Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

I am twenty six :-( Having an existential crisis over here.

Fuuuuuuuck! That must make me...thirty three!

Good memories (if a little hazy) from those, what are you up to at the moment? Saw from another thread you were in NYC?

What's even more wild is that means you had that swag flat at the age of 25.

Yep, working at a school in NYC. Still working in IT. Sometimes ride a bike!

What are you up to? If you're at liberty to tell me publicly, that is!

Still got it too, couldn't resist keeping the bike storage (a shade under 10 at the moment).

I'm working in tea at the moment, still in e-commerce, much less exciting than my last job for sure.

How you finding NYC? I always fancied a punt living there, but could never stomach the insurance/health/tax stuff.

The Sansui in all it's glory

Cool

Sweeet

"inspo"

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V nice.

Bought a spare chromecast audio as they've stopped making them. Haven't tried the Yamaha you're using @se1derful , how do you like it? I'm in the same boat, old hifi rig(s) that I've added a streaming device to.

No kids yet then.

lol. pretty, but very poke-able.

It seems pretty good to me, and easily able to hear the difference between FLAC/Spotify/Qobuz variants of the same song, so I know it's not all bollocks.

However, it's expensive compared to a Chromecast, and the method for finding/playing FLAC files via the Yamaha app on my NAS is fucking awful. Going to experiment with Twonky later to see if it's better.

The Spotify/Qobuz/Tidal integrations are pretty much flawless, and you can turn it on remotely, which is awesome.

I am going to shift this PS Audio Sprout100 if anyone is interested. Cheap!

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PS Audio Sprout100

how cheap?

drool

Dibs. PM on it’s way

Missed it

Anyone using the amazon hd trial?

Am now. Thanks for the heads up.

I'm looking for someone to do a re-cap / service on a power amp. It's British made (Alchemist Odin), should be quite straightforward.

People I've used previously don't seem to be doing this kind of work anymore.

Any recommendations? London / SE ideally but I can post it. Although it's fairly heavy.

I think I know the designer of that amp. He’s on one of the fora. He does repairs and servicing. I can ask him if you like?

I’ll pm you.

That would be great.

my tube technology unisis is for sale on ebay for about half what i sold it for.

if anyone wants an absolute steal of an amp, it finishes this afternoon.

make sure you change the output quality of the machine you are using, otherwise you don'e get the full goodness.

i am listening to amazon hd using the dac/pre on the sprout throught the class a power amp and it is awesome. after not being too bothered about digital stuff (just used spotify and the halide dac), i am now concerned for wallet and set up.