Yeah, the most important thing to know about COVID-19 (besides how quickly/easily is seems to spread) is that it is several times more lethal than the flu (while presenting similar symptoms). Taking worst-case estimates from the CDC, the 2019-2020 flu has a ~0.1% mortality rate (just in the US)...

I think modding is best when done with stuff that is modular. For example: drums. Heads, rims, sticks, tuning, resonant sides, dampening rings, etc. There are a LOT of things you can do to your drums to change the sound without damaging the shells. You might have to replace a few heads here and...

I personally would not get a Mjolnir 1, even at closeout prices. The Mjolnir 2 can do single ended if you want it to (not possible on the original), and the 2 offers tube options, so you have a high-end amp that can be run entirely SS or as a tube hybrid depending on your mood. The 2, IMO, is a...

I've got the HD600 and a Valhalla 1, and it is excellent. Haven't tried the 600 with a Lyr, obviously, but I would guess that the Valhalla is a better pairing with both the HD650 and HD800S. Keep in mind, however, that Lyr would be better if you decide to dabble in power hungry models like...

To be honest, I'm still in a honeymoon period on the K7XX's comfort, and that probably colors my opinion of how they sound. I can definitely say that they sound "good", and are at least comparable to my HD600, but I am still going to need more time to pick out which is more detailed, how the...

Solid state amps tend to have power dropoffs because they are voltage limited, while tube amps tend to offer a lot more voltage at the expense of current limits. Note, however, that these are tendencies and are not firm rules. With a different circuit design, one could greatly increase the...

Yup. This is from the previous drop and is a black edition. That drop ended March 29, and my package arrived on Tuesday/ I am using a Magni/Modi 2 Uber stack. Sounds good, but I'm still getting a feel for things.

Well, my pair arrived this week, and my early impressions are really good. These seem way more comfortable than my HD600, and they sound pretty darn good, too.

Both use their chassis as a heatsink, and both are class A. You're probably fine as long as you A) only use one amp at a time, or B) make sure to use feet to create some separation between each chassis.

Walked into our Total Wine and found a bottle of Orphan Barrel Barterhouse...<3

For audio chassis, silver is neutral because it is a metallic color, and chassis are/can be/should be metal to dissipate heat. If you are going to give the chassis any color, black is still neutral without being white (which is similar to silver). So really, either is a solid color, and you...

If you can find one, the Woodford Reserve holiday gift sets come with one of these (with WR branding, of course). I got a pair last holiday season. I don't always use them, but they are nice to have.

Had to try Koval Single Barrel Bourbon as it is apparently a local (Chicagoland) whiskey. Not too bad. There's a lot of cinnamon spiciness, but not intense like Fireball is (although Fireball shots aren't bad from time to time).

Impressive, but I believe that Cards Against Humanity Beat you again by doing a "Give Cards Against Humanity $5 Sale". Looks like it's down now, and we'll see what they do with that money later.

Well the major perk of Bifrost (as opposed to something like a Modi) is that you can upgrade it in the future. Enjoy!

Lyr will be better with low impedance than the Valhalla. And yes, the Uberfrost was effectively continued. When Schiit released the multibit Bifrost, they released an updated Bifrost that was cheaper and supposedly sounds better than the original. If you want the new "Uberfrost" alternative...

The preamp outputs on Asgard are there so you can control the volume of speakers with the amp (which is why they mute when you plug in headphones). The gain switch is to make Asgard work better for IEMs in low gain while still offering more power for full size headphones. I will check on my...

Open/closed matter at all? The X2 is probably better balanced overall, but the V-Moda Crossfade M-100 sounds excellent and has tons of bass if you're into that sort of thing. It is closed (which helps the bass response), and that means that it won't have nearly the sound stage as an open can...

Fulla is drawing power and data from that USB. Smartphones just don't have the juice to do both. A PC/Mac could. Good luck finding your amp.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/650510/the-new-hd800-impressions-thread

Might want to check again. Fulla is portable, but it still need to be tied to a separate power source to work with iPhone.

Yeah, talk to Schiit directly. It sounds like your wall wart may have damaged the Magni when it died.

The problem with Borderlands 2 is that it's an action RPG taking too much from the FPS genre. I did like it (a lot), but the bullet-sponginess could be frustrating, and that could easily be solved with a few more active abilities, IMO. Been playing more Isaac now that Afterbirth is out. Greed...

Was going to say this. You can kill the character of the HE-400 by doing this. Closed headphones are going to sound "different", but that "different" can be good. I love my HD600 as a primary headphone, but my closed go-to is the M-100 from V-MODA, and it offers a basshead alternative to my HD600.

It still says the estimated ship date is November 3, so they should start arriving a few business days after that (actual time depending on shipping origin and destination). Sidebar: anyone who missed should re-request the drop. I had to cancel mine for financial reasons and I hope to get in on...