It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.....Only when I want to suck all the life and energy out of the system and make it sound like a clock radio covered by a heavy quilt. I haven't had any real urge to do this in, well, I guess ever.
Tonight as I was swapping out my Dual fully auto 'table for my Pro-Ject Beatles Singles (manual) player I decided I would put my Onkyo 6 disc CD player in. I cleaned everything up and connected it to my Emotiva XDA2 via coax input. The Emotiva has always been problematic with randomly not playing until I hard boot it. I hate that but I have long been thinking of an end game (for me) CD player such as the Marantz CD60 or their new CD 50n which also has a built in HEOS internet tuner. So...If I actually listen to CDs at least as much as I do records I may finally buy a new player.
This purchase would be based primarily on looks after affordability. I cannot hear any difference in CD players or DACs but I can see one. Shanlings new players look nice but I honestly do not think them as loverly as Marantz's 60 and 50n models. I prefer the silver/gold version of both players. I am not keen at all on buying a new XDA3 even though I think it looks very nice. If the XDA2 digital inputs died, then maybe or maybe I would just use the analog outs? I have a HEOS Link connected to the XDA2 via toslink for (I hate this term) "streaming" of music. It works just fine and if I am listening to Amazon Music UHD it alerts me that the song is frAudiophile approved by displaying the frequency.
I cannot hear any difference, dammit...
Any way, most of my listening is via HEOS throughout the house including my garage gym. Records are primarily played in a small room right next to the couch I sit on and I use an Andover Audio Spinbase and subwoofer setup. I rotate my 8 turntables when the mood strikes me. This is more than fine for such as I. So there it is. I will see if I actually listen more via CDs now. If so, I will get a new player that looks cool. If not, the ones I currently own will do just fine.
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OMG! TMI!We have his and hers bathrooms and I sit so I can post on HF at the same time.
Caol Ila has that slightly waxy mouthfeel, I remember. I believe it is from allowing a carefully calculated amount of the tails into the collection tank - 'tails' being the third part of the three-part distillation process of Heads --> Hearts --> Tails.
Better to just post and apologize or edit later.
It is gorgeous...I had forgotten about it as it is relatively new and only recently released...I do not have any SACD but that does not matter. That is beautiful.
I mean, 'nuff said, amirite?
The Urd does not appeal to me visually at all and I do not want just a spinner and if it had the looks I might well overlook it being a transport. I want an all in one in case I do not wish to use a separate DAC. I am quite shallow and since I can not honestly tell any difference in players and/or DACs I want what visually appeals to me. But others here and in the real world say they can and they are quite enthusiastic about the Urd. Yup...Here it comes...This forum SineWave is well known as it wanders all over and is generally accepted or ignored. Except audio equipment… Equipment in this thread is Schiit or Schiit paired stuff right?
Was the post above considering Urd and lost its way?
Is that an Aegir or Vidar monoblock next to your KEF?I built these stands for my LS50 Meta's using 4" ABS pipe with 3/8" threadstock holding the two MDF endcaps. Experimenting with filler, I ended up using paver's sand, letting it compact by applying an orbital sander below the bottom endcap. To my knowledge, aquarium sand particles are rounded, where paver sand is more of a ragged shape, allowing better compaction. Lead shot, out of the question
For me it came down to lead is poisonous, sand is too finicky with humidity (PA is super humid). I considered coal (very plentiful here in PA) but flammable in dust form. I needed more weight than foam or stuffing would provide.
