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by teatime
2021-04-17 00:29
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Digital Sources: Is the LP the best digital source?
Replies: 37
Views: 16318

Re: Digital Sources: Is the LP the best digital source?

Just thinking out aloud here. Does anybody know if a check-sum includes every single byte of data within a container, or does it only include a central body of data, with the remaining data thought to be unimportant? This may explain why data with identical check-sums can sound different. It depend...
by teatime
2021-04-16 22:42
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Digital Sources: Is the LP the best digital source?
Replies: 37
Views: 16318

Re: Digital Sources: Is the LP the best digital source?

Yes, the 1s and 0s are all the same [...] but the music is changed. I've seen this claim a few times over the years on this forum, and I never know quite how to respond, so I usually don't. Yes, there are plenty of known problems in the digital domain. There are also strong indications of less unde...
by teatime
2021-04-09 14:05
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn Launch Event
Replies: 196
Views: 79630

Re: Linn Launch Event

Linn's goal might be to make really big money...fast and easy. Linn puts an inordinate amount of money into R&D (which has had them at the forefront of quality consumer music reproduction for decades) and produces, to my mind, mostly great to excellent products (no, I haven't heard them all). Some ...
by teatime
2021-04-09 13:23
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn Launch Event
Replies: 196
Views: 79630

Re: Linn Launch Event

[...]he said the way to improve on Klimax Kontrol/2 was to do it digital - which is actually the same as saying we cant do analog any better thats why we do it digital. No, it isn't quite, but I guess I'm splitting hairs now and it's mostly academical, because we all know which way Linn went. Then ...
by teatime
2021-04-09 12:04
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn Launch Event
Replies: 196
Views: 79630

Re: Linn Launch Event

we cant make it better in analog domain Did Linn actually state that they couldn't make a better analog preamp than the Klimax Kontrol, or that they didn't think they could make a better analog than they could digital preamp? I don't know if the difference between those hypothetical statements is s...
by teatime
2021-04-08 20:54
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Amp and other upgrade options...
Replies: 17
Views: 13224

Re: Amp and other upgrade options...

amps? Did you compare Majik Aktiv to Akurate passive? Yes, I believe the comparison was 6100 passive against 4200 passive against 6100 active on Ninka. The passive comparison showed 4200 were clearly the better amp, but the best configuration by far was 6100 active. I can't recall if it was 2-way o...
by teatime
2021-04-08 16:33
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Amp and other upgrade options...
Replies: 17
Views: 13224

Re: Amp and other upgrade options...

I am currently running an AV5125 with Bi-Aktiv cards for my Ninkas. [...] 1) used c6100 Dynamik with Tri Aktiv Ninka cards Unless I'm mistaken, the 6100 takes a different (newer, better) type of aktiv cards than the AV5125, so this update might be both more significant and more expensive than you e...
by teatime
2021-04-06 14:59
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Giella ∏ headphone amplifier
Replies: 69
Views: 54711

Re: Giella ∏ headphone amplifier

Ok, there is some black magic going on here. My playlist ran out and I ended up in the Tidal "mix". Before I know it I found myself listening to - and enjoying - a 10 min+ Waterboys song! As far as I know, I don't even like The Waterboys!

Giella ∏ is simply amazing.
by teatime
2021-03-27 01:43
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn Launch Event
Replies: 196
Views: 79630

Re: Linn Launch Event

Agreed. I'm not sure what I expected, but I certainly hoped for more than this. "Change the face of streaming" is just ridiculous. This product changes absolutely nothing. Even IF it is the best source ever, it is still a product most people can only dream of affording, and as such, will have very l...
by teatime
2021-03-27 01:07
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn Launch Event
Replies: 196
Views: 79630

Re: Linn Launch Event

marketing [...] exaggerate I think you have the explanation right there. It's marketing. It's meant to feel good. Not be literally true. Then again, unless you're selling boiled (unsalted) potatoes, "manufactured entirely in-house" is virtually impossible to live up to. Certainly no technology comp...
by teatime
2021-03-09 18:25
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn Launch Event
Replies: 196
Views: 79630

Re: Linn Launch Event

Over at Wigwam, someone sniffed out that Linn recently registered the trademark "Organik DAC Architecture" https://old.ipo.gov.uk/t-tmj/tm-journals/2020-047/UK00003540037.html, which I guess points towards a Katalyst successor. Though unless it is something truly extraordinary, it's hard to see how ...
by teatime
2021-02-15 13:20
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Giella ∏ headphone amplifier
Replies: 69
Views: 54711

Re: Giella ∏ headphone amplifier

Will Giella ∏ (That is "pi", right? Or how should it be pronounced?) replace the original Giella or will there be two separate models in the line up?
by teatime
2021-01-06 16:33
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Giella headphone amp
Replies: 78
Views: 47599

Re: Giella headphone amp

I've been looking for a Kikkin preamp for my office setup for some time and was curious to see if my Grado RA1 headphone amp could be bettered. Giella seemed promising in both these categories, so I was quick to order one. I got it a few days before the holidays, and have had some time to play with ...
by teatime
2020-11-26 23:52
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Giella headphone amp
Replies: 78
Views: 47599

Re: Giella headphone amp

lejonklou wrote: 2020-11-26 23:32
lejonklou wrote: 2020-11-19 23:59 I think Sagatun Stereo is better. But they're very different, so it's not that easy to judge.
I take this back.
Which part? :D
by teatime
2020-11-17 12:24
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Giella headphone amp
Replies: 78
Views: 47599

Re: Giella headphone amp

Not to comment further on the aesthetics, I just wish to point out that I was objecting to it purely on aesthetic grounds, I'm not looking for a "cheaper option".

And if the hiphop-stars of the world want a Giella amp, I see nothing wrong with that! :D
by teatime
2020-11-17 11:30
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Giella headphone amp
Replies: 78
Views: 47599

Re: Giella headphone amp

Congratulations on what I'm sure is another knockout product, Fredrik. I cannot wait to hear it! Now, on the knob front.. Is there any chance you would consider a rock-less option? No diamond (fake or not) - just a smooth indentation as indicator? No offense to you or your mother intended, but I fin...
by teatime
2020-11-12 10:30
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Headphone amp?
Replies: 82
Views: 68006

Re: Headphone amp?

If, like me, you don't frequent social media, or enter this forum through the lejonklou.com main page (who does?), you might not have noticed there is now a picture of the front of Giella in the news section (https://www.lejonklou.com/news/) It's been up for more than a week, but I just happened upo...
by teatime
2020-10-13 10:23
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Headphone amp?
Replies: 82
Views: 68006

Re: Headphone amp?

lejonklou wrote: 2020-10-12 23:20 Then we ship!
Good to hear! I hope to see pictures of the front at some point! :D
by teatime
2020-10-12 22:59
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Headphone amp?
Replies: 82
Views: 68006

Re: Headphone amp?

lejonklou wrote: 2020-10-08 23:02 Thank you for your patience!
Shall we interpret the lack of a more formal announcement as Giella still being some ways off? Do you expect to have it shipping this year? I have to admit to being quite excited! :)
by teatime
2020-10-09 09:10
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Headphone amp?
Replies: 82
Views: 68006

Re: Headphone amp?

ThomasOK wrote: 2020-10-08 23:04 There is a line out that is volume controlled, so it can also act as a Super Kikkin.
Yes!! This sounds like exactly the product I was hoping for!

Eagerly awaiting more info... :)
by teatime
2020-10-08 16:45
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Headphone amp?
Replies: 82
Views: 68006

Re: Headphone amp?

lejonklou wrote: 2020-10-08 15:02 Coming soon
:D
by teatime
2020-08-04 11:49
Forum: HAKAI
Topic: Hakai with Intel SSD320 120GB Vs 300GB
Replies: 11
Views: 12654

Re: Hakai with Intel SSD320 120GB Vs 300GB

I don't trust myself to not be affected by other people's results, so I did it blindly. I played one three times, then switched. Played the other one twice and decided it was worse. Then checked the urls.

Turns out I prefer the second one as well. Hmm.
by teatime
2020-08-03 20:00
Forum: Inside
Topic: SSD more musical than HDD!
Replies: 58
Views: 55920

Re: SSD more musical than HDD!

Nothing comes close to the Intel series. While I don't entirely distrust the results (I've never tried the Intel disks myself), after all this time, I do wish someone could come up with some sort of explanation for this, or at least a hypothesis. What could it possibly be? Are they unusually well s...
by teatime
2020-05-24 13:35
Forum: HAKAI
Topic: Cables
Replies: 32
Views: 42969

Re: Cables

I just wanted to report that I recently bought a Supra USB cable (1 m A to mini B) for a newly built HAKAI and it immediately shorted the USB power so that the HAKAI went down and the DAC made a stuttering sound from the power supply protection switching on and off. Dangerous! It could have permane...
by teatime
2020-01-25 02:10
Forum: HAKAI
Topic: Hakai with/without USB Isolation Card
Replies: 6
Views: 10933

Re: Hakai with/without USB Isolation Card

I'm skeptical of test music without rhythm, but yeah.. I think I prefer clip#2 too.