[skhan007]

My humble set up below- ZMF Auteur, Bottlehead Crack w/NOS tubes, and RME ADI2 DAC.

I'm currently on a prog kick and got three King Crimson box sets for Xmas (63 discs) that include many hi-res Blu Ray, which sound great! Also listening to the YES Steven Wilson remixes today. Great stuff!!

 

[Preachy1]

That’s a lot of Crimson!!!! I missed the last tour but as a consolation, I’m seeing Stick Men in a few weeks.

 

[mikey1964]

But, where is your monitor screen?

Eh, you making a funny? Regardless, here's a shot I'd just take, with previously stated cans, and my iFi Micro iDSD BL at the ready....pretty proud of my cable management, cleared up all those cables that were hanging down at the back. I was once really crazy into trying out new cans and DAC stack/combo, but after a while, I'd decided to stick with my Oppo HA-1 (on 2nd rig) and the iFi on my main rig. I do have >10 cans which I'd rotate from time to time (and only when I'm in the mood), much like my keyboards (I think I have 15....or more). Monitor's a Samsung 49" 32:9 3840x1080 144Hz beast (easier for my RX 6900 XT to run games at max setting, 4K would bog it down).

 

[DTgill]

Contentment is not our lot in personal audio.

I'm contented until the next thing comes along... Just ask my wife...

 

[jonathan c]

I'm contented until the next thing comes along... Just ask my wife...

This is personal audio (only, I hope!):

…………………

 

[DTgill]

This is personal audio (only, I hope!):

…………………

Maybe LOL...

 

[Pharmaboy]

Eh, you making a funny? Regardless, here's a shot I'd just take, with previously stated cans, and my iFi Micro iDSD BL at the ready....pretty proud of my cable management, cleared up all those cables that were hanging down at the back. I was once really crazy into trying out new cans and DAC stack/combo, but after a while, I'd decided to stick with my Oppo HA-1 (on 2nd rig) and the iFi on my main rig. I do have >10 cans which I'd rotate from time to time (and only when I'm in the mood), much like my keyboards (I think I have 15....or more). Monitor's a Samsung 49" 32:9 3840x1080 144Hz beast (easier for my RX 6900 XT to run games at max setting, 4K would bog it down).

This setup is impressive. You're Captain of your own starship!

 

[UntilThen]

Unfortunately, this personal audio hobby of ours is an evolving pursuit just as we are an evolving species. Desire morphs into need. Contentment is not our lot in personal audio.

 

[Terriero]

Eh, you making a funny? Regardless, here's a shot I'd just take, with previously stated cans, and my iFi Micro iDSD BL at the ready....pretty proud of my cable management, cleared up all those cables that were hanging down at the back. I was once really crazy into trying out new cans and DAC stack/combo, but after a while, I'd decided to stick with my Oppo HA-1 (on 2nd rig) and the iFi on my main rig. I do have >10 cans which I'd rotate from time to time (and only when I'm in the mood), much like my keyboards (I think I have 15....or more). Monitor's a Samsung 49" 32:9 3840x1080 144Hz beast (easier for my RX 6900 XT to run games at max setting, 4K would bog it down).

Of course, of course It's incredible how big the monitor screens have become... I remember in 2011 when I felt enormous my Dell U3011 and now is the son of your monitor screens...

 

[bcowen]

Of course, of course It's incredible how big the monitor screens have become... I remember in 2011 when I felt enormous my Dell U3011 and now is the son of your monitor screens...

LOL! My first computer monitor was a 12" monochrome CRT that came with the original 4.77 MHz IBM PC.

No, wait...my very first one was a 19" Sharp TV that I used as the display for a Commodore 64.

 

[UntilThen]

LOL! My first computer monitor was a 12" monochrome CRT that came with the original 4.77 MHz IBM PC.

No, wait...my very first one was a 19" Sharp TV that I used as the display for a Commodore 64.

We lived through the same era. I bought the IBM PC in 1981. However are we still on head-fi station? I'm tempted to bring on dog-fi again because Archie and Hugo came to visit Finn and I didn't know I love dogs so much.

 

[Preachy1]

I may be the outlier here, but as it stands, I really don't see any upgrades in my future. I'm quite happy with what I have.



In fact, I'm in the process of selling off some of my gear. Part of this is because I'm getting into another expensive hobby (woodworking). Add that to head-fi, photography, and cooking. All of these can be quite pricey! I guess I need to find a cheaper hobby.

 

[SalR406]

We lived through the same era. I bought the IBM PC in 1981. However are we still on head-fi station? I'm tempted to bring on dog-fi again because Archie and Hugo came to visit Finn and I didn't know I love dogs so much.

That picture brings back some memories. I wrote my Master's thesis on one of those original IBM PCs. When I see the picture, I can still hear those giant floppy drives buzzing and clanking away.

 

[jonathan c]

That picture brings back some memories. I wrote my Master's thesis on one of those original IBM PCs. When I see the picture, I can still hear those giant floppy drives buzzing and clanking away.

…quite the ‘buzzing/clanking’ evolution…from XT PC — — —> DV…

 

[UntilThen]

That picture brings back some memories. I wrote my Master's thesis on one of those original IBM PCs. When I see the picture, I can still hear those giant floppy drives buzzing and clanking away.

That picture brings back memories because I won the neighbourhood Pong championship on it haha. 2 years after I got that I join GE as a trainee computer programmer. How could I not love GE.