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    Sound card vs USB DAC?

    I'd worry about latency for gaming here. I say that while wearing the Sony WH-1000XM5 (which I love), and not having tried the older (RF?) model.
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    Rate the video games you're currently playing

    It shipped with third person mode, in ship, running about, and god-view during outpost building. I'm ~30h into Starfield and digging it. Much more engaging for me than Skyrim was at launch. I may just be getting old though.
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    JDS Labs C5/C5D (pg96) portable amp/amp+DAC

    Outside of COVID WFH when it sat unused on my work desk, my c5d has been in near daily use at work since purchase. Has held up well.
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    [Interest Check] Pittsburgh Head-Fi Meet

    I’d show up again, had fun last time.
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    Receiver as headphone amp

    Being broke is a recipe for disappointment, I had just graduated college at the time. No idea why this thread popped up again for me also (Or what I ended up doing 15 years ago...)
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    Schiit Valhalla Tube Rolling thread.

    Swapping the front and back(left rear with right rear, left front with right front); noise stays (primarily) on the right. Swapping just the back again; noise stays on the right channel. I'm not sure how it funnels through..
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    Schiit Valhalla Tube Rolling thread.

    Good idea; hadn't considered. Swapping the tubes left/right; still seems to keep right channel with the noise unfortunately...
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    Schiit Valhalla Tube Rolling thread.

    I have an OG Valhalla, been in happy and reasonably heavy use for the last 3 years or so (average use of 1-2 hours/day over that span; turned off when not in use, some 12 hour binges some weeks where I could barely find time to use). Currently; when I turn the amp on disconnected from...
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    Selecting your first turntable setup - Get the biggest bang for your buck - Keep it under $2000

    Nice, thanks for the discussion. After some more digging I ordered a **** Mani, and will try and get the vintage LX-510 working on it once everything comes in, worst case scenario I fail and end up buying a new one table to use it with.    I may actually bring my Schitt Modi/Mani stack home...
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    Selecting your first turntable setup - Get the biggest bang for your buck - Keep it under $2000

    'Afternoon.  Looking to get a small setup; and my timetable was pushed up by a friends offer of a ~free  Sony PS-LX510 in (pretty) good condition;  he thought it was in need of a new cartridge but otherwise in good shape.   Right now, I have   PC -> Schiit Bifrost -> (Existing Switch)...
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    Selecting your first turntable setup - Get the biggest bang for your buck - Keep it under $2000

    https://www.amazon.com/Music-Hall-Driven-Turntable-Cartridge/dp/B001FUF8FQ   Seem like a solid choice in the 200-300 price range to get into records?  Interested in something to play with while relaxing; but not requiring too much fiddling, something I can reliable veg out with after a long...
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    Shure SE846 Impressions Thread

    Checking in; also agree.  Only other phone I'd been able to find with a black background was my OnePlus One.  V10 is a happy successor. 
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    General use earbud with microphone, also for use running.

    Not really on either front.   She listens to ~every music style depending on what she's doing, and budget doesn't matter *that* much (1 to150 usd probably).  Microphone quality is probably more important than peak sound quality (talking to her mother while walking the dog, my M80 tend to have...
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