[earnmyturns]

A fun, blues-y, spacious new jazz arrival. These guys are having a blast with the standard and new compositions!

 

[Nick76]

From (long) memory: A2's bass is less well defined, and the mid-to-trebble zone a bit rougher. But otherwise, a great little amp, my first Schiit

Yep, that's about right! Things are a bit more congested spatially, bass a bit looser/slower, and there's a little haze/not as dark and clear of a background. But this will surely serve me well when I'm away from my desk, well until Valhalla 3 comes out of course.

 

[Ableza]

EVs are all about insta-torque squeeze-n-gooooooooo!!!!!

And you'd want me to drive one sane?

EDIT: 'Most' being the current crop of performance-oriented EVs, not lame Nissan LEAFs.

You play you pay.

 

[riffrafff]

You play you pay.

Sticky tires are consumables.

 

[Paladin79]

Wednesday



Thursday



Friday



We'll see what Saturday brings.

(Hopefully Vali 3.)

Nice shoes. And some rainbow poplar in the foreground with just a hint of VU meters. A cat and some Benadryl and life would be perfect.

 

[Ripper2860]

Super comfy Skechers, my highly coveted Incubus, and a Monster power conditioner.

 

[Adam Balm]

Had to hook up my new (to me) Asgard 2 to the Yggy to compare the two Class A, no feedback siblings. Crazy how the little Asgard 2 holds a candle to it's much bigger, more expensive, younger brother. It falls just behind in a few areas, but otherwise, nothing to complain about without directly A/Bing like I am now. What a bargain this was back when this released in what, 2013?

Moved it to the bedside dresser and connected my trusty Mojo2 as a DAC (I should really grab a modi multibit or something) and now we're talking.

BTW, nice Tele

 

[Paladin79]

Skechers, my highly coveted Incubus, and a Monster power conditioner.

I am familiar with all three. I would offer to change out the Incubus cabinet but most everything there is black and white.

 

[The 48FB]

Sean Connery was Bond

 

[Ripper2860]

I am familiar with all three. I would offer to change out the Incubus cabinet but most everything there is black and white.

Incubus should stand out and not be relegated to running with the B&W herd. I'm open dressing her up a bit more if you're serious.

 

[jsabini1]

Yggy+ GS2 and Ragnarok 2 would be a damn good setup at a damn good price. (I own a Ragnarok 2 and have owned Yggy+ GS2.)

Ragnarok 2 is a bit more laid back than MJ3, but I haven't compared them directly recently enough to remember how they stack up in other qualities. I'll see if I can find time to compare tonight. I have them on a switch attached to an Yggy MIB.

I would appreciate current thoughts on MJ3 vs Rag 2... Like several of us here, I don't need it but it's tempting.

As a random aside, Ragnarok 2 could be an ideal match for Modhouse Tungsten, given its power needs.

 

[Ripper2860]

Rag 2 is a STEAL at $999. Especially with the unofficial power bump to 75/110.

 

[Nick76]

BTW, nice Tele

Thank you! Another recent pickup. Just getting back into playing consistently and treated myself. Been playing the same made in Mexico Strat for 10 years. The new Tele is a recent Made in Japan model, by far the nicest playing and feeling Tele I've had my hands on, beating any Mexican and American Fender I demoed before buying. Think I got pretty lucky with the rosewood fingerboard as well.

 

[bcschmerker4]

@Jason Stoddard Which products from SCHITT® AUDIO™ have vacuum tubes, e.g. miniature twin triodes (9-pin), miniature power pentodes (7-pin), octal beam power tubes, &c.?

 

[artur9]

...

Now for something completely different. Thinking of getting some speaker cables. 8 or 9 feet long, and economical. Blue Jeans cables and Supra are on my short list. Thoughts or recommendations?

I'm partial to Pine Tree Audio's ribbons. I have both the Shadow and Rainbow. My impression is that the Shadow was slightly better.

My eldest, upon seeing the Rainbow, said, "If you hadn't told me what they were, I would have had no idea." :-D

Nice people over at Pine Tree. I asked them to make a trigger cable for my T+A Amp8 (which requires an RJ45 connector). Works great!