Recent content by stochasticJim

I had an enjoyable day at AXPONA today. I met up with a couple of retired friends, and we wandered around listening for the rooms with the most interesting music. We paid some attention to the gear... My favorite sound came from Klipsch La Scalas and the MBL room. Both had stunningly beautiful...

I'll be there on Friday. Meeting up with some old friends. :)

Returning to the discussion of listening to lyrics vs. the human voice as an instrument... I watched this very enjoyable program this past weekend. I didn't understand a word of the lyrics, but the music was transcendent. Highly recommended for Snarky Puppy fans...

You know that cats don't like getting their paws wet. 🐈‍⬛ :smirk:

I'll throw a guess on the pile. Schiit Audio simultaneously reduces the price barrier for experiencing high-end audio and quells your audio nervosa by introducing Schiit leasing. For a low monthly subscription, try out every headphone amp in the Schiit stable over the course of a year. Or...

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I'm running picoreplayer 9.0.1 on a Rpi4 into a Bifrost OG +MB +Unison. Musical bliss.

Thanks for posting this. The Zeroth Things Zeroth chapter is one of my favorites. I'm stunned that it was 5 years ago. And I appreciate your explorations of applying Jason's ideas. You may like The Element, by Ken Robinson. This idea from The Element has stuck with me: The question...

Aren't you supposed to put that in a paper bag first? :smirk:

I originally came to the thread to read Jason's Schiit Happened posts. After I finished, I started reading the recent posts. At the time, the group was discussing fudge from Uranus, Missouri. That was 2017. I haven't left since...

My Bifrost is celebrating its 10th birthday this month. I bought it from the first batch of black Schiit. Originally an Uber Analog with Gen 2 USB, I upgraded to Multibit and Gen 5 USB in 2018, then upgraded to Unison USB in 2022. My Bifrost has been in continuous use for the past 10 years...

I grew up in Waukegan, one city south of Zion. Proud home of Jack Benny, Ray Bradbury, and fine jazz drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith, among others. When I think of Zion, I think of the Dunes Theater where you could catch a movie for a buck (saw Star Wars there in 1977), the roller rink, the...

One piece of research suggests that delegating most or all of the secondary vehicle controls (radio, climate, and others) to a touch screen borders on malpractice. To me, the most fascinating part of the research results is the "Residual Costs" subsection which shows (Fig. 6) that your driving...

I still do. :nerd:

Nice article about Rachael and Vilray in the March Stereophile. A big thank you to @Paladin79 for introducing me to Rachael Price's remarkable voice.