I have a custom build active crossover that has adjustable gain.

You could always bi-amp and use both like I did. :)

Would you care to share any subjective listening notes characterizing the sonic changes switching between any of the amps on those setups? It sounds like you used to have mono Vidars driving your LS50s, but not entirely sure if that's what you were saying. Feel free to PM to me if you'd prefer...

Has anyone with Vidar/Aegir auditioned Tyr? I've got a set of bi-amped Magnepan 3.6Rs (Aegir/Vidar) and was contemplating Tyr or perhaps going dual Aegir.

Non-starter. I've got a drawer full of broken micro-USB cables and sockets and I'm pretty delicate on my gear. Then again, I'm probably not the target audience so you probably don't care.

Nope. The only things I leave on all the time are my Yggdrasil and Gumby. I guess it's sortof a break-in type thing. I did notice it happens less than it did before. I guess I'll just keep listening. Thanks!

I picked up my ESP/95X from Drop a few months back. I've noticed that they tend to have a sporadic crackling noise. This is my first set of estats, and I've glanced through the last few pages of the thread but haven't seen anyone else mention this. Plenty of past experience listening to full...

FWIW. I purchased XC and 3 in 03/2014. XCs have had no issues. 3 had left driver failure twice, in 05/2015 and 07/2016. While more reliable, I don't think my 3 sounds as good as it originally did and the earpads they replaced it with are very similar ot the ones on my XC and clearly not as nice...

You could just try one of these: http://www.schiit.com/products/wyrd

Approx 1 year after replacement, the left driver on my LCD-3 has failed again. :(

I think your statement might be wishful thinking.

  Really depends on what you're listening to and what you're preferences are.   I was pretty happy using a Violectric V200 with my XC's before I got my GS-X mk2. I sometimes use a Schiit Mjolnir as well, but I like the V200 a touch better. I admittedly didn't do a lot of shopping around (too...

  Sounds like a fantastic use of $1k... or not...

If you have to spend money to impress people you like, you've still got a problem.

In all fairness to Walmart, they've always done an exceptional job of providing value to their customers.   Any/all "greed" is in their dealings with vendors and/or their employees, but they generally pass savings all the way back to the customers that walk in the door.

Yay teamwork. :)

Pardon the interruption, but I wanted to leave some short impressions on the Yggdrasil/Wyrd and Schiit.   I purchased the Yggdrasil/Wyrd a little over 1 year after I auditioned and returned a DS Gungnir. Any/all reservations I had about the perceived harshness of the DS Gungnir being...

Anyone using a Wyrd with a USB DAC that doesn't support async USB?   I know the unit is functional since I was able to use it on my Yggy, but some initial testing with a V800 didn't seem to work.

Good stuff. Do you remember what did they used to call the part on the right with all the individual numbers? I think it was a "calendar" or some other similar nonsense.

Yeah, I use this so I know what day stuff is supposed to arrive: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.psyrus.packagebuddy&hl=en   First impression of the Yggdrasil and Wyrd... it's a DAC.   Now to start the 100hr burn in with Barbie Girl on Repeat.  

I'll get right on that. Hopefully the FedEx driver will actually wait for a signature instead of just dropping it on my doorstep (in plain view) and taking off like he did with mine. Good thing I've got one of those package tracking apps that beeped "Delivered" so I'd know to check.

  Yggy ordered 08/27 Shipped 09/04 (+6 business days) FedEx truck is out for delivery today 09/09 (3 business days)

IMO, kinda pricey even without the remote control. I definitely wouldn't buy one without waiting for some reviews and/or getting a chance to demo one.

I'm not questioning your findings per se, but this is somewhat curious.   A large part of a quality DAC's draw is theoretically its ability to reclock the incoming digital stream makign the original source less important.   Perhaps it would be more useful to do another comparison only after...

  Sounds like is not the same thing as actually being one. If I wanted a lifetime of , the option is certainly there.   You don't buy a car and expect it to drive it every day and pass it onto your great grandchildren. Planars, orthodynamics, or whatever you want to call them aren't brand...