Yeah! "The Hire" is great!

So glad you clarified that

Hmmm, they would need to be really long, slow cooked to be edible though.... and then cardboard tasting springs to mind. Or dried leather & Sweat Socks, literally :astonished: Apologies to @bcowen ... cardboard would be way better than this. *Hush Puppies in Oz are shoes ...

That could dampen the mood/fun :beerchug:

Would be hard to sit the Freya or Kara on top of it then, just sayin'

Yes please!! I would see this as a downstream device, following the pre-amp and adding capability to the system, rather than as a potential desktop/gaming dac/pre-amp, TV add on etc, as per the Syn in it's current incarnation. For me it would be same size as Freya/Kara (and Lokius Max for that...

I think you could easily try it sans sub if they really hit low. Save the $$s and get some whisky to improve the SQ instead :wink:

The XMC-1 was great, don't get me wrong on that! I just wanted a different direction, and squeezing down the space taken up with everything was a driver. I have balanced out to the main amps through the Lokius. I will be in the queue if ever an Ultimate Syn is released. Freya sized ideally...

Yes, exactly that. If I need to adjust the other controls, it's usually only for watching something, or perhaps a tweak for headphones.

For those who are concerned with the lack of a sub level control on the Syn, I use one of these in the line from the Syn to the sub. Works beautifully. I run the sub a bit hot, and this usually at 12 o'clock. Very easy to tweak up or down...

I must/will resist :relaxed: * although Joey from "Friends" would not be able to contain his mirth.

Would you need a sub? Maybe. What's the bottom end on the CVs? A dedicated sub may go a lot lower, but depending on your use case, perhaps not a need.

For me, Syn is awesome. For background it replaced an XMC-1 (after it replaced a number of AVRs over the years). I wanted a a few outcomes: - Centered dialogue - "Ambient" surround, bring the soundstage forward and past the seating position - Subwoofer output - significant size savings as...

Being from Melbourne (mostly) I have had the chance to see John Farnham a few times. Before his "comeback" solo career with Whispering Jack, he was leading up LRB and they were playing small (think pub size) venues around the place. Freaking awesome gigs as these guys really knew how to play...

So you really were in CHiPs :wink:

It will have a DAC section for sure

Continue to be amazed by the point and shoot capability of the iPhone 14 Pro. Taken this evening nearby to Scarsdale, Vic, Australia. No edits, handheld, straight off the phone. ** Def not super sharp, or pro quality, but still. And there was barely any visible Aurora when these were taken.

So, sooooo close * Sine Wave Topic

I was playing that in high school on a Cromemco System 3. Tried, mostly in vain, to map it out as well. Bloody maze of twisty little passage, all alike. I also got to learn Wordstar on the same system.

No really visible Schiit in my "office" photo, but the Vidar is off to the left atop a dual 10" Isobarik Sub. There is also a black Magni build into the headphone stand behind the laptop, although no headphones on display currently. I do however have : - VU Meters :heavy_check_mark: - Cats and...

Ah yes, autoexec.bat and config.sys tricks to get drivers into the space between 640k and 1024k of memory. X-Tree Pro was my favourite file exporer There was a Windows version, but didn't seem to be as robust as the DOS one. Edit : I open two separate explorer windows as a workaround for dual...

I can take the hint :relieved: I have a few additions to make to the sine wave, so will get it updated and out in the next few days! * I had a vague plan to do a "10,000" hz version.... but life (actually, work) got in the way

There is a (rare) precedence for this, so I think he is OK. :relaxed:

My dog likes "Needle Talk"

A couple more for the list .... :L3000: Transatlantic ---- Ninja'd by @Jheal Flying Colors Jonas Lindberg and the Other Side This Winter Machine