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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #30 on: April 27, 2015, 11:46:12 PM »
Hmm... I think I qualify as at least 44 for having a parasound d/ac-1100.
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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #31 on: April 28, 2015, 12:48:26 AM »
Heavy and makes things better... I feel like there's some MMO tanking analogy here.
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Do you think there may be an acoustic leak from the jack hole? ~Tyll Hertsens

Not sure if I like stuffing one hole or both holes. Tending toward one hole since both holes seems kinda ghey ~Purrin

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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #32 on: April 28, 2015, 01:31:34 AM »
Quote from: purr1n on April 27, 2015, 06:24:16 AM
Moffat left 25 years ago. Theta didn't know what to do without him. Gen 7 (Gen 6 was skipped) D-S was released 15 years after he left, or something crazy like that.

Actually they skipped several numbers. After the Gen Va revision of Mike's Gen V design, their next DAC came 10 years later and was called the Gen VIII. They first started showing prototypes of the VIII in 2002. They still sell basically the same thing today as the Gen VIII Series 3, and I think the price is now up to $13K or so. I don't think it's that competitive anymore, at least you don't hear that much about it. The Alpha DAC for example took over the world when it was released, whereas the Gen VIII/S2/S3...didn't. It probably didn't help that Theta has never come up with any kind of USB input solution whatsoever, nor did the $10K+ prices I'm sure.

I'm unsure what type of chips the various VIII versions have used, I don't think Theta has ever come out and said what they are specifically. The current S3 though I think uses an R2R chip. No idea which one.
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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #33 on: April 28, 2015, 04:07:33 AM »
Quote from: Armaegis on April 28, 2015, 12:48:26 AM
I feel like there's some MMO tanking analogy here.

You mean subjective taunting or objective charge/stun and spell reflection? Everyone on the internet comes with a rage bar.
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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #34 on: April 28, 2015, 04:15:27 AM »
I don't really see Yggy drawing aggo, so tanky/healbot seems more appropriate.
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Do you think there may be an acoustic leak from the jack hole? ~Tyll Hertsens

Not sure if I like stuffing one hole or both holes. Tending toward one hole since both holes seems kinda ghey ~Purrin

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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #35 on: April 28, 2015, 04:40:27 AM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on April 27, 2015, 06:13:14 PM
Yggy is the best audio purchase I've made in years. You totally need one.

likely truth.

However, would need to sell this used Gungnir first.  (not difficult)
and somehow also sell a LH Labs Pulse Infinity in new chassis that hasn't even shipped yet, and thus is hard to sell.

btw, if all swabbies nab Yggy as end game DAC (and empty bank accounts), what do we quibble over next-
EC amps?
 :)p13

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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #36 on: April 28, 2015, 04:45:55 AM »
Just cus they members doesn't mean they post I know a guy that's been a member longer than I have but never post he says he just doesn't feel he would contribute to the conversation much, I say which of the 20?
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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #37 on: April 28, 2015, 06:19:10 AM »
Quote from: jexby on April 28, 2015, 04:40:27 AM
btw, if all swabbies nab Yggy as end game DAC (and empty bank accounts), what do we quibble over next-
EC amps?
 :)p13

Yes.
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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #38 on: April 28, 2015, 02:13:24 PM »
Quote from: CEE TEE on April 28, 2015, 06:19:10 AM
Yes.

Great, EC 2A3 or 4-45 is next on my list of potential gear purchases, right after another shelf unit.
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Re: Future of schiit dacs and why I love ice cream*
« Reply #39 on: April 28, 2015, 02:44:09 PM »
Quote from: jexby on April 28, 2015, 04:40:27 AM
btw, if all swabbies nab Yggy as end game DAC (and empty bank accounts), what do we quibble over next-
EC amps?
 :)p13



Between CEE TEE and I we've owned:
Balancing Act
Zana Deux
Super 7
Electra
Zana Deux SE
2A3 MKIV

And we're both planning at least one new EC purchase each this year (AND CEE TEE has a weird moth one off). I'd say you swabbies are borked.
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