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  6. RIP someone or another

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    Posted · Edited by skullguise

    Just read about this, bummed me out quite a bit....

    RIP to Brian Lumley, probably my favorite horror writer.

    https://locusmag.com/2024/01/brian-lumley-1937-2024/

    His Necroscope series was a super-creative view on the source of vampires (and the source of my username!), and led me to several of his other (Fantasy & Horror mostly) series, as well as to F. Paul Wilson, one of my favorite all-time authors.

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  9. Enjoy some music, make me money - shameless affiliate plug

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    *** Mod's delete or move if this isn't the best place ***

    Shameless plug for Orchard Audio, and me.  I really like their streamers and amps, great sound for relatively small $.  As some know, I use multiples of their Pecan Pi (or + version) streamer/DAC.

    Leo @ Orchard is starting an affiliate program, you can get a bit off ($25) an order and I get a referral bonus.

    Referral Link: https://orchardaudio.com/tddsmst?nocache=1

    Or, just use tddsmst as a discount code on checkout (may not work for sale items, not sure).

    They sell some boards so you can DIY, as well as finished products.

    Enjoy!  Or ignore....

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  21. The Live Music Thread

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    Posted · Edited by skullguise

    Got to see Mary Fahl again last night, stunning show.  Her latest 2 albums are winter/holiday music, and a covers album.  Both were showcased, along with a nice dose of earlier stuff, including her time with October Project.

    Got to speak with her after the show, and she signed a rare CD I had (her husband said even she didn't have a copy of it).  It got a "Wow...!" and a smile.

    No pics, but it was a small, intimate place right in my hometown!

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  23. Schiit Midgard

    in Headphone Amplification

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    I'm a big fan of Orchard, have now several of the pecan Pi-based products and have had their GaN amps in the past, too.  I have chatted with Leo a fair bit, even around his RCA to balanced converter.  I thought there were pics of the board itself....at least partial that I had seen in his Facebook group if not on his web page.  Yes, it wouldn't be a best-selling product, but there were several folks in the FB group that had use cases beyond turntables....

    I have toyed with DAC HAT's quite a bit, including some great bang-for-the-buck ChiFi ones.  Orchard's Pecan Pi (BB chips) and Plus (AKM chips) versions still kick butt on anything else I've heard.  I have a Plus board with Pi board inside an all-in-one unit that has Purifi amp modules, as well as 3 other fully boxed streamers....

    As for the Midgard: I got it in last weekend, have been playing around on a Sennheiser 660S2 as well as an Altiat Cal 1H (Altiat is Aumkar from Kaldas Research).  One of the Pecan Pi boxed streamers is front-ending it.  I'm hearing some great things with both phones, and the amp drives them easily even in low-gain mode.  That said, the RCA outs on the Orchard feed a small Stax setup (252S and L500 Mk 2), and the mids sound more transparent on that.  Not sure if it's the amp or phones.  Need to listena nd maybe experiment more.

    But I think for < $250, this is a great amp to try and maybe use ongoing!  It's making me think about getting some Focal Clear's/Mg's again.

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  25. Happy Birthday skullguise!

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    Thanks all!  Nice times were had, the day before and the day of.  Met up with an audio acquaintance Tuesday for a nice BBQ lunch and a visit to a nearby store.

    Yesterday was a relaxing day reading, talking with a couple family/friends, then out for a nice dinner at a local fish place.  they had dropped what was my standard birthday dinner item, but have added it back.  Called (now) Bayou Cod, it is described as "Blackened cod, shrimp, andouille [sausage], cajun cream sauce, spinach, tomatoes, rice."  They USED to use catfish, then changed to redfish (snapper).  For a while they took it off completely, now it is back with cod.  Our waitress was awesome, she had been there a long time and said MANY people were up in arms that this was dropped.  She also gave us a free dessert for my bday.

    So as an old manager I had used to say:  Fat, dumb, and happy!

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