[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

If you find that mute-button there is a woman here who would like to order one too I think
Can`t wait to come and sit with you and listen to Freya!

The two women at your household get the button for free.
And a medal for endurance.
See you soon.

 

[RCBinTN]

Good to read your rig is back up, connected properly and sounding great, Pietro!
Time for some Marcus or Hiromi with remote volume control.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Simon Phillips is beating his protocol just now.

 

[alpovs]

the PS is soooo good you can hear the difference even when not in the chain.

Golden words!
I think this should be a motto of the audiophile society "PS" can be replaced by "fuse", "cable", "adapter", etc. or simply "everything"

 

[valiant66]

I agree. My HP amp - the wonderful Bryston BHA-1 - has a balance adjustment. I use it to combat ear wax buildup from time to time.
Removing ear wax isn't all that easy! Especially when it's like tar. So, easier to adjust the amp's balance than go to the hydrogen peroxide.
All.

I got an ear infection in the first half of the year. I am about 20 dB down in my left ear. To experience that, put a good earplug in your left ear, then put on your headphones. Yeah. “Centre stage” skews off to the right. I can fix that with my speakers, because I have a balance control, but when I’m out walking the dog with my AKG 551s (yes, I get weird looks: I don’t care) the soundstage is always off centre. That’s why Schiit’s amps are not on my Christmas wish list (although DACs are... : ).

For me, a balance control is now mandatory. That’s part of the reason my amp dates back to before the high end eschewed such frippery. The other part is that there’s enough poorly engineered recordings out there with good music and bad stereo that I want a knob within arms’ reach to tweak centre as necessary.
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[Snowpuppy77]

Yes it's all balanced.
Rag volume is at 3/4 gain at highest and I use Freya volume for control.

Thank you. I have not considered doing something like that as I have been very happy with my Rggy as is. I have had my Rggy since August. I have a Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer that can be used between your DAC and preamp or amp. Have not used it for several years. I may install that between my Bimby and Rggy and see how it impacts the sound.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Thank you. I have not considered doing something like that as I have been very happy with my Rggy as is. I have had my Rggy since August. I have a Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer that can be used between your DAC and preamp or amp. Have not used it for several years. I may install that between my Bimby and Rggy and see how it impacts the sound.

I never considered this although I have the X-10 V3.
It has no balanced in and/or out.

 

[Snowpuppy77]

I never considered this although I have the X-10 V3.
It has no balanced in and/or out.

I currently use a Bimby with the Rggy so it would work fine. However when I get the Yggy the X-10 V3 would no longer be considered due to it not being balanced as you point out. I personally find that the Rggy while having all of the virtues of solid state also has a few tube virtues. Some but not all. I have a SET tube headphone amp called the Mapletree Ear+HD and it has a sweetness to the highs that I have never heard from any solid state amp. However really do not use the Mapletree much anymore as I prefer the Rggy by a considerable margin overall with my cans.

 

[mithrandir38]

Simon Phillips is beating his protocol just now.

Protocol III, Amrita-awesome stuff

 

[HumanFly]

@Pietro Cozzi Tinin
I was wondering : Does the euro-version of Freya come with that nice remote? Or did you get the black plastic one?

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

The nice one.

 

[HumanFly]

So you actually saved 30 euros by buying Freya....it`s amazing.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Uh... I don't follow...
Huh?
Anyhow, you can come play with it if you like....yes?

Wait.. now I understand.
You have a thingy where this thingy was not provided but would work none the less.

 

[HumanFly]

My Saga came with the black plasticy one indeed.
(But that was a while ago, not sure what one would get now.)
So by buying Freya I could save 30 euros.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

I hope you realize how stupid that sounds yes?