[jonathan c]

A feline with good auditory whiskey taste----like his owner.

FTFY…[Reg. TM; © bcowen: 2021.]

 

[emorrison33]

And now for something completely different...

BrewDog also has some AF beers that taste good as well -- 20 Calories and 2.3 Carbs

I like the BrewDog beers too! Athletic Brewing makes decent NA beer too. The NA beer market has really been growing lately. I typically order from Proof No More for my NA beer (I don't drink alcohol anymore). They have a good variety of beers, wine and other "spirits".

 

[Paladin79]

I like the BrewDog beers too! Athletic Brewing makes decent NA beer too. The NA beer market has really been growing lately. I typically order from Proof No More for my NA beer (I don't drink alcohol anymore). They have a good variety of beers, wine and other "spirits".

I may have to check those out, I am trying to reduce carbs and I try to average no more than two drinks per day containing alcohol. Very little bread, pasta, or beer has allowed me to lose ten lbs in two weeks.

 

[monkuboy]

I've often wondered what it would sound like if Tom Waits, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan tried to sing in harmony. Without the aid of the Autotune safety net.

Don't forget, Neil Young did sing in harmony with Crosby Stills and Nash.

 

[newToAudio100]

I have the mjolnir 3 and I was considering using it as a pre amp and getting two vidar 2 speaker amps and run them in mono mode for the susvara and abyss ab 1266 phi tc. Is this insane or worth a shot?

How do you think the mj3 would compare to other pre amps? Am I better off getting the kara to attempt this?

Anything I should be aware of if I attempt this?

 

[valiant66]

I've tested the built in headphone amp as well and it has plenty of power but I much prefer the sound of the MJ3 or Tyrs to it. It's nice to have but I wouldn't buy it to use as your only headphone amp.

I've barely used the MJ3 but it sounded very similar to the Tyrs overall, just a bit warmer and slower with a smaller stage size. Once I have less gear on loan / demo I'll be spending more time with that amp and adding some more detailed impressions.

Are you using the Tyrs for listening to headphones?
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[valiant66]

Here is a good app for calculations
biamp
https://support.biamp.com/Design_Tools/Amplifier_Power_Calculator

And post about it:
2021 Spring - AVS - Desertdome
https://www.avsforum.com/threads/official-jtr-speaker-thread.1165099/page-2060#post-60455395

Thanks for that!

My Mani-2s (85db/W/m) apparently need 9W for normal listening at 10' and 144W for 12db peaks. Maybe it is time to get my Dynaco 400 serviced...
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[valiant66]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2023/08/24/starbucks-pumpkin-spice-latte-2023/70664639007/

I tried a pumpkin Starbucks drink a few years back. Never again.
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[valiant66]

Perhaps I should not say this... but have we lost a sense of time and season? Last I checked, today is still August.

That no longer matters. After all, the Christmas Store is open all year round...
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[adydula]

10 days to the Central North Carolina Schiit Meet in Pittsboro....for all u in Yorba Linda thats close to Raleigh, NC!

Sept 9th!!

See ya all there!

Alex

 

[newToAudio100]

I'm really enjoying the Kara and it's been a nice tool to have with the dacs I've been comparing and being able to cycle through the inputs to do those comparisons. I haven't done comparisons to my Holo Serene or Freya + yet although I'm planning on that soon but I can say that I didn't feel like I made a downgrade when I put the Kara in place of the Serene. It actually sounded a bit punchier and more textured.

My friend got a Kara too and sent me some impressions so I'll include those here since they are more specific then mine:
"Really clear, layered, strong, I think it beats Bliss as preamp and better than built in Meitner volume at least when headphones like tungsten are concerned"
"Being able to run passive is a great way to evaluate just the dac"

I've tested the built in headphone amp as well and it has plenty of power but I much prefer the sound of the MJ3 or Tyrs to it. It's nice to have but I wouldn't buy it to use as your only headphone amp.

I've barely used the MJ3 but it sounded very similar to the Tyrs overall, just a bit warmer and slower with a smaller stage size. Once I have less gear on loan / demo I'll be spending more time with that amp and adding some more detailed impressions.

The mj3 has slower and had a smaller soundstage than tyrs?

How would you compare kara vs mj3 as a pre amp?

I was considering trying mj3 as a pre for two vidar 2s in order to power susvara.

 

[adydula]

Soon I will be running a listening test between a single Vidar vs 2 G-horns with 8 ohm, 88db 2 way Seas "Dynaco" A26s'....
VS a hefty 160 watt RMS amp and a 35 Watt RMS Tube amp...

Will the Vidar have enough power to please my ears and or with a single G-horn or 2 G-horns in monoblock mode be "better"..

Gear is on its way!

:>)
Alex

 

[Rensek]

The mj3 has slower and had a smaller soundstage than tyrs?

How would you compare kara vs mj3 as a pre amp?

I was considering trying mj3 as a pre for two vidar 2s in order to power susvara.

Sheesh, I'd try the MJ3 as an HP amp first....

It powers my HE6se (non v2) with absolute ease.... Low gain, single ended, no feedback.. I hear no distortion, no strain, no collapsed soundstage, everything sounds fantastic.

I got to about 2 o'clock on the knob and I was easily at 95+ average DB. It was super loud, controlled, clean..

The HE6se's are 83.5 db/mw (I looked it up).

Susvaras are 83db/mw

 

[GearMe]

I like the BrewDog beers too! Athletic Brewing makes decent NA beer too. The NA beer market has really been growing lately. I typically order from Proof No More for my NA beer (I don't drink alcohol anymore). They have a good variety of beers, wine and other "spirits".

Will check Proof No More out!

Yes...Athletic Brewing makes some good NA beer. I usually go with BrewDog given the high taste and low carb/calorie combo.

That said, I just tried Athletic Brewing Fest Beer and thought it was worth 'spending' the extra calories/carbs (70 / 16)

 

[JLoud]

Yep! But I can take a piss and hit Canada...

Wow, you must have an impressive.....amount of pressure. Yeah, that must be it.