AudioDuck
- Location
- Washington State, USA
- Interests
- Music, reading, hiking, video games, downhill skiing
- Headphone Inventory
- ZMF Atrium Closed Olivewood LTD
ZMF Verité Closed African Blackwood LTD
ZMF Eikon Bocote LTD
Shure SRH-1540
Shure SE535 with custom ear molds (IEM)
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- Woo Audio WA2 (OTL tube amp) connected to Gungnir Multibit with Acoustic Zen Silver Reference (RCA) interconnects. Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline/The Apache (dual mono solid-state) connected to same via Siltech Explorer (RCA).
- Source Inventory
- Schiit Gungnir Multibit DAC connected to Bluesound Node 2 with DH Labs Glass Master Toslink cable. Gungnir also connected to Marantz CD player as transport via coax digital out (Harmonic Tech Cyberlink digital cable).
- Cable Inventory
- With ZMFs: Norne Audio Einvaldi Reference (Atrium Closed)/Norne Audio Drausk (Verité Closed)/Norne Audio Vygarde (Eikon) - all single-ended/6.35 mm; Wywires Platinum (dual XLR/balanced)/Wireworld Nano Eclipse (SE/6.35 mm) - both extra long for listening farther from my amps. Audiophile Ninja cables for 4.4 mm balanced/DAP listening.
With Shure SRH-1540: Moon Audio Blue Dragon.
With Shure SE-535: Norne Audio SX-4 IEM.
- Power-Related Components
- Wireworld Aurora power cords (with Gungnir and WA2), Mini-Aurora power cord with Bluesound Node 2, Morrow Audio MAP-1 (with Apache), Pangea 14 SE power cord with CD player; Furman Elite 15i power conditioner.
- Other Audio Equipment
- ATC SCM-19 active towers connected to Schiit Freya S preamp via Audioquest Water (balanced). Active speakers powered by Harmonic Technology AC-11 power cords.
Totem Storm subwoofer connected to preamp via Audioquest Black Lab cables.
- Audio-Related Tweaks
- Speakers and subwoofer isolated from floor via IsoAcoustic footers (Gaia and Aperta Sub)
VibroCones under Gungnir MB DAC
IsoAcoustic Orea footers under WA2 amp
Cardas RCA caps on unused inputs on WA2 and Apache amps
- Music Preferences
- Alternative rock, pop, electronica, jazz, funk, folk
- Gear-Fi
- Xbox Series X with 4K/HDR TV. K2 Poacher skis.
- Occupation
- Product Marketing Management
Contact
- NorwegianDuck
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Seating: Ekornes Stressless Wing recliner
Cans/IEM (aftermarket cable): ZMF Verité Closed African Blackwood LTD (Norne Drausk); ZMF Atrium Closed Olivewood LTD (Norne Einvaldi Reference); ZMF Eikon Bocote LTD (Norne Vygarde). Balanced cable: WyWires Platinum (dual XLR). “Daily driver”: Shure SRH-1540 (Moon Audio Blue Dragon); IEM: Shure SE535 with custom ear molds (Norne SX4)
Signal chain: Bluesound Node 2 (Wireworld Mini-Aurora PC) - Toslink DH Labs Glass Master -> Schiit Audio Gungnir MB (Wireworld Aurora PC) - Acoustic Zen Silver Reference (RCA) -> Woo Audio WA2 (Tung-Sol USN 7236/JAN 5998 power tubes, RFT EZ81 foil-getter rectifiers, Telefunken G-73R/Brimar 6057T/Mullard 12AX7 Medical Grade/Grass Valley Instrument “red tip” (+adapter) input tubes), Wireworld Aurora PC, and Synergistic Research Purple fuse. - from DAC: Harmonic Tech Pro-Silway (XLR) -> RSA Apache (2023 rev; Morrow MAP-1 PC).
On-the-go: Sony NW-WM1A.
Seating: Ekornes Stressless Wing recliner
Cans/IEM (aftermarket cable): ZMF Verité Closed African Blackwood LTD (Norne Drausk); ZMF Atrium Closed Olivewood LTD (Norne Einvaldi Reference); ZMF Eikon Bocote LTD (Norne Vygarde). Balanced cable: WyWires Platinum (dual XLR). “Daily driver”: Shure SRH-1540 (Moon Audio Blue Dragon); IEM: Shure SE535 with custom ear molds (Norne SX4)
Signal chain: Bluesound Node 2 (Wireworld Mini-Aurora PC) - Toslink DH Labs Glass Master -> Schiit Audio Gungnir MB (Wireworld Aurora PC) - Acoustic Zen Silver Reference (RCA) -> Woo Audio WA2 (Tung-Sol USN 7236/JAN 5998 power tubes, RFT EZ81 foil-getter rectifiers, Telefunken G-73R/Brimar 6057T/Mullard 12AX7 Medical Grade/Grass Valley Instrument “red tip” (+adapter) input tubes), Wireworld Aurora PC, and Synergistic Research Purple fuse. - from DAC: Harmonic Tech Pro-Silway (XLR) -> RSA Apache (2023 rev; Morrow MAP-1 PC).
On-the-go: Sony NW-WM1A.
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