[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

I disagree on the Bayreuter. I was there more than a few times (like twice a year for over 30) and I find the German gemüthligheit that's forced into your arse very disturbing.
Even overly adapted for the American tourist.
Also, being built to please only Wagner doesn't do it any favors.
I never saw any opera in the US so cannot make any point about them.
I was however in every European opera house multiple times.
La Feniche and the Opéra Garnier are highest on my list.
And Amsterdam is splendid too.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

I saw Hoffman in Amsterdam - though I was still suffering from jet lag, it was a fun afternoon.

 

[yonson]

Hahahaha, I love how Blunt Mike is.

 

[filthy mechanical]

Re: Solid cables - they are large electric busbar companies out there - Nu-core out in Michigan, Brar out in Italy...

Would be interesting testing.

 

[artur9]

I still need to put my speakers on either side of the upright piano, even with my TV plans being shelved for the moment. Do people prefer speaker stands or floating shelves for powered monitors?

Stands are better for positioning.

I got some nice ones made for my Vienna Acoustics by Tyler of Tyler Acoustics.

 

[Baldr]

It seems we are finally shipping the USB switchers which are the pre beta switching evaluation for the upcoming Urd. We had a software glitch which Dave has fixed and out they go. May all the beta testers try them with lots of USB inputs so we can get on to the beta of the Urds themselves. We are one step closer!

 

[poorsod]

The Met has variable sound and visiblity.

Vienna Staatsoper has a really good sound, and a less stilted norm of patrons. No broomsticks up their ass like Berlin or Paris. Neither are there sandwich munchers or farters like Milan.

Every seat in the Met is some sort of compromise. My favorite is the first row in the side parterre. The parterre have the only seats at the Met that let you in when you are late (or when Rusalka with Renee Fleming really started at 7:30 when you thought it started at 8). The first row has the best view but I have friends who think the back seats have a better sound.

I wonder if one of the reasons vienna state opera has better sound is because the pit is not as deep as the Met. The Met is also cavernous in comparison. Personally I like the buttery dynamic sound at Musikverein the most.

 

[JanMc]

I saved the worst for last. LA opera's Disney home sounds like ass. I would rather be chained to a 24 hour ride on “Its a Small World, After All” without a box cutters for relief. The old Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was soooooooooooooooo much better.

Sadly, I was at the Disney to hear some French guy play the organ there. For an encore they came out and handed him a piece of paper with a suggestion to base the encore on - it was 'It's a small world'. The guy about got up and left the theater. I was pretty damn embarrassed for him but he did extend it into decent music before he was done. I also thought that the organ lacked heft to its sound. Maybe they are just afraid to play more than 80 db or something.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Enjoying my new unison bifrost - looking forward to having the transport and gadget in hand. KSE1500 is very pleasant paired with Wagner and a volume of Proust

 

[earnmyturns]

very pleasant paired with Wagner and a volume of Proust

At the same time?

 

[KoshNaranek]

At the same time?

Lol!

 

[Zachik]

At the same time?

Same here.
Oh wait - no Wagner and no Proust here... neither at the same time!

 

[bevanc]

So, I did it. To complement my Saga S and soon to be arriving Vidar (Wednesday if FedEx are right), I just grabbed the Bifrost 2 from B stock that landed today. Hope it is an upgrade on the Modius, which is already fantastic. Hope the wife doesn’t work out how much all this Schiit cost! I’ve also got an Asgard 2 that I picked up on eBay due to arrive soon.

 

[JanMc]

So, I did it. To complement my Saga S and soon to be arriving Vidar (Wednesday if FedEx are right), I just grabbed the Bifrost 2 from B stock that landed today. Hope it is an upgrade on the Modius, which is already fantastic. Hope the wife doesn’t work out how much all this Schiit cost! I’ve also got an Asgard 2 that I picked up on eBay due to arrive soon.

Let us know how you compare the Bifrost to the Modius please. I am considering the same upgrade to go with my Vidar and Lyr 3 (which I think sounds a lot better than my Saga+ as a preamp - which works for me because I only have the one USB input from my computer).

 

[bevanc]

Let us know how you compare the Bifrost to the Modius please. I am considering the same upgrade to go with my Vidar and Lyr 3 (which I think sounds a lot better than my Saga+ as a preamp - which works for me because I only have the one USB input from my computer).

I will. I do think that the modius is excellent, so my guess is it will be a subtle difference. With the rolling back order, I felt I was safe getting B stock. Worst case is I get nearly what I paid for it on eBay!