The Monkey

spritzer, these are not plugs, correct? In other words I would need to resolder the cables?

Fucking fuck. Ok, thanks guys. Dan, I have a slight suspicion that you are right on the tubes. Since I'll have the 007t opened up, what tubes should I throw in there? And what are my options? Tachikoma, I also think you're right. Maybe some of the old foam got in there? How do I reseal?

I swapped phones instead; no problem on the Lambdas.

Ugh. The right channel on my Sigs is misbehaving. Intermittent static coming through. Right now, if I had to guess, it sounds like there is some issue with the cable at the earcup because the static problem is occasionally reproducible when I move the that section of the cable. However, the problem occurs on its own also. When I say "static," it sounds like the right channel is making, uh, smooching noises. Sorry, that's the only way to describe it. Diagnosis (of the phones)?

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Welcome to the club.

Definitely I will get the Panavise. And agreed the Neutriks are easy as pie once you have something that holds them properly.

I find the Neutrik XLRs tough because a) I don't have a workspace, so I'm always crammed up somewhere and I have the shittiest helping hands on the face of the earth and can never get a good grip/angle. I need a Panavise. Big time. EDIT: Nice job, btw, reks.

Nice condition Nate. Where'd you get it?

Woohoo! Looking forward to impressions Nate.

wtf is Right Said Fred doing in my Last.fm sig?! Time to have a talk with the wife.

Here's a snap of the Feelies concert. Low quality iPhone: Al, first of all, cool story. Second, your big dufus comment reminds me of when I saw Lou Reed in a David's Cookies on the Upper West Side. I was in high school and so psyched. So I decided to go up to him: Me: "Uh, Mr. Reed?" Lou, in the deep voice you'd expect: "Yeah?" Me: "Um, you're great, man." Lou: "Thanks." "You're great, man"? I don't say hi to celebrities anymore. Well except for when I invited Derek Jeter to play softball, but that's another story...

Thanks. I try to copy Nate whenever possible. I also took the pic so that it wouldn't highlight some heatshrink issues.

HD 25-1. Does lots of things right, few wrong. Not spectacular in any one area, which is why I think it is underrated. But it gets the job done.

my tp is made of genuine Corinthian leather.

I think that's where we got ripped off the first time 'round...

Can someone recommend a reasonable, but good, mattress place (either online or in NYC)? We spent a lot on a mattress a few years ago and it sucks. I like a very firm mattress. Help me out.

Why does the Control Panel insist upon telling me that I have 5 new messages when, in fact, I do not?

By the way, these cables are pretty fugly. I'll post pics later. Sound just fine though. Good ol' Mogami.

Heh, you're not the only one. My eyes lit up when Jorge showed me the dent.

Harbeths would probably be good for that application...

well, I did it for one, not the other. we'll see... Nate, how did the badness manifest itself?

Switched from RCA to Balanced between the DAC1 and the 007t. Big difference. Good difference. Me like.