I think that cartoon character is us when we read the headline and look at what we spend in a year (or on a single tube!).

No MB on the Asgard. I have another brand DAC that's decent in there now. Not up to the Gumby's level, but not bad for the price. It's still lesser, hence my lust for considering a Yggy. Edit: I originally wrote Gumby instead of Asgard

Nice ideas... As for the Tyrs, do it! It's not worth it to live with regrets! 😁

For the headphone stack I could get by with the decent non-Schiit DAC, Asgard 3 & Piety. I should try that stack with the Freya N in transparency mode and pass-through on the Lokius to see what I get. After having the Gumby in that stack with the other Schiit items that may go downstairs, it...

A quick update to my posts about moving the Gumby down to the big speaker system: The Gumby had a chance to warm up overnight and I changed some settings on the Denon amp. I really haven't explored all that it can do to be embarrassingly frank. We've just not used that room as much as we should...

Of course! Great talent is great talent. But a phenomenal kazoo player is still playing a kazoo...😉

I posted the results of my troubleshooting shortly after the post that you quoted. It's easy to miss a post with how many messages per hour this board generates! "I figured out why the iPhone was the culprit. It's a "duh" or 'd'oh!" moment. When I got my AirPods Pro a couple of months ago, I...

I figured out why the iPhone was the culprit. It's a "duh" or 'd'oh!" moment. When I got my AirPods Pro a couple of months ago, I did a hearing test and uploaded the results into the APP's iPhone settings to get the APP's to compensate for my hearing loss. I then set the APP's to hearing-aid...

Thanks for the reply, Roy. It got me started on the troubleshooting process. You're right that the Magni's were redundant - I should have realized that right away. Been a long week. However, removing the Magni did not fix the issue. I tried 2 channel stereo as well. Next, I tried the iPad in the...

Replace the GE5670 tubes? Should be 4 of them behind the ice-maker.

Being more than a little OCD, I had to set the Gumby and other bits up in the home theatre room. A couple of issues, and a question: I initially used the Piety as a preamp and quickly switched to the Magni 3+. There was too much bass and clipping with both. I realized I had to switch to low...

I'm not a fan of some tuneless improv, nor most jazz with vibraphones or vocals for the most part. East coast Jazz is most listened to, with some west coast. I do like fusion, particularly from the 70's, and there are a lot of exceptional current musicians. Many have posted their recommendations...

I listened to that Lucinda Williams track a few days ago, too. Love her music.

LOVE Red Right Hand! I saw PJH open for U2 in Indianapolis ~20 years ago. I have more memories of her set than U2's.

I may have done that with Pearl Jam a few times (I have audio for over 200 concerts and the "Pearl Jam Radio" station on SiriusXM usually playing in the car). Fortunately, my wife is a PJ fan as well.

"yacht rock" <shudders 😬> I just don't get that genre. Sure, some Jazz improv sounds like 3-5 people tuning up at the same time, but still... 😜

Great artists, all. We share a taste in some music. I recall that you're not a Neil Young Fan. I have everything that he's released, as well as complete collections of Misters Reed and Waits. Nick Cave is someone you might want to check out if you haven't already, as well as PJ Harvey.

My wife isn't into Jazz either. I prefer instrumental music when I need to focus, be it Jazz, acoustic, piano, or jam bands. I can divide my attention without detracting from musical enjoyment or the task at hand, which even I find odd. I've tried classical many times, but it just isn't the key...

I picked up an inexpensive and generally well-regarded DAC with an AKM4493 chip via a local FB Marketplace ad this week. The price was too good to pass up and I was curious about it. I tried it in my main Schiit stack and It did surprisingly well (It has a reputation for being pleasing with...

I'm currently at 7.1, but hope to bring it to 11.2 once we get the basement renos done in about 2 years.

13.4 or your heart just isn't in it 👀

Beat me to it.

Interesting comment to make without having heard the new Gungnir. Frame rates on video cards can be measured. Quality of audio output from a DAC cannot, and is subjective to the listener, so your analogy doesn't quite fit here. Is the end user using headphones or speakers? What else is in the...

But making an intentionally divisive statement ("pure copium") then putting on the 😇 with "wasn't my intention to stir the pot"? Nah, that's just trolling and gaslighting.