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Thanks everyone! 60 came in with a vengeance today. Unfortunately not in a fun way. As Al posted elsewhere, it turns out that I got Vertigo for my 60th Birthday! Today was the roughest of the last few days, but I'm very happy to have a diagnosis. I have meds and an appointment for lab work to follow up, so feeling good about that. All of that said, the best thing you can ever hope to get on your Birthday is the best friends a guy could ever hope for! Once again Al has completely taken care of me in a scary medical situation. I really did win the friendship lottery when I met all of you! I can't state enough how much of a blessing you all are to have in my life! My Mother is constantly amazed at what you folks have done for me, and how loving and caring you have been. She has met some of you in person, Marc, Shelly and Al, and has commented to me how lucky I am. She seems to think that something in me draws friends like you fine folks, but I know that I just got very lucky finding so many true friends in one place! So even with the latest circumstances, it really has been a fantastic Birthday!

Occasionally, I wish I believed in Hell.

I bit. Let's see what all this Sennheiser-hype is all about. All your Senns are belong to me.

I think he was terrible enough to celebrate his death: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rush-limbaugh-mock-aids-gays/

So did the death panels finally show up? Here's hoping in the end he was surrounded by caring feminazis.

Live simulation of todays Mars mission. Don't forget to hit the "Live" button or if you missed it, "Replay". https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/mars2020/#/home?id=cruise_stage_separation&time=2021-02-18T11:17:32.914-08:00

I love Allclad stuff. Seconds sale- https://homeandcooksales.com/?cjevent=412b63e871a411eb80d700430a1c0e13

I still hate that mutherfucker!

Here's the best I can say about him...

cheers steve.. Happy Birthday!

“I have never killed a man, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” I wonder what my friend meant by this when she posted it on her FB timeline.

https://www.focal.com/en/headphones-0/headphones/for-home/celestee

Speak of the devil. Tim Burton to Direct Live-Action Wednesday Addams Series for Netflix. https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/tim-burton-wednesday-addams-netflix-series-1234617596/

Will they bury him with his medal of freedom?

Happy Birthday, Steve!

Rush Limbaugh... I'm trying to be nice, so I won't say anymore.

Sure they can be driven by most amps pretty easily. Typically I'd recommend something like an OTL tube amp for them.

Someones thoughts in 4K

If I still were able to listen to headphones for a long time at decent volumes, I'd be so much in. If just only for the pleasure of comparing them to my early series HD800 that have the resonant trap mod installed and sound wonderful.

Soccer Mommy - color theory Don't let her silly stage name fool you. She is a talented young woman. I like this one a lot.

Drop makes it pretty clear that you can cancel and get a refund at anytime before shipment. No real risk to end-users here. Here's their page for this: https://drop.com/buy/drop-sennheiser-hd-8xx-headphones The FR graphs are interesting - clearly more bass output and a much less of a roll-off in exchange for the dip at 1.5 khz being more pronounced.

I'm not sure he was so terrible that I will celebrate his death, but correspondingly he was definitely terrible enough that I won't celebrate his life.

There is risk no doubt, but for all the failed dreams/scamminess of Kickstarter/Indiegogo, has Massdrop/Drop ever had a failed "campaign"? They may, but I hadn't heard. They often put a spin on models for sale elsewhere, so yes you get in cheap now or wait for reviews (mostly suffering only time to receive). And I'd be surprised if there's much doubt this will become something always available in the future instead of just campaigns (when they switched from Massdrop to Drop). Depending on health of Sennheiser of course and as you mentioned. For what it's worth I'm not sure there's been any critical response to any modified Senns sounding worse than the normal versions. I haven't found my 2 HD6XXs or HD58X to be so (and still have 2 HD580s to compare). How many Senns do I have again?

Dammit, Colin. Happy Birthday!

To the guy that always seems to be saying happy birthday to someone else, happiest of birthdays, Mr. Tice. Here's to hoping you're feeling better and get to enjoy the day.

How did I miss this? Apart from the Vertigo scare I hope you had a very happy birthday Steve!

Sorry, Steve. Keep us posted on the diagnosis. Get well.

Loved their first album, which was very 80s/90s pop. This one seems to have jumped forward 20 years or so. Pastiche? They do it well and I enjoy it so who cares ...

Forstner JB Champion Flat Link bracelet (brushed) ordered for my 1861 Speedy. I hate the bracelet that came with it, and have always worn it on a strap because of that, and I also don’t really want to spend the $1,000 or whatever it will be for the bracelet that was introduced with the new coaxial Speedy (it has been confirmed to fit the older models, maybe requiring a kiss of a grinder if you want it to be perfectly flush). The bracelet on my Pre-Moon is more or less perfect, and the Flat-Link should be similar. I’ll report back. This is a “normal” bracelet, so I won’t have the issues that I did with the mesh one (which has found a happy home since).

Happy Birthday, Steve!

Happy Birthday, Steve!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Steve! S

Happy birthday, Steve! May your penis be extended many more times... (party favour noise)

Happy Birthday Steve! I had two Irish Coffees to celebrate the momentous occasion this morning.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, Mr. Tice!

Happy Birthday Steve!

I made etouffée, but didn't take pictures. Then I drank heavily and watched true blood til I passed out.

Happy Birthday Steve! Echo what Nate said.....thanks for your wisdom, humor, and humanity here!!

As much room porn as it is anything else.

Can someone politely suggest they sell off the soundbar business to fund the headphone business?

3 months of Tidal HiFi for $3 @ BestBuy https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tidal-hifi-music-3-month-subscription-starting-at-purchase-auto-renews-at-14-99-per-month-digital/6407162.p?skuId=6407162

Found the pic. This is looking down the bank towards the site of the festival And this is from the same viewpoint fifty-one years ago

Yes. I really like this cartridge. It's not unlike the Denon, just a bit better detail. Dynamics are better and I feel like the Soundstage is much improved. One of the other added benefits is the taller height of the cartridge body. No shim necessary. I'll keep the Zu/Denon, but honestly unless something happens to the Benz, the Denon won't see much use. This thing is built like a tank as well. The entire motor structure is just so much beefier than the Denon.

using mousers parametric search I can't find any vishay resistors !% 50ppm 1/2w 350v working. koa mf1/2 series are same ppm, working voltage and wattage and similar size. https://www.mouser.co.uk/KOA-Speer/Passive-Components/Resistors/Film-Resistors/Metal-Film-Resistors-Through-Hole/MF-Series/_/N-7gz41Z1yzvvqx?P=1yzbppyZ1z0zlrrZ1z0ynpy I use them interchangeably with the Xicon. Xicon is far cheaper if you don't mind buying 100. koa is an option if you want to buy just a few. Per resistor koa is more expensive than the xicon. vishay MBB02070C are close to the xicon 1% 50ppm 350V working but 0.6W https://www.mouser.co.uk/Vishay/Passive-Components/Resistors/Through-Hole-Resistors/Metal-Film-Resistors/MBx-SMA-Professional-Series/_/N-7h7zb?P=1y97ob9Z1z0jjxqZ1yzrof0Z1z0x6pwZ1z0zls5Z1z0wljo (I have not tried these resistors)

If it's younger males we're advocating for, can I recommend Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas' halloween costumes as a point in the Addams Family's favor?