The On-Topic, OFF-TOPIC Thread

BTW, I doubt anyone will remember but I mentioned some time ago (when the album was recently released) that I could hear a bit of distorsion on a track when played through Spotify.

Nobody else could hear it so I thought it was my gear. I tried different HP and amps/dacs and could still hear it. But I gave up trying to find the reason.

I am just listening to the same track, after not listening to it since then, streaming “Master” from Tidal and the same distorsion jumps out at me in the same place (I had totally forgotten about it). I thought it was my brain but I can hear it every time I play the track. It is the song “Dark Ballet” (from Madame X) and it is at the 1:55/1:56 point, through the right channel.

Please tell me I’m not paranoid!

I’m listening on the U12t and in my left ear I hear small little pops consistently in the upper left portion of the staging at those marks…very faint but constant at that point… odd that it is my left side though and it is at the 1:56/7 time point when the piano kicks in

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I hear two clicks, at a VERY low level (barely audible), also on the left channel, at that time code. It’s not distortion though - nor do I hear anything that is distortion around that time code.

The distortion reference was meant for @SenyorC

But it’s definitely the left side only.

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It could be clicks, to me it sounds like the piano clipping (maybe distortion was the wrong word).

However, one positive thing is that I just realized that I had the RCA’s crossed on the input to the Atom doh!

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yup! that is what I’m hearing also!

@SenyorC well if nothing else corrected a problem you did not even realize you had !

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I’m glad I flagged my own post this morning… :eyes:

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A Stock move in troubling times.

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I’ve read something similar about Chord Mojos that were sold on Massdrop, although I can’t comment on the veracity of the claims

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Does anyone know of a lightening to USB adapter made in black? Looking for an option other than the white Apple versions.

Thanks.

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here is one with pass through charging option

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Thanks…:+1:t4:

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You’re know you’re operating on too little sleep when every headphone/IEM you use during the course of the day seems to have gained a huge amount of sub-bass/bass performance …

… and it’s not until 17:05 that you realize you have an EQ profile enabled in Roon …

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I just drink more whiskey until it equalizes…or I fall asleep… :wink:

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Has anyone tried the AKG-K812 headphone?

Has anyone heard a microZOTL amp? Particularly the MZ3.

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You know, the MZ2 is only $1300, new. That’s downright affordable, in the context of high end, US made tube amps.

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I saw that one as well. Hardly any feedback here regarding microZOTL.

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Due to the fact that I am currently working on a new YouTube channel (in Spanish) I have had to create a Twitter account for contact with certain manufacturers.

I don’t do social media (I haven’t had a personal one since the days of MySpace).

Anyway, the reason I am posting this is because I just received a tweet (or someone retweeted or however you say it) that is from Roon offering 30 days free to anyone that gets someone else to join their community.

I don’t use Roon (outside my pay grade) but I thought it was worth commenting for any of you that do and want to refer someone.

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A while back, someone posted a purple IEM cable on the forum, but I have no idea where is was.

Can anyone remember?

@TylersEclectic?

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