The discovery thread!
May 22, 2024 at 7:23 AM Post #102,556 of 106,928
@Bosk did some masterworks modding a Chifi tube amp in the past. Unfortunately I have never had a chance to test that giant box before he disassembled it.

I’m not touching amp modding. With my luck, it would explode in my face 😂
Haha I totally agree: it's not for the faint hearted - Zishan Z2 was the only DAP I needed to replace post soldering & such mistakes dissuade you from trying out anything more complex. I never bought the Zishan DSD which had some incredible mods, alas I'd never attempt to re-solder SMP components circuitry & risk smoking a much more expensive unit - bigtime.
Considering the cost of an Hiby R4 nowadays with inbuilt PEQ etc, why would you ?? lol.
 
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May 22, 2024 at 7:29 AM Post #102,558 of 106,928
Can you explain this exactly, please?

I can not. As stated in our Posting Guidelines, private messages are private, and there's no need for me to get into who has made complaints. Suffice it to say, not all of you in this thread are happy with some of the rapid fire posts that happen here.
 
May 22, 2024 at 7:30 AM Post #102,559 of 106,928
Really?
  1. The Watercooler Thread has always been behind this thread in the number of posts.
  2. Over in The Watercooler Thread, Rockwell75 has chastised people for not multi-quoting.
  3. I posted the reminder above, only after receiving complaints about post spamming occurring here, and I was hoping that a stitch in time would save nine. But I'm perfectly happy to just let posts get reported and deleted, and for more extensive thread pruning to happen as a result.
Really?
Rockwell not cheering for the number of posts and page numbers on numerous occasions and not asking at least several times about overtaking Discovery thread? Furthernore, to one of his posts about overtaking Discovery - you gave quite a detailed answer with the projections based on post dynamics that required some efforts looking into it (!) (back then post numbers for the threads were on slowly intersecting trendlines. Now this trend is broken).

I rest my case here. No more comments about it.
Any actions are your prerogatives and responsibility.
 
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May 22, 2024 at 7:33 AM Post #102,560 of 106,928
Really?
Rockwell not cheering for the number of posts and page numbers on numerous occasions and not asking at least several times about overtaking Discovery tread? Furthernote, to one of his posts about overtaking Discovery - you gave quite a detailed answer with the projections based on post dynamics (back then post numbers for the threads were on slowly intersecting trendlines. Now this trend is broken).

First of all, you do realize that nobody takes any of that seriously right?

I rest my case here. No more comments about it.
Any actions are your prerogatives and responsibility.

Secondly, likewise. Y'all carry on as you were then. Just use the report button if there are any issues, no need to PM me about it.
 
May 22, 2024 at 7:49 AM Post #102,561 of 106,928
Thread drama is the worst sort of drama. It makes me worried about someone someday just turning the lights off and shutting the door on what is one of my favourite pastimes lately.
 
May 22, 2024 at 7:50 AM Post #102,562 of 106,928
Haha I totally agree: it's not for the faint hearted - Zishan Z2 was the only DAP I needed to replace post soldering & such mistakes dissuade you from trying out anything more complex. I never bought the Zishan DSD which had some incredible mods, alas I'd never attempt to re-solder SMP components circuitry & risk smoking a much more expensive unit - bigtime.
Considering the cost of an Hiby R4 nowadays with inbuilt PEQ etc, why would you ?? lol.
Zishan/walnut and that overly expensive capacitor.
And og xd05 and op-amp rolling.

That was zs5, zs6 days.
I'm still using dragonfly black dongle for my phone.
 
May 22, 2024 at 7:57 AM Post #102,563 of 106,928
Thread drama is the worst sort of drama. It makes me worried about someone someday just turning the lights off and shutting the door on what is one of my favourite pastimes lately.

It's my hope that this thread remains one of the most popular threads here on Head-Fi, and better yet the most popular thread here period!

I think a lot of Head-Fiers have built there love for the hobby through this thread -- starting as new members, and eventually growing into some of our most experienced members -- happily passing on their knowledge to even newer generations of members.

If this thread had five, ten or even twenty times as many posts as as any other thread, that would be a wonderful thing! It means that both the hobby and the community are healthy (and ideally) happy.
 
May 22, 2024 at 8:14 AM Post #102,565 of 106,928
To clarify, I didn't mean you should expose private messages publicly...but to explain what it means.
These are two different meanings.

Oh, I see, my apologies for misunderstanding.

Basically, the complaints center around some members' habits of making many short posts, all in a row, over a relatively short period of time. While there is no hard rule against this, I can sympathize with the complaints and understand how irritating this can be. And so, I simply wanted to remind everybody that multiquotes are possible. I didn't even ask people to use that feature, just pointed out that it exists, and explained what it does.

I think it's important for us to remember that some members receive email notifications of new posts -- and having to repeatedly check back here every few minutes after yet another email can get tiring over time.
 
May 22, 2024 at 8:15 AM Post #102,566 of 106,928
Any in here who has bought the new Moondrop Evo?
And is happy or got any complaints?

https://moondroplab.com/en/products/evo

Love the Letshuoer Cadenza4 due to sound and comfort, and just cheap enough so I can use it at work. Thinking it would pair perfect with the Evo, both in design and as a portable solution.


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Right now I use the cabled IEMs mostly in the car/office or during breaks. And stick to tws when out physically working.

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May 22, 2024 at 8:21 AM Post #102,567 of 106,928
Any in here who has bought the new Moondrop Evo?
And is happy or got any complaints?

https://moondroplab.com/en/products/evo

Live the Letshuoer Cadenza4, just cheap enough so I can use at work now that review is finished. Thinking it would pair perfect with the Evo, both in design and as portable solution.

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Right now I use the cabled IEMs mostly in the car/office or during breaks. And stick to tws when out physically working.

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Oh ho more importantly can you please explain the humour on the cup - that distinction between hashtag and sharp. What's meaning of sharp in this context. My head will burst else!
 
May 22, 2024 at 8:24 AM Post #102,568 of 106,928
Oh ho more importantly can you please explain the humour on the cup - that distinction between hashtag and sharp. What's meaning of sharp in this context. My head will burst else!
Like in music. You have sharp and flat. The symbol for sharp looks like a hashtag symbol.
 
May 22, 2024 at 8:24 AM Post #102,569 of 106,928
Oh ho more importantly can you please explain the humour on the cup - that distinction between hashtag and sharp. What's meaning of sharp in this context. My head will burst else!
If you ever played a instrument the use of # indicates a sharp, so if I say F# on the piano you would then use the black key above to the right of the white F key. :beerchug:
 
May 22, 2024 at 8:31 AM Post #102,570 of 106,928
Interestingly enough, for the launch of the KZ Libra, they created a scratch card system.
In the box, you will find a card; if it’s a winning one, they will refund you the cost of the Libra.

A very curious idea, indeed — I'm almost tempted!

AliExpress Link

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the initiative is limited - at least for now - to 200 units.
EDIT 2: They already sold almost 150 units, so that means there are a little more of 50 units left (it seems this promotion worked out quite well for them).

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