What did you buy today? (Part 1)

Bit blurry picture, but wanted to show that the stack is complete now :smiley:

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Schiit Asgard 3 Multibit has arrived. So far, it sounds fantastic.

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Curious to hear your thoughts :+1:

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Niceā€¦! :+1:t4:

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So far, I believe it sounds excellent. Card hasnā€™t even fully warmed yet, so I decided to make lunch and let it warm up more. Funny how much better this sounds than my old Modi multibit standalone. I donā€™t know if it is just the Asgard 3 comboing well with the card, or if they have tweaked a few things. So far, color me super impressed.

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Yeah the asgard 3 is what got me interested in schiit again for amps, glad you are enjoying it over here :+1:

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I ended up going foam-tips only for my Atlas. Squish the tips down before insertion and no nasty lockout (or loud flex pings, which happened a couple times).

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Some quick impressions about the Iotavx stack - now the power seems limitless with the RP600Ms. With first impressions it kinda feels the centre image is better and vocals seem more forwards, but maybe its just my imagination. Seems like a great combo for many years to come (though audiophiles should not really say thatā€¦ probably will be looking at amps in classifieds in next few days :smiley: ) Also hooking them up was a really easy, no issues what so ever.

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I tried foam tips, and they got rid of the issue, but took some of the treble away with it. Foam tips are usually a last resort for me. They may be comfortable, but I feel like silicone tips will give me the better experience on most of my higher-performing iems. Iā€™ve had better results with Symbios, but I try to avoid pure foam. In any case, I either learned how to insert them better or the vent opened up as I no longer have the problem

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Good to know! I bought some Symbios for exactly that purpose, but havenā€™t installed them yetā€“I figured Iā€™ll wear down the foamies I have on there now first. The Atlas donā€™t get a whole lot of rotation time since Iā€™ve got so much time in front of desktop amps w/ headphones.

I tend to have finicky ears as far as tips go. The 2 tips I use the most on any IEMs I can fit them on are Final Audio e series tips and Symbio W tips. Hope the symbio work out for you.

I havenā€™t had much trouble with tips. I like Campfireā€™s silicone tips, and Iā€™ve had good luck with Spiral Dots. I also picked up a pile of these cheap tips from Amazon and mix/match the red and blue to speed up L/R identification:

Hereā€™s an example on my Andro Golds. I really love the look and they donā€™t screw up the sound at all.

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I havent tried the tips you linked, so Iā€™ll have to check those out. They look nice on you Andromedas.

Campfire marshmallow tips are also another I like. Iā€™m using those on my Orion CK. To me though, final audio e series tips are top of the line for comfort. Also, they sound excellent on most campfire iems.

Meanwhile, what I bought today (or, rather, what arrived last night)ā€“just in case things get worse and I have to bug out and find another Class M planet:

Bluetooth enabled, pairs with a phone for making and receiving calls, and as a Bluetooth speaker (so itā€™s not even off-topic, lol).

Photobomb by RME ADI-2 DAC, Monoprice 887 Amp [the home copy], and the tip of the cable connected to my ZMF Eikons.

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Thatā€™s awesome!

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Definitely we should see more tri-corders in this forum!

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I looked for a medical one to scan people for Coronavirus, but they were all either inert cosplay props or expensive etsy projects. Pass for now. :mask:

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My stay-in-something-resembling-shape solution for the social-distancing age:

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I remember back in the mid-2000ā€™s an app came out that would report how many calories you burned with your keyboard / mouse clicks n presses. LoL!

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