[jonathan c]

But do you have a name for the car? Or the BBQ?

..... the BBQ is not inanimate ..... it's still alive! .....

 

[Timster]

But do you have a name for the car? Or the BBQ?

..... the BBQ is not inanimate ..... it's still alive! .....

I wonder if my use of the "Australian" BBQ (Referring to the appliance - the Grill; or the event - "Let's have a BBQ") has been mistaken for the "Amercian" BBQ meaning the food??

I'm curious...

 

[xTrIpX]

Paul McGowen shares a story about Mike Moffat

 

[jsabini1]

Other times you buy what you can't afford...

Guilty as charged!

 

[Rhekath88]

Interesting! Watched the PSaudio video about Mike Moffat's blind test, piqued curiosity... So I'm using 12 awg speaker wire, unknown quality, It is marked as "big brute". Looked at audioquest as referenced in the video and there is no way I could or would pay $700 for speaker cables. Is there a cheapo of known decent, substantial quality that I could try?

 

[darkarn]

Am packing my room now to prepare to move to my new house. How should I store my Schiit in case I don't have enough space for the Schiit-labelled boxes?

(kinda a darn pity to throw those Schiit boxes since the Schiit packing tape on them look so pretty!)

 

[r66cort]

Affordable list, in order of price & performance (IMHO)

1) Micca 14 (for budget) $25 (w/bananas)
2) Blue Jeans Belden 5000ue 12awg with PE casing (not PVC) ($1.30ft)
3) Canare 4s11(g) Star Quad ($2.30ft)
4) Duelund DCA12GA tinned copper cotton oil (debated between 16 and 12awg for better sound - cotton oil is lowest dialectric coefficient on this list). $16-$34 meter

 

[Adam Balm]

Make sure it isn’t the Label Baby Junior - they’ll be peeling off in no time.

I switched from Dymo to P-Touch years ago for this very reason ..

 

[Adam Balm]

Hey! What did I do to you? I think I've even defended you occasionally! (sure, may have been by accident but a defense it was!)

My vehicle is and shall be:

Yay! The mighty Gremlin.
Mine was a 1975, in blue.
It was my ride when I was on the road gigging in the mid '70's thru '81.
I hauled two, bass cabs loaded with 15'' JBL's,
a vintage Ampeg SVT head, boxes of cassettes,
two basses and luggage all up and down the West Coast in that beast. Washington State down to New Mexico and points in between.

Beat the Schiit out of it and then sold it for 250 bucks when I moved down to SoCal in '82...

Yee Haw!

 

[Adam Balm]

You're lucky. That car is pure luxury!

One of these days I may be able to upgrade, but for now all I can do is save up enough to invest in a 3/4 full tank of gas.

I yearned for a Pacer but settled for a Gremlin.

 

[Adam Balm]

Interesting! Watched the PSaudio video about Mike Moffat's blind test, piqued curiosity... So I'm using 12 awg speaker wire, unknown quality, It is marked as "big brute". Looked at audioquest as referenced in the video and there is no way I could or would pay $700 for speaker cables. Is there a cheapo of known decent, substantial quality that I could try?

Yes there is.

Canare 4S11

It's what Paladin and I use.

 

[cricket]

I notice that the iPad 9 needs a Lightning cable for charging. The newer model iPad 10 uses USB-C, but is $100 more. This is a small point to make, but it may matter to some people because you'll have to deal with it for the life of the product. The OP @cricket is an Android user and wouldn't otherwise use Lightning cables.

Using a Lightning cable wouldn't bother me at all. In fact, I have one a service guy left here when he had to charge the company iPad. He never returned for it after I let him know, so it's sitting in a drawer.

Thanks to all who contributed to this sub-discussion. I'm on the fence about an iPad. It could very well sit unused once the Android app is released, and my practical mind tells me not to do it. My "new toy mind" would want to use Forkbeard as soon as possible. Practicality has a small lead right now. My music sounds just fine with what I have and Forkbeard won't make it sound any better. It'd just eliminate the game of Guess Which Input that goes something like "Alex, I'll take input three at fifteen feet."

 

[AstronomerXI]

I am certainly capable of making those decisions and much of my gear has been heard in blind studies by others who record similar responses. Now mind you some of the listeners have young ears but I always found that to be a good thing. I do not rejects opinions of anyone it is just more fun to hang out with some.

Whenever I design and build something I try to be objective since no doubt I could be biased. When others such as Bill, Ripper, Sam, ImagesbyMurray, Orange5o and my local group give me positive feedback, perhaps my assessments are ok.

I am happy with my home gear yet it is a twelve minute drive for me to systems in the $100k range. Everything is relative. Sometimes you buy what you can afford and do the best you can.

I'm also of the belief that, generally, there is a law of diminishing returns and much that is out there in the world of audiophilia is overpriced to the point of insanity ($120,000 speaker wire, or $10,000 Ethernet cables, anyone?). Yes, you need to spend a bit on the core bits and pieces to elevate the sound and experience, but very good sound can be had relatively inexpensively. I'm grateful to have what I own (many audio snobs elsewhere would sneer and pat me on the head, but whatever) and for companies like Schiit that price their unique offerings so more people can enter the hobby and experience what others pay 5-10x as much to hear and be wowed.

Edit: as others have recently spoke of, take the time to place room treatments, run tools like Audyssey, and if you're so inclined, get a calibrated measurement microphone and learn how to use Room EQ Wizard.

 

[Paladin79]

Tye and I buttoning up a newly purchased (and opened) gjallarhorn. Yeah no user serviceable parts inside but looks cool

Great looking cat and obviously I see some of my work.

 

[Paladin79]

Paul McGowen shares a story about Mike Moffat

Fascinating story. I worked with a lot of litz wire for headphone cables.