You weren't supose to realize the real reason I tagged you

Apparently aic doesn't always earn the rag

Throw bac to the DAP Stac of 2022

True. When I take my aic places I just wrap it in rags of a beach towel in my tunk. @Danmellinger can confirm

Honestly, I'd leave the listing up as you never know. Hell, I managed to get an he1 off of a wtb. Mostly just advising it may take a while

Fwiw, you should consider msrp largely just a made up number in audio. Some brands have huge margins to make you feel like you are getting a deal while others offer none. Two amps with the same MSRP will often have wildly different actual costs to the customer. Not to mention, availability plays...

Rofl. Good luck with that price.

FWIW, I dont think there is any greater risk of damage or anything. I do personally feel its worth the expense, yes, but some here disagree (@number1sixerfan and @goldwerger are two with tons of experience that feel the opposite of what I do on the topic for example). I would say dont worry...

agreed here. my TD -> Stock aperio vs aic + sus isnt really a competition as sus looses only very minorly in detail and is a much more well rounded experience overall. It would be fun to see a better tuned aperio and how that stacks up, but who knows if we will ever get one.

Happened durring shipping with ups. Never got a straight answer, but the marbel wasn't even in the crate, so it seems like the unit was dropped outside of the crate and then shoved back into it with the missing pieces thrown away

Great buyer and guy in general. Always a pleasure.

Great buyer as always. Good communication and quick payment.

I frankly have 0 idea how crosstalk measurements play into the mono sound, but aic is one of the best staging amps I've ever heard. Raw image clarity is higher on a couple things (wa33 and 465/402) but the grandiose stage presentation isn't something g I've gotten on any other amp

Ey! Super glad you were able to make it out there. Looking forward to your impressions!

hey. yes, you can still buy it by its self (just email your dealer of choice). As for which can to get, that will super largely depend on your preference. Shang is a higher performer, but its also much more flawed than x9k. This leads me to want to rec x9k over it just as a safer bet tbh. If you...

Hahaha. I'm glad you are enjoying a new found synergy!

I haven't heard the k dac, but I would skip the sagra at this point. It's simply a little long in the tooth and used prices haven't changed to reflect that as much as I think they should. It's a solid dac if you want a smoother (honestly quite smooth) presentation and can nab one ~1k though...

hahahaha. I also went through this phase before I finaly jumped. there is just so so so much out there and its all a PITA to try and hear. While I love NOS, I dont agree with the notion that HQP will fundamentally change the sound of a dac. It will change some, sure, but very rarely enough to...

Honestly, this is just a fact of the 1266. You can try dhc c15, super conductor, or maybe a lazuli, but I doubt anything will fix 1266s vocals. It's easily their biggest flaw as a can

Hahaha. I like to do this as well. Ever couple of months just go to a different ube for a week or two as a change of pace

Yah, plenty of people do love the amp and all the power to them. By all means conti ue to do so, I just don't understand the appeal of it. The hobby is about making us love music so not sure why hating is off the table 🤷‍♀️ For me, it's pretty simple. If a piece of gear activly makes me...

Just the non-AE Envy. Aka, the normal one.

No sweat at all man. And get some more impressions as well (not like im some sole source of truth). Imo comparisons from multiple people is the only real way to even get a vauge grasp at how stuff stacks up if you canr go hear it. Just fwiw, if you want some more specific reqs, feel free to...

Oh, I mean if you are talking zmf, you have way way way more options. DNA, EC, Glen, certain cavalli options, and many more I would req over envy. Its only for sus that i basicsly understand it at all. I mean, id take red october over envy and i hate that amp too. Again, like what you like (I...

Mogwai SE is fairly different tonaly but competes on a technical level for a bit over 2k used. While it won't run sus, honestly, euphoria evo gets extremely close with stuff it can run. The entry level wells stuff I would also put over envy for a more similar sound. Honestly, if you desperately...