Bob from Florida
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A lil harmless fun...Well done courtesy of Ron Texas! Off topic transition complete.
Not me. I would have suggested Knob Creek Kentucky Bourbon.@Bob from Florida. Was it you that suggested Jameson for me as triple distilled tasty treat? if so I must thank you. Very good stuff for sure.
Nice! I checked and it is available here in my area of Canada. $50 a ~quart sized bottle. I'm really getting a nice variety of taste testing and bourbon is something I have not delved into for decades.Not me. I would have suggested Knob Creek Kentucky Bourbon.
I don't think you will be disappointed.Nice! I checked and it is available here in my area of Canada. $50 a ~quart sized bottle. I'm really getting a nice variety of taste testing and bourbon is something I have not delved into for decades.
I'm going to be a happy camper. I was also sipping The Famous Grouse for awhile and it has kinda become bland if in the glass for more than ~20 minutes and really requires freshness or it looses all flavor and becomes a non tasty liquid. The better stuff does not do this at such a fast rate. I remember bourbon as being tangy and very tasty but not the bite of a strong scotch.I don't think you will be disappointed.
@Brian Hall. Any chance Schiit might let you keep the fried unit? It would be a great science project.
"We" will find out, eh?I doubt it. They should want to check it out themselves to see what happened to it.
Glad it’s not just me. I can’t tell the diff between my magni 3+ (ss) or vali 2 (tube).^Regarding Schiit headphone amplifiers and pretty much every other competently made amp, the differences tend to be visual rather than audible.
Once you hide the amplifiers from view and volume match the units, they become indestinguishable from one another.
I haven’t heard the new Midgård but I’ve blindtested several Schiit amps and never heard a difference outside of the Valhalla 2 vs solid state. The Valhalla 2 is actually fairly transparent under normal listening levels but when the music turns down to a low flicker or some times during acoustic passages, the left channel emanated a high pitched sound. Funnily enough I’ve heard this sound over the 3 other Valhalla 2s I’ve listened to, so I figure it’s part of the design.
My advice would be to focus on an amp with low output impedance, sufficient juice to drive whatever cans you’ve got, great build quality as well as having all the connections you need. Outside of those factors, you’re really just paying for make-up on the piglet.
@Brian Hall Did you hear a significant audible improvement with the Midgard over the magni? I’ve been contemplating the same upgrade.
"We" will find out, eh?
Seriously -- it doesn't hurt to ask if they need it back. After all, unless they give you a prepaid shipping label, you can just claim frugality (or poverty) and balk at spending 15 bucks or whatever to mail it back to them. OK, I don't really advocate that latter approach, but I mention it for completeness.
Do ask them if they're going to do an autopsy and share details with you what happened.They did provide a prepaid shipping label.
Do ask them if they're going to do an autopsy and share details with you what happened.