I’ve grown Indigo Rose blue tomatoes. It’s a good tomato, although of the smaller varieties, my favorites are the Black Cherry and White Cherry. Coincidentally I’m currently listening to “Strange Fire” by Indigo Girls.

I really agree with you on that one. I know Jason said the plan was to close it, but I’d love it if they can keep it going, if not in Newhall, maybe somewhere closer to Pasadena (a selfish suggestion as that would be convenient to me). It says something about the product if you can say “come...

Is this part of Apple Music’s “Keep Media folder Organized” feature? I turned it on briefly. It started moving my files around and I quickly shut it off. It appeared to do more damage than was worth any problem it solved. I put my files in specific places because that’s where I want them. I...

I can’t offer a comparison since I have never listened to a Lyr, but I will say that the Freya+ with tubes running is a distinctly different sound from the solid state stage. What I notice most is that pianos sound richer in a way that is really satisfying. I like what the tubes do to Art...

Sounds like a lousy day. I hope things improve soon. It’s situations like this that let you know you need to get away from the problem for a while. I will say that I’m very happy with the Valhalla 2. It provides a nicely different experience from the Mjolnir 3. While I understand the desire...

I have the Steven Wilson mix of Aqualung. My digital version of Thick as a Brick sounds good, but I wouldn’t object to hearing another mix. The one Tull CD I have that really needs help is Broadsword and the Beast (I believe this was the original CD release). I actually bought a Lokius to...

I have two LPs of “Thick as a Brick” - the one I bought in high school… probably around 1982, and my father’s copy which is an earlier pressing with the full newspaper included. My 1982 copy has a lot of distortion in it (maybe it was at the end of the run for that particular stamper) but my...

Seems pretty accurate. I typed in Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits was the next closest artist. And I’d say those two are pretty much my favorite musical artists. Additionally a large number of artists that popped up were also ones I liked quite a bit. Seems worth using as a way to find new stuff.

My brother has some kind of motion sensing bidet-self cleaning toilet seat thing installed in his bathrooms. There is something rather disturbing about a toilet that starts drooling as you approach it.

The Ragnarok sounds like a great deal although it doesn’t really fit into my systems - I’ve never listened to one so I can’t comment on it. But I’m currently listening to “Pictures at an Exhibition” through the Mjolnir 3 with a set of Hifiman HE400ESE 32 ohm headphones and it sounds really...

I’m a newbie when it comes to tubes as well so this kind of information is really helpful. And now I’m starting to eye the “last call” Valhallas on Schiit’s site.

Speaking of Jazz, I’m currently listening to “The Complete 3 Blind Mice” by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. I’ve listened to the title track several times, but I’d forgotten how good the whole album is.

I’m getting a better sense of where tubes work in the kind of music I listen to. (A lot actually, but here are some specifics) I’m currently listening to “Gloryland” by Anonymous 4 (women’s choral of early and religious music). Sounds great on the Mjolnir 3. On the Vali 2++ it loses detail...

This is a huge relief!!! Now I can happily go back to impulse buying Schiit! (I’ll admit I get a great deal of joy living close enough to the Schiitr that I can come in and listen to stuff and walk away with some fun new audio gear.)

I’m terribly sorry if I am mistaken. I really don’t want to spread incorrect information. (To clarify, I was told this and was not able to buy anything at the time but it is entirely possible it was some sort of miscommunication.). Obviously if Jason says this is incorrect, it is incorrect.

The concept of the Stammtisch makes sense when the number of people commenting on this thread was smaller. I guess I approach it more like a big party where I wander from one group to another, sometimes silently listening to a conversation, sometimes making my own comments, never fully hearing...

Didn’t really need it, but I ordered a Vali 2++ at the discounted price. I did some listening at the Schiitr a while back and really liked sound of the Vali 2++ over the Valhalla. The Valhalla sounds great and I might be tempted to get the current or next version at some point, but what I am...

I picked up a copy of the soundtrack to “O Lucky Man” at a library sale and really enjoyed it. It was only years later that I actually saw the film. And yes, that scene is a bit hard to forget. One of the best moments in that film.

That’s a really good point. While I like a lot of Mile Davis’ stuff, there are a few albums that really annoy me. And I actively dislike “Avignon: The Last Concert”. I really like Wayne Shorter’s later stuff, but don’t really care for Weather Report. There is some jazz I listen to because I...

Here are some of my picks: Coleman Hawkins “At Ease with Coleman Hawkins” Art Blakey and the Jazz Messangers “Three Blind Mice” Chet Baker Sings (He can’t actually sing, but there is a certain charm in how he tries.) Ornette Coleman “The Shape of Jazz To Come” more “out there” than a lot of...

Speaking of tubes, I go back and forth. Sometimes it’s just too much of a good thing. Other times, like now, tubes turn very good music into music that lovingly wraps itself around you. A few albums I’ve listened to lately that have been beautifully enriched by the Freya+ are “My Funny...

I currently have my TV connected to my Yggy via optical and my Blu-Ray player via coax and streamer via USB. I had the same setup with my Bifrost 2/64. In both cases, it has worked fine. I’ve never had a Gumby so I can’t comment on that.

I grew up with the idea that Pat Metheny’s music was “smooth jazz” - something I’ve never particularly liked. I picked up a CD of Jim Hall and Pat Metheny which I like, although as one reviewer suggested, it sounds like it was recorded under water (a quality I kind of like about this...

I haven’t heard any of the recent remasters on CD. I got a vinyl of “Rain Dogs” and was really disappointed with the quality. There is a great deal of surface noise. The album has no business being crammed onto one vinyl disc since it runs nearly an hour. But I agree with you...