As long as I don’t have to test them I’m out.
Made this little plaque, first time doing a small intricate V carve. I was a little worried it was going to be a tear-out disaster but it actually turned out well.
Yeah I think headphones.com was able to do a special deal w/ Focal where they had one final run of the original Clears and they bought the whole run. Definitely a great price, easily the best phones you can get at that $1k price.
I'm not too big on anti-vandal switches. Always wanted to find that elusive black anodized + orange LED latching, but they're always out of stock.
Recently used this switch in a build to great effect.
Offset prints for the effin lose.
"Always wanted to find that elusive black anodized + orange LED latching, but they're always out of stock."
Try.. performance-pcs.com
They have them in 16 and 22 mm.
Me
The originals are a steal at their closeout price, and Doug's DSHA-3F does nothing but bring out their best. A local brick and mortar store was closing out their stock of original Clears for $899; they were down to one. I put in an order for the Clear Mg, waiting for that to come in so I can try it.
Hacks.
Jean Smart is on fire right now, with two series currently running. She's great in Mare of Easttown, and after just watching episode #1of Hacks, I'm all in. Having lived and worked in Vegas (OK, back when Robert Urich played Dan Tanna and Lou Ferrigno played the Hulk), I'm enjoying the "Vegas" lifestyle humor even more.
Absolutely worth a watch.
I think I’m the minority here, maybe I should have some time in the corner.
Just don’t get me started on the dot illuminated variety... 🤮
... to add fuel to the fire and to further rant aimlessly, I’ve rarely seen any commercial audio companies using these switches, I just can’t see the likes of Accuphase or Audio Note banging one of these bad boys on the front of their products.
But hey this tots my personal pref, just throwing it out there
I'm sorry, but I still like the blue ring illuminated vandal switches... banish me to the corner
Perhaps it is because I have rarely gotten around to casing any of my shit (yet), so I haven't gotten tired of living with them...
Oi! I resemble that remark! I recently went even bigger than the usual 19mm with these 22 mm jobbies for a couple of builds. It sits alongside one of the enormous 39 mm polished silver knobs from Hifi2000. It's gaudy, it's pretentious, by any reasonable standard it's awful, but I f'en love it.
Here are the mostly finished Carbon boards for Sebdti and myself
Plus a look at the all in one PSU and R-core by James Transformers. The R-core is one hefty beast.
The 15V rails from the PSU are regulated with DEXA UWB discrete regs
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