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I know Fang pretty well, and I like him a lot. He lives and works in China, and is more geared to the Chinese market, where I think a more abrasive personality serves his interests well. That said, he's not going to move as many TOTL headphones as he could with better PR. He has plenty of people he pays for this -- he would do well to make use of them.

"Hi, knerian, please do not use Dr. Da Bian. Da Bian in Mandarin means dirt. Call me Fang please. I will appreciate very much. "

That makes way more sense.

Truly lovely. Is it for a soundbar?

That Roxborough, CO photo above shows the same formation that makes up Red Rocks park and amphitheater.

Great link, MPI. As ever, the best way to increase your enjoyment (positive emotional response) is to get high and/or go to a meet.

You've got it, Kerry. It can be software decoded (by the Tidal app or through Roon) or it can be hardware decoded, mostly by Meridian hardware. It's closed source, and it's largely a marketing ploy. As near as I can tell there's nothing particularly amazing about the format, it's just iterative improvement of a lossy codec. The big draw, if there is one, is the hi-res music catalogue they have on offer. I'd rather stream them than buy individually on HDTracks, to be certain.

The only on-topic posts in this thread are by deplorables, but I think we need to keep it alive. It's serving as a secondary filter. We chlorinate the water with the welcome PM, then use the DAVE thread to filter out whatever detritus survived.

I have a ripped SACD of "Rumours", and just compared the MQA version. Definitely a different master, appears to also be different from the 16/44 FLAC I have. I'm not very obsessed over versions of albums, as a rule, but I thought it was worth mentioning. I couldn't say which one I prefer, but the MQA version was good enough to merit a full playthrough.

At best, I am your Paul Drake.

Can I still be adopted by Brent for a Hi-Fi membership? The MQA files come with different colored lights, and by God I need those in my life.

You list a Lampizator as one of your sources in your profile. You also talked about "your golden gate" in a previous comment. Are you lying now, or were you lying then?

In any case, the goodness is all in the design, and the base model can be had for $1400. That's certainly near my "moving target" spending limit.

I just saw this post on the right sidebar on mobile and my first thought was "fuck you, The Witcher 3 is the best game ever made", then I realized that's what TW3 stands for.

Hippity burpday, sammich!

I was trying to shore up my aristocrat credentials the other day, and digging through some Greek mythology. I noticed that Orpheus, the source of the world's greatest music, was married to Eurydice. Eurydice was stalked, chased, and effectively killed by a minor son of Apollo: Aristaeus. Pretty bold name for an amp, Justin

How'd you diagnose the problem?

DINNY!

Fun fact, part of the reason Turkish rice is so delicious is that, before boiling, it's lightly fried in fat. Same way you start risotto. Your rice and beans looks great, Ozgur.

I've been pretty interested in that DAC. $1400 or so to your door if you know how to navigate TaoBao, which I do. Unfortunately, I do not know anything about circuit design or build quality. If it passes the KG gauntlet, I might just grab one.

I used the money well, but I also miss my pink driver RS-1s. On the lookout for a new pair always. I actually have a spare set of the pink drivers themselves, so I'm optimistic I'll some day find a "repaired" set with newer shitty drivers I can pry out. Fack.

I'd love to come by. Send me a message with the address, and I'll be happy to come over.

Happy birthday to you, Bryan! Here's hoping it was exemplary.

Alright, I'll check that out. I'll count it towards my language practice time Is that better or worse than a dog's dinner? I need a hierarchy of British animal meals.