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  1. Condocondor

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    What is that supposed to be?
  2. Condocondor

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Or just put it in a separate chassis all together with a switcher for various voltages. Then when Schitt comes out with a new amp or DAC, they'll only have to ship the pcb chassis for a lesser cost. Kind of like sticking with the modular theme? Imagine the cost savings? The completive price...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    So, that means we'll be getting an Asgard+ with Halo much, much, sooner then? Right?....or a Jotenheim3!!!!!!!!!!....or a Lyr2+........
  4. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    LOL... I kept coming down in the morning and having to re-listen and compare to my Jotenheim2. Surely, I was suffering from "new toy syndrome" and made an over enthusiastic evaluation. Every morning for a week, I kept doing the comparison. I kept thinking "It can't be this good?....this wee...
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    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    A new old stock/new in box would be like $170. It was worth it over the stock tube to me. I'm a freak though. I have to know that I have the best. I justified it because even with an expensive tube, the Vali3 + WE396A was still less than the Jotenheim2. The Vali 3 sounded similar and...
  6. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    I tested my Vali 3, turned on the unit, let it warm up, then pluged in my EditionXX--no popping whatsoever. Schitt must have solved that problem.
  7. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    Hold the phone! Got this NOS Phillips 2C51 tube from TUBE DEPOT for $19.95. Pictured alongside my 1966 WE396A ($100). The WE396A sounds about 5% more spacious but other than that, it's got the same exact tonality, clarity, imaging, etc. Link and pic below: https://tubedepot.com/products/2c51
  8. Condocondor

    Comment by 'Condocondor' on listing 'Sennheiser HD 660S2'

    Still available?
  9. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    Well, with that WE396A, it's a good pretend.
  10. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    This is the vendor I bought from on ebay. Great guy. Boy either the '66 or the '50 seem good to me. Not an expert on this tube but I don't think you could lose. The '50 is stronger.
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    Reply to review by 'Condocondor' on item 'iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei'

    People think nothing of spending $1200 on a phone these days. You can command the price, IF, you deliver on quality with a unique product that your competitors haven't matched yet. I gave input in a piece iFi Audio published here at Head-Fi.org in January of this year: "Tell us what you think...
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    Reply to review by 'Condocondor' on item 'iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei'

    "Yes the price is high but the quality is absolutely there and in spades. The 4 distinct filters, K2HD, Xbass, XSpace, Turbo mode, and IEMatch all somehow add up to something that is more than the sum of their parts. I understand that a lot of consumers will probably never consider spending $450...
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    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    No. Mine does not have the higher spec'd, ruggedized "JW" but it's the same tube according to the ebay tube vendor. He had the JW for sale at $170 but I declined.
  14. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    I'd go straight for the endgame tube. WE396A. You could spend so much money buying "cheap tubes & adapters" that sound decent, only to find, in the end, the WE396A is what you should have had all along. Then you never have tube "nervosa". Like I said before, $149+$170 for the tube is still...
  15. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    So glad you posted this. I felt like I was sticking my neck out on the hype train. Its really hard to express how BIG a this little Schitt's performance is.
  16. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    I love it. Tell us more.
  17. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    Ok fellow audiophiles. I have an important update: Vali 3 + WE396A tube is absolutely superior to my Jotenheim 2 now. Sound staging & imaging is fantastic. Dynamics & body are fantastic. The Jotenheim2 by comparison sounds a bit constrained and smaller now. Yes, the WE396A ($100.00...
  18. Condocondor

    iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei... The Ultimate GO Bar Has Arrived!

    So, I wanted to post this quote from the Youtuber "Pragmatic Audio" comments section since the Queststyle M15 seems to be the gold standard (now dethroned by the Kensei GoBar.) "@pragmatic_audio_review Yes the kensei xspace and xbass are very similar to the Gryphon in Levels. As for the K2 it...
  19. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    Would you be willing to try the stock tube for the sake of the community and report your comparison findings? I know it's a big ask.
  20. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    Please describe the differences between this tube and the stock tube. That would really help the community.
  21. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    Well, the Vali3 does have the 100 volt rails of the Lyr+ now. That allows more linearity which allows less life sucking negative feedback. The Magni Unity, for $119 is a worthy experiment to find out just how close it comes to my Jotenheim 2 and Asgard 3 (I sold it). If I order it, I will...
  22. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    Well, I've read that the Lyr+ is on the same level as the Jotenheim2--just different. I have the Jotenheim2 and I think my Vali3 (with the stock tube) is on the same level. I read a quote from a guy that owned the new Vali3 and the Lyr+ and he said, "I like it better than my Lyr+". So, now...
  23. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    That's saying something. I think I like it as well as, and in some cases, better than my Schitt Jotenheim2. So I think we concur on the Vali 3. Whew, I'm glad I'm not alone in my assessment since I have 60yr. old ears. On the Schitt website for the Vali 3, Jasons says, "What if we blew up the...
  24. Condocondor

    Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread

    I doubt it's worth it, but here's where I bought mine today (WE396A): https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_blrs=recall_filtering&_ssn=ap1278&store_cat=0&store_name=ap1278&_oac=1&_nkw=we396a https://tubeworldexpress.com/collections/preamp/396a
  25. Condocondor

    FIIO’s New Products Will Show up at CanJam Singapore 2024!

    You guys are killing it! Keep up the great work.
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