hickamore
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| Sound If we cross-examined ourselves, I'll bet we'd be forced to admit that (1) we really dig the industrial aesthetic of audio gear; (2) we need toys like anyone else with discretionary income needs toys, and (3) we really, really enjoy playing with th... | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) First thing, EMAIL SCHIIT using the email form on their website. Bet they will tell you XLR is not the solution to tube mode buzz. Could be a tube not fully seated. Or a defective tube receptacle. Or . . . Meanwhile, always turn Freya volume to 0... | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) No buzzing here as yet. When doing several consecutive evenings of serious listening, I leave the tubes on overnight with output turned low, then muted, with only FM radio as source. On rising next day, quiet background, no buzzing notable, even i... | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) You can email Schiit directly on their website contact link. I had a bad tube and was told to reverse the two tube pairs. I did so, and the fault was corrected. A bad tube on one side may not sound bad on the other side. Of course, since then I h... | |
| Why I'm not adding a sub to my 2-way monitors for music Audiophiles who do this do one of two things. They buy a sub and set it to have as low a cut off frequency as possible, which is a HUGE waste, or try to blend them in without high passing the mains. In neither case the results are mediocre to non ... | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) IMO, you will not be satisfied with super-cheap XLR interconnects in a high fidelity sound system. At least not if you compare them to much higher grade gear made by Audioquest, Pangea, or a great many others specializing in audio playback. You ca... | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good In pop music, there are remarkably few. Blood on the Tracks for sure. Love, Forever Changes. Fleetwood Mac, NOT Rumours but the infinitely better 1975 eponymous album. Ramsey Lewis Trio, Pot Luck. After the Gold Rush. | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) Thanks for the report. Never tried the Silvanias myself as there were tales of excessive brightness and impedance troubles. But you never know until you try, and it's not that expensive. Plainly you're right about build quality. My own approach ha... | |
| 2022 is almost here. Why are you here? For me, the forum resembles studying on Coursera. I'm here to learn stuff from people smarter and more experienced than myself who will kindly and patiently answer my dumb questions. And to savor the occasional flashes of wit, the most valuable of... | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) Definitely you are overthinking, just as I was doing when I started this thread. Like your current combo idea. Give it two weeks and see if it leaves you wanting. If you find something missing, then roll, roll, roll. The possibilities are endless... | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) With all due respect, I believe your question has been answered above. Schiit says use matched pair on both gain and output pairs. Others say not necessarily. Just be aware of impedance mismatches. Experiment. Rolling is easy with the Freya+. ... | |
| Subwoofer for music, how low? Still in experimental stage myself, but so far I am with oldhvymec, a decoupled, dual opposite firing box equivalent to two subs. Yeah, I too thought not much signal in Octave 0. Well, there's PLENTY down there; you control "boom" with SVS decoupl... | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? I'm finding that the "level where everything matters" is as much a curse as a blessing. The Absolute Sound is like the Absolute Truth, doesn't exist, couldn't be found if it did, so the fun lies in the process of endless tweaking. | |
| Power Conditioner Changes Sound? MC, ROFL, a classic. Nonoise, makes perfect sense now that I think about it. Will approach the project with guidance from your experience, and thanks for sharing. | |
| Beautiful Music That Reduce You To Tears I think the question means "recordings," not "music." James Taylor can butcher anything, and it still qualifies as "music," but you don't like it. What you like is the recording of a better artist's earlier, heartfelt, comprehending performance of... |