QR codes are not accessible to people without smart phones. Believe it or not, not everyone has one. If you do away with the manual in favor of an online one only, which I am personally ambivalent about, please include a slip of paper with a link to the Schiit webstite that has all the manuals...

I don't think it is available for streaming or purchase to download. I can confidently say it is an excellent package despite the high price however. I got it when it first came out and the mono recordings just sound so clean and lovely. I think quite a bit better in most cases than the stereo...

As a studio monitor, which is really what this setup is, I could see them being amazing!

As much as I love my Zu Speakers combined with Aegir, I would think the DWX would be too big for a desktop set-up. Each is 42 pounds and is 12" x 12" x 23" in size. I bet they sound great though!

Yeah, I am not sure why people on this thread seem to think this is a thing that exists. Under the United States Tax Code, if you sell stock for more than you paid, you generate a gain which is taxable in the year you sold it. Doesn't matter what you do or do not buy with the proceeds, it is a...

This is not right at all, at least for stocks, I don't have experience with other assets. Once you realize a capital gain on sale of an equity you owe tax for it in that fiscal year. The wash sale rule which someone else mentioned is actually intended to CAPTURE a tax situation rather than avoid...

Cool! I had never heard this and gave it a listen. I think I vastly prefer the originals for several reasons but the most important is I prefer the dying cat! :sunglasses:

I have the Audioengine HD4 which work pretty well for nearfield desktop use. One thing I really like about them that others may hate, is that all the inputs are live at the same time. So, I can feed my PC audio out into one input and my streamer into the other and have both at the same time...

Apple did not invent most of that. For example, the bitmap display was first developed for the Alto computer in 1973. The first commercially available personal computer system to use one was the Xerox Star workstation (I used this in my job in the mid 80's, gorgeous graphics on huge monitors...

I agree, and furthermore, while I may be dense, I fail to see the compelling use case for fully digital volume attenuation in a system that by every definition must eventually output analog sound waves. Even if there is a compelling use case, I would imagine that it would best be done in...

I have asked. That gave me the basis for the question I initially asked. I do sincerely appreciate your warning about loud music and damage to hearing. My kid listens at pretty low volume, since even moderately loud noises are something they do not like at all so I am less worried than I would...

Yes, I did! That's where most of the requirements and wish list items came from in the first place. I am not trying to put my preferences on them, if I was, they'd want speakers and a stereo component system in their dorm like I had. :clap:

They primarily use headphones from PC or laptop, more rarely from phone or with powered speakers (Audioengine A2+) from the PC. Your points are well taken and well worth considering in the shopping process. Thank you!

These are pretty much exactly the reasons my kid wants open back for what it is worth! Not the cyclist per se, but being aware of their surroundings. Plus they are forgetful and keeping things charged is a pain for them. Thank you to all of you for your suggestions, lots of good things to...

Just one, my kid uses use they/them pronouns. They do not like anything stuck in their ears, so any IEM or earbuds are a non-starter. Your point about open back in public is 100% valid, but they listen at pretty low volume and want to be able to hear what is happening around them so ANC isn't...

Here is a question for all the headphone users. (I am not one of them.) My kid is going off to college next fall and they are a music fan. They have close to perfect pitch and quite sensitive hearing. I would like to get them a set of headphones as a graduation gift from High School, with a...

It isn't just you. Really a great track and yet they were never even a one hit wonder if I remember right (NB: I just looked it up out of curiosity and they did hit number 49 with There She Goes in the US and number 13 in the UK on a rerelease of the single when their full album came out. So, a...

I have the Freya S with single Aegir and Zu Omen Dirty Weekend speakers as my rig. I think that given Kara is an upgraded Freya S and Zu DW6 is an upgraded Omen Dirty Weekend you will really like the Kara-Aegir-Zu DW6 combination! I've greatly enjoyed my setup since putting it together.

Our (large corporate) medical provider asks that question at every visit for every person. I am not sure if it is state law or provider policy or what. But it would not surprise me if this is a thing that the medical community as a whole is starting to do more and more since abuse at home is a...

The first car I drove was my father's 1970 Mercury Montego MX 2-door hardtop with 3 speed automatic and a 302 cu V8 engine. Solid steel as far as the eye could see (the hood went for days in front of you, I swear.) My younger brother wrecked it when I went off to college in 1982. The first car...

I am constantly surprised in our "always online" world these days how few people know that nothing on the internet (more or less) once put there is lost. I refer you to the URL wayback.archive.org where you can input any URL you like (say schiit.com) and then pick from the many dates where the...

I too have no USB inputs connected to URD, it is purely a source. I am currently testing with a new USB B to USB C cable on the theory that the cable is the most likely culprit. I agree, the Urd normally sounds really excellent. But sometimes, only with the USB output mind you, it has some...

Sadly, several discs now have exhibited the metallic noise on them but only through USB out. Connected to my Bifrost with Coax it all sounds perfect. Through USB it will exhibit the behavior. I've ordered another USB cable to see if that is the problem. I've never used the USB input to...

Agreed, I did not think you were trying to lead anyone astray, I just wanted to reinforce to contact Schiit and see what they say before doing anything rash!

I would not mess with that. If I remember from one of Jason's posts, these plates are affixed to the tray to make the facade match as the drive mechanism is sourced from a third party. Definitely contact Schiit if it is an issue for you though to see if it is something user fixable (I would 100...