Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

[Ripper2860]

2 of these bad boys (Fire and Ice Margaritas) and no drunk-buying. **

** Although I did get a gift card from my girls for my BDay. Any odds on what company will likely be the recipient of their generosity?

 

[adias]

Mani 2 playing Oistrakh.

 

[stochasticJim]

Aegir: near-field listening is amazing

I can't go to sleep tonight this morning without staring that, after a full day of listening to the speakers-in-my-face office system (Tidal app on PC -> USB -> OG Jotunheim TrueMultibit -> 2x Aegir -> KEF LS50s just out of arm's reach from my desk chair), I am honestly wondering why I even bother with the "big" system downstairs; the office system is that freaking good. Even at low volume levels, the presentation is wide, deep, clear and stunningly dynamic (with the right recording, of course).

A lot of grinning here today - I got a bunch of work done, and it was generally effortless because music was everywhere. This system hasn't seen the use I expected to date, so it took a bit longer to cohere than I expected. But after about 150 hours of run-time... whoa. The music just hangs in the air, and surrounds my work area like a giant set of headphones. When I have to mute the music for MS Teams calls, I feel sad.

I am super interested in outcome of the face-off at the Schiitr meet Thursday. But I can say that if you're considering an Aegir or two, and you haven't pulled the trigger yet... you're wasting valuable time. Aegir is an amazing amplifier, IMHO delivering a ton of tube goodness without the glow. YMMV, but Schiit will always take them back for a slight restocking fee. /ds

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My sentiments exactly.

 

[johnmhensley]

I see that Google is about as on-topic as this thread is.

 

[jonathan c]

2 of these bad boys (Fire and Ice Margaritas) and no drunk-buying. **



** Although I did get a gift card from my girls for my BDay. Any odds on what company will likely be the recipient of their generosity?

Philips (ECG) … … …

 

[jonathan c]

I see that Google is about as on-topic as this thread is.

…. freya mind and your a$$ will follow ….

 

[macdonjh]

One of my favourites beers, Innis & Gunn, are "beers matured in rum casks, Scotch whisky casks, Irish whiskey casks and more. Our unique, breakthrough beer in barrel process ensures consistent cask-matured beer with a rich depth of flavour." - But I've never known of whiskey finished in beer casks. Who knew.
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I have a bottle of Glenlivet finished in a champagne barrel. I prefer their "regular" offering. But that's just me.

Yes Innis & Gunn beers do have a unique taste and finish that is both delicious and intriguing - I do wonder what beer finished in a bourbon cask would be like ?

Budweiser Copper, if it's still available. Yes, I know how many here feel about Budweiser.

 

[StimpyWan]

I see that Google is about as on-topic as this thread is.

l've found worse when searching tubes! And don't ask what matched hard drives...!

 

[jonathan c]

l've found worse when searching tubes! And don't ask what matched hard drives...!

… those pictured above are ‘balanced’… you are ‘single-ended’ … .

 

[theeclone]

Welp, you were right @bcowen . A little more break-in time on the DL-103 and the bass is back! Also just like you said, more airiness. I probably only have like 20 hrs on this cart, and that's not a bad run-in time for how it's sounding now.

This is probably the most played record in my collection. If it doesn't sound right, I know something's up. It now sounds considerably better than it did with my grado gold/8mz, or any grado I've ever run for that matter. Bass is warmer, more hefty, solid. I get lost in the reverb more. More slam.

 

[tin-ear]

My memory of the albums from the 80s was that they were cheaply made, usually warped, and had lots of surface noise. Masters weren't great either, to the point where I spent twice as much to get the japanese pressings of my favorite bands.

In the 1970's I acquired a Pioneer PL12D record player. Well, it was better than a BIC! I then got a Sony Discman and a few CDs. My first was, Holy Mother! there is no surface like a needle plowing through a vinyl groove! I bought some CDs, but at the time you could buy most records for a street price of $7.50 or under. CDs were about double. A few years later I bought a Sysemdek IIX record player, with a Linn arm and Linn Basic Cartridge.
The second I put the needle set up I got a really. It was very to the the low surface noise of the CD. I was going to save a lot of money.
A few years later I got a Well Tempered Turntable... a mid 1990's Rotel CD player, a Rega Planet II CD player. My take is a decent turntable with a needle in good shape -- and a record that has not been used as a Frisbee has a good chance of very low record noise. A good pressing helps; I love Mobile Fidelity and European and Japanese pressings. Japan was more likely to use virgin vinyl, yes? There are a lot of crappy record and CDs. Unfortunately with all the variables the "best" sample of a music release could be either the CD or LP version, and which version / release of the CD or lp?


Better Records, or Hot Stampers

 

[Timster]

I do wonder what beer finished in a bourbon cask would be like ?

Maybe not "beer" so much as it's darker cousin - there are quite a few Stouts aged in Bourbon, Whisky rum casks too. Here's some we have tried :

Name	Brewery	Country	Alcohol
Bourbon Aged Stout	Innis & Gunn	Scotland	7.40%​
Rockafella Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Ale	Stockade Brew Co	Australia	5.50%​
Bourbon Barrel Stout	Anderson Valley Brewing Co.	USA	6.90%​
Trinity in Black Bourbon BA	Puhaste	Estonia	13.50%​
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout	Hawkers Beer	Australia	12.80%​
Muda Bourbon/Maple Syrup BA	Puhaste	Estonia	12.00%​

Edit
Found two more on my list:

Barrel Aged Victory at Sea	Ballast Point Brewing Co	USA	12.00%​
CBS	Founders Brewing	USA	11.70%​

BA Victory at Sea is one of the best we have had.

 

[Timster]

Schiit was kind enough to sell me a black case for my silver Bifrost 2.

I so want black tops for my Vidars but Schiit had no spare metal when I asked. I might try agin. I mean again

 

[562955]

Maybe not "beer" so much as it's darker cousin - there are quite a few Stouts aged in Bourbon, Whisky rum casks too. Here's some we have tried :

Name	Brewery	Country	Alcohol
Bourbon Aged Stout	Innis & Gunn	Scotland	7.40%​
Rockafella Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Ale	Stockade Brew Co	Australia	5.50%​
Bourbon Barrel Stout	Anderson Valley Brewing Co.	USA	6.90%​
Trinity in Black Bourbon BA	Puhaste	Estonia	13.50%​
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout	Hawkers Beer	Australia	12.80%​
Muda Bourbon/Maple Syrup BA	Puhaste	Estonia	12.00%​

Edit
Found two more on my list:

Barrel Aged Victory at Sea	Ballast Point Brewing Co	USA	12.00%​
CBS	Founders Brewing	USA	11.70%​

BA Victory at Sea is one of the best we have had.

Thank you very much - may the tasting commence !!!

 

[Cliffh93]

You and I purchased some of the last units before before Schiit changed over to selling Yggy+ exclusively.
Schiit is honest about their inventory.
We took advantage of the transition from Yggy to Yggy+ and saved a few dollars.
Enjoy your purchase. I'll enjoy mine.

I’m thrilled to have one coming to me, and candidly I’m not sure I would have ever pulled the trigger on one at $2700 - I am that price sensitive.
Also it won’t bother me if a couple more pop up there in the next week or two, these are tremendous opportunities for the savvy buyer.