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Thanks for looking into this. My availability shouldn't change, but the wiring harness in the JEEP I restored this winter/spring caught fire today, and it needs to be rewired... Again. The replacement harness should be here Monday, which means the 11th/12th would be the first chance I'll have to do it. I guess I'll shoot to do that whichever day all of this doesn't go down depending on everyone else's availability.

Well, the Tube Depot only had 1 6FC7, so that didn't do me any good. I'll still try the 396A once it arrives. And thanks to Nate, I'm trying a 120 ohm adapter cable with the ATH-EW9s to use the Lunchbox at the office again. I'm not quite sure what to make of this combo, but I'll give it a fair shake.

Since changing up my work rig, the Lunchbox is kind of in limbo with me right now... I'm not sure if it's staying or going. But I was reading Skylab's Lunchbox II impressions "over there," and was interested if anyone here had tried rolling tubes with it. It seems as though the Western Electric 396A and/or Sylvania 2C51are direct swaps for the 6N3P and the Electro-Motive 6FC7 is a direct swap for the 6N24P, and I've read nothing but positive reviews of the results in the LB & the EC-01. I ordered some from the TubeDepot, as I figured $30 wasn't a big chance to take, but I'm curious what to expect. IMO, the LB offers a pretty impressive bang for the buck, and if throwing $30 in tubes at it makes it even better, then why not? But it's always nice to have an idea what's in store for me! I'll be sure to follow up with some impressions once the tubes arrive.

Oh no!

Thanks alot, motherfuckers... Deadwood Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2 down, and I'm hooked. Fuck!

I see how it is... [me=en480c4]sulks in the corner[/me]

I'd offer to host, but my place is way to small. And I'm not sure my office would be the best place to have a mini-meet... It's loud and has really, really crummy power.

I can see where you're coming from, but the visuals alone (beyond the plethora of naked women) makes this a worthwhile movie.

Cashback. This is one wacky movie.

Oh, snap!

Well, I've learned that the AT's finish is no match for the concrete floor in my office! :shrug: The first big nick is always the worst. Now I really don't have to worry.

Let the record clearly state that I am not saying that!

The only super sleuth required if he came home with those would be to find where his wife hid the body

6" meatball sub, Lays chips, 20 oz Coke & (2) m&m Kudos granola bars.

WTF just happened to my eyes?

I have to thank you for this post... The idea of EQ never occurred to me, but a 2-3 db bump in 55, 77, 110 and 156 Hz in Foobar's EQ has really rounded things out. It's not night and day, but there's a litte more heft to the low end, and with that small a bump, there doesn't appear to be any real loss in the quality of the bass.

Uh-oh. When Nate starts throwing around the smiley, trouble can't be far behind!

And for the record, I just put the Denon DA-500 DAC back in the work rig... Onboard sounds sucks!!! This is sooooooooooooooo much better.

While I'm more than willing to accept that as your take on what I think of these, I just want to follow up with the following... I went into these expecting no bass, so what I found wasn't as bad as expected. Does it have particularly good bass extension or impact? No. But it's adequate, and was a pleasant surprise. So it's more about expectations, I think. The treble presentation is unoffensive, which is very important to me for listening for long periods of time. I've heard the 35/75s and are they fun? Yes. Do they have better bass? Yes. But with that came more treble energy and a lack of refinement of the upper mids and highs that I couldn't live for anywhere from 4-8 hours every day. But there's a smoothness to the treble that more than makes up for a lack of extension to my ears. Mids are definitely their strength. Female vocals, cello, (most) piano, overdriven guitar and textures from EBM/Industrial all sound great. About 80% of what I listen to is female-fronted, and these have sounded great with everything I've thrown at them in that respect. Textue and tone are quite good. Comfort is amazing. I had heard how comfortable these were and wow. You forget they're there after a few minutes. They're also a lot smaller than I expected. Looks? Yeah, they look great. But there are plenty of headphones I think are beautiful that I wouldn't take if you gave 'em to me, or at least not if I had to listen to them. And there are some pretty ugly ones I'd be more than happy to have. Considering value, you can get these used for $80-100, and maybe less if you're patient. Are they 6x better than the Koss clips? No, probably not. But its strengths are in areas that are important to me, so it was definitely worth while for me. So so far, I've been very happy. Full-size cans just aren't what I'm looking for right now for when I'm at work. So these seem like a very comfortable alternative for now.

As far as I'm concerned, the more Kristin Bell, the better...

[me=Ian]is pleased by this news...[/me]

Well, considering what I paid for them, they seemed like they were worth taking a chance on. And they definitely fit great and are super-comfortable. I'd say I have pretty big ears, and they seem to find a nice spot where the pads just grab when I fold them in. It keeps them tight to my ears and it definitely seems like the sweet spot for how they sound. Initially I was a little worried about the sound... When I unpacked them and put them on for the fist time they sounded kind of thin and hollow. But with some fiddling with placement and fit, I seemed to have found right where they need to go, and amazingly enough, they actually stay where I put them! They still don't have a lot of weight to the low end, but beyond that they're pretty well balanced, with nice full mids and a laid-back treble presentation that's good to have considering the long stretches I'm going to be using them at the office.

No, I didn't get a pair of L3Ks or W5Ks. But I had been thinking about downsizing my office rig for a while. Having the dedicated DAC, Lunchbox and HD-600s seemed to be a little much. Lately I haven't been using them much at all, and figure it was time for a change when I came across a pair of ATH-EW9s for sale over on Head-Fi. Sure it's still overkill for clip-ons, but first impressions are pretty positive, with the mids especially sounding pretty sweet. They seem to fit my ears well and lock into a position that results in more bass than I was expecting. And needless to say, they look great... The color of the cherry is very deep, and depsite being used, the finish is in pretty good shape. Will they sound as good as the HD-600s? Of course not, but they should do just fine for when I'm at work.

Koshka made an appearance because she was pissed I ignored her while wrapping up The Deathly Hallows! Once I finished, she wouldn't stray more than 2' away from me all night! Most people dig the name once they know what it means, but I've had a few roll their eyes. :shrug: I like it.

Finished it myself about 30 minutes ago.