The Monkey

It's tough to downsize around these here parts.

Do tube dampers do anything in this regard or is that just so much moar snake oil?

Replacement iPod LCD screen.

Oooh, I could see the Luxman being a nice pairing.

Is it possible the cable is the culprit?

The hum issue is interesting. I tried my UE5c out of my B22 (which Nate knows rather well) and got some serious hum, but not hiss, although that could be due to the hum volume. It sounded almost like a ground loop hum (I don't think that's it, just describing the sound). The amp is dead silent with all other headphones.

Good find. Congrats. Some of the best pairings I have heard with the CD3000 have been with the Woo Audio amps. Not sure if the WA3+ or WA6 satisfy the "budget" criterion for you, but I've liked the CD3000 out of the amps every time I've heard them.

Nice deal.

She is a little vixen.

How much sonic pain, if any, will I feel going from a KGSS to an SRM-717?

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Shelly, yeah, there's a place in Manhattan recommended by Sonus, which people at HF have used successfully. The woman in NJ is officially recommended by JH, but I'm not even really sure what that means. I suppose the distinction between impressions and "all star" impressions are not important as long as they fit.

Loudness wars aside, 50% off digital downloads through 12/6. Sorry, I missed stretch's post above. Call me Kai.

Green is pretty.

Regardless of the pricing, this is very cool news to me. I guess I'm exactly the kind of sucker who will buy this stuff at a premium. EDIT: Hmmm....It seems, though, that Rhino is using "Hi Def" to mean lossless and not 24/96 or the like. Mos Def not cool.

What does brick walled mean?

Just spoke to Beth who seemed very cool. Only problem is that she is located in Bergen NJ, which is inconvenient for me and it would cost $200 all in for impressions if Beth came to NYC. Still, she is definitely JH Audio recommended.

I just left a voicemail to have impressions made with the woman in the NYC area (Beth Orliss) recommended by JHA. The phone number is for this place: Custom In Earphones for Your Comfort from Hearing Dynamics. Isn't that a little odd?

Nice find. Thanks Dan.

Happy Birthday, Gene! Have a great day.

Happy Belated!

Get thee a SkipJack!

Having heard both now, I prefer the 1100 to the 1000. I think the 1100 is a pretty good DAC.

Went to the Jets game. Jets won in a snore fest. Drank some beer.