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    Schiit Mimir - Impressions Thread

    Are you connecting to the computer using Remote Desktop or some similar tool? If that's the case that's why you are seeing Remote Audio and some sound options won't be available. I'd try plugging keyboard and monitor directly to computer and trying again.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    If you want to have something new and exciting to play with the Mimir gives you a lot of that for a bargain price. Also that way you can post your impressions against Yggy...
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    What is your favourite alternative audio forum?

    I like to read https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org. Some of the posts are on the abrasive side but you often learn a thing or two and it's also very entertaining. Just don't believe everything you read.
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    Popular Classical Music

    Being a Qobuz user one tends to discover more than your usual share of French labels, artists and composers. I recently came across this recording of viola works by Couperin. Highly recommended if you like viola harmonics. It's also remarkable that these works often sound more recent than 1728...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    With Byggy at $3,500 we are getting into serious money even if we can argue it's good value when compared with the competition. How much of the price tag comes from a more complex design and how much is accounting with higher parts and cost of doing business (i.e. inflation) in say the last 5...
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    Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?

    Thanks. I also read foam tips can be more stable than silicone. Awesome. Can you still charge with these on?
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    Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?

    I've been using the Google Pixel Buds A‑Series which I got for free with my Pixel 9 and they are ok for a basic IEM without no ANC. One annoying thing about them is the lack of control customization which means volume has to be controlled from the device. They have stabilizing tabs which work...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Looking forward to comparisons between Bifrost 2/64 and Mimir. Completely different technology but how close are they soundwise? I remember back when Schiit kept repeating they were not a software company...
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    Your favorite quotes.

    "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." Commonly misattributed to Yogi Berra but really by this prolific guy Anonymous.
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    Popular Classical Music

    One of the most prolific American sopranos of the late 20th century but most of her career has happened in Europe and singing in German.
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