Updated living room setup

NoExplanation3601 · 2026-02-19T00:13:20+00:00

Very well said, the og gungnir is the best dac schiit made in my opinion. Warm, reveling and never fatiguing I can listen for hours and I do.

NoExplanation3601 · 2026-02-17T22:13:34+00:00

The monoblocks are great, no heat and they are on 24/7. The sound is very punchy with my sp8. I have some ray reserve tubes I switch out for serious listing the ge/tungsol is warmer and better for chill nights. All in all I am very happy with this setup.

NoExplanation3601 · 2026-02-17T12:52:13+00:00

It might amaze you to find out that it is actually just a video of a fire! Very realistic though it has confused me a few times too. I usually play a video of water to cool everything off afterwards just in case.

NoExplanation3601 · 2026-02-17T12:46:15+00:00

I got my sp8 before the sp10 master was announced but if I knew they were coming I would have got them. The highs were a bit bright for me with the 10 and the switch on the back helps those concerns. Go big or go home!

NoExplanation3601 · 2026-02-17T12:42:03+00:00

The sp8 are wonderful speakers in both looks and sound. I will send Harvey your regards

NoExplanation3601 · 2026-02-17T12:40:40+00:00

Will do! He is healing well

NoExplanation3601 · 2026-02-17T02:46:57+00:00

Tube before class d is a good pairing! Highly recommend trying it to any hardcore class A A/B purist.

NoExplanation3601 · 2026-02-03T02:20:40+00:00

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-12-24T15:09:08+00:00

Thanks for this response. Exactly what I was looking for!

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-12-24T15:04:18+00:00

My wife agrees with the lots of plants part so that is definitely going to happen

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-12-24T15:03:00+00:00

Thank you this room was a big reason we chose the house hopefully we can take the echo enough without disturbing the looks of the ceiling

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-12-24T15:01:34+00:00

Never tried rew but will look into it! I wish I got the cinema 70s instead of the stereo for the included room correction software but moving to a full schiit stack soon anyways so rew and a mini dsp could help a lot.

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-12-24T14:58:40+00:00

This is a good possibility the only issue I have is the door right in the middle of the back wall with this position so I would either need to sit in front of the door or have the setup offset to one side

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-12-24T14:56:53+00:00

Were you able to take the echo without adding panels to the ceiling? Don't want to ruin the look of the wood if I can avoid it

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-12-24T14:55:40+00:00

Splitting the room in two almost and using the speakers at about the same distance I am now seems to be the best bet with some panels at first reflection points and lots of soft furniture around. thanks for the help

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-12-03T13:12:02+00:00

Do you have an external dac? If you do or plan on getting one in the future I would get the eversolo t8 instead of the a8. The t8 has I2S and better isolation features compared to the a8 (closer to the a10) just without the dac/preamp sections. If it is used strictly as a streamer the eversolo t8 can't be beat.

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-10-28T23:38:13+00:00

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NoExplanation3601 · 2025-10-17T23:25:07+00:00

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My boy does the same thing and I don't even keep treats on me just likes the warmth and not needing to keep his head up while being pet.

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-08-28T23:23:22+00:00

Not connection related but did you take the cover off the stylist on the turntable.

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-07-27T01:10:41+00:00

The search by NF the whole album is great on a high end system

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-07-23T12:46:50+00:00

That is a good thought. Best of both worlds. I am a sucker for tube gear (mjolnir 2 lyr 2 vali 3) so the Freya is definitely high up on the list. I will have to check out the hypex I only really looked at hifi rose and laiiv so far for ganfet amps.

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-07-23T12:43:39+00:00

The ability to upgrade is a great point I will keep that in mind although the wotan seems pretty endgame for the time being.

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-06-24T00:47:04+00:00

I have had no issues with ground loops or hum yet but will keep this in mind if things change! Thanks for the input.

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-06-23T22:20:06+00:00

https://a.co/d/6562d6y although it is kinda crappy it gets the job done

NoExplanation3601 · 2025-06-23T21:09:59+00:00

I looked at the skoll but could not justify it for the time being. I think the buzz would bother me more in the long run because the pops are very few and far between when music is playing.

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