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.

Finally it is here, my review of Sonnet of Adam. It became a very different review from what I had anticipated, mostly because of the perfect synergy between Sonnet of Adam and the Vision Ears VE7. It is genuinely my favourite pairing of everything I have heard in my years in this hobby...

Nice picture! I always enjoy seeing how creative people can get with photography of gear. I have been intending to buy a new camera for years now, but Barnie keeps eating my budget. 😂 Very happy to hear you enjoyed the Thummim. I was glad I could step in and send them over so the tour could...

I'll give it a try... "Barnie selfie!" 🐶"Woof!"🐶 Not too bad for a first try. 😁

Lol! Nothing quite so dramatic. I'm just moving on to other things. I've had a lot of fun, benefitted greatly from it during my illness and made a lot of good friends. So no issues there at all. Reviewing has been difficult for a couple of years already, so that was winding down anyway. I have...

Lol! It never seems to be, but I will give it a good go. 😜

Perhaps you meant @twister6 instead of me? I haven't been in touch with Bogdan for ages and only visit HF these days to finalise a few last things (I'm done with the hobby).

It's a beautiful creation! :ksc75smile: And happy Lunar New Year to you, your family and the team!

I will go into more detail of this pairing in my upcoming review, but in the meantime... Perfect synergy looks like this: Sonnet of Adam - Vision Ears VE7 - Lotoo PAW Gold Touch Superb clarity, imaging and tone, and it surprised me how Sonnet of Adam was capable of rendering the bass of the...

Great to see you pop by Steve and happy to hear you have found peace of mind. Your mental health is a priority and it is good that you have taken the step to refocus on the important aspects of your life. It is brave to share such personal thoughts so openly and I am sure many here, including...

I remember that a few years ago @RTodd showed off some of his own designs. Those are still the most beautiful and creative solutions I have ever seen. He might have posted newer designs I missed, but I'll quote one of his older posts: