and a terrific introduction to the piece here -

Y'all are a bad influence. I picked up a Matsushita / National PCC88 / 7DJ8 from Upscale Audio. Plugged into my Vali 2+, driving Grado Hemps. Sounds absurdly good. That's my highly erudite opinion... ridiculously good.

:tumbler_glass: :rocket:

also, performing live with an orchestra...

Lake Street Dive... yeah, I'll take another. Bose, shilling phones... killer mix

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Midnight in Harlem Live... sublime... :tumbler_glass: bonus... serenity

Helpful, go_vtec, thanks. Your nom de plume made me seriously nostalgic for my 5th-gen Prelude. That was a hell of a car.

Out of curiousity, how many of you are amping your Grados? If so, what is your favorite amp to pair with Grados? I'm finding that, driving with a Schiit Vali 2+, the Grado Hemps are plenty loud. Like I can only turn that volume knob about 1/4 of the way before I am in the ... oh this can't be...

I didn't find a loudness normalization option in the MacOS Tidal client. Very likely that the Grados are just efficient. Might be my ears. Despite the ever present temptation to "crank it", I am trying pretty hard to preserve my hearing. Looking for clarity, depth, soundstage at low volumes...

Fri-Yay!

Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson, R.I.P... hell of a track for a ... Wednesday.

Hive mind, can you help me wrap my head around this? Tidal is way too loud. Seems like a recent change, but maybe that's in my head. Current setup: MacBook Pro Tidal client (exclusive mode) USB out Schiit Modi 3+ Schiit Vali 2+ (low gain) Grado Hemp If I keep Tidal in exclusive mode, I can't...

It's FRIDAY....

The Chieftans 7 Columbia CD release, 1978, CK 35162. double plus good.

Highly recommended, if extravagant, pandemic coping mechanism. Vermont has some fantastic micro-roaster, but the Vivid Coffee crew in Winooski is a real eye-opener:wink:. They started a subscription service when the pandemic broke. They've given bags of beans to overworked crews at the local...

Grado Hemp quick reaction: from the moment I put them on, queued up a track, and hit play... absolutely #!&# fantastic. Bass hits with authority, nothing muddy, nothing weak. Complex tracks, multiple instruments, multiple singers, left/right separation, nothing trips them up. I don't claim to...

Grado 420 order in. Something to look forward to, as the winter months wear on. Also... y'all are a bad influence. :smirk: :slight_smile: And now I learn there's controversy around hemp themed emojis. So very funny. :fire: Being blessed to call the The Green Mountain State home, I've...

Oh Head-Fi Overloads, please hear our pleas. Dark times are upon us. Help us cope, please, with a dark theme. Come to the dark side, we have cookies. *Negatory on the browser extension initiative. Privacy, security, complexity. Yes, I have issues. :relieved:

currently getting some heavy rotation Mercury Rev - Okolona River Bottom Band (feat. Norah Jones)

Thanks for the feedback. I have an almost 20 year old pair of SR80's now. This fall, I added a Shiit Vali 2+ and Modi 3+ to the mix. I'm a very, very happy camper. Even after all these years, the Grado's make music sound like music. I generally only switch out the SR80s when I'm craving some...

Hemp vs SR80. Worth the leap, and the 4x multiple?

👑Norah Jones 👑Live at Home series on YouTube.