[Ableza]

Alas no.
It's not that simple.

Masturbation helps prostate health, or so I read in "Men's Health" magazine...

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Masturbation helps prostate health, or so I read in "Men's Health" magazine...

Oh yes it does.
It keeps the thing busy.
A bit like keeping current on the Yggdrassil.

 

[wout31]

Yes it was Music Bee. Alas I am MacOS and Linux and it's windows only....

Looking for a free quality player for other OS you can have a look at Quad Libet
For Linux Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Suse and Arch,
For Mac OS
For Windows
File support: MP3, Ogg Vorbis / Speex / Opus, FLAC, Musepack, MOD/XM/IT, Wavpack, MPEG-4 AAC, WMA, MIDI, Monkey’s Audio
https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

 

[AudioBear]

Thanks, will check it out.

 

[rkw]

For the last 2.5 years I have been using SYS in reverse as a glorified switch to go between headphone amp and speaker amp.
...
I checked my SYS just now and the volume was maxed.

It's the wrong tool for the job. You should be using a simple RCA switchbox with no potentiometer in the signal path. Even with volume control at max, it might not be providing a straight-through connection.

For example:
https://vetco.net/products/2-way-stereo-audio-rca-switch-box
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/50-6175
Many more choices on eBay and Amazon.

 

[brad1138]

It's the wrong tool for the job. You should be using a simple RCA switchbox with no potentiometer in the signal path. Even with volume control at max, it might not be providing a straight-through connection.

For example:
https://vetco.net/products/2-way-stereo-audio-rca-switch-box
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/50-6175
Many more choices on eBay and Amazon.

I have recently been researching this, and found these higher end switchboxes. I saw the ones you linked, but thought these would be more "on par" with the rest of my equipment.


http://www.decware.com/newsite/ZSB.html

http://www.goldpt.com/sw4.html

http://www.homehifi.co.uk/S/tc-7240.htm


I am seriously considering the ZSB

 

[Robert Wortman]

I have recently been recently researching this, and found these higher end switchboxes. I saw the ones you linked, but thought these would be more "on par" with the rest of my equipment.


http://www.decware.com/newsite/ZSB.html

http://www.goldpt.com/sw4.html

http://www.homehifi.co.uk/S/tc-7240.htm


I am seriously considering the ZSB

Here is one that is a good bit cheaper. A switch doesn't really need to be all that "High End". It's made for switching sub millivolt phono signals so line level is a breeze. I had to clean the switches on mine after about 5 years. Was using it for two turntables, now use it to switch between AVR pre-out and Saga to my 2 channel speaker amp

http://www.esotericsound.com/elect.htm#d_Switchbox

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Here is one that is a good bit cheaper. A switch doesn't really need to be all that "High End". It's made for switching sub millivolt phono signals so line level is a breeze. I had to clean the switches on mine after about 5 years. Was using it for two turntables, now use it to switch between AVR pre-out and Saga to my 2 channel speaker amp
http://www.esotericsound.com/elect.htm#d_Switchbox

I did some testing some time ago and wrote about it in this thread.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sch...bable-start-up.701900/page-1364#post-13511846

 

[brad1138]

Here is one that is a good bit cheaper. A switch doesn't really need to be all that "High End". It's made for switching sub millivolt phono signals so line level is a breeze. I had to clean the switches on mine after about 5 years. Was using it for two turntables, now use it to switch between AVR pre-out and Saga to my 2 channel speaker amp

http://www.esotericsound.com/elect.htm#d_Switchbox

Thanks, I guess the main reason I wanted to go "higher end" than that, is I have a Niles AXP-1 Switchbox, which by all accounts is a well reviewed switchbox in that price range, and after a few years it started crackling, and now multiple inputs have marked signal drop. It just kind of soured me on products of that ilk.

 

[Letmebefrank]

Good suggestions guys. I will consider that one from Esoteric if I need a passive switchbox in the future.

The reason I bought the SYS was it matched my other schiit gear and it was only $50. I'll hold onto it incase I need a passive preamp.

 

[rkw]

IMO spending over $300 for a passive mechanical switchbox is outrageous.

If you have know how to solder, the other thing you could do is open up your SYS and add a couple of short jumper wires to bypass the potentiometer, on the underside of the board:

 

[Letmebefrank]

IMO spending over $300 for a passive mechanical switchbox is outrageous.

If you have know how to solder, the other thing you could do is open up your SYS and add a couple of short jumper wires to bypass the potentiometer, on the underside of the board:

Very good suggestion. I'm surprised I didn't think of it myself. I might do this and see how it compares to no switchbox.

 

[Robert Wortman]

Thanks, I guess the main reason I wanted to go "higher end" than that, is I have a Niles AXP-1 Switchbox, which by all accounts is a well reviewed switchbox in that price range, and after a few years it started crackling, and now multiple inputs have marked signal drop. It just kind of soured me on products of that ilk.

Suit yourself. You can throw away a $39 switchbox every three to 5 years and you will probably move past your need for switchboxes before you spend $100 much less $300.

 

[OldRoadToad]

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[Jnan]

Folks can I request if someone can post links to Yggy and Gumby impressions or reviews ? Much appreciate also if someone has done differences between Yggy and Gumby.

I picked Modi-MB feeding into my amp and it already sounds great. I was looking for any coloration - Zero. However I do miss minor (very little) resolution here and there but nothing to complain about. However I did take Modi-MB path so I do enjoy upgrade path and enjoy the improvements when I go with Gumby/Yggy (depends on my purse)