Quote: Valhalla #130 here.   I've owned a Grado 325i / Gilmore Lite combo for a while, so I'm familiar with the sonic characteristics of the pairing. To me, it seems that the Valhalla provides an extra depth to music ... in comparison to the G-Lite, harmonics seem less one-dimensional. ...

There was a mid to late 70's band in London whose name stuck in my head because it was just so pretentious. I mean 'The Total Population of China' had to be a bunch of weekend hippies, right?

Quote: Originally Posted by nick_charles I do have empirical data to provide on the effect of adaptors. I ran some tests on combinations of long cable(6'), short cable(3') , short cables and adaptors and short cables with switch box. I measured the relative signal attenuation and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Davey There would be Brian Eno, that's one thing for sure. I have been a Eno fan since a summer job in a record shop in 1973. However, recently I've began to find a lot of his work is begining to sound dated ... and don't get me started on the plethora...

Holly Cole Trio - Temptation

Ida 'My Fair, My Dark' for some sadcore / folk and Elizabeth Mitchell 'You Are My Little Bird' for kid-friendly folksy stuff?

Quote: Originally Posted by indydieselnut The optical cable from Blue Jeans Cable is working well for me. They sell the 1/8" adapter as well. I've never been anything less than thrilled with what I've gotten from them over the past six years. I've no empirical data to back up my...

I've had my dacmagic since mid January and I've been using it in USB mode. Over the weekend I eventually got round to hooking it up with an optical connector, and I was blown away by the improvement in sound quality. From the outset it provided a markedly deeper, richer and more precise...

A gilmore lite and p/s in an enclosure sized to match the dacmagic anyone?

wow 1102, thats early production compared to the others. Yeh, upon reflection I thought that too. Although I've had my 325i's for a while, 1102 did seem a bit early so I got out their box and in actual fact i'm only #2011. Makes me wonder if I've been listening to 'em upside down all these...

SR-325i Check in! Took the bowls off my 325i's to give 'em a wash today and apparently I'm #1102.