Mom recently passed to an incredibly terrible unknown wasting away combined with complications from covid. Dad needed a trip to get away from their house a few months after she died. He took a week to drive from Indiana, and I flew in for 24 hours from Detroit.
We toured the boat, I found us the best steak / seafood place I could for the afternoon, and we had some bourbon at the hotel - I even snuck in a few fancy schmancy ones
We reminisced about Mom and all of the good memories. Cried lots and got a lot off both of our chests. We both departed in the morning, wished we had more time.
The first Magni/Modi allowed me to enjoy hi-fi when I couldn’t afford and didn’t have the space for a stereo system. Even when I did finally put one together - Pioneer SP-BS22-LR speakers (the Andrew Jones ones) and a ~$100 Sherwood receiver - my original Modi pulled double duty as the DAC in my headphone and stereo rigs. Eventually I added the extra Modi so I wouldn’t have to keep moving mine, and I got another one for my car - that one’s still there and is the only pre-Saga device that still sees regular use (gifts aside).
Going through my Schiit related emails to put this list together was quite fun, brought back a lot of memories.
I’m sure there will be Schiit number 14 and on, but not sure what it will be. I don’t listen on headphones much these days, and my stereo system is well rounded to my liking. An upgrade to Tyr would be amazing, but financially, it’s not in the cards now or anytime soon. I have to say I was a little jealous of those of you who grabbed a pair during the mythical Black Friday sale. I can’t complain about my Vidar though, it still rocks!
Oh, I recognized Janis but you had already pointed that out.
The day I landed in Vietnam (in 1968) I listened to " Cheap Thrills" her first album with Big Brother & the Holding Company on the radio. "Two of a Kind" and "Ball & Chain" all-time favorites of mine.
Hmmm.. I had to look this one up. I've listened to Pearl and Dem Ol' Kosmic Blues before, but being born in the early 80s I was not aware of the two(?) albums with Big Brother & The Holding Company.
I'm not in the mood for her sound this evening, but I will explore it further in the next few days.
Well….I received my new “knobs” for my Lokius. However, I guess I got too excited at the idea of my Lokius looking like a “mini” Loki Max. My brain didn’t think about how Schiit would know I need 6 knobs. So it turns out I only ordered 1 silver knob.
I guess, in my defense, maybe the site description should be “knob” instead of “knobs”? I assume all responsibility though on my failed ordering.
I was able to install my 1 knob. Looks pretty good. Although, it is a little scratchy when compared to the original Lokius knob. Now I’m considering if I want to replace the rest of the 5 remaining ($30 for a set of knobs is a little steep - basically 10% of the cost of a Lokius).
Well….I received my new “knobs” for my Lokius. However, I guess I got too excited at the idea of my Lokius looking like a Loki Max (Mini?). My brain didn’t think about how Schiit would know I need 6 knobs. So it turns out I only ordered 1 silver knob.
I guess, in my defense, maybe the site description should be “knob” instead of “knobs”? I assume all responsibility though on my failed ordering.
I was able to install my 1 knob. Looks pretty good. Although, it is a little scratchy when compared to the original Lokius knob. Now I’m considering if I want to replace the rest of the 5 remaining ($30 for a set of knobs is a little steep - basically 10% of the cost of a Lokius).
Not so, anyone who watches Formula 1 sees Ginger Spice in the Red Bull pit. And if you watch the Netflix show you'll get a detailed insight to her life. And as for Mrs Beckham........
Very quotable last sentence there….how quickly generations lose common threads of association.
Makes me think of my father, born in 1927. Whose childhood was mostly without cars, no tv, etc…. Just a generation from me and things are soooo different. “Times they are a changing…”
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