ColdsnapBry 17 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Thanks, for now it's clean. Going to eventually stuff a MJ2 or Hagerman Tuba, Bifrost 2, and ZMF Aeolus in that corner. Edited February 15 by ColdsnapBry Link to post Share on other sites
BlueOceanBoy 462 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 hours ago, ColdsnapBry said: Thanks, for now it's clean. Going to eventually stuff a MJ2 or Hagerman Tuba, Bifrost 2, and ZMF Aeolus in that corner. And the drug takes hold - welcome to the rabbithole! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Odyssey 1,038 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Pretty soon you need a rack 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Perkins 9 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Here's my setup. Shure 1540 & ifi Zen Dac 5 Link to post Share on other sites
ColdsnapBry 17 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I see Deftones and Dinosaur Jr. and I like. Clean setup! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 12 minutes ago, ColdsnapBry said: I see Deftones and Dinosaur Jr. and I like. Clean setup! You seen that young dude on YouTube that does a sweet Deftones cover where he plays all the instruments and sings? Has his own music on Spotify too, very Deftones like. Very good. I'll think of his name soon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BlueOceanBoy 462 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Had an awesome meet with Hugo @Indie Hi-Fi yesterday. Primarily to do A-B on Antipodes K and S series streamer/players. We ran two identical systems with Sonnet Hermes and Morpheus and then K30 vs S40 (+/- S20 reclocker and S60 power). MQA vs Non MQA in the Morpheus DAC too. Used the beautiful sounding Auris Nirvana with Psvane EL34 and HE1Kse and LCD4. Jazz vocal and folk were the main genres. 3 Hrs of audio Nirvana later what did we learn? Antipodes make some really nicely built and sounding kit. Lots of good inputs/outputs and nice interface. Yes it is better to me than running a Roon Nuc (and I have a pretty good fanless one). Wider soundstage, instrument separation is better, more lively with Antipodes I like the synergy of the Sonnet Hermes and Morpheus with I2S. The Antipodes S series stack really gives the K30 a run for the money We found it hard to tell between MQA and non MQA in general Both LCD4 and particularly HE1Kse sounded brilliant on Nirvana. A couple of times I had the raised hairs on the forearm thing going and smiling like an audio-fool! Next weekend will hopefully bring a shootout between Mogwai SE, Bigger Ben and Auris Nirvana with Sonnet and Antipodes. Now that will be something! Just now, BlueOceanBoy said: Had an awesome meet with Hugo @Indie Hi-Fi yesterday. Primarily to do A-B on Antipodes K and S series streamer/players. We ran two identical systems with Sonnet Hermes and Morpheus and then K30 vs S40 (+/- S20 reclocker and S60 power). MQA vs Non MQA in the Morpheus DAC too. Used the beautiful sounding Auris Nirvana with Psvane EL34 and HE1Kse and LCD4. Jazz vocal and folk were the main genres. 3 Hrs of audio Nirvana later what did we learn? Antipodes make some really nicely built and sounding kit. Lots of good inputs/outputs and nice interface. Yes it is better to me than running a Roon Nuc (and I have a pretty good fanless one). Wider soundstage, instrument separation is better, more lively with Antipodes I like the synergy of the Sonnet Hermes and Morpheus with I2S. The Antipodes S series stack really gives the K30 a run for the money We found it hard to tell between MQA and non MQA in general Both LCD4 and particularly HE1Kse sounded brilliant on Nirvana. A couple of times I had the raised hairs on the forearm thing going and smiling like an audio-fool! Next weekend will hopefully bring a shootout between Mogwai SE, Bigger Ben and Auris Nirvana with Sonnet and Antipodes. Now that will be something! You'll also see some of @Bengineer's Blue Dragon headphone cables. Have also been trying his Mogami RCAs - brilliant 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Indie Hi-Fi 107 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 18 hours ago, BlueOceanBoy said: Had an awesome meet with Hugo @Indie Hi-Fi yesterday. As always great having you @BlueOceanBoy. Such good ears and a mental vault of other gear for reference. I fear i’ll be severely out of depth next session on the big tube shoot out. For me it was great to properly A/B the S20 reclocker. As you said a bit more sparkle and top end to an already extremely good sound. And very nice to have MQA capability but much more SQ to be had in other adjustments (cables, power, reclocking, etc). Most of all i found a new song! Norah Jones’ Hurts to be Alone from 2020. Hopefully we did ruin it for you Neil! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Odyssey 1,038 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I love getting hurt by Norah Jones. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ColdsnapBry 17 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 16/02/2021 at 6:44 AM, ColdsnapBry said: Hello, figure I'd share my modest setup. By the way, anyone know if a tube stack like a Schiit MJ2 and Bifrost 2 be a problem for my desk space? The large monitor will sit pretty close / right over the tubes and I was worried about electrical interferrence. Link to post Share on other sites
barbz127 142 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 8 minutes ago, ColdsnapBry said: By the way, anyone know if a tube stack like a Schiit MJ2 and Bifrost 2 be a problem for my desk space? The large monitor will sit pretty close / right over the tubes and I was worried about electrical interferrence. Shouldn't be an issue, i had a mj2 next to my monitor and bifrost below without issue. The mjolnir gets hot so I would be cautious about placing the bifrost on top if that was your plan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Just put some sort of thermally good feet on BF2 (read: not stick on foam feet) and stack it. Be ok. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
xtiva2000 117 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 My latest addition, very first full tube amp.. just got it 2 days ago.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites
bruc3 190 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 11 minutes ago, xtiva2000 said: My latest addition, very first full tube amp.. just got it 2 days ago.... What tubes are those? Link to post Share on other sites
xtiva2000 117 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 7 minutes ago, bruc3 said: What tubes are those? Power is 6M18C , some Russian Tube, Driver is 6SJ7, Aussie Tube... I think 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Odyssey 1,038 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 20 minutes ago, xtiva2000 said: Power is 6M18C , some Russian Tube, Driver is 6SJ7, Aussie Tube... I think He lied. Power is Svetlana 6H13C and drivers are Mullard 6SJ6gt made in australia. That La Figaro 339 looks so familiar. I could smell it as my own. Enjoy Shin because that La Figaro 339 has been upgraded with better caps and it's amazing in it's tone. If you sell it, sell it for a million bucks. 🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites
xtiva2000 117 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 lol thanks Odyssey... that was what i read from the box hehehe Sorry Bruce... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Odyssey 1,038 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, xtiva2000 said: lol thanks Odyssey... that was what i read from the box hehehe Sorry Bruce... But sell it to Bruce for $1 because he's such a good guy and I ate a lot of his oranges yesterday. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bruc3 190 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Mate, those oranges were expensive Shin, need to pay me back some how. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Odyssey 1,038 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 It's La Figaro day... . 3 Link to post Share on other sites
bruc3 190 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Might as throw my one into the mix, mine is distinguishable from xtivas from the battle dent on the left side. Listening to some Boyz 2 Men tonight, so smooth, throw back to some old school RnB. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 11 minutes ago, bruc3 said: Might as throw my one into the mix, mine is distinguishable from xtivas from the battle dent on the left side. Listening to some Boyz 2 Men tonight, so smooth, throw back to some old school RnB. Stick on some D'Angelo Link to post Share on other sites
bruc3 190 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Stick on some D'Angelo Wow, I never heard of this guy, just listening to his song "How does it feel" and questioning my sexuality now haha... Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 5 minutes ago, bruc3 said: Wow, I never heard of this guy, just listening to his song "How does it feel" and questioning my sexuality now haha... Bro. Don't question. Just embrace. Stick on Really Love and enjoy the ride. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just listened to it again and now I'm pregnant. Need to stop, can't afford more children. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
bruc3 190 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 3 minutes ago, Bengineer said: can't afford more children. More children = less headphones 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I know. But how do I balance D'Angelo / Pregnancy balance you know. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
xtiva2000 117 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Awesome collection of headphone!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
BlueOceanBoy 462 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 31 minutes ago, Mick12594 said: ❤️ That's some ear candy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Indie Hi-Fi 107 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 16 hours ago, Bengineer said: Bro. Don't question. Just embrace. Stick on Really Love and enjoy the ride. Love me some D’Angelo! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, Indie Hi-Fi said: Love me some D’Angelo! It's almost like a guilty pleasure. Actually, know what else is. Brockhampton. Kids got talent. Edited February 23 by Bengineer Link to post Share on other sites
rand129678 390 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 23/02/2021 at 8:38 AM, Bengineer said: Need to stop, can't afford more children. Better avoid Sade and Maxwell too 😄 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Atrebs 42 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Been lurking for a little while. After enjoying everyone else's pictures from afar I thought I'd share my rather modest setups. (Trans)portable for work: And the time-for-bed home setup: My 10-year old custom made Grado RS2 with cocobolo wood: A bit of night vision: 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BlueOceanBoy 462 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 And that's endgame for me folks.......drops mic..... 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Odyssey 1,038 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 8 minutes ago, BlueOceanBoy said: And that's endgame for me folks.......drops mic..... Well done. I too agree that is endgame and you could not wish for more, in terms of Bigger Ben and HPA4 and the headphones which are my choice too .... 🙂 Nice co-ordinated colour of black and blue for the whole setup too. Now just get on with enjoying music ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 $30k worth of gear and still rocking the washing machine rubber pads Bunnings sells. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BlueOceanBoy 462 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 4 minutes ago, Bengineer said: $30k worth of gear and still rocking the washing machine rubber pads Bunnings sells. I have to make savings where I can! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 1,021 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Where is the Mogwai now? Link to post Share on other sites
BlueOceanBoy 462 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Just now, Bengineer said: Where is the Mogwai now? Back home with Hugo - he missed it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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