Those are called Schwannoma tumors. I'm lucky, I have NF2 which means I have one on each side. My right one led to a 5cm mass that had to be surgically removed back in 2017. I have 100% hearing loss on the right side and a 7.4k roll-off on the left and Tinnitus in both ears. I find it really...

I see FiiO just released a Flagship desktop DAC/AMP complete with "collector's AK4499 chip" Schiit missed the boat on this one. all their AK based DAC's could have become collectors editions with a corresponding price hike.:dt880smile:

Is that maybe why they refer to it as a "collector's AK4499 chip"? :L3000: Do you think they know that most of us know the AKM factory burned down.

Surely Audiophile grade outlets must do something... right? :L3000:

Just googled "ac outlet color" and you can get just about any color you want, if you want to spend the money, that is. I unfortunately could not find any with brushed aluminum finish to match my Schiit. So Disappointed.

What makes you think that? sounds reasonable to me. I mean I might have chosen ABBA's 'Dancing Queen", which I believe is of higher fidelity, but it all boils down to personal preference.:L3000:

And yet some prefer the "sound" of D/S DAC's over multi-bit. The issue would be to make a D/S Gungir that sounds significantly better that a Modius to justify the price.

That's too funny. :beyersmile:

Here's My Tux cat, Spats AKA Fat B@stard. I promise he's not dead, just spends most of his time in this or similar poses. I promised him I would immortalize him on the web.

I seem to remember back in the day the mixing engineer and the mastering engineer were two different people. The mastering engineers job was to to EQ and limit to get the best sound out of the vinyl record. I remember when Apple music made a thing out of "Mastered for Itunes" which would imply...

Until Jason has something interesting to share and since I'm not into cars I thought I would give a run down of my headphones and impressions. Why here, because my signal chain is all Schiit. Signal Chain 1. Jriver-laptop USB-Bifrost2 single ended-Loki-Saga-original Valhalla-Beyer currently...

I never heard of that one. Probably for good reason. I was able to pick up the Karajan for a whole $6.42. I'm going to be listening to some Wagner tonight.:L3000: Thanks.

Any thoughts on a best performance Die Meistersinger? I think this was Wagner's only "Light" subject matter opera. I'm thinking Jocum but reviews on Amazon are all over the place. I have the Levine on DVD. Thanks

Let me add to your discomfort. I got the BF2 as soon as it came out and a Jotenheim about 4 months ago to augment my Valhalla. I'm extremely happy I did. I've had many Bifrosts over the years, both DS and MB. The MB with red book CD's and files is just excellent. IMHO the only reason to get the...

The sad thing is somebody will read this and believe it. so many people have such a poor knowledge of History. if if you knew yours you would know it was Napoleon who invented the Internet.

Where's the brown coffee mug with "Schiit Happens" on it? I so would have bought that:L3000: Kevin

Good to see your back Mike. Enjoy the ride.

I believe "Dual Mono" or separate mono block amps is supposed to reduce/eliminate crosstalk, Balanced amp I don't know but balanced cable is to reduce/improve common mode noise in long cable runs or electrically noisy environments but I am reaching way back so take it for what it's worth.

Can't argue with changing headphones either. I have 5 amps and 6 headphones and for me the headphones make a more profound change in sound signature than the amps do.

New tubes are generally rated at 3000 to 5000 hours which when you think about your actual 'on' time is a long time. YMMV with NOS tubes. I've had mine for over 3 years and still on the original tubes. The LD MKIII would be a lower cost option and the darkvoice I hear would also be a good...

I've had my LD MKIV SE for several years now and use it primarily with 600ohm DT-880's. It is very versatile and I have also used my PS-500e and HE400 on it as well. I do find that mine is rather sensitive to RF so I have to careful of placement around computer and WiFi stuff. I've been using my...

Austin and January would work for me. I'd be willing to help with setup and tear down if needed.

I'm from Houston, but Austin or San Antonio would be great. Hope this works out.

There are several things i dislike about my current systems, wires, wall-warts, not enough time to listen to them. I don't expect Schiit can help with the last one, they can certainly help with the first 2.   The Schiit KISTA(box or chest).    A rack for the small form factor stuff with a...

I have had my Fulla for a couple of days now and while I'm pleased with the sound, I'm not impressed by the whole package. My Volume pot is noisy as in with no music playing and I adjust the volume, I can here the pots wiper. Of course the metal edges, wile not cutting sharp are reminiscent of a...