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I bought an HC-approved car three years ago (MKVI GTI) and have not regretted it for a moment. Just sprung for an HC-approved TV (55" C6) and absolutely love it. I know the B6 is far more popular, but I dig the curve and it suits my space well. Thanks for the great advice again, hive mind. We are all terribly flawed as individuals, but as a group we are perfect. Also, side note, I live in Virginia again.

Had a first jam with a guitarist friend tonight. I think we're going to get a few more people and make an original heavy band.

Made the kids a water access from the newly installed beach area. Two full-size truck loads of sand to make a ramp. That was a lot of work. Hopefully it survives. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

Just surprised mom with a Sony xbr900e tv for her bedroom. She was quite happy thanks to Brent and his lovely lady friend for helping search through all the options out there and come up with a nice option.

Now here is something fun... a new electrostatic set from Russia. I do read the Russian forums a bit and I've been following the semi-DIY stuff going on over there. Seeing that this one had matured I decided buy one. Here is the website for anybody interested: http://phenomenon.su/ I ordered it directly and this set was custom made for me. They have two versions available and I picked the Libratum as I prefer circular transducers. Cost was less than 2k$ with shipping here. As you might tell from the pics, the build quality is super impressive and makes most other headphones look like toys. I for one like the Russian utilitarian style where it is all about the function but they can just be described as pretty. Comfort is also pretty good though the non adjustable headpad might be a tad shorter as it touches the arc for me and the hard metal pokes through it. The earpads are super nice, thick leather and attach to the baffle with magnets. The phones are heavy but not a problem for me. Smaller heads might have some issue here as adjustment is limited. So an overview of the design, these are copper mesh stators attached to pcb's with PCB material holding the diaphragm in place. Not sure how thick it is but it might be 2um as the top end is slightly rolled off. I ordered the set with dust covers on both sides but these are just woven material and caused some issues. The resistance on the diaphragm is high so they take a while to charge up but this is something I'll likely improve. More on that later... The housing a single piece with the driver all the way at the back and a thick baffle next to the ear. The screws on the outside go all the way through the set and have heatshrink on them or the drivers might short out. Small nuts hold them underneath the earpads. Take those all out and you can pull the baffle out of the shell to expose the drivers. Thankfully there was adhesive here so I could add solid dust covers with ease. Any claims that these "reduce clarity" are just nonsense. There was another adhesive ring on the back of the driver so I added a second cover there but forgot to take a picture of it. So how about the sound...well first off the major issue I had with the set. So this thing uses a super high resistance coating on the diaphragm which shouldn't be an issue but it isn't hydrophobic...i.e. it changes with humidity. Now this with the lack of a solid dust cover next to the ear is just trouble. The volume level of the set drifted like mad with use as the humidity next to the ears affected the charge. It got so bad that it just went into a mess of distortion. Leave them sitting on their own for a while and the volume would rise again. Simple solution to that...add a solid screen between the ear and the diaphragm so the humidity there isn't an issue. I will likely clean off the diaphragm in the future and add my own coating as it is simply superior to this. Another small gripe I have with the design is the cable. Well it is a Stax extension cable which is excellent but there is no strain relief at all. The cable is firmly anchored in place but it could use some heatshrink or something to take the strain. Now for the sound...well after a number of small scale 'stats I've had here over the years this is a welcome change. This is nothing like the King Sound or HE Audio Jade which were both badly made garbage and sound like lukewarm shit. While these aren't going to topple the 007's it's a damn good try using similar design elements. The sound is super balanced but just a tad rolled off in the top and bottom end. Bass lacks some impact and substance too but nothing to worry about really. The midrange is super nice but slightly "lost" as with the SR-Omega and HE90's. This ties into the soundstage which is projected slightly front of the head and is just a little bit hazy. They lack the super focus of something like the SR-007 but for some that would be a welcome change.

Done and done. I miss Istanbul already.

Interesting. Send us YT links

Fired up and Ethernet connected. Looks pretty good right out of the box. [emoji91]

I wouldn't buy (most) shoes hoping they will stretch.

Choices ... Chosen ... Correctly

Young Brent

That's awesome Iain, good luck. Can't help but be reminded of one of my son's favorite videos when he was about 6 or 7......

Awesome. Making music is one of the most rewarding activities one can spend time doing. And a lot of fun

Followed by Knife and Fork Fried Chicken and loaded Mashed Potatoes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Attended the first meeting of the Marin County 4k OLED owners group over lunch. Also in attendance were a British ex-pat and a tall guy.

Test Tone @ Home live right now: http://mixlr.com/illuminator/chat

Starting with some Poke. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's like this and like that, and like this... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

A local favorite

Not bad. Most archtops will sound better, due to having a top that resonates like an acoustic, but...that's alright, I've begun plugging in again, so at night, I've been practicing with a Vox amPlug.

Oh, don't get a quartz reverso. They make automatics. I wonder if JLC makes a bracelet that fits my GRUT.

They are better built than KingSound so DIY is a gray area...

Needs more cowbell!

If balls are at about 35ºC, perhaps lower, I'm afraid it's hotter here

Most of the music I listen to is pretty happy and melodic, even if it sounds really aggressive to most people. We'll see what other people being to the table though.

The Defiant Ones. Unbelievably good. Do not hesitate. HBO

Only you can decide how much you want to kick society in the nuts! For this purpose, I would choose the Wolverines.

Nice!

so I have been streaming the TdF on TMob during weekdays and I got a text today that I am at 30GB, and upon reaching 32GB, [which I will probably on monday's stage,] until my cycle resets on the 24th, quote:"you still get unlimited data but may at times notice reduced speeds in areas with network congestion." Bastids. This is a "promo" Simple Choice plan I got back in 2012ish...IIRC. I asked about other plans a while ago and the rep looking at my account said, ah, you have the original unlimited data plan, not many would change that. So I left it alone, but it really isn't unlimited since after 32GB you get limited. 32GB is a LOT, but fuck, there is still one more week of TdF to go and I regularly don't use much data, so I am pissed.

Gershwin Prize, honoring Willie Nelson.

More Can, please!

Loaner Jones bike the shop dropped off for me to use while they work on finishing mine. Riding on 3 inch tires set up tubeless with low air kind of feels like riding a full suspension bike on the street. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

At the everything cherry place.

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Guss2 obviously has full comprehension of the Head Case mindset! Makes one wonder where Guss1 might have stood on this topic.

Just a lil' bit of an upgrade there.

FINALLY

LP

All I have asked relates to my utter and complete newbieness as you have pointed out cs majors don't deal with hardware. My friend is a stone cold professional, already graduated and working at the uni. He has also built all kinds of devices including amplifiers. I haven't showed the schematics to him yet but when I do I will ask him whether he has worked with such high voltage and if he knows the safety measures before I go further with the build. I appreciate your concern.

Eric Burdon is definitely one of the great rock and roll voices!

Golf? Now you mention it, I hardly ever watch TV.

Agreed. We threw out our cheap dishes and we use the fancy ones every day. Things are meant to be used.

Built up a sweet bike today for a gift. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk