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Audiophile/enthusiast
Favourite quote: “Anyone that can listen to music, some of the time, without multitasking, in my book, is an audiophile. Being an audiophile is a state of mind, not the gear that you own.” - Steve Guttenberg (the Audiophiliac)
Favourite quote: “Anyone that can listen to music, some of the time, without multitasking, in my book, is an audiophile. Being an audiophile is a state of mind, not the gear that you own.” - Steve Guttenberg (the Audiophiliac)
- Location
- Sweden
- Interests
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Photography
Electronics
Computer graphics, programming languages and compilers
- Headphone Inventory
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Sennheiser x Massdrop HD8XX
Sennheiser x Massdrop HD6XX
Sennheiser HD600
Sennheiser HD590
Sennheiser x Massdrop HD58X Jubilee
HIFIMAN x Massdrop HE-4XX
Apple AirPods Pro
KOSS iPortaPro (white/blue)
KOSS PortaPro wireless w/ Yaxi pads
- Headphone Amp Inventory
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• Schiit Audio Folkvangr+Gungnir (multibit, unison) with PYST RCA (snake oil) interconnect
• Schiit Audio Lyr3+Bifrost2 with PYST (straightwire) RCA interconnect
• Schiit Audio Lyr3 with multibit DAC card
• Schiit Audio Vali2+, ModiMB with PYST RCA (straightwire) interconnect
• Schiit Audio Magni2U, Modi2U (AKM4396 with PYST RCA interconnect
• Schiit Audio Magni3
• Schiit Audio Aegir (with Vali2+, ModiMB as preamp, DAC)
• HRT i-dSp
• Audioengine D3
• NuForce uDAC-2
TUBES:
NEW Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB
NEW JJ Electronic 6SN7
NEW Psvane HIFI UK-6SN7
NOS Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB
NOS Westinghouse 6SN7GTB "electronic tube" halo/disc getter
NOS Russian MELZ 6N8S metal base
NOS Russian MELZ 1578 metal base
NOS Russian 70's Foton 6N8S
…and more
- Source Inventory
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Computer (USB A-B -> Gungnir+Folkvangr / Bifrost2+Lyr3 / Modi+Magni)
iPhone/iPad (Lightning-to-USB -> USB A-B -> Gungnir+Folkvangr / Bifrost2+Lyr3 / Modi+Magni)
iPhone (Lightning-to-USB -> i-dSp)
- Cable Inventory
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HEADPHONE:
Sennheiser x Massdrop HD8XX stock cable
Sennheiser x Massdrop HD6XX stock cable (with 3.5mm to 1/4" adapter)
Sennheiser x Massdrop HD58X stock cable (with 3.5mm to 1/4" adapter)
Sennheiser HD650 stock cable (with 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter)
Sennheiser HD600 stock cable (with 3.5mm to 1/4" adapter)
Sennheiser HD590 stock cable (with 3.5mm to 1/4" adapter)
INTERCONNECT:
PYST RCA 6" (straightwire)
PYST RCA 6” (snake oil)
PYST RCA 1m (snake oil)
SOURCE:
AudioQuest Carbon USB A-B 1.5m
AudioQuest Pearl USB A-B 1.5m
PYST USB A-B (straightwire)
HQ Super Silverline USB A-B (gold plated, double shielded, ofc, ferrite beads) 1.8m
Luxorparts BlueConn USB A-uB 0.5m
Nikabe S/PDIF TOSLINK (1mm POF fibre) 1.0m
- Other Audio Equipment
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PHIREE U2S USB-to-S/PDIF converter
SolidBase DF-H11 headphone stand
- Music Preferences
- Pop, Rock, 80's, Spacesynth
- Gender
- Male
- Gear-Fi
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MacBook Pro 15in (mid-2015)
Tamiya Blazing Star 4WD R/C Buggy (electric)
- Occupation
- Software Engineer
Signature
Amp/DAC: Folkvangr/GungnirMB, Lyr3/Bifrost2, Lyr3MB, Asgard3MB, Magni3, Magni2U/Modi2U • Two-channel: ModiMB/Vali2+ -> Aegir • Headphone: Sennheiser HD8XX, HD660S, HD6XX, HD600, HD590, HD58Xj; HiFiMan HE-4XX