This is true for Texas cities as well. I've lived in Austin for 20 years, and the growth of the city and concomitant living expenses is depressing. Median income families can't afford a house in Central Austin anymore. Houses are currently selling for 10-20% over asking price. Started home...

There's an interesting trade-off in global manufacturing between national resilience and global peace. I generally agree with comments here about too many of our goods being manufactured in China, and too little in the US. Particularly the points about excessive short-term optimization. But...

Those are Ohm Walsh 2s, I believe. I've been curious about them. There was a pair on sale for $250 near me a couple years ago, but I didn't jump on 'em. Don't think they'd even fit well in my tiny space. I did a little research though, Ohm Speakers sells driver upgrades for old cabinets, which...

Just attached some new Schiit a couple hours ago. I hooked up Bifrost 2 + Freya S + Vidar to my Boenicke W5se bookshelf speakers. They replaced an original Peachtree Nova. I don't get to switch up audio components more than every several years, and and whenever I get a new amp/speaker I wonder...

Can anyone recommend an introduction to circuits with an eye towards audiophilia? Something relatively thin and informal would be perfect. Using real math would be fine; I almost got a math PhD (long, boring story) in differential geometry and I've done residue calculus with complex analytic...

Lol, thanks. I wish I could post more, but I don't have the patience/money to try out lots of equipment and contribute anything productive. I just hear steady improvements as I gradually upgrade my chain over many years. I'm pumped about hooking up a high-quality amp to my Boenickes (which I'm...

Thanks for the info @Alcophone! I have a pair of Boenicke W5se that need a proper amp. I usually don't get much past 10 o'clock with my old Peachtree Nova, but even though the combo sounds pretty good, sometimes it's veiled and the soundstage isn't great. I think there's untapped potential in...

May I ask what speakers you have hooked up to your Ragnarok 2? I am on the verge of ordering one for my inefficient (4 ohm, 83-86db) speakers. I don't post much, but it's great fun reading what y'all are up to, ups and downs alike.

Just curious: one selling point of Jotunheim is the entirely new Pivot Point topology. Is Pivot Point suitable for 2-channel? No knock on Vidar: anecdotal reports of Vidar + Freya from RMAF are positive, and Vidar sounds like a really robust amp. But exotic topology is exotic!

I know this is Head-Fi, but I'd be interested in seeing the Schiit take on speaker amps beyond Ragnarok. There would be more complexity beyond driving different kinds of loads: rather than being physically tethered to a headphone amp, people generally listen to speakers from the couch, and...