New (to me) Riviera AIC10.
On my Lampi which just came back last night from a check up in Poland.
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Nice, what headphone you got paired up with the AIC 10?
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Just my caldera. I only own one… I’m monogamous 
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Wow, I’m impressed! Not permanently, I will bet. Most (all?) of us here are polyamorous. I know I am! 
At least with regards to headphones anyway…
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Hey! Someone else who keeps their singing bowls near their tube amps! It’s all good vibrations, I guess 
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You should put your singing bowls on isolation pucks to minimize interaction!
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Oh wow, those are beautiful. Those bottom two look big! I bet they sound great. I keep mine near the tube amps in an effort to exorcise any unwanted ringing from my tubes, lol.
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Thanks, they’re great bowls! My obsession for the perfect singing bowl almost rivals my obsession for headphones haha
That middle one in particular has a really resonant, strong, and clear tone.
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Couple “new to me” things this weekend and the first new items in a while.
L&P W4…
Next to my Q5k for comparison…
Then there’s this I picked up out of pure curiosity at a rummage sale…
I’d never heard of or seen one of these. After a little research it seems this is about a hundred years old. Came in original box, all original manuals and materials and headphones. It’s designed to run off an electric fence. I’d like to see if I can rig a battery up and antenna and see if it makes any sound.
EDIT: after looking into it more…it doesn’t require power. The references of connecting it to a fence are as an aerial antenna not a source of power.
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Audiophiles do crazy things to ensure our gear is balanced, level, and perfect in every way.
Just kidding. I bought it for a room I’m finishing in my basement, but I had to check lol.
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Wow, so cool! This is some next level headphone nerd stuff right here. 
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I built a crystal radio as a kid. Ran a fine wire like used for small electric motors’ winding about 75 feet from my bedroom window to a tree in the back yard. Could pick up local stations and a couple of clear channel stations – KMOX and WCFL
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So this came tonight.
Listenmore Silver headphone cable with 6.35mm SE connector.
This is one looong soft cable. Looks & Feels nice. My sons, all three of them, approve of it.
I wanted silver because I though it would look good with the Focal Elegia. I do believe it does.
A quick listen with the Topping D10s & Schitt Magni Heretic. I pulled the cable I was using, Amazon Generic, and plugged the Listenmore in. Now I did not expect any great differences, however the Listenmore has more, for a lack of a better word, presence. Detail is always good on the Elegia but this change made it more so. I’m sure I will notice more as I get time to use it.
But for now to Andrew & Taron, well done gentlemen. Well done.
Mark Gosidn
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I like both the Silver & Blue. The Silver shows up really well on my desk with it’s Big Sky Blue mouse mat. My intention now is to get a balanced version in Blue so it will be easily identified.
Mark Gosdin
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Picked these up. Not super in love with the color but they’re cool. Changes so much in pics depending on the light.
If I like these I may get another set. Maybe a dark wood with stainless or gun metal grilles and rods.
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Gorgeous! You’re going to love Caldera. It’s basically impossible not to.
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Dat mug tho! Seriously hilarious!
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Currently I have the caldera suede, caldera thick leather, be2, and what looks like a caldera ultra perf. I think so far I like the caldera suede. I think the caldera stock leather would be perfect. Need to pick a pair up.
But so far I like it. Solid off the DNA and mj3.
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So with the recent purchase of the Stellaris, I felt I needed a bit more out of my DAC to get the most performance possible. I felt there was a bit of a bottleneck and I was leaving performance on the table. The Wavelight has been great to me, and I absolutely love the DAC for the price and where it sits in the used market. I feel you get a lot for what you pay. I’d take it over the May and TT2, it’s just a solid DAC IMO.
But I needed a bit more. I’ve been doing a lot of research and thinking about my next move. I wanted something that could take upgrades, be updated remotely, and last me a long time. I wanted a solid built in streamer if possible and good software. Icing on the cake would be a nice UI accessible via an app. This would help with tweaking the DACs settings, updates, and even playing local files. Sound wise I wasn’t interested in anything too analytical but wanted something detailed enough without approaching that level, smooth up top (don’t like harsh, peaky highs), solid bass, and a nice stage if possible. I was hoping to get an improvement in layering, texture, and timbre. @ValentineLuke mentioned the dCS line and the options they have, so I continued my research. Well I came across an option and I couldn’t pass it up. It’s basically everything I was looking for.
Can anyone guess? 
Well, it’s obviously a dCS…
But which one?
Who is this guy?
Rossini!
Side note, when doing my research I noticed dCS uses composer names for their devices. So after reading up on Rossini, I had no idea he liked the Utopia. He even upgraded to the 2022 version before he died in 1868. Wild! Guy has amazing taste.
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