[MWSVette]

Well that's maybe more fuel than coffee.

I think maybe you are right...

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Tipped over from Jason's thread:

My suspicion all along about the technical aspects was that MQA's supposed benefits only showed up in the mediocre delta-sigma implementations that dominate consumer products, with off-the-shelf upsampling filters, not for more carefully designed delta-sigma DACs, let alone multibit DACs with excellent filters, or good NOS DACs. Archimago's measurements of MQA vs PCM, together with his blinded crowd-sourced evaluations show no evidence of MQA benefit for using good quality delta-sigma DACs. A serious, honest DAC manufacturer like Exogal who have worked long and hard on their designs would have nothing to benefit technically from MQA.

This is not the first company to openly question and discard the MQA stuff.
I think there's a very good chance it will be dead in just a few years.
Maybe Mike can give us a more sophisticated view on this.

 

[Dave G]

If anyone has recommendations on a good relatively inexpensive (100 or less) hand grinder I would be all ears. I'm not sure whether to go for steel or ceramic Burr grinder.

The Hario manual grinder is quite good. Not sure whether I'm allowed to post a link, but if you search for Hario manual coffee grinder it will come right up. They seem to have several versions, but we've been happy with the version that is about $40 on Amazon.

 

[Ableza]

I believe Schiit has stated their opinion about MQA: http://www.schiit.com/about/news/why-we-wont-be-supporting-mqa

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

I believe Schiit has stated their opinion about MQA: http://www.schiit.com/about/news/why-we-wont-be-supporting-mqa

Ah yes sorry, couldn't find it myself. Tnx

 

[riffrafff]

Mike has also commented about MQA in his thread, I believe.

Edit: Wait, this is his thread. Thought I was somewhere else. D'oh!

Anyway:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sch...bable-start-up.701900/page-1693#post-13768064

 

[earnmyturns]

Tipped over from Jason's thread:

This is not the first company to openly question and discard the MQA stuff.
I think there's a very good chance it will be dead in just a few years.
Maybe Mike can give us a more sophisticated view on this.

IOW: It it sounds like ass, maybe MQA will make it sound like pompous ass. But the best is not to sound like ass to start with.

 

[hearditontheX]

I would probably skip the grounds and at least buy whole bean, but if you enjoy it, by all means have at it.

yup, there is an amazing world of coffee flavor that awaits you, MWSVette, if you look beyond your current selection. Coffee is as complex as wine.

And speaking of coffee, anything and everything you want to know about coffee and the industry can be found at https://dailycoffeenews.com.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Baratza encore is $130 new, and worth it.

 

[Timster]

https://www.baratza.com/get-excited-270wi/ This might take precedence over Yggy—I may leave the smart grinder pro at the weekend pad for pour overs and keep the espresso rig at the weekday.

I have a Breville Smart Grinder Pro which grinds into a little stainless dariole mold, sitting atop a 0.1g accurate scale.
Does the job, and gets me great consistency in my espressos

 

[Ableza]

re: coffee grinders. I had a very nice Baratza Vario but after about a year the motor burned up. Very disappointing. I replaced it with a Capresso Infinity and it has been going strong for twice as long with no issues and is much easier to clean. YMMV.

 

[GearMe]

Most taste-oriented hobbies are the same, whether it's audio, coffee, cars or fashion. All price ranges are represented.

Yep, even within my own coffee habit. I go to the store each week and pick up a different coffee. I enjoy all the different tastes/aromas/etc. (just like different headphones)!

Sometimes whole bean; sometimes ground. If it's whole bean, I grind it at the store. Can't stand the process of doing this at home...add the cleaning up/maintenance/etc., it's a non-starter for me.

and ... a great combination! Add some dark chocolate or really good ice cream...all the better.

 

[JamminVMI]

The Classic Dripper looks like the Chemex coffee brewer I owned in the 1970's. It is still being made.

Love my Chemex. Great coffee at a great price...

 

[riffrafff]

I buy green coffee beans at Sweet Maria's, air-roast them to my desired roast using a modified popcorn popper, and then grind them on a modified Bodum Antigua.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

To each their own. I taste a dramatic difference between freshly ground and stale coffee. If you don’t, mazel tov!

Re the infinity — under $100, it might be the best there is. Don’t expect it to compete with a 3k industrial grinder with 10hp (lol) but for 97% of folks it’s most assuredly fine, and quite possibly an upgrade.

Talked to a Swedish roaster this morning. We agreed that roasting coffee exists to release and communicate flavor in the green coffee, not to impose flavor of its own. Also saw tales of Hoffmann today, will say more when I’m on deutsche bahn tomorrow.

Edit: roaster, not toaster.