[valiant66]

Just a little mini rack build for @artur9, black walnut and birdseye maple.

Oh so beautiful!
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[docBliny]

I thought about making it look like R2-D2.

Schiit should do a limited run of R2-D2 painted ones for purchase.

Yes, yes. This fun is also spoiled by lawyers and licensing requirements and will never happen.

 

[Ohno Schiitizen]

 

[Daniel Johnston]

Sigh. Got it. Must say, not much difference in the Schiit stuff but the new Empys seem to be better than any of the others I own. Maybe just my awful hearing. I turned 75 on March 3 and wear hearing aids. Probably not the best guy to be looking for things in all this. But I do love the music. Qobuz and my own ripped stuff from the NAS sounding pretty good. I have a living room two channel speaker set up but the the Schiit is up in my office. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Then stick with Schiit stuff.

You aren't going to get a better price/performance ratio. I can't tell you honestly that my more expensive non-Schiit gear I've heard or own is worth the extra $$$. The Empys are pretty forgiving headphones. If you don't hear a difference or are not impressed, do not feel your experience is diminished somehow. There is a very strong component of audio jewelry or non-audio happiness that goes into the more expensive gear.

 

[OldRoadToad]

Sigh. Got it. Must say, not much difference in the Schiit stuff but the new Empys seem to be better than any of the others I own. Maybe just my awful hearing. I turned 75 on March 3 and wear hearing aids. Probably not the best guy to be looking for things in all this. But I do love the music. Qobuz and my own ripped stuff from the NAS sounding pretty good. I have a living room two channel speaker set up but the the Schiit is up in my office. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Do you hear your memories, the ones associated with the music? That is what matters most to me.
In all ways and for always, be well.

ORT

 

[Ohno Schiitizen]

Do you hear your memories, the ones associated with the music? That is what matters most to me.
In all ways and for always, be well.

ORT

 

[Ableza]

Sigh. Got it. Must say, not much difference in the Schiit stuff but the new Empys seem to be better than any of the others I own. Maybe just my awful hearing. I turned 75 on March 3 and wear hearing aids. Probably not the best guy to be looking for things in all this. But I do love the music. Qobuz and my own ripped stuff from the NAS sounding pretty good. I have a living room two channel speaker set up but the the Schiit is up in my office. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Yea you've got about 5 years on me, and I also don't consider my hearing "critical" any longer, but it really doesn't matter as long as we are enjoying the music!

 

[jonathan c]

I would definitely be fitting some goggles to that LISST.

Paint the LISST yellow ....

 

[RCBinTN]

Some dark Neil right there ... they were recording it at the time of Kurt Cobain's death.
I do think the darkest, most raggedly Neil is the best Neil. He hated being the shiny new guy.
Tonight's The Night.

 

[bcowen]

2. Many of you do tubes. I have both my first purchase, a Vali 2 running an Electro-Harmonix 6922 (which seems to sound clearer in detail than the Gold Lion E88CC that I also bought at the same time) and a Valhalla 2 purchased in about 2018 whose serial number starts with SCH-02-2. Stock tubes. These had the Bifrost 2 w/ Gen 5 USB as the source after my Hackintosh output.

You've partially answered your own question.

I bought both to run a set of Drop Senn 6XX 300 ohm that I had bought. Valhalla OTL supposed to make Senns sound better. I always felt that the Senns were “blurry” in detail. And not much bass. Next a set of DCA Aeon 2 closed back. Use in bed with that Lyr 3 so as to not disturb the beloved. Better, but still not cigar. The new Meze Empy IIs seems to hit the spot.

Your comparisons are using $200, $900, and $3k 'phones. Not that price dictates sonic performance, but the substantial difference you'll hear between those very different 'phones is going to eclipse the differences in the amps you're plugging them into. If the Meze get you in the groove, then just select the amp that makes them sound their best to you.

 

[Andrew Randle]

Well, new building in Texas.

I bet that will cover a multitude of Syns

Andrew

 

[liamo]

Someone had to.

 

[strider1007]

If you ever want to see (and hear) a singer have fun singing...

 

[Odin412]

The Valhalla 3 sounds interesting. I still have (and love) my original Valhalla and it will be fun to see what the V3 will bring to the table. Hopefully a mini Folkvangr (with a lower price tag).

 

[Paladin79]

Oh so beautiful!
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Thanks I am caught up for a while on woodworking and might need to make room for some electronics work in the near future. I need new challenges.