I knew you must have known. When you put the metal hat on check out both Automata albums.Ah, Between the Buried and Me... I have the 'Parallax II: Future Sequence" album but it's been a long while. Yeah, I can get into this but I'd need to take off my other hat(s) and put the metal hat on and get in the mood for it. Thanks! That's intense on many levels.
Alright, will definitely do. TC will definitely make it easier for me to put the metal hat on more often. Seriously, metal has never sounded so good! And with these posts we have taken this TC thread over the millennium mark! Haha
Okay, I have favorited these, 'Coma Ecliptic', and 'Colors' on Qobuz to return to later.
That's because the TC is the best no matter what those sus boys say.
Hehe, we TC boys should take the high road here now.That's because the TC is the best no matter what those sus boys say.
Na.Hehe, we TC boys should take the high road here now.
Ya.Where's the fun in that.
There is still money in my account so obviously I’m not there yet...
I miss the time when I was looking at "more affordable" (to my wallet) gear, as I was able to buy both and then sell one for a loss. Now any side-grade costs as much as TOTL headphone and a true-blind-buy-gear-everyone-agrees-on type of an upgrade gear costs like a small collection of headphones. This reminds me of fitness - when you are not accustomed to train, early gains are not impressive, but are linear/predictable/reliable, once you get to the upper echelon of fitness, you may not see gains for months, yet you are training as hard as ever. This brings me to the age old saying - we are all enjoying the journey here, but sometimes get frustrated with what we don't have, rather than satisfied with where we are right now.
Where do you live? In the UK we are able to buy audio gear and listen to it for a month and return for a full refund if we are not happy...we just have to notified the store within 14 days of receiving the item that we want to return it but have up to 30 days total till it has to be returned.
In Switzerland there are shops for 2-channel that are willing to work with you, but for high end headphone gear there is really just one store, they are super helpful, but most gear they do not have in stock (like AB-1266) so no way of even testing it at home. Some other things they do have and are willing to help you out, but even then there are limits in what they can do. No way of buying let's say Formula S, having it for a month and then deciding. As far as returns go, that's not very common here (except for one shop that sells electronics, but they don't have high end audio gear) and even there you get hit with 10% restock fee. I have managed to convince some shops when I bought something and wanted to upgrade for something else (more expensive), they worked with me and gave me a decent price (so did not need to sell first). Some equipment you can audition at the dealer, and during Pandemic they were willing to lend you stuff for a week, but again, not as liquid market as in the states or in the uk, what a pity.
