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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
No need. My wife works in the office Mon-Wed, so I just have to be careful about which days things are delivered. :)- ScotchNeat
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
IF it fails (and mine did, at around the 10k hour mark), it is most likely the power board, which is easy to remove. I sent mine to Coppell TV Repair in Carrollton, Texas, and they repaired it for a flat-rate fee of $90. A week later it was back up on the wall.- ScotchNeat
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Sounds like you have your marching orders. :) My closeout Yggy OG (A2, old chassis) was a steal at $1999. The GS2 (A1, new chassis) is arguably an even better deal at $1699 ($1799 w/Unison). Hypothetically if we both one day upgraded to MIB+ w/Unison, I'd be in for $3,248, and your total...- ScotchNeat
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This would be my choice also. Find another $175 in your couch cushions and stack a Magni Piety on top of the Yggy. You'll have a ridiculous-looking (in a not so good, but yet somehow still oddly charming, way) and sounding (in a VERY good way) Schiit stack.- ScotchNeat
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
My selfish vote is to continue, as I want one but can't commit the funds right now. :)- ScotchNeat
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Listened to this today, and the production quality is outstanding--It positively shines on my Yggy OG/FV/Utopia chain. But I don't understand calling "Punisher" the heaviest track of 2023. Unless I happen to be on a Jazz kick, it's lighter than nearly everything I listen to on a daily basis...- ScotchNeat
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The miracles of modern HVAC. It's 74/23 indoors, where I spend >99% of my time. :)- ScotchNeat
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Not sure what you mean. It's 42 Freedom/5.5 Science degrees here today in the Midwestern US, and I'm in shorts and a short-sleeve shirt too.- ScotchNeat
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
Yeah, agree that piece of it doesn't make sense. An unpacked FLAC file will always be identical to the WAV file that it was created from. It's like zipping a document--you get back exactly what you put in.- ScotchNeat
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
As someone who has the non-plus OG, I agree completely. But I got it on closeout, and I figure I'll wait to upgrade it to the plus chassis until my warranty is almost over, since that'll give me a 2-year extension. :)- ScotchNeat
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Yup, Mani 2 definitely looks way better than the Grado:- ScotchNeat
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
There was a series of IBM Thinkpads back in the late-90s that had a number of case screws that were Torx T1. The hex bits to remove them were $36 each (almost $70 in 2023 dollars), and were every bit as fragile as T1 sounds like it would be. Only certain techs were allowed to use them...- ScotchNeat
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
I've been pretty pleased with 900kbps LDAC to a FiiO BTR5 and driving Blessing 2s. Yes my home rig is still better, but it also costs 20x as much.- ScotchNeat
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
What's a few missing adjectives between friends? Most people don't even know what "mechanically separated" and "slurry" actually mean, so they're omitted solely to avoid confusion. Yeah, that's it.- ScotchNeat
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
You're thinking about it wrong. The Niro being so squared off has all that wonderful space in the back, so you should convert it to a MR layout, have the 427 behind you and the blower intake on the roof. :)- ScotchNeat
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- Forum: Jason Stoddard