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The imbalance issue is a common issue with all electrostatic headphones, as they are highly sensitive to dust and humidity. As for the X9000, according to feedback from the friend above, his X9000 that had a unit replaced after repair has been operating normally for 3 years so far, so it can be inferred that Stax is also improving its manufacturing process. A more likely scenario is that the products of the majority of users who remain silent are all problem-free—it is just that those who have encountered problems have spoken out, coupled with manufacturing issues in early batches. I consulted a local dealer who has sold more than 10 units of the X9000, and none of them had problems within the warranty period. Of course, he does not know the situations after the warranty expires.

@spritzer are you excited for the ES Labs HE90 clone? Will likely run on 580V but same materials, stator and membrane thickness etc...is it something you look forward to or is HE90 still just okay next to 007 Mk1 etc :)

i would have assumed they installed a fix for that by now if not its a no no...

The price increase will take effect on October 1st. The imbalance issue is the most common failure for x9000, because the mesh electrodes are not robust enough. I guess that's why most stax amps can adjust volume for each channel independently

Was this an early batch X9000? I was wondering if they fixed the imbalance issue with X9000 that are produced now :) Do you know when the price increase will go through? Is there a date?

New Moon Daughter by Cassandra Wilson (2013) https://open.qobuz.com/album/0060253744592 Example: Finally getting back to this tribute - so pretty... RIP

'Murica Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. Starting off gently with what the Australians would call "a sausage sizzle" Spousal approval achievement unlocked.

Holy shit. I just learned that a guy named Sebastian that I went to college with the 90s died of leukemia last month. He was 56. Sebastian was an interesting character. He was significantly dyslexic, and so was in college at a far later age than most of the students. The college we attended (Landmark) was specifically for LD students, so he didn't stick out that much. I had a strong if occasionally antagonistic friendship with him. I caught another student referring to him as "Sebbie" so I started calling him that. He immediately put the kibosh to that, telling me if I kept it up he wasn't going to respond to me when I talked to him. I complied with his wishes. Not that long after we watched Dumb & Dumber on Laserdisc (a huge deal at the time.) I saw the famous "Kick his ass, Sea Bass!" scene, and poor Sebastian had to deal with me calling him "See-Bass" for the rest of his time at Landmark. Apparently Sebastian had been sick for many years. He was, to put it charitably, a very heavyset fella in the 90s. We're FB friends, but he does fuck all on that platform (which is to his credit.) Occasionally family members tag him in photos and I had noticed that Sebastian had lost a shit-ton of weight. "Good for him!" I thought foolishly. Now, looking at his profile (it's his birthday today) it's clear he had kept losing weight and not for good reasons. Sebastian is not the first college chum I've heard about dying entirely too young. Hell, he's not even the first Landmark student. There was a guy named Alex Knowlton who died of cancer 2017 at age 45. Still, it's never not a shock when one of one's peers dies of a disease like leukemia.

It's almost like I've been restricted from riding by my orthopedic specialist after a procedure on my back...

@TMoney - Try playing with tire pressures a little bit and nice job on the metric. Fueling and hydration are a battle and it's hard to come up with rules because weather plays a big factor. But one thing I started doing 5+ years ago that has helped a bit, drink every 10 minutes. If you can't remember the last drink you took, drink. I got the Allied out for a series of road tests this weekend with the hope that it'll be good to go for the century this coming weekend. Had a minor tragedy yesterday with a failed/ruin crank arm but managed to find some local used parts that'll get me through and the revisit of a shakedown ride this afternoon went off without a hitch.

I ordered the monthly special today which had one pound of BBK and Mysore in it.

The Juiciest Homemade Birria Queso Tacos | Chef Joshua We...I may struggle to pronounce it correctly, but this is an easy winner as one of the juiciest tacos you will ever have in your life.This is essentially the recipe that I used. Notable differences, I used 4 Roma tomatoes instead of tomato paste. I generally don't like tomato paste. I added a tsp of cumin, coriander, and oregano and I did a slightly different, but essentially the same, mix of Mexican peppers. Finally, I did a mix of queso fresco, manchego, and standard mexican shredded cheese that seemed to pair very well with the whole thing.

Old Bisbee got some more Bali in if interested.

¡Qué Bueno! Those look tasty. I've been meaning to make some goat birria but keep forgetting. Perhaps this week I will get my act together before we leave Michigan

Not on Qobuz... Released September 1969, a good example of the transition period from Psychedelia to what would become heavy metal. Their third and final album.

Second big metric century is done and dusted! It is so hard to pace these things. Also, fueling remains a work in progress. It seems like however much your gut can tolerate in terms of food and drink is the amount you should be eating. Crushing gels gets old pretty quick. I skipped eating the last 10 miles or so and really felt it at the finish. We merged courses with the people doing the 30 mile ride in the last 1/4 of this and that meant it was time to put the power down and show the flat-bar riders the error of their ways! It is amazing how much of a confidence boost it is to overtake people. Kudos to all them for being out there though. Any ride is better than no ride (ahem, Brent). I do want more climbing than this going forward. There was really only one climb/descent (Chalk Hill). West Dry Creek Road is the stuff of riding dreams. Smooth country road, not wide enough for two cars to pass so the cars have to go ultra slow, curvy and lots of rollers. Can’t ask for better than that. Even on 32s I got so sick of road buzz on some of the Sonoma County cheese-grater roads that I threw the 40s back on after. The 40s are for sure slower, but my god do they smooth out the road and they are a joy to descend on. I’ll ride them for a bit until I feel ready to start doing group rides where the speed will matter. For training rides I’ll take comfort over speed any day and twice on Sunday.

[Warning: way too many photos] It's what I call "lowrider season", so hit the ever growing show in downtown San Jose yesterday (alway's good light when not behind skyscraper and tree shadows). For those going to be in San Francisco next weekend there's one there. As opposed to the photos above, went all color. The graffiti shots are with the ever reliable combo of Canon 6D Classic and Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM pancake. The main show's are with the Leica SL2 and very unpancake 16 elements, 3lbs Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4. And when you have a fast wide angle everything is a nail.

Lily wanted to come home for lunch today so I asked her if she was up for trying new tacos. She said yes so I tried my hand at Birria Tacos. I blended a couple recipes to come up with something. The day started with browning beef. Then cooking the veggies and rehydrating the peppers. Then everything was set to braise for 3 hours or so until it was time for assembly. They were tasty and will be made again.

How about amp box porn?

That's a good move. I might see if I can find a broken set somewhere and make my own version that I might actually want to use, as I did with the 009's.

Already bought the x9000 at e-earphone with a 5 years warranty. The price increase left me no time to hesitate😅

The "ACK!"rooms.

Burning Man, Livestream, man. The burning of the man starts at about 9:45 Pacific. Impressive Fireworks