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Colin taught himself the ol' fingers down the throat trick after every big meal. I think that's also how he trained his gag reflex.

I see that you covered the four basic food groups.

this is the coolest color i've ever seen. i just bought one similar to this, with white single coils.

Big ol' bacon cheeseburger with garlic mayo

Well I'm pleased to say that the mod I did to my 009's hasn't changed the SQ in anyway, what it has done though has made them just as comfortable if not more than with their original headband, but to me has also made them very nice looking Earspeakers.

All female jazz group

The Brit's tend to be a bit more formal. David, please, if its alright with you.

Had a Bbq at work today

Thanks to Lee Scoggins of Part-time Audiophile for another article of the event: https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2016/06/10/canlanta-2016-a-great-re-start/ Brent is looking good!

I agree that quantitative measurements are ineffectual and cause more confusion than not. People look at almost identical FR graphs and think they should be the same...but they are miles apart. Draw the same conclusion for amps and you are equally fucked. Doesn't mean measurements are bad, they are just one part of the equation. As for all the inaccurate stuff, well very few people actually know how electrostatics operate down to the core. Even the people who build them often have no idea, they just cobble something together which kinda works so that's a good'n... Long charge time for the diaphragm? No, but sometimes yes. As for the 007 being so difficult, it's all about the capacitance and how it couples to the acoustic transmission. I also wouldn't call the 007 difficult to drive in the sense that they require heaps of power like that Hifiman ortho crap. A much more accurate description would be that they require a supremely stable and linear amplifier, one that isn't fazed by their quirks. Now this should describe any capable amp but we aren't talking about simple dynamics here so even small issues can have drastic consequences. It really doesn't matter what amp Stax make as people will always want more. I'm kinda glad that Kevin talked me out of designing a baby Carbon as people simply don't want budget amps. I've been standing on the break the best I could but what they really want is something crazy expensive and unique. One last thing, anybody claiming that all Chinese parts are bad are just idiots. The worst transformers I've ever used were SumR, none have ever shorted to the chassis like they did (two of them) but among the worst were also Chinese. Now the best transformers I've ever used were also Chinese. That's only because I'm willing to pay for the best, willing to go through multiple test units and let them know exactly what I wanted. Now each unit is perfect and just like every other one. Same goes for PCB's, there are some real dogs out there but once you find a place to work with that actually cares about quality you'll know that it matches anything else in the world.

I want to set a few things straight from the latest stupidity over on the Head-Fi Stax Thread. I am not reputable builder, that implies I’ve built and sold and have gained a following of sorts, which I really don’t give a toss for. I build for fun and happiness, I sell them as the needs be to support my hobby with future designs and builds in mind. As for cost of DIY, the posters over there are clueless and have no idea whatsoever. One size does not fit all, there are numerous details and factors that influence the cost from builder to builder, from my perspective with a weak Australia dollar, shipping and parts cost have gone through the roof. I ship transformers from Canada, Chassis parts from Italy and milled panels from the US and that’s just for starters. By the time I take out eBay fees I count myself lucky if I make parts cost, more times than not I’m at a loss. If I ever decide a commercial enterprise geared for profiteering (highly doubt this) I’ll be sure to contact Kevin and Birgir for their permission. The rest of the dim witted retards who haven’t got any idea should keep their traps well and truly shut. Edit; Thanks Soren, Purk, Paradoxper and JimL 11 for some sanity.

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