The Monkey

I'm looking for an external HD for my iMac. Will be used for backup and storage. Looking for 500GB. Recommendations appreciated.

It appears that my initial offer was deemed a bit low.

I will buy them for $2700.00. Thank you.

Happy b'day, Billie.

They hit those developmental stages just in time on purpose: self-preservation.

I had my tonsils out when I was 20. Based on my experience, the pain should be worrying you the most. You won't even want to touch solid food. Make sure you are given an adequate supply (read boatload) of painkillers.

I really do love it. I'm tempted to send it to HR for the stepper, but I am concerned about not being able to find the sweet spot even when playing with the gain switch. The knob on my HR keeps falling off. Maybe I'll replace it with a big phat gold one.

I heard the Apache with Senns at the NYC Meet last weekend. I was disappointed. I don't think it sounded horrible, but it was lifeless and dull to my ears. I like the build quality, but I don't like the whole black and gold thing. Also, I really disliked the stepper. I felt that each step was too far apart (though I didn't play with the gain setting) and I heard a distinctive click on each step when music was at low volumes. I prefer, by a lot, my HR Balanced Desktop, but I suppose that's a biased opinion.

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I drank black & tans with my brother most of the evening. There will be pain...

I'm taking tomorrow off and heading out for beers with my (younger by 12 years) brother tonight. If I make it past 11pm, it will be a miracle...

Thanks everyone!

You'd think I would have been able to remember it was a CD3k. Anyway, I thought the CD3k/Woo5 combo sounded pretty good. I had not spent much time with either before, but I thought the Woo5 did a nice job of taming some of the CD3k's highs. The Woo had a satisfying, liquid-y sound; very tubey I guess. That tube lushness was nice to hear, especially as my gear is almost all ss. At the same time, I thought the Woo sounded a little sluggish on the bottom end. Overall though my impressions were very favorable. The build quality is very good, and I like that the amps are made in NYC. But I did not like the volume knob and pot. They felt cheap to me. I guess it's "competitively" priced, but it's still pretty damn expensive to me, especially when you factor in the 300b costs.

yup, thanks USG.

Has anyone used Herbie's Big Fat Dots with their loudspeakers? Any impressions?

Nick, here's what Jude posted on the Head-Fi Facebook Group page:

lol, the first rule of head-case.... And I've only had 2 beers. Sorry, Nick, what Nate said.

It has a long way to go. EDITED for unhelpful link.

There was a CD3000 paired with the Woo 5 for part of the day, correct?

Fart loudly and often. People will learn to steer clear.

I'm a Jets fan. Let's just say that I am encouraging my son to hate them.

good christ, that image is hilarious and disturbing on many levels.

Some pics. Still figuring out the damn white balance. My setup of the HR Balanced Desktop, HR Millet(t) Hybrid, and Desktop PS. I also had my balanced HD 650 and HF-1 there. Singlepower's Transparency Preamp. Ian's excellent sounding HF-1. Nate's balanced setup. Ari's Toaster. This amp looks so much better in person. RSA's power supply goes topless with audiophile-grade alligator clips. HE-90 coming out of this. I've learned not to start the day listening here. Woo amps. Not sure whose iPod docks these were. RSA's Apache. RSA's Predator. Singlepower Extreme.

I heard Ian's Zebra HF-1 today at the NYC(ish) Meet, and I really enjoyed it. I prefer it to my newly balanced, but otherwise stock HF-1, but I need more time with those before a final verdict. I like that Ian's mods tame most of the sibilance that continues to bother me with mine.

Nice to see everyone today. USG, thanks very much for the name tags; they turned out great.