Thanks Mike, that was the runner-up for the Xmas card.

I have to see the winning pic if that's just the runner up! She is absolutely adorable!

That amp is looking pretty damn sweet too!

I should offer to sell my parka. It's rated to -60, but I'm pretty sure it'd be cosy a lot colder than that...

I don't miss mine at all. I do miss the summers in Alaska however.

I am thoroughly impressed with the Buffalo DAC. I've heard and owned some very nice DACs, but the Buffalo is most compatible with my system and my preferences.

I'm very happy that I'm going to have one with every conceivable input and output I could want or need for the foreseeable future. I think that the ability to control the volume from the DAC chip (with the Femto) will be a very usable feature.

Yeah but what about us average sized skinny dudes? Who's our hero?

you missed my point.

That happens a lot actually.

Smeggy, deepak and cetoole, the felt was mailed today.

I have not tried it yet myself, but it does seem similar in thickness and feel to that which Ludoo had.

^

Classic!

RJ gives hope to us well endowed slightly pudgy guys.

Bad news Nate. I'll hope for the best.

The other day I was at work, browsing room treatment shit, and I ran across this site:

RealTraps - Home

And I fucking see my ex-girlfriend's picture there. Apparantly I dated the owner's daughter. He hated me

(She's on the left)

She is cute, but my god I must be getting old, because she looks 15 to me.

The baby pic creeps me out Duggeh!

I like them, and if you had enough of them mounted on a wall they'd deaden a room quite effectively too.

don't worry, i would have dissed you if your answer to my question had been "fluttery birds and innocent happiness."

Shit! I guess I won't post my sculpture now. Mine was "fluttery happiness and innocent birds" but still...

Oooh, dibs on some

BTW, any of you guys have any old Y split headphone cables laying about that you don't want, I'm in need.

Done.

Thanks for the analysis wualta. I think I just need to live with them in modded form a bit longer, or try a different amp.

Stock I felt it does have the right amount, but a bit undetailed and "dynamic"-ish.

Faust do you think you'll make the NY meet? I'll know for sure this afternoon.

I'll bring the HP-1 if I do.

If you get the chance to try it on...

PPA V1 or V2

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In stock form does it really have any form of decent trebles?

Im v.suprised to hear it was balanced in stock form (I am yet to even hear my YH-1 stock yet btw).

Does anyone else agree with this btw? It didnt seem to me Steve was saying it was balanced in stock form, but I could be mistaken.

I dont think I have heard a single ortho that had a balanced spectrum in stock form (Save the Aiwas stock scheme, but then there were still way too many resonances, it also turns out the Wharfedales stock scheme is a bit sucky).

If you are happy in stock form even with resonances, but find the treble slightly lacking. Why not keep it stock form and try a reflex dot or two?

If ya find it fine completely in stock form even in comparison to a O2....well I cant wait till I get mine in my hands

I happen to think the HP-1 and YH-1 are the best Yamahas in stock form except for the YH-1000. To me the YH-100 absolutely needs modding, but has more to gain from modding than all the other Yamaha drivers.

That said I still prefer a modded HP-1/YH-1 to stock.

I'll contribute to the cause!

Thanks Jay, I knew we could count on you for a sperm donation.

Well said. I don't think the point is to try to replicate the stat sound, which we know is an effort in futility.

The point is to get some of those characteristics plus some very musical, lush, full sound with the addition of strong bass extension at a fraction of the price of the big stats.

To my mind the Ortho sound is a great meld of some of the stat and dynamic signatures. What it does well, it does very well, and at a price that's still a relative bargain.

And then when the house catches fire and goes up in minutes, call me to rebuild it.

Yes the Rega RB300 is an excellent value IMO, and it mates quite well with the also excellent valued Denon DL-103.

I'd recommend the Hagerman Bugle phono stage.

This will give you an excellent little spinning rig IMHO.

I heard some pretty credible intel about a year ago and at that time Sennheiser was pretty concerned about the economy and demand for high end headphones. I can't imagine they feel better about that situation now.

Then again there's the stand they requested. Who knows?

Sweet Smeggy!

Hey wualta, good to see you over here.

Smeggy, Could I get you to post some pics of your modded RP18 here? I'd love to see it!

"Near-Field Speaker: a compact studio monitor designed for listening at close distances, typically between three and five feet. When sitting at this near-field distance, the listener hears a greater proportion of direct sound from the monitors (compared to the reflected sound bouncing around the room) so, in theory, the effects of poor room acoustics are greatly reduced."

Since nearfield listening basically derives from the studio environment, I'd call this definition fairly accurate. But generally it also involves desktop placement.

Wow! Thanks.

You could build that amp that Dr Gilmore came up with for the TakeT and send it to me. Thats a good idea.

I missed that, any link?

Suunto X9 MI GPS watch.

Does it tell time?

I'll second the Paradigm, however I love the MoFi monitor, and bargains are easy to come by...

AudiogoN ForSale: Mobile Fidelity OML-1

This is a very nuetral monitor and IME does not need to be placed far from walls.

I agree that seal is key. The velour Beyer pads were terrible. I just wasn't sure how dense the Grado foam would be or how it would seal. I wonder if a rubber coating on the face of the foam pads would be worthwhile?

I guess it would just be easier to try a known quantity and go with pleather pads.

The Goldring frame fit me very well, but I have a small head. Good thing too, because the NADs just fit at the end of their adjustment. They must have been designed for toddlers?

Only one problem with that... I have no dynamic amps left. :'(

No more Beta22?