[Mr Rick]

I'm Obliged M/Lud - scale was hard to judge by the picture - btw are there a pair of Magneplanars behind the tannoys ?

Yes, Magnepan .7s. Believe it or not, they work great with the Pass Labs XA-25 on the rack. Not so well with the Aegir pair.

 

[Erratic Gravy]

Yes, Magnepan .7s. Believe it or not, they work great with the Pass Labs XA-25 on the rack. Not so well with the Aegir pair.

Ahh Thanks , yes bridged amps like your Aegirs won't care much for Maggie's impedance swings, it's a bit counter- intuitive, so yes the pass labs make a lot of sense- I was pondering a pair of Mag LRS's with a pair of Vidars but both unobtainium in the UK at the moment!!

 

[Ableza]

Aarrgh, those black Friday prices are making me want to buy new amplifiers. I *DON'T NEED* new amplifiers, nope nope nope ...

 

[45longcolt]

I swore I wasn't gonna fall into the Black Friday trap...

...until I opened my email and found Hel hath frozen...
so I bought a set of Tyrs. You understand, I had no choice.
Damn you Jason!

 

[jseymour]

I also had no choice at those prices. A set of silver Tyrs coming my way.

 

[45longcolt]

Ooh, I got a "like" from Mr. Stoddard. Always makes me feel like a village priest getting an "attaboy" from the Pope.

 

[supersonic395]

They are the original Yggdrasil, hence the big cut.

Hmmm, could I order a closeout Yggdrasil and then just buy the Plus upgrade at the same time to have a Yggy+? You've got me thinking

 

[Jason Stoddard]

Hmmm, could I order a closeout Yggdrasil and then just buy the Plus upgrade at the same time to have a Yggy+? You've got me thinking

Or just buy an Yggy+.

 

[supersonic395]

Or just buy an Yggy+.

But you see I am a moron, and ordered a closeout Yggy LIM earlier, and now the cogs in my crusty brain are going and am thinking to just get the Plus upgrade now as well, because why not?

 

[filthy mechanical]

Come on. Pretend it's a business PowerPoint presentation and you're limited to 2 slides with 3 bullet points each. And you must use A4 slide size and minimum 18 point Callibri font.

And then read the slide word for word without summarizing for the audience.

2022, Chapter 14:
Hel Hath Frozen

But it freezes over annually? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Michigan

I swore I wasn't gonna fall into the Black Friday trap...

...until I opened my email and found Hell hath frozen...
so I bought a set of Tyrs. You understand, I had no choice.
Damn you Jason!

Same for a Rag 2, haven't fixed the wiring in the shop but I'll have the DAC-Amp for it.

 

[bevanc]

Aarrgh, those black Friday prices are making me want to buy new amplifiers. I *DON'T NEED* new amplifiers, nope nope nope ...

Having the exact same struggle. I don't need a Gumby. I don't need a Gumby. Or a pair of Tyrs.

 

[corndog71]

Aarrgh, those black Friday prices are making me want to buy new amplifiers. I *DON'T NEED* new amplifiers, nope nope nope ...

Seriously! Same boat.

Although when I think about it. My tubes will eventually die on me and I’ll need a back up amp.

Anyone want a pair of 140 watt custom built tube amps?

 

[Paladin79]

Seriously! Same boat.

Although when I think about it. My tubes will eventually die on me and I’ll need a back up amp.

Anyone want a pair of 140 watt custom built tube amps?

Custom built by whom? I maintain a decent collection for spare tubes.

 

[chronoso]

First concert? Roger Daltrey and the British Rock Symphony at the PNC Bank Arts Center.

Here's some unpopular opinion, most rock concerts I've been to, while the ambiance is amazing, sound was never that great LOL.

Like rock concerts generally sound nothing close to their album tuning/clarity. It's generally just loud and noisy with instruments drowning vocal. But the feeling while being there is great though! And some bands do have better sound control than others.

Here's a list of concerts I've been to in no particular order: Taking Back Sunday, Straylight Run, Thursday, Saosin, Blink 182, Angels and Airwaves, Box Car Racer, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy, Against the Current, Paramore, No Doubt, and some other ones that I can't remember off my head LOL.

With that line up of bands, yeah I can fully agree. Having spent a life in basement clubs, back rooms of bars, or poured-concrete convention centers hanging over the ocean on piers, the music fidelity wasn't the point, it was more about a sense of community in the crowd.

Rock concerts are the closest to euphoric religious experiences I've ever experienced, and the basement of the community center is my cathedral.

Definitely not looking for perfect acoustics or world class amplification in that venue. Horses for courses.

 

[Ableza]

First concert that I remember was a production of Swan Lake with the Chicago Symphony when I was 9 or 10. First pop/rock concert that I went to by myself was Gary Lewis and the Playboys with The Yardbirds at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.