For my review I did contemplate a picture of Barnie with the Inferno as a lead, but decided against it because the connectors could not lock. 😜 I'm sure the cable would have been fine otherwise. 😂 He is a bit of an audiophile and was even featured on Lotoo's social media a few years ago...

Barnie likes cats, but he is too naive, doesn't understand how much bigger he is and what it means when a cat's back goes up. So he ends up crawling nearer before the cat either runs away, or launches an attack on Barnie's nose. 😂

Haha! Yeah, Barnie is living the good life. 😁 And he is sooo big these days.

Hey buddy! I was just browsing my favourite HF haunts while on my way out (of the hobby) and noticed your post. Good to see you! Hope you are doing well.

Unfortunately, it is goodbye to HF in general. For the time being at least. I usually get dragged back into it at some point, but this time it will have to be with me kicking and screaming because I have too much else to do. Need. To. Focus. 😂 Plus, I doubt I will have access to a setup that...

And poof...

With mixed feelings, I am happy (and sad) to share with you all my latest and my last review, of the EarMen CH-Amp and Tradutto DAC. It's a great sounding and very versatile stack, and I am always a little surprised that EarMen doesn't get more attention these days.

Barnie update: Life is good when you are Barnie. 😁

Haha! No, I just always have a soft spot for Piotr's work. 😉 Yeah, I am getting old. Grey hairs appearing, getting more grumpy and the only reason I don't have a beer belly is that I don't like beer. 😂 That would have been darn offensive if true. After all you achieved with the meet. 😉 Don't...

With cables it is always a matter of synergy and impossible to predict if a cable (irrespective of price) will work well. With the DITA Dream XLS, for instance, I never found a cable that paired better than stock. Similar to your experience, I felt they lost some of their magic with other...

Yes, what Final did there is outstanding and that driver is phenomenal. I am missing perfect cable synergy for them, as the DITA Oslo cable is not the best match in my opinion. Would have loved to still explore how much I could get out of the A8000 with the right cable.

No no no! I said that I am done with this hobby. No coming back. Devil be gone! 😂 That said, I really like the Final A8000, so I guess my treble "issues" have dissipated in recent times.

Thanks for sharing! It looks great! I'm quite sad I haven't been able to visit them since they opened (which was in December 2022, btw). I know they put a lot of work into setting up this store and I think they did an amazing job. I'm quite envious of it actually, because I would have loved to...

So sorry I missed it my friend! But, I am very happy to see that things worked out so great for you all. You did an amazing job! You are always welcome if you ever dare to take on the dangerous trek up north. 😉 Funny thing, Nic was here a couple of years ago visiting a holiday cottage in the...

Top shelf work @drftr and @MatW! Great to see the weekend worked out so well.