L.K.S. Digital DH-DA004 dac

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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,218
    Half bottle my arse... the whole damn thing plus the worms! Lol!

    Not to worry I'm working on the review as we speak along pictures. Stay tuned. I may open a new post for the review.
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,361
    Careful ... I don't hear the same when I'm not feeling well!

    Be better soon, Phil!

    Brian

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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,218
    bcwsrt wrote: »
    Careful ... I don't hear the same when I'm not feeling well!

    Be better soon, Phil!

    Thanks for the well wishes but I really recovered rather quickly. My wife not so much. She's finally starting to feel better though.

    The ears are definitely up to the task!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,315
    edited December 2023
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Half bottle my arse... the whole damn thing plus the worms! Lol!
    Tequila does not have a worm! Cheap mezcals do, but again...cheap.

    Sorry: I am an unapologetic tequila snob :)
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,932
    Fortaleza all the way!
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,315
    marvda1 wrote: »
    Fortaleza all the way!
    Absolutely...if you can find it!
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,078
    Still available?
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,371
    Shoot me your zip code and I’ll get you a shipping quote.🤣
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,915
    jdjohn wrote: »
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Half bottle my arse... the whole damn thing plus the worms! Lol!
    Tequila does not have a worm! Cheap mezcals do, but again...cheap.

    Sorry: I am an unapologetic tequila snob :)

    Anyone know why the worm was included in Mezcal?

    I'm been on the hunt for Fortaleza for a while now 😔
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,932
    edited December 2023
    There's a liquor store near me but they only package it together with a $100+ Patron product for $200+. :'(
    Another place near me wanted blanco for $100.


    I'm been on the hunt for Fortaleza for a while now 😔[/quote]

    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,315
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    jdjohn wrote: »
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Half bottle my arse... the whole damn thing plus the worms! Lol!
    Tequila does not have a worm! Cheap mezcals do, but again...cheap.

    Sorry: I am an unapologetic tequila snob :)

    Anyone know why the worm was included in Mezcal?
    Regarding the worm thing: from what I've read, it was almost an accident to begin with. Those worms (technically, moth larvae) are often in agave plants, and ended up in a bottle at one point. The distiller, perhaps covering his arse, said it enhanced the flavor of the mezcal. After that, it was really just a marketing gimmick. But as previously mentioned, no artisanal mezcalero these days puts a worm in his product. If you see a worm, it will likely be in some mass-produced garbage mezcal. I actually have a bottle of mezcal with a scorpion in it :s

    Side note: there is one form of mezcal called 'pechuga', where they hang a cleaned, butchered chicken inside the still to give it a 'special' taste.
    pitdogg2 wrote:
    I'm been on the hunt for Fortaleza for a while now 😔
    marvda1 wrote: »
    There's a liquor store near me but they only package it together with a $100+ Patron product for $200+. :'(
    Another place near me wanted blanco for $100.
    I wanted a couple of bottles for my daughter's wedding in Chicago last month, but even the caterer couldn't get any. After going to about a dozen liquor stores, I found one bottle of blanco for $199.99, and one anejo for $299.99 :o I just shook my head and left them behind. During our drive back home to Nashville a few days later, we stopped at probably 20 stores in Indiana and Kentucky, but couldn't find a single bottle.

    Two years ago, it was easy to find the blanco for $50 here in Nashville. Now? None anywhere. Luckily, I have a few bottles of the still strength, and anejo, stashed in my collection. I hate to open them, though, because my wife and I can easily finish a bottle of tequila in one night...like last night...but it was a vintage El Tesoro B)
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,932
    Try La Pulga tequila.
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,915
    edited December 2023
    Jody, it was said the worm was added in the beginning to show the bottle had the correct alcohol content to preserve the worm. Lesser quality alcohol would allow the worm to disintegrate. So if you shook the bottle in the worm fell apart you knew the bottle wasn't up to snuff.

    I was never a mezcal fan anyway, artisanal or not it does not hit my palate politely 😉
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,315
    marvda1 wrote: »
    Try La Pulga tequila.
    Would love to, but it's not available in my market. Looks like it's almost exclusively sold in TX, since the founders are in DFW, with a connection to the open-air 'flea' market. While searching the name, I discovered that soccer player Lionel Messi's nickname is 'la pulga' (the flea) due to his short stature.
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Jody, it was said the worm was added in the beginning to show the bottle had the correct alcohol content to preserve the worm. Lesser quality alcohol would allow the worm to disintegrate. So if you shook the bottle in the worm fell apart you knew the bottle wasn't up to snuff.

    I was never a mezcal fan anyway, artisanal or not it does not hit my palate politely 😉
    Ivan, I read that explanation as well. There appear to be a few different theories of how it began. Yeah, mezcal has a smoky taste due to the cooking process, and it throws some people off. The cool thing is that several different varieties of agave can be used for mezcal, creating different flavor profiles. Tequila is limited to just the one variety of agave - Blue Weber Agave (a.k.a., Agave Azul, or Agave Tequilana). Salud!
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,361
    This is more interesting than the chicken/egg discussion.

    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Teac VRDS-701T CD transport | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,371
    I wish that banter would have begun sooner to keep my FS ad at the top🤣
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,668
    Was there something for sale here?
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,218
    It doesn't take much for guys here to get side tracked. Lol! 🙄
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,915
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    In with 35
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