Same here. Valhalla 2 with stock Sennheiser HD6xx (although in this case I’m using a Denefrips Ares II rather than the usual Modi Multibit for this set up) I’m finding that the Valhalla 2 treats Mark Knopfler’s “Sailing To Philadelphia” quite nicely.

Makes sense. I usually over complicate anything I get within 20 feet of, so your clarification helps.

I’ve never done any mixing of amps (for example, a Vidar for left and right and an Gjallarhorn for a center) and the only surround system I used was with an integrated 5.1 amp, but I assume the different gain of the amps would be an issue. Both the Gjallarhorn and the Kraken have a gain of 10...

47 Tyrs might be overkill. 3 is just getting started.

It’s interesting how different listening setups affect what you hear. I hear a pretty significant difference between tubes and buffered mode on the Freya+ going out to speakers (via Tyrs) But using headphones, I don’t notice the “tube” sound on the Valhalla 2 when compared to the Mjolnir 3. A...

I use gloves when changing tubes, but I don’t think it’s necessary. It’s nice to keep them clean but the temperatures involved probably won’t be an issue. Where finger oil does definitly become a problem is on things like xenon enclosed arc lamps for movie projectors which output 2500 to...

Definitely a great record. “Chitlins Con Carne” is my favorite track. Stevie Ray Vaughn did a very good version of that track which, coincidentally, I was introduced to at the Schiitr by one of the other customers who insisted I needed to listen to SRV’s version lest my life be incomplete. I...

Good suggestion. I really liked “Hundred Miles”. I love the way it builds from a single voice to all three with the droning accordion and fiddle coming in after an extended a’cappella first half. Are you familiar with “The Be Good Tanyas”? They are another group of three women playing...

As a photographer, this kind of weather drives me up the walls. If we’re going to have weather, let’s have some big dramatic clouds. None of this flat, gray gloom. That said, we sometimes get a few good clouds…

I have this LP. I discovered 10cc after I got a copy of Godley and Creme’s “Snack Attack” some time in the mid-80s which I bought entirely based on the album cover art. I listened to “Snack Attack” again about a year ago. The song writing is rather eccentric. Godley and Creme went on to...

I have a vinyl of Primitiva that sounds like someone threw it in a wood chipper and then glued it back together. To be honest I bought it for the cover more than the music. But now I’m listening to it via Apple Music>iPad>Modi Multibit>Vali2++>Hifiman Headphones. Not so many pops and clicks...

I’ve grown Indigo Rose blue tomatoes. It’s a good tomato, although of the smaller varieties, my favorites are the Black Cherry and White Cherry. Coincidentally I’m currently listening to “Strange Fire” by Indigo Girls.

I really agree with you on that one. I know Jason said the plan was to close it, but I’d love it if they can keep it going, if not in Newhall, maybe somewhere closer to Pasadena (a selfish suggestion as that would be convenient to me). It says something about the product if you can say “come...

Is this part of Apple Music’s “Keep Media folder Organized” feature? I turned it on briefly. It started moving my files around and I quickly shut it off. It appeared to do more damage than was worth any problem it solved. I put my files in specific places because that’s where I want them. I...

I can’t offer a comparison since I have never listened to a Lyr, but I will say that the Freya+ with tubes running is a distinctly different sound from the solid state stage. What I notice most is that pianos sound richer in a way that is really satisfying. I like what the tubes do to Art...

Sounds like a lousy day. I hope things improve soon. It’s situations like this that let you know you need to get away from the problem for a while. I will say that I’m very happy with the Valhalla 2. It provides a nicely different experience from the Mjolnir 3. While I understand the desire...

I have the Steven Wilson mix of Aqualung. My digital version of Thick as a Brick sounds good, but I wouldn’t object to hearing another mix. The one Tull CD I have that really needs help is Broadsword and the Beast (I believe this was the original CD release). I actually bought a Lokius to...

I have two LPs of “Thick as a Brick” - the one I bought in high school… probably around 1982, and my father’s copy which is an earlier pressing with the full newspaper included. My 1982 copy has a lot of distortion in it (maybe it was at the end of the run for that particular stamper) but my...

Seems pretty accurate. I typed in Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits was the next closest artist. And I’d say those two are pretty much my favorite musical artists. Additionally a large number of artists that popped up were also ones I liked quite a bit. Seems worth using as a way to find new stuff.

My brother has some kind of motion sensing bidet-self cleaning toilet seat thing installed in his bathrooms. There is something rather disturbing about a toilet that starts drooling as you approach it.

The Ragnarok sounds like a great deal although it doesn’t really fit into my systems - I’ve never listened to one so I can’t comment on it. But I’m currently listening to “Pictures at an Exhibition” through the Mjolnir 3 with a set of Hifiman HE400ESE 32 ohm headphones and it sounds really...

I’m a newbie when it comes to tubes as well so this kind of information is really helpful. And now I’m starting to eye the “last call” Valhallas on Schiit’s site.

Speaking of Jazz, I’m currently listening to “The Complete 3 Blind Mice” by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. I’ve listened to the title track several times, but I’d forgotten how good the whole album is.