Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

[Paladin79]

Is Finnegan prepping a Sidecubus II for 'reorientation' .... ?

One can only hope not, but there may well be one in the works. We are making drawings soon.

 

[golfbravobravo]

For me it was The Red Devils before they became the Eagles Aerobatics Team and (RIP) Leo Loudenslager.
The Zlin pilot might be Rob Harrison (The Tumbling Bear) or, less likely, Terry Burch.

I knew Tom quite well as I was the treasurer and board director for IAC in a previous life.

I wish I had known Leo and Charlie.

But I still have to pinch myslef to be sure that I'm not dreaming about the acro pilots I have been lucky enough to know.

When I did my jet conversion training in the UK, it turned out that Tony Haig-Thomas had flown as a member of the UK team with a bunch of folks I kew in the USA. Didn't get me any benefit if the debriefs!!

Cheers

 

[jonathan c]

.... on this day, as on many other days, Vali 3 'holds its own' / 'stands its ground' in great company:

 

[Bowmoreman]

Both my son and daughter are STEM as well, we hear no such talk from either of them, ever. It does not happen nor would it be allowed.

As are both my sons - Mechanical Engineer (Toyota R/D HQ) and Airline Pilot (SWA). They stand on THEIR comments and first-hand observations about SOME of their generation. I’ve experienced it with them over the last 5 years or so in several cases.

I’ll note for the record that per ACP’s (reasonable) request, I did NOT “continue the discussion”, let alone passive-aggressively bringing up the intentionally insulting and offensive “Incel” term, but many others felt the need to repeatedly pile on, and/or signal, after said admonishment….

So, me? I’m fff to go find my copy of the Eagles Dirty Laundry and refresh my memory about Blondes! oh wait… offensive lyrics! Maybe I’ll try Dire Straits Money for Nothing! Or some Stones Brown Sugar, or…

Slippery slopes and glass houses. Can we please get back to music and Schiit?

 

[golfbravobravo]

Bigfeet??
I fly in the general vicinity of Area 51 a few times per month. I’m always hoping to catch a glimpse of something secret and cool. Never going to happen but a guy can dream.

I have stayed in the A'le Inn at Area 51. https://littlealeinn.com/

Fun!

 

[Paladin79]

I don’t know. I hear cats dig Molly Bloom’s soliloquy

Finnegan’s Wake is difficult enough, getting into Ulysses a whole other matter.
@jonathan c is well read, I have a feeling he has read both.

 

[rkw]

Posted on Reddit::



https://old.reddit.com/r/Schiit/comments/1jcoodu/new_stack_rack/

Quite the pic, but I have to think the backside isn't nearly as pretty...

On Reddit, the OP posted:

They aren't connected. The components are just mounted so I can test stuff. Like comparing 2 turntables (thru a sys) passing thru a solid state pre-amp or a tube pre-amp (2 more switches). There's any number of possible connections, with or without a DAC, Tube or Solid State Pre-Amp, no pre-amp (SYS volume control), single amp, or monoblocked, or headphones. For sources I have a WiiM Pro Plus, Rega PL3, or Denon CD. Plus another suite of FOSI gear. Obviously I'm retired & have way too much spare time .​

 

[Bowmoreman]

Kara FB upgrade ordered (with parallel conversion to black). In the queue now.
Great and timely/responsive support from Lindsay. (@Jason Stoddard).

Anyone wants a Skoll, just shout.

 

[Roy G. Biv]

I knew Tom quite well as I was the treasurer and board director for IAC in a previous life.

I wish I had known Leo and Charlie.

But I still have to pinch myslef to be sure that I'm not dreaming about the acro pilots I have been lucky enough to know.

When I did my jet conversion training in the UK, it turned out that Tony Haig-Thomas had flown as a member of the UK team with a bunch of folks I kew in the USA. Didn't get me any benefit if the debriefs!!

Cheers

I worked at the FBO where Charlie kept his Eagle and other personal planes and he was always very nice to me. Coincidentally, I was classmates with his son, Reese. Unfortunately, I was present at his last performance when he passed away.

I never met Leo but I saw him perform several times and IMO he stands above those who came after him.

 

[Paladin79]

I see @bcowen is around and hopefully missed the fires in OK.

 

[sam6550a]

Finnegan is helping me QC something I made five years ago. Those are Mundorf silver and gold oil filled caps near his nose.

Finnegan says that the secret sauce of Mundorf capacitors is fish oil.

 

[AnamCeoil]

Also, a particularly sexist comment. My eldest says the same thing about the other gender.

Let's refrain from any -ism other than music-lover-ism.

HST, I haven't heard any Irish music that I find pleasing. Irish Singers, sure, (Sinead!), folk songs, not so much. Don't particularly like folk in any case.

Give me Luke Kelly on a dark night any time of year - rattles my soul!

 

[jonathan c]

Kara FB upgrade ordered (with parallel conversion to black). In the queue now.
Great and timely/responsive support from Lindsay. (@Jason Stoddard).

***Anyone wants a Skoll, just shout.***

*** ..... For Whom The Yell Skolls .....

 

[Syan25]

The reason the Kara F is so important is that I've planned it be the nexus or central brain of my hifi system. So happy this item exists in the world.


Sources: Apple Music and my own lossless albums ripped from my old CD library through my two DAPs - iBasso DX260 and FiiO M11 Plus ESS.

DACs:
Gungnir 2 (next year) - balanced
iBasso D16 Taipan - balanced
RME ADI-2 FS - RCA
Aune S9C Pro - RCA

Preamp:
Kara F (this month)

Integrated amp: Cambridge Audio CXA81 also connected to a Cambridge Audio CXN V2 streaming dac balanced connection

Speakers:
Monitor Audio Gold 100s
Adam Audio A7V (active studio monitors) connects directly to Kara - RCA

Tube amps:
Valhalla 3 (this year purchase)

Headphones:
HD600
HD800s
Audeze LCD-X
Grado RS1i
Beyerdynamic DT-1990
HEDD 2GT (next year)

Iems:
ie600
iE900
CA Andromeda's 2019
Beyerdynamic T8iemkii
ThieAudio Prestige Ltd (this month)
Meze Advar
Aful Cantor

I also own a Marantz HDAC 1. But it's connected to something else and there's not enough inputs for all my gear.

Somethings have to wait till next year.

I also own several dongle DACs. But they won't come into the sphere of the Kara F.

 

[Dr. Cube]

On Reddit, the OP posted:

They aren't connected. The components are just mounted so I can test stuff. Like comparing 2 turntables (thru a sys) passing thru a solid state pre-amp or a tube pre-amp (2 more switches). There's any number of possible connections, with or without a DAC, Tube or Solid State Pre-Amp, no pre-amp (SYS volume control), single amp, or monoblocked, or headphones. For sources I have a WiiM Pro Plus, Rega PL3, or Denon CD. Plus another suite of FOSI gear. Obviously I'm retired & have way too much spare time .​

Not just a custom Schiit rack, but a custom patch bay!