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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #840 on: January 08, 2015, 01:20:17 PM »
There are a few Salamander users here and they well regarded, assuming you're talking about the Archetype system.  Very flexible and robust.

I'm in the UK so I use Quadraspire, I've been extremely happy with my choice, but it's not as flexible to change as the Salamander system.

I decided to store my CD collection inside a mac Mini.   ;)  I'm actually in the same boat; I need to find a decent looking rack for my CD collection or commit to storing them out of sight... but it will wait until I design and build out my next listening room.



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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #841 on: January 08, 2015, 01:22:33 PM »
all of my CDs and SACDs are ripped which leads to other problems. Recently upgraded my primary NAS since music was taking up more than 4TB of space.

With regard to the salamander racks, they're sturdy and easy to reconfigure as gear gets swapped in and out. For $300, they're pretty decent:

http://www.amazon.com/Salamander-A5-Archetype-5-0-Black/dp/B0006VPUMQ

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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #842 on: January 10, 2015, 12:54:52 AM »
Quote from: AustinValentine on January 07, 2015, 03:47:08 PM
The new Magni 2 Uber is quite a bit better than the original Magni. I found the original Magni pretty harsh and fatiguing. That wasn't the case with the new M2U, and the treble in particular seems much improved. With the Magni 1 vs Vali, it was a no brainer. With the M2U vs the Vali...I had to take the whole Schiit-provided return time to decide.

I haven't had a very extended audition with the Asgard 2 - just a few times at meets. If my memory holds, and auditory memory can be pretty sketchy (YMMV, IMO, etc. all that good shit), my impression is that the Asgard 2 does bass slam and low bass control/resolution better than the M2U. I think that the A2 probably has the edge on resolution and detail extraction across the spectrum as well. The biggest difference to me is that the M2U retained some of it's predecessor's sonic thinness (i.e. why I think so many people thought of the Magni as a "bright" amp), where the Asgard 2's sound seems more substantial. It has a bit more weight to it.

Oh, one other thing: I don't think that the M2U gets hot enough. I couldn't use it to effectively keep a muffin warm or to soften up a bagel. I don't trust amps that can't warm a pastry.

Asgard 2 is still worth the $100 difference but the Magni 2 Uber is tailgating it pretty closely.

does the Asgard v2 get hot enough to keep my evening tea warm?

alright, thanks for the informative responses, very much appreciated. I'll see when I'm done moving and such what I end up choosing. :)
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #843 on: January 13, 2015, 10:19:53 AM »
Guys,
Need a little help. I recently bought the Odyssey Stratos Extreme amp and had it refurbished by Klaus who put in the Kismet reference board. Last weekend, I tried the following combo: Laptop-->Gungnir--->Mjolnir (as preamp, balanced preout)--> Odyssey (balanced in). Did not get past the power on stage of the amp. Loud distortion noise, crackling etc. The sound died when I powered the amp off. Then today I replaced the Mojo with the Burson Soloist preamp (RCA out) to the Odyssey (RCA in as well). Great music.

Wondering what the hell is wrong. I used the balanced cables that I normally use to connect the Gungnir to my KGSShv for the preamp to amp  connections. Hence I am confused out whether its the cable, the balance connections in the amp or something about the gain in the Mojo. Any and all insights are welcome. Thanks.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #844 on: January 16, 2015, 07:01:56 PM »
I haven't seen a lot of chatter up here about the Philips X2.  I think I saw a mini review up here that seemed to conclude that it sounded pretty good but was ultimately not great due to some graininess in the treble?  In any case, I'm curious what people are thinking about this one. Tyll seemed to give a remarkably favorable review, saying that he thought it dethroned the HD600. Thoughts anyone?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #845 on: January 16, 2015, 07:46:05 PM »
Quote from: lmader on January 16, 2015, 07:01:56 PM
I haven't seen a lot of chatter up here about the Philips X2.

I was reading about them only yesterday. Oh... it was here too, that thread is in my very next tab to open. They interested me enough to do some other browsing, eg Tyll's review.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #846 on: January 17, 2015, 12:17:21 PM »
This might be somewhat of a dumb question,

But do 1-2 year old HD800's, Assuming mint condition, sound different compared to a new one?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #847 on: January 17, 2015, 02:11:14 PM »
No, they sound similar in my experience. If they sound any different from each other, its almost always caused by pad wear.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #848 on: January 19, 2015, 03:41:41 AM »
My UERM hisses badly with my old iPod 5.5 so I'm wondering if a Leck UHA-6SII will put a stop to that. I listen at very low volumes. Does that seem like a sensible plan?

If so, 1) via line out to which input on the Leck? 2) which opamps should I choose? Thanks.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #849 on: January 19, 2015, 04:05:00 AM »
Quote from: Claritas on January 19, 2015, 03:41:41 AM
My UERM hisses badly with my old iPod 5.5 so I'm wondering if a Leck UHA-6SII will put a stop to that. I listen at very low volumes. Does that seem like a sensible plan?

If so, 1) via line out to which input on the Leck? 2) which opamps should I choose? Thanks.

If you get a Leck for your UERM, make sure it's one that Nick has adjusted the gain down for IEMs. The UHA 6S MKII has a channel imbalance when the pot is at very, very low listening levels. The low gain adjustment will give you some headroom to adjust out of that area. I used it with a iPod gen 5.5 for a while and it really worked nicely.

1) via LO to the 3.5mm mini-plug input in front is fine. That's what I used with GO and ODAC.
2) I liked the 4627-1B, but I only tried out the 8610 and the 4627-1B. So, other people will have way more experience with that.
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