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If I'm a MOT, or my posting is restricted here, please let me know, I don't want to violate any rules. So far, I've been encouraged to post.
Oh that's not the kind of moniker I had in mind.
Yeah Reks!
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Only if I get to keep it without telling you so in beforehand!
Certainly oicdn, uhm I mean saint.panda.
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Reks, has this guy not earned a custom moniker at the very least?
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markl modded Denon D5000.
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i also have your account at my disposal.
Dew Eeet!
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A "few times". How 'bout "all the time"?
Oh my god, I had no idea. Well I guess you are the Mack Daddy aren't you? I apologize for my prior ignorant comments.
You seem to be bitter or angry for reasons who knows?My Mom slapped me when I was five, and my Brother pissed in my Corn Flakes! I just can't get past it! Can you help me?
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My self-esteem just reached rock bottom because I've never been contacted by a manufacturer for a review.
Dear saint.panda I'm writing to inquire if you'd be interested in reviewing the Flying Peppermill. It would be of the utmost importance for our growing little company to obtain a review from a member of your demi-god status. Please don't let us down!
Sincerely S
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i've also been contacted. i've written a couple reviews, but mostly i just say thanks but no thanks. i barely have time to listen to music, what with my busy masturbation schedule, as it is.
Writing a lube review could offset some of the costs of your other hobby though.
" I like Velvet Glide because it feels real good on my hoo hoo, and it doesn't stain my sheets"...
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I am what I am, and my situation is what it is. If this is letting folks in and behind the curtain of Head-Fi, I guess that's OK.
Want some truth? Want some reality? Want to know how it works, and how the reviews you see on Head-Fi *really* work?
I have some real insight here, I'm an "insider" and I can share with you if you want.
Want to know the secrets? I'll tell you.
Makers of audio products are VERY VERY VERY interested in Head-Fi. Head-Fi is one of THE primary and most IMPORTANT audio sites on the web.
Why? Because most of its audience is made up of younger people who have not yet made their minds up about any brand of gear. Convince them on Head-Fi and you have a customer for life.
Don't be fooled, EVERY manufacturer of gear knows about us and is painfully aware of us and what goes on on Head-Fi. We MATTER.
We are taste-makers and gate-keepers. The majority of folks coming into "hi-fi" for now and forveer are going to come in via headphones. We are the gate-keepers to "high-end" audio. Our attitudes and opinions matter, and matter more than they do on any other audio-related website (did you know Head-Fi is THE #1 audio website?).
Those are REALITIES. I know it seems hard to believe it, but if you are a long-term contributor in the headphone community with a well-known name, you will be SHOCKED to know that manufacturers of gear you've never even heard of know who you are, and know that your opinion may be the gateway to their success.
So, the point is, it's not that I'm some demi-god of self-importance. I've been around and I have access to parts of this world you probably haven't seen. You may be amazed at how much weight you're half-hearted, tossed-off comment about some DAC has if you're on Head-Fi.
You may just be determining the fate of some small audio business....
Any fuckin' slob with a high post count and some rudimentary writing skills has most likely been contacted by manufacturers for one reason or another. I've been contacted several times. I've also been contacted and asked to write reviews for Stereo Mojo. Am I some kind of demi-god? Fuck no! I'm a guy on a fuckin' website that may have some simple insights to pass along. The day I start thinking that I'm more important than I really am, is the day I start turning into an asshole who runs down others because they're not as important as he is. When the truth is that most of us here don't care to ride that train, even though we've been sent the free tickets.
You truly don't see what an asshole you are do you? You would have been well served to make a few quick points and leave, but you had to blow your fuckin' horn loud and proud! Well you've very much succeeded in turning me, an indifferent member into a someone who grimaces at the sight of the name markl !
When I have more time, I will let you guys know my opinion of MarkL D5000. Thanks to Nikongod, I have been listening to them for the last two days.
Purk
At this point I'm not sure anyone gives a fuck. No ill will meant towards you purk, it's just that this guy is hard to stomach.
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now, what would be funny as hell if markl got a new stand in the "male"..... I think a modified peppermill would do the trick...
You have a twisted sense of humor. I love it!
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Again, this is what makes me so sad about this site; sincerity and honesty is automatically interpreted as lies and grabage. That's sad for this site, and says more about the interpreter than it does about me.
Yeah, well I'm starting to think it isn't a good fit for you either.
OK Fitz, you can go back to work now. I'm really done. It's gotten to this...
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Hey bitches, what about my new movie?
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Only eeef he breaks out the Visa Card!
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Hey man, maybe that's one way of looking at it. For me, I don't like talking behind people's back, or showing one face when we meet in person and another when I'm away.
I get that I go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the headphone world. To some extent, by virtue of the amount of involvement I've had in the community, and the amount of influence I can sometimes wield (which I don't take for granted, believe me), to some I may look like "the Man" or an "institution" that needs to be rebelled against (yeah, I do find that absurd, and wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen some of the comments here). But the reality is I'm just a fan and music lover like any other. No one can buy my opinion. I'm not rich, but I don't need any paltry kick-backs from some manufacturer to pimp their gear. That is utterly repugnant to me, and what's more, I've never ever even been approached by anyone to write something I couldn't stand by 100%, let alone been paid off for my review.
Yes, I do get sent gear for to me to review. That is the result of having been around a while in this community and being a voice that is trusted by many. No, that is not a privelege offered to every single headphone nut, so I get the resentment. I can tell you, whether you want to believe it or not, I have never ever written a single syllable that I did not mean. There have been occasions (not many) when I received a product that I didn't find worked for me in my system that I simply sent back and did not comment on. Just because it didn't work for me in my system doesn't mean someone else might not find the very same product the ultimate NIRVANA they'd ever heard. In general, if it's some Mom&Pop outfit, I don't have time to sit there and slam their product and try to wreck their business (if it's some huge company like Sony, as you have seen, the gloves are off). I have instead tried to focus on those products I've found to be outstanding and that I want to alert my friends to.
I was recently added as the resident headphone review monkey for Positive Feedback online, based on my reputation and past work. Here, I was going to be paid for my contributions (a nominal amount), but more importantly, I got the prestige of being a "real reviewer" for a much-read site. This was a significant feather in my cap as it would be for anyone.
I had 3 reviews in the pipe-line for PF, but the moment I become a MOT for Head-Fi, I wrote management and resigned as there is no way I could possibly be their headphone reviewer when I sell a modified product I like better than the phones I would be reviewing.
The point is, no matter what you may think, I am an honest guy, and no one buys my opinion, and I'm not some evil shill for any brand or product.
Mark
If this fuckin' post isn't pumpin' Maple Syrup up your own ass then I'm Queen fuckin' Latifah! I actually had to hold back a gag while reading that shit. I'm seriously believing now that you're your own biggest fan.
I even came into this thread defending you, but then you played the Mr. Thirstin fuckin' Howl the IIIrd card and I turned Green. Good Day.
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You sure about that? You certainly don't come across like a self-righteous prick with poor reading comprehension over there.
You know he has a point there. I have never had an issue with your mods or you making money off of them, especially with you openly posting them. In fact I thought that was pretty cool.
But that last post did come across as a bit elitist. I've been in the audio hobby for over 30 years, and I didn't and don't have you on any fucking pedestal. I thought some of your reviews to be insightful and held you no disrespect. But you just blew enough smoke out of your ass there to make me wanna puke!
Get off your fuckin' high horse! I've been contacted to right reviews, so fuckin' what! You don't hold any deep knowledge that any of the rest of us who've been in this hobby a while haven't already picked up on. You're used to posing for the teenage sect who may very well have a pedestal for you, but you're not impressing those of us that have put our time in.
I'm done, just had to get that said. And to think you'd almost won me over for a bit.
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.... if only someone had posted a way to do this...
And here I thought you were jumping in to cast your vote for the ?22.
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I can't help but think the mill would be so much better if the 'props' were motorized, watching your phones slowly spinning.....
That crossed my mind.
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Again, dude, the bulk of the mod has been GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE. People are replying without all the facts.
He's agreeing with me, and I'm agreeing with you. Re-read his post.
Or go back and re-read mine.
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I like Duggeh (or at least the Duggeh I see on Head-Fi). I've complimented him on private in his reviews and writing style. I do find it depressing and distressing that the Duggeh I see on Head-Fi and the one that shows up here seem to be two different guys.
That's my basic beef with this site. I'm the same guy here who will say the exact same things here as I will on Head-Fi. What you see is what you get. That doesn't seem to be the case for the majority of folks here from what I can see. I will not say things to people that I wouldn't dare say to their faces, which is sort of the ruff-and-tumble stock in trade over here.
Yeah, I get that this site evolved for banned Head-Fiers to yell "fuck" and all that, but i still find it disappointing that some people who seem to be decent folks on Head-Fi seem to turn into assholes over here. Just because you have a site that will let be insulting or rough, doesn't mean you should be.
I've never been banned on Head-Fi, and yet I still love this site, hmmm?
I'm not so sure that people are different over here, it's more that they're allowed to be who they really are over here without the censorship and childproofing. I still like Head-Fi, but this is where you can be an adult and say the shit that's been on your mind for better or worse.
I think if you gave it half a chance you'd find that people are actually more genuine here than there, and most of them are great people. I have more fun with this crowd than I've had in this hobby in a long time. Yeah some people like to spar a bit, but it's harmless.
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OK now I'm even more confused! Is he slammin' my cans? 'Cause I'm not above bitch slappin' his ass!
Actually the giant Purple Heart CD3Ks are Larry's work, and I received them as a trade out for some work. The bitches got mucho bass, but they do look fuckin' ridiculous.
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Very cool Nate! Shall I send over a case of Jolt Cola?
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I stand by my review, I wrote exactly what I wanted to say about that product. I feel great about it. Not sorry at all if it doesn't meet whatever standard you have in your mind for a review. Are there "rules" for writing a review? I must have missed that.
I have, though, noted how many TakeT owners have now commented about its utter lack of low bass despite being billed by you as the ultimate bass monster headphone. But I haven't called you any names over that. We all have our own opinions and I'm sure you duly reported what you heard yourself (regardless if anyone else hears it that way).
The PS Audio power Plant has no signature, so there's not much to describe, outside of it "sounds" like your system sounds late at night when the power is relatively clean, which is essentially what I said.
Why don't you get one, and let's see how many ways and how many paragraphs you can spend describing the sound of "nothing". How many ways can you rhapsodize about the "blackness" of the background, or the "cleanliness" of the signal. I'd like to read all 10 volumes of that.
Doesn't mean he's right (see above re: TakeT). You haven't read many of my reviews I take it. Take a look at the new *sshole I tore the Qualia, or how I critiqued the Ray Samuels Raptor as being lacking in power long before this site existed or anyone else noticewd that (I know you guys hate RS), or how I've critiqued many audio cables, the Singlepower little solid state amp and on and on.
I agree with some of your points.
However Duggeh didn't say you broke any rules, he just simply found the review to be fluff. He has a right to that opinion, and he wasn't calling your Grandmother names or anything.
You didn't win him over on that one, call it a day and move on. Your loosing ground trying to make him out a bad guy.
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some of those cans look NSFW
NSFW?
Sorry I'm an old fart.
Nice rack indeed
Steve, build one like that and your business would increase tenfold.
Funny you mention that. When Spacemanspliff owned the now famous Darth Boobies we talked about a stand. I wanted to make a custom stand that looked like a bra. The labor involved would have cost a small fortune though.
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Yeah Duggeh calls 'em as he sees 'em. It's quite refreshing really for a man of his years to be so unbiased. You can't win 'em over all the time markl.
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Ooh, I must've missed all that. But I did go from being slightly put off by him to an actual fan. That was in good portion my own stubborn dickheadedness though.