Les_Garten
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You did make a big deal out of nothing. Those who either owned or had seen them in person all said there was no issue, and you beat a dead horse and riled up the masses. The fact you wouldn't let it go kept the discussion about imagined deficiencies didn't help one bit. I only took you off my ignore list because you rendered that thread all but unreadable as you posted (and were quoted) multiple times per page.
No issue? Why did Grado switch engravers? You guys are something else!
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No, there were no "problems" with the original etching. The only information on the old etchings vs. the new etchings is that the new etchings are deeper, and thus it looks like there's more contrast for the lettering.
The only reason why Grado would have gone with deeper etchings is because of your fucking complaints about blurry lettering. Nobody else (who actually owned a pair) had a problem with them. If they did, they can chime in, since they're all right here.
Personally, I would have preferred the shallower etching anyway, since I'm not one of those nouveau riche, Dolce & Gabbana loving, Real Housewives of Orange Assfuck who needs conspicuous branding on my temples. Oh, and also, it would have been nice to avoid the typo that you caused. <3
PS: O hai head-case. Sorry for joining, but my Tourette's was going to get me banned at head-f1, as I couldn't respond to Les with appropriately colorful language. I'll go back to lurking now.
Like I said, direct your gratuitous self serving Venom to the incompetent crew making canz in Brooklyn.
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No it's all funny, starting with you bitching about something that's only a problem in photographs, and having it turn into a debacle.
Listen, I didn't make the things. There were posts today at HF about the problems with the original etching. Place your contempt with the manufacturer.
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I find it highly interesting that if you take the mispelled name, and spell it out, it yields the following:
Head-F1 = Head-Fone
Now that's funny! Probably the only part of this that is funny..
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$10 more sent to Head-Fi? Nice little Windfall there. I wonder what the logic/negotiations were behind that??
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Les,
Which type/size did you order? Seems that guy has a bunch of different kinds of sleeving some of which is just regular old techflex.
Here's the page. He lists it as Braided Nylon.
I bought 1/8, 3/16, and 1/4.
Cheap and Fast, just like my first wife!
eBay Store ? FURRYLETTERS: Search results for.
I ordered Thurs or Friday and received it today.
The reason why he says Techflex is because it is really TechFlex brand of braided Nylon.
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Time to make some cables. I want to cover them in the soft nylon stuff. What sizes would I need for the following:
1) 4-conductor 22 or 24 AWG braid
2) Over regular Mogami
Thanks!
I just bought a bunch of this(Multifilment) cheap from furryletters on ebay. He ships fast too.
Les
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Let's blame Les. Isn't he the one who made the stink about engraving in the first place? Though a bit far-fetched, it's still not out of line to consider Grado went with another engraver, possibly to address the concerns of those posting at that time, and maybe grabbing a lower bid while exploring options, thinking win-win. I personally think it's fucked up that they just sent them out, hoping for the best, like no one would notice.
It's my fault! I was told that another engraver was engaged per Todd. I will say that the new lettering looks good, when it's not misspelled, and all smudges are absent, and the glue's wiped off. For a turned down set of 325s, they look great! The valuable one's, and the most rare, will be the last fifty that are done right. It will be interesting to see how many versions there are finally. Now, we're working on three.
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It probably runs more stable warm. There seems to be a fine line between too much ventilation, which can cause temperature gradients in the case, and not enough ventilation which can cause stability and longevity issues.
I think it gets a little Heat Soak if the air is stagnant.
@TheMonkey
There is no UL certification here, you're right. I think the fact that some of his gear may or may not be fused on the IEC would be something you might refer to. As somebody mentioned, walking away from your house for the day with it running is a percentage game I guess. I think it was said that on the Compass there was a fuse that had to be replaced by Kingwa if it blew. I guess it's on the underside of something there because I didn't see it. You bring up a valid point/concern that I actively decided to ignore when buying his gear. I knew what I was getting into with this. I just checked my DV and the IECs on it are fused, Kingwa's are not.
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Nice score on the M^3. Now I have HD-800s, I'm unsatisfied by the C2C as well.
The debug button allows you to change the volume control settings, according to the web site. Since I'm happy with the Ref 1 DAC, I'm confident I know what I'll be getting.
I'm curious why you haven't seen fit to upgrade your re-assessment of the C-2C to the A-GD pages at HF, one of which is your review of it??
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Les, how do you feel about the overall safety of the Phoenix? Do you think it's up to the same standard as other amps in the category? Sorry if this has been asked already.
All his gear is well made. The only gig I would give him is that some of the solder joints on thru holes are not fully penetrated on the top. The REF1 runs about 108F on the sink points on the underside of the case. If the ambient air temp is 80 and under and there is sufficient air movement, his gear doesn't get hot. I've found air movement is very important to his design. If my ceiling fan is not running, the temps climb pretty well. I have mine on a small shelf on top of my desk, so basically I have it in a pretty decent air stream. If you have the gear where air can't move around it, temps will climb a bit. He says that if the Phoenix is too cool it will not sound as good. I'm no EE, but I'm not sure I believe that.
He doesn't execute perfectly, I wish he would. I think he offers awesome gear in his price point. I think his engineering is sound. He's got these idiotic failings of QC AND decision making ability to make you wonder.
Nobody wants to open a box on their New Toy and have a WTF moment. It ain't pretty!
I think it's a cultural thing. I'm sure Chinese companies have gotton away with selling shit to their citizens for so long, that they have to undergo a paradim shift to embrace a culture that is free to speak it's mind.
I don't see any safety issues though. Anything in particular you're interested in?
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Wait, wait, wait, they expect the end user to replace the back panel? Have fun unsodlering the 20 or so connections it'll take to do that and don't forget to mark the monochromatic wires so you stand a chance at getting it back working properly. All of the XLRs mount to the outside of the chassis and will have to be removed to replace the panel, the other connectors I can't tell. It could be even worse.
Huge.
F'ing.
Fail.
No, I didn't mean replace the panel, I was referring to buying one after the debacle is fixed. No way I'm doing THAT soldering Job! Personally I think he should send out "Fixed" ones as a cross ship. Then he can resolder and resell his B-Stock as Demos or whatever.
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Actually, Les, we'd be more likely to want to shoot your guns than ban you for them, but I'm speaking for myself again. Welcome back.
Sorry the mini-meet isn't going to work out for you this time, but maybe later.
I'm moving to PSL, just sold my house in Jupiter and real busy right now. I would say that there is a window of opportunity here for buying the Phoenix and saying you want to wait for the typos to be fixed. That would give you time for more impressions. If you didn't like the sound of them, then you could cancel. It sounds like the corrected backplate would ship around end of July.
I haven't made up my mind yet totally on the sound. I'm trying to figure out if maybe it's missing "something" and that's what makes it sound so good, or if it really is that good. If that makes any sense. Ir seems to be able to make bad recordings sound good. I'm trying to figure out how it's doing that one as well.
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eww, plastic fantastic. Austria hasn't been doing well on the gun front, of late. Steyr should bring back the GB.
Austria is known for some of it's Plastics...
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I like Les. He's cranky, nudgey, obsessive, and vocal, but I'd take 10 of him over half the people posting over there daily. Maybe if I said we could go to the shooting range, he might be more interested in the mini-meet. He has some nice guns, minus the Glock .40. I think he's ignoring me.
I guess the next thing that will happen is I will get banned because of my Penchant for Austrian Firearms, tough crowd!
I figured it was just a temporary thing so he'd stop acting stupid. I guess his skin was just too thin for this place anyway.I've been reading up on Punctuation.
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Are trying to be here the same dick you were in the HF-2 thread on head-fi?
Sorry you didn't like my observations about the HF-2. But I think they will be proven to be true.
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One thing I didn't greatly care for with the cable is the rather short "bridle" (what do you call the section of the cable where it splits from single to dual-entry at the ear cups?), which isn't ideal for the bigger-headed (more horse-jawed?) of us.
I heard the same comment from a few folks there.
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I do not believe Nate was making a joke.
I have dyslexia and a reading/vision disability, it helps when composing to have white space at the bottom of my posts.
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Not anymore.Ding dong the dot is gone.
Heh, you guys are Funny! And all those out of work Comedians out there too!
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yeah.
Because I always put one there.
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I can't imagine those sounding anywhere close to good.
They have wood, isn't that the secret ingredient!
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I like the style/look
They look goofy on middle-aged men, however
If you take them off, does the guy still look goofy?
Somethin' to consider... We are talkin' Headphone Geeks here
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I'm really curious how they compare against the DT770.
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Self serving, because you are joining a Club. Let's blame it on Les Club. Les should have kept his mouth shut.
I talked to Todd, on the phone, about the" Blurry Engraving". That's how I found out about the new Engravers, and they were set before I talked to them.
Do you think Grado switched Engravers because Les Said so? There was no issue, but he did it for me! You believe that?
I have no sway with Grado. It took them 4 sets of drivers to get my GS1000s to work right! 4 months wasted time my canz were in Brooklyn. I have no sway with JG, but I do understand how they don't get shit straight. Then they send me the cans with the Left and Right cups switched. I started listening and the soundstage was flipped.
How do you see it's my fault that Grado made this Typo? That's dilusional and irrational that you blame me for it. If it makes you feel better, I don't mind. With that Logic set in your Neurons, there's no way I can change your mind anyhow.
So let's get this straight:
Les made him fix his first Fuck-up, that really didn't exist.
This caused him to make his second fuckup, which does exist, and that's Les's Fault too.
If I had that kind of power, I'd Conjure up some winning Lottery Numbers and hire Bands to play for me, instead of listening to this artificail Digital stuff I have to listen to.