[Derrick Swart]

I might try going this route.

I know, also much too expensive

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

They are hideous.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

I know, also much too expensive

A point of thought.
Do you think the engineers who built your speakers had a similar setup?
I'm always "afraid" to "improve" on something that is engineered on at the conception of a product.
We all know when over-engineering "has to" result in a better sound because it did cost us a lot of money.

 

[FLTWS]

Until one gets an opportunity to listen A versus B who knows if it's better or not.
If the concept has merit (in actual listening situations) I'd expect someone to come along at some point and build a comparably effective solution at a better price.
(Kind of what "Schiit" is all about).

 

[Alcophone]

I might try going this route.

I wish that claim about eliminating the background murmur of the earth was evident in the seismographs, but they look the same to me outside of the stomping/tapping interactions.

 

[Ableza]

Yea, I think the background murmur of the earth are the voices in my head. Must turn up the music to drown them out!

 

[riffrafff]

I wish that claim about eliminating the background murmur of the earth was evident in the seismographs, but they look the same to me outside of the stomping/tapping interactions.

I'm mostly interested in their claims of preventing waves through and off the floor, if true. Stands to reason that those waves, being slightly off-time, out-of-phase, or whatever might muddy up the original material. I also think I can come up with something similar to their concept for a whole lot less cash.

 

[Alcophone]

Yea, I think the background murmur of the earth are the voices in my head. Must turn up the music to drown them out!

Nah, just stand on a podium at all times!

 

[Ableza]

Nah, just stand on a podium at all times!

One perfectly calibrated to diaphragmatically counteract my weight, perhaps.

 

[Alcophone]

One perfectly calibrated to diaphragmatically counteract my weight, perhaps.

Hm, sounds like a strict diet is in order, for maximum effect.

 

[Ableza]

Hm, sounds like a strict diet is in order, for maximum effect.

I don't know, more mass = better damping, doesn't it?

 

[Alcophone]

I don't know, more mass = better damping, doesn't it?

But if the mass changes, you need to recalibrate! So get/stay fat (for maximum damping), and then go on a strict diet* to maintain that extra weight

*"In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_(nutrition))
Diets: not just for weight loss!

 

[Xcalibur255]

So I finally broke down and emailed Schiit about the Freya I ordered six weeks ago. Turns out my hunch was correct: they will not partially ship an order. Because I added it to the same cart I had my Yggrasil upgrades in it won't ship until my upgrade is performed. Considering that the Freya is the only physical shippable item in the entire order, it seems a bit odd to me that it has to sit and wait until I receive an RMA for the Yggy upgrade, but I guess the process is what it is. No doubt it's a limitation of their current ordering process software or something along those lines.

The moral of the story is: if you're sending your DAC in for upgrades and have other purchases to make it's better to place them as separate orders.

 

[golfbravobravo]

So I finally broke down and emailed Schiit about the Freya I ordered six weeks ago. Turns out my hunch was correct: they will not partially ship an order. Because I added it to the same cart I had my Yggrasil upgrades in it won't ship until my upgrade is performed. Considering that the Freya is the only physical shippable item in the entire order, it seems a bit odd to me that it has to sit and wait until I receive an RMA for the Yggy upgrade, but I guess the process is what it is. No doubt it's a limitation of their current ordering process software or something along those lines.

The moral of the story is: if you're sending your DAC in for upgrades and have other purchases to make it's better to place them as separate orders.

Yup, my Frey (and Vidar) shipped this week. Two days before my credit card close date (

I was expecting a slightly longer lead time.

Now to order the Double Impacts!

 

[jseymour]

A cost effective way to minimize speaker movement is to use Isoacoustic's GAIA isolation feet: http://www.isoacoustics.com/products/gaia-series/ . I added them to my Spatial speakers. An undeniable improvement to the sound clarity. It tightened the bass, because it prevents sound transmission loss into the floor. I strongly recommend them. Crutchfield has add on carpet spikes, so you can use them with any surface. Isoacoustics also has speaker and gear isolation platforms.