It's almost out of headroom on the volume knob. My system is Onkyo DX 7555 CD player, Freya, Vidar, Monitor Audio Silver 10 (4 ohm, 90 dB sens.)Īt a fairly loud listening level (I don't have a dB meter), the volume knob on the Freya is about the 4 or 5 o' clock position. Maybe it's a stupid question and that's why they didn't answer. I emailed Schiit tech support 5 or 6 days ago and have not had a response. All rights reserved.Hey everyone - I just got a Vidar a few days ago and have a question, thought I might ask here. May not be copied or reproduced without permission. Newsletter for monthly updates & enter our contests!Ģ022 and Enjoy the ® Super Black Hole CD Mat, LAST record-care products Caig Deoxit and ProGold. Power Cables - Siltech SPX-800 CI Power CordĪccessories – Furutech NCF Clear Line AC Power Line Optimizer, Entreq Olympus Infinity T Ground Box, Interconnects – Siltech classic 550i, Kimber Kable Silver Streak, Nordost Red Dawn, Audio Magic Exalibur II, Player, Digital: AXC35 CD player and iFi iDSD DAC. Loudspeakers – Thiel CS1.5 and Super Pensil 12.2Īmplifiers – Linear Tube Audio ZOTL10 Mk.II, Jolida SJ202A, Line MagneticĪnalog – Yamaha P-350 turntable modified with AudioQuest Turquoise interconnects, Oracle sorbothane mat, and Music Direct tonearm wrap Sumiko Rainier Phono Cartridge Creek OBH-8 phono preamp.ĭigital – Métronome Le DAC, ifi iDSD DAC, Onkyo DX-C730 CD "What do you think?" Isn't one of the joys of music to be able to share with ones you love? The kids can plug their PEDs into the iDSD. I don't have a dedicated listening room, just a living room where we hang out as family. What I am looking for is glimpse of that experience.
It is ebb and flow, the glorious timbres of instruments and the human voice. There is nothing like experiencing live music in person. I'm hearing sound like music? My Dad and I go to the Austin Symphony Orchestra regularly. When I listen to an audio component, I always ask myself one thing, is what Soon after I added the Grado SR225e headphones and I once again had a full-blown case of
Never had one component made such a difference. The fire was re-kindled many years later when I put a iFiĪudio iDSD micro in my system. Unfortunately, soon after that experience, I had to make a career change that reduced available funds. The epiphany for me in audio is when I listened to a homemade SET system connected to some vintage Altec VOTTs. I even did a little stint reviewing for another website. The JoLida has gone through several upgrades. CD players and cartridges have come and gone. The ADS speakers were replaced by Thiel CS1.5s. Eventually the Dynaco equipment passed away and was replaced by a JoLida SJ202 integrated amp. I saved up and bought some ADS L620 speakers, a turntable and cartridge, and I was set for the next few years. After my freshman year of college, I inherited what was left of myĭad's system, the Dynaco PAS preamp and ST-70. During this period, I listened to a wide variety of music and became accustomed to a certain level of fidelity. I spent many an hour in the basement listening to myĭad's record collection while doing various projects. I was exposed to "hi fi" early with my Dad's Dynaco-based system. For the past 11 years I have been teaching high-school Chemistry in Austin Texas. After a stint of cutting grass with my wife to pay the bills, I received my teaching certificate. For fifteen years I worked in the environmental consulting business until that work dried up. I went the University of Texas at Austin where I received my BS in Geology and went to University of Tennessee in Knoxville where I earned my MS in Geology.
I grew up in the Poughkeepsie, NY area with strong love of all things science.