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

[AstronomerXI]

I do not recall The Keep but I may check it out.

It's finally available to at least rent on the streaming services or view with ads on Tubi, I think. It was unavailable for decades and had built a bit of a cult following. Rights to the music (Tangerine Dream) held it up for a very long time. I hope the version that can now be seen is the full 200+ minute version and not the horrible 96 minute butcher-job the studio released.

 

[AstronomerXI]

Yes… and… no…

It gets easier for me every year that Waters becomes ever more the dick head.

Van Morrison, Clapton (grotesquely over-rated), and especially Waters are effectively dead to me.

 

[Les Strat]

I might be perfectly happy with the AT-ART 20 and you are certainly someone whose opinion I respect. I have been offered several shares of stock to add to my granddaughter’s college portfolio and I may take that and get something more in the $5k-10k range.
What turntable and arm do you have?

Very kind of you @Paladin79

I am no expert on Vinyl systems, but I am really enjoying it again, after a gap of almost 25 years!

I have used an AT ART9 XI MC cartridge as well.
https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/cartridges/type/moving-coil/at-art9xi

It is also very good, but ( in my opinion) not as good as the AT ART 20.
https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/cartridges/type/moving-coil/at-art20

My turntable is a Technics SL1200G with the stock tonearm.

I was pretty happy with my original set up, which was an Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 ( Moving Magnet) cartridge and an inexpensive Rega Fono MM Mk 3 Phono preamp. The Rega was around £200 in UK.
https://www.analogplanet.com/conten...delivers-smooth-sweet-and-well-detailed-sound

However, I rather rashly decided to 'upgrade' to an MC cartridge, which meant I needed a new Phono preamp plus there was the cost of a new MC cart!

Such is the crazy world of an audiophile with a vinyl addiction.

I ended up using AT cartridges as they were recommended by the designer of my Phono stage.
It is a fantastic phono stage ( expensive though...)

I won't mention the manufacturer's name, as this is a Schiit forum and I am a big fan of Jason and Mike.

If I hadn't already bought it, I'd definitely be in the market for a Stjarna, based on my experience with the Folkvangr.

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Oh, just an ear worm I had all morning for some weird reason.

 

[US Blues]

Yeah, that's all good and fine but can you tell them apart in a properly conducted double-blind test?

A double blind test implies to me that I have to tell them apart by braille. My fingertips are ready for the challenge.

 

[Paladin79]

Very kind of you @Paladin79

I am no expert on Vinyl systems, but I am really enjoying it again, after a gap of almost 25 years!

I have used an AT ART9 XI MC cartridge as well.
https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/cartridges/type/moving-coil/at-art9xi

It is also very good, but ( in my opinion) not as good as the AT ART 20.
https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/cartridges/type/moving-coil/at-art20

My turntable is a Technics SL1200G with the stock tonearm.

I was pretty happy with my original set up, which was an Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 ( Moving Magnet) cartridge and an inexpensive Rega Fono MM Mk 3 Phono preamp. The Rega was around £200 in UK.
https://www.analogplanet.com/conten...delivers-smooth-sweet-and-well-detailed-sound

However, I rather rashly decided to 'upgrade' to an MC cartridge, which meant I needed a new Phono preamp plus there was the cost of a new MC cart!

Such is the crazy world of an audiophile with a vinyl addiction.

I ended up using AT cartridges as they were recommended by the designer of my Phono stage.
It is a fantastic phono stage ( expensive though...)

I won't mention the manufacturer's name, as this is a Schiit forum and I am a big fan of Jason and Mike.

If I hadn't already bought it, I'd definitely be in the market for a Stjarna, based on my experience with the Folkvangr.

You have an amazing classic turntable! Very cool indeed. I keep a Hitachi direct drive for vinyl testing after I clean records in my shop. Easy to use and auto shutoff so I do not have to always be there with it.

I am still going to refurbish a classic Thorens but there are only so many hours in the day.

 

[Bowmoreman]

It's finally available to at least rent on the streaming services or view with ads on Tubi, I think. It was unavailable for decades and had built a bit of a cult following. Rights to the music (Tangerine Dream) held it up for a very long time. I hope the version that can now be seen is the full 200+ minute version and not the horrible 96 minute butcher-job the studio released.

Oddly enough, I have the OG released on 12” Laser disk… of course my player died decades ago. The movie and soundtrack are epic; and dark/scary as all get out.

 

[Paladin79]

A double blind test implies to me that I have to tell them apart by braille. My fingertips are ready for the challenge.

Tomorrow is their birthday, last day of The Day of the Dead so we had gifts for them including this.
I believe it will be a DOTD party. We tend to have gifts for those who hang out with us. I had to explain tubes to the sister who is visiting, it is not like they grew up with them.

 

[adydula]

Are you running that DAC as NOS from the recorded source or upsampled/DSD modulated? Folks I trust claim that DAC is best from (upsampled) DSD, which would agree with my experience with its bigger siblings. My guess is that NOS+MJ3 is too much of a good thing, very tasty mids but slightly smeared bass.

Both.
Both provide good results here.
IMO its a subjective thing...after a few minutes I get lost in the music unless I am really trying to AB stuff..
Read all the gorp on upsampling etc and DSD.
On a good day with a nice wind at your back either way works here very well..
Cant wait to A/B with Gugnir 2.

Alex
:>)

 

[sam6550a]

None? Sorry. I went through $75 worth of candy in an hour and a half. Lots of kiddos. Wasn't sure what to expect since this was our first Halloween here, but next year I apparently need more candy.

The parents were hoping that you would run out of candy and start giving out Fotons.

 

[jonathan c]

The parents were hoping that you would run out of candy and start giving out Fotons.

.... for any whiny, entitled little or big brats: ECG 5814s ....

 

[Adam Balm]

Trick or Treaters?

Bah Humbug.
Lights out, shutters shut, TV off, music down low (there's always music playing at the palatial House Of Balm)

Money spent on candy?...Zero!

 

[bcowen]

The parents were hoping that you would run out of candy and start giving out Fotons.

Give away Fotons? Shirley, you can't be serious. I thought about giving away GE's but don't want to instantly become Public Enemy #1 in the neighborhood.

 

[M3NTAL]

I bet Jason has been very occupied by writing this new chapter - literally and figuratively.

 

[Syan25]

Trick or Treaters?

Bah Humbug.
Lights out, shutters shut, TV off, music down low (there's always music playing at the palatial House Of Balm)

Money spent on candy?...Zero!

Scrooge - it's Xmas when you are supposed to be stingy...