[gljus]

My current wife and I will celebrate 30 years together this July 4. Even though you've been with someone for a long time you sometimes learn new things about them. Yesterday we were driving home from an appointment, and I had the car's Sirius XM radio tuned to the Classic Vinyl channel. Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" started. Oooh, I said, I love this song, and commenced singing along. Now please don't think I can match Freddy Mercury because I can't, but I remembered every word and sang it all the way through while we drove across town. As I finished "Nothing really matters to me" at the end, I noticed my wife was just staring at me. "What," I asked, "was I that bad?" "No," she said, "I am just surprised you knew that song. I've never heard it before."

!!! WHAT??!!! Never heard it before?? You been living under a rock since 1975? It's only one of the most famous songs in rock music history!!

So what I learned is not only has my wife paid attention to different music than I have, but she also does not like being insulted.

Better plan for some flowers, if not a nice dinner, tomorrow

 

[Orange5o]

That’s the best runner-up to tiger maple I’ve ever seen!

@bcowen and I arguing about which maple looks/sounds best

 

[33na3rd]

@bcowen and I arguing about which maple looks/sounds best

It’s interesting that you both wear tights…

 

[Orange5o]

More interesting is how slim we are, from avoiding Texas bbq

 

[Ripper2860]

Tonight's Jazz recommendation. A favorite of mine from a trio whose leader died tragically and too young. If you've heard of E.S.T.; you know how good their music is. If you have not; I think you're in for a treat.

Enjoy!!

** Sounds great with any Schiit gear and really good with BF2 ->Vali 3 w/ Brimar CV-455 -> HD6XX.

 

[szore]

 

[Joppmann]

Friday late night in Sweden!… Finally… warming up my Yggy A2 OG (picked up at the Schiitr end of March) and Kara (b-stock with slightly misaligned logo on top) with Sendy Peacock (black friday bargain) and Caol Ila... I’m in heaven!
Kara is sooo overperforming as a headphone amp! Crazy amazing in passive mode!
Don’t start me talking about Yggy… @Bowmoreman pretty much said it all already.

 

[AstronomerXI]

He actually posted in this thread 7 days ago. At the current rate of this thread, it’s 237 pages back…

Are you sure? He last posted in July, 2022, and his account appears to be inactive.

 

[Roy G. Biv]

Yep.

 

[bdem1]

It's another long read, but lots of good info in the Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread

The first two revisions of the Yggy used AD (Analog Devices) chips similar to what Bifrost 2 used (discrete analog output stage)
- rev 1 is the OG A1 board <-- Great bang for buck from the current Yggy+ GS2 deal on Schiit's website
- rev 2 is the OG A2 board

Subsequent revisions of the Yggy have been TI (Texas Instruments) based DAC chips (Op amp based output stage)
- LIM (Less is More) - same DAC chips as used by the Bifrost 2/64
- MIL (More is Less - no longer available)
- MIB (More is Better)

LIM and MIB are the current lineup of available Yggy+ DACs

For the money, and for a profile that is similar to Bifrost 2, but much more engaging/resolving/detailed I'd go for the Yggy+ GS2 (which I did, and I love)

Thank you very much for this info!

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

We haven't seen or read from Mike Moffat lately.

Is he retiring or is he also headed to Texas?

Neither. I see Mike every once in a while. He's just doing his thing.

 

[corndog71]

Do I see a Rega P25 sporting a Shure cartridge?

Good eye! The Shure still sounds decent but it’s nearly 9 years old. I keep meaning to get a nice MC cart but too many other things keep taking priority. I’ll get there one of these days. The Groovetracer platter and subplatter made a big difference in performance. Also got the upgraded power supply.

 

[bcowen]

It’s interesting that you both wear tights…

And interesting that we look so much alike. My condolences to @Orange5o .

 

[33na3rd]

Good eye! The Shure still sounds decent but it’s nearly 9 years old. I keep meaning to get a nice MC cart but too many other things keep taking priority. I’ll get there one of these days. The Groovetracer platter and subplatter made a big difference in performance. Also got the upgraded power supply.

If you're looking for a great stopgap, The AT-VM95ML is the cheapest nude microline/micro ridge cartridge that I know of. It's a great match with the Rega tonearms, compliance wise. I run one on my RB-600. The AT's mm suspensions are very similar to those of moving coils.

 

[TheoFire]

There was an earlier question about if anyone listened to internet radio. I am being vey traditional tonight listing to the Detroit Tiger game on Audacy. The system makes even that sound great! Super enjoyable and puts a big smile on my face. What a great hobby we all share.

i know this is a heavy cat forum but Finn says “Hi”