pH, the higher the SO2 and alcohol, the higher the failure. Bag in a box can be decent, but that depends on the supplier and how vigilant they are at tracking...

Right? I miss the 80's where you could still buy top tier wines for prices that reflect production and distribution costs. Since then the market has become a battleground for conspicuous consumption, with no end in sight. The most I'll spend these days is $80 for highly reliable Italian and...

Congratulations to all the winners. Have fun and looking forward to your thoughts.

Just start enjoying! I have read that others find the need to warm up is diminished past the initial break in. Even if it doesn't, you will still enjoy the music and get a feel for what you think is appropriate for warm up time. Iirc, power draw might cost about $50/yr when left on.

You would need to try, unfortunately there are no definitive answers when there is so much variation in the implementation of pc and streamer hardware. Two examples of that I can speak to, I have 2 laptops running the same software that sound quite different over usb into my yggy gen5 usb...

Well to put it in context, say goodbye total production is around 2.7 billion cases annually, Maybe a couple hundred thousand cases is actually worth aging past 10y. I personally would go the extra mile to store and age first growth ch. Margaux for example, because it is exceptional for many...

Storage temp around 65F will be suitable for nearly everything. As you raise or lower the temperature you are changing the parameters for the chemical reactions that occur over time. In general warmer temps will burn out the fruit aromatics faster while confering few, if any, benefits. Colder...

Looks like fun! I desperately need to roll these puppies.... Thanks for the opportunity, this is very generous of you! 8 x 6SN7 / cv181 equivalents. Quads are best! FYI, with the extra tubes I could get another SLP-05 and stack them to literally make a waffle while listening! Just...

I've tried to get the stereo stolen; top down, components on the dash, helpful sign... nothing works. Yeah, fine engines - polite and quiet, or focused with a menacing growl.

Agreed, very pleasant touring car. Second and third gear on windy roads for hours. The stereo is gawd awful, singing is really the only option....

I'm in the same boat, grabbed a Yggy OG used a few months ago and signed back up to Qobuz after previously leaving it feeling indifferent. Yggy changes everything back to music. Worse yet, the yggy was so much better than my previous dac that I started thinking about rolling tubes on my Cary...

Great stuff! If I remember correctly, it was quite a fun and unusual experience for all.

Oh for sure, they aren't prog. That was more a point to the catalogue and rock in general. Ooo thanks! I'll check your list, I have several there already but some are things I probably heard growing up but forgot about. The great thing about having an Yggy is finding old stuff and enjoying...

No hum on my yggy A2, running the audio off 2-3 breakers, comingled with ps5, router, 5.1 pre/pro, rel bluetooth, and a 8 year old laptop with filthy usb ports. Not a ground loop issue? Rca or xlr make a difference?

Totally agree on having standards, I'm sure we could rant for days on that subject but it would diminish the percentage of cat and dog photos. That would be bad. Funny you should mention prog rock, I'm just starting to poke around the old stuff myself so I can't estimate how complete the...

Lots of great impressions for Eversolo streamers out there. Darko audio has a nice comparison with the Fiio. Good place to dive in. My brother got the entry level unit Eversolo A6, and he is running the digital out to a Weiss 204, through Mastersound tube gear to Verity Audio speakers...

Agree with this heartily. I auditioned some SF speakers about 15y ago, and while they were lovely they struggled in a big room even with subs. My ~1000sqft of contiguous open listening space was a challenge. Room size and configuration kept me looking for quite a few years!

Lol. Grats ! I hope you enjoy the A2, and good job having fun with hobby. I picked up my used A2 OG usb5 about 2 months ago and it is satisfying a lot of my expectations. My previous dac died last summer so I was enjoying the modi 3 I had on hand, but that 9 months ago too long for a proper...

Dang. Something like 95% of all wine purchases are consumed with 24 hours, yours was no exception. I do believe this could have been avoided by purchasing a few cases. In my career I have lost bottles, pitched full barrels across the cellar, and seen a tanker truck sheer the valves off a...

Sweet! Hmu via message if you get stuck, the program is robust and there is a learning curve. I can send screenshots of where I'm at feeding my yggy.

Hi Chuy, I use JRiver media center in Windows to assist with volume control as I have too much gain otherwise. The internal volume setting in the program remaps the bits in 64 bit territory, attenuates the volume as you desire, then down converts to 24bit for output. Bypasses Windows...

I’m waiting until somebody upgrades the electrons first, then I might spring for a new power cable if it is certified to stomp the old technology. /S Well built gear is all you need unless you have serious line issues. Old bathroom fans and some household items can be really dirty, but in that...

Hello Everyone, I'm a long time audiophile who stumbled onto this forum by discovering the entertaining and informative discussions on Schiit audio. My PSAudio dac died this year, and I fortunately had a Modi 3 hanging around in the garage to keep the tunes rolling inside. Thankfully it's a...