[Mike Foley]

I've always narrowed down my speakers shortlist based on the following:

Can I afford them?

How big are they?

What finishes are they available in, how attractive are they?

I've found it's possible to audition too many pairs, so I try to narrow it down to three, or four at the most. Any more than that I just get bogged down, and suffer auditioning fatigue!

P.S I've just read this in a review of a pair of loudspeakers: "I did all of my listening with the grilles removed. (If you want grilles, they cost $500/pair extra.)"
I'm sorry, but $500 for grilles?????

 

[OldRoadToad]

I've always narrowed down my speakers shortlist based on the following:

Can I afford them?

How big are they?

What finishes are they available in, how attractive are they?

I've found it's possible to audition too many pairs, so I try to narrow it down to three, or four at the most. Any more than that I just get bogged down, and suffer auditioning fatigue!

P.S I've just read this in a review of a pair of loudspeakers: "I did all of my listening with the grilles removed. (If you want grilles, they cost $500/pair extra.)"
I'm sorry, but $500 for grilles?????

I dunno...Maybe they are patterned after those "gansta grills" worn by cRap fArteests? Actually it sounds like frAudiophile stuff. Some people want to be made to suffer and willingly pay more for what should be standard or some times more for less.

Harley-Davidson will some times remove equipment from a model and charge more for the "bare-knuckle, essentials only look" and many people pay extra for that! To me, that is just weird.

ORT

 

[jimmers]

I've always narrowed down my speakers shortlist based on the following:

... P.S I've just read this in a review of a pair of loudspeakers: "I did all of my listening with the grilles removed. (If you want grilles, they cost $500/pair extra.)"
I'm sorry, but $500 for grilles?????

And veneered or painted the loudspeakers cost an extra $3,500 ($7,900 basic )

 

[AviP]

I dunno...Maybe they are patterned after those "gansta grills" worn by cRap fArteests? Actually it sounds like frAudiophile stuff. Some people want to be made to suffer and willingly pay more for what should be standard or some times more for less.

Harley-Davidson will some times remove equipment from a model and charge more for the "bare-knuckle, essentials only look" and many people pay extra for that! To me, that is just weird.

ORT

Reminds me of this

 

[QueYo]

I presume that the LS50 pairs well with Schiit components? Otherwise Schiit wouldn't choose it as one of their demo room speakers.

The only place I've heard those speakers is The Schiitr, and I wasn't blown away. Though I should add that I knew going in that they aren't on my list so I didn't take any time to try to get them to sound better. It seems like visitors have pretty much free rein in that room, and I wasn't convinced that they were set up very well for the room.

 

[FrivolsListener]

No love for the Salk speakers that Jason uses??

 

[TS0711]

You can’t really go wrong with Dynaudio Special 25’s but they do take a bit of power to drive. Vidar’s 200w @ 4 ohm’s should do just fine... My pair are least 20+ years old and I’ll never sell them, even though they were delegated to the second system once I heard the Marten Design Dukes. My Bimby sounds just fine feeding those as well. And for the record, I followed the complete upgrade path (stock -> uber -> multibit) and would do it again. Gosh I love my Schiit!

 

[HumanFly]

I'll have the Parisi Ethiopian Sidamo, Thank you.

Maybe stick with the Schiit theme and make it a Kopi Loewak?

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Maybe stick with the Schiit theme and make it a Kopi Loewak?

Tried that once.
I gave Constanza a full bowl of coffee berries to eat.
Well never mind. She's still a bit paranoia when I open the coffee bean pot.

 

[HumanFly]

Tried that once.
I gave Constanza a full bowl of coffee berries to eat.
Well never mind. She's still a bit paranoia when I open the coffee bean pot.

So thats what they mean when they say: When the Schiit hits the fan?

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

So thats what they mean when they say: When the Schiit hits the fan?

I just asked her to recount the story to you.
Now she's sitting on the balcony. Utterly depressed.

 

[HumanFly]

Does anyone know how you can tell a multibit and non-multibit version apart from the outside?
Is there a way of visually establishing certainty wether a DAC was upgraded to multibit?
And how about the usb? Can you tell its a v2 without opening the DAC?

 

[HumanFly]

I just asked her to recount the story to you.
Now she's sitting on the balcony. Utterly depressed.

poor creature! Give her some catnip!

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

poor creature! Give her some catnip!

She hates catnip.
Only eats ChateauBriand and drinks fresh running water from the tap.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Does anyone know how you can tell a multibit and non-multibit version apart from the outside?
Is there a way of visually establishing certainty wether a DAC was upgraded to multibit?
And how about the usb? Can you tell its a v2 without opening the DAC?

You planning on buying one second hand?