TMoney

Wow... I've only heard the Ether at meets but the pairs I've heard aren't really that bad. Maybe you just had a lemon.

You know, if you liked/loved the Legacy GT I friggin' love my WRX. It is also quite a big bigger inside than the Focus. Just sayin' With a little modding the WRX could be a track/rally monster. You might not beat that many cars in a drag race but you sure will have fun every time behind the wheel. The WRX is definitely more utilitarian than it is luxurious which tends to turn a lot of people off, but a loaded WRX turned out to be the perfect car for me in my price range. If I wasn't saving for a house down-payment I'd have put some money into my car. I'd tighten up the suspension, reduce the body roll and get better brakes all before I'd even consider adding more HP.

Never heard of that term before.

FWIW I'd skip the Golf R. In addition to VW being a shitty corporate citizen lately I've seen it reviewed fairly poorly from some auto-journalists whose opinions I trust. E63 AMG wagon would be nice

My sister drives a Focus (not RS) and the back seat is fine for 2 adults or three kids. I think if you buy an ST or RS you get a free racing school day here:

Congrats on the big four-oh, Nate! Have a wonderful birthday. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Now this is interesting:

Happy birthday, CS! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Last night's GSW vs. OKC game was as fun of a regular season game as I can remember. Three of the top five players in the NBA all went absolutely crazy, but the MVP showed he is an alien from another planet, going 12/16 from three (tying the NBA single game record for 3s) including this one to end the game in OT: If you don't like that, you don't like NBA basketball! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Happy birthday Naaman! We have to race again soon, man. It's been too long. I blame the biscuit eater.

Have a wonderful birthday, Dan!

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I met up with some buddies and did a little comparison of the 800S against a modded 800. I liked the 800S better as I thought the mod took a little too much away from the stock 800. That being said, the 800S it's still on the bright side of things and might benefit from a bit of lighter modding or some careful EQ to reduce the treble energy just a bit. The 800S is a damn impressive headphone. I wouldn't buy them if I already owned a pair of modded 800s, but if I was choosing between a new 800 or 800S the S is the easy winner.

Damn, Umberto Eco too? Goodness, horrible day for 20th Century Lit.

RIP Harper Lee. "Mockingbird" is a hell of a book.

I gave this a try after a few people here had it rated in their top 5 desert island albums lists. Boy am I glad I did! The musicianship and instrumentals are incredible. The growly vocals feel like an acquired taste, but that didn't hurt my enjoyment of the album.

They are legit, man. Your loss.

In preparation for his new album. Kanye has a golden ear and can put together a musical soundscape with the best of them. In all other respects the guy is off his friggin rocker.

It is a marketing expense. If you keep selling everything you make at the prices you want then no reason to give them any deal off retail. If they want to hear it, they can buy one themselves or borrow one from someone who has one.

Happy Birthday, C-dawg!

I think Tyll has generally walked the right line on this. He tends to only do full reviews of products that review well. If he doesn't like something he generally limits his comment to a little blurb on it. The Ultrasone and Beats reviews are notable exceptions, but in general he seems to stick to this. You start putting up negative reviews and your industry connections dry up in a hurry.

Oh, hello there.

Happy Birthday, Steve!

When you make your living off advertising from manufacturers you are going to be compromised by definition. If he wants to stay in business he basically can't ever public rip a product or sponsor even if the manufacturers are frauds and the products are snake-oil. For that reason I don't ever expect true criticism from Jude and I'd never take anything he says as gospel. I've also only been around the hobby since 2008-09 so I don't have nearly the history with Jude as most members here. That being said, I've agreed with a number of his product assessments in the past, particularly his love of the 009s. When he LOVES a product it is a data point I take notice of (among many others) in deciding what gear I seek out for a personal evaluation. I'm never going to buy a $10,000 electrostatic headphone, but after the video posted I have to say I'm a lot more interested in hearing it than I was a week ago.