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Translation: He would like a unique favourites icon that shows up when you bookmark headcase in order to differentiate this website from the many others he has stored there.

Cool... I made a difference! If you could send me a PM with info/pricing on your power cords that would be great. Do you have a different source and amp power cord or have you found a happy medium? Shielding or no shielding? What gauge? If I send you my own connectors [i have sourced some nice ones] what kind of discount could I expect? Ok, I think that is enough questions.

I heard it for a bit with the K501's, but the power switch broke before I could hookup my K340s. I remember you commenting on the channel balance of the amp... that would be worse at the low volumes you listen at. Most likely just the cheap pot they used in the Darkvoice, but who knows.

On a more positive note, apparently by putting a 5ohm resistor across the binding posts on the charlize you can get better drivability for headphones. Can't wait to try this on mine. Something similar might work for the Sig30 or Pass Aleph if you find it lacking in any way. PS. Don't worry about me for the AKG parts order... I don't need the K501 headband anymore [unless they are really cheap] and I just realized that the velour pads people are getting for the K81DJ are actually from Sennheiser.

Could I make a suggestion? "Where the Music is Always Pure" sounds more correct than Purer...

Who had? [and are we talking K1000 or K340 here?] That is not a good advert for the Etreme Platinum given that the Sig30 is just a tripath reference boards with a couple fancy caps and batteries that can be made for under $300 in parts. EDIT: I've wanted to check out the Darkvoice for a while... given the price it is definately worth a shot. As for low level listening with the K340. I don't do much of that, but aerius does. Maybe he can chime in.

I can't wait to see your non cable products.

The K1000 may be 120ohm, but it sure doesn't act like a 120ohm headphone. Technically my custom McAlister amp should drive K1000's well, but it drives Grado's better for some reason. The K1000 really needs a speaker amp and the K340 really needs an over the top headphone amp. Or at least that has been my experience. Still, it is worth a try.

Will be an interesting combo... I am sure that the K340's will get more than enough current, but I am not sure about the voltage swing that speaker amps output. I am actually running my K340's off of my charlize at the moment since Peter is finishing up my amp. It sounds good now that it is burned in, but the soundstage is a little weird and the bass is sort of one note. This is an amp that is supposed to drive an 8ohm load though, so it is doing a pretty surprisingly good job with my 337ohm K340's.

Shit, was just about to post that. Oh well, thanks Jay. Steve also mentioned that you really have to call him... email doesn't work.

Nice, looking forward to hearing your impressions. We should hold off the AKG order because if you like them you might want to get some velour pads and maybe a K501 headband.

No, but I can send an email to a friend on Head-Fi who likely does. I'll let you know when he gets back to me.

Thanks buddy, much appreciated. I might want to order a K501 headband as well depending on the price.

I got this album the other day, it is great.

I need someone in the states to order me a pair of those velour pads sometime... its impossible to get them in canada. I'm liking my Cardas recable on the K81D. Too bad the mini jack turned out to be faulty. Need to replace that soon, was thinking about the Canare F12, but the only place that sells them in canada [takefive] only has the cryoed plugs and they are ~$9.

Reks - Good point... I should have thought that out more. I think that an IC like this would sort of drive me crazy. If it got slightly bent or out of perfect alignment I would go crazy. I am sure that with other interconnect topologys this is happening all the time... but at least you don't get to see your IC degrading over time and with use. jpak - oh my god... those look so ghetto.

No, there isn't. Even if that theory is correct, what happens when the cable bends?

Magnet wire is not THAT stiff... I am pretty sure you could do this by hand pretty quickly. Regardless, I think it is a pretty good product. It looks neat and people will buy it. Might even sound good.

Maybe... I think I could do it pretty easily with some simple tools. Like, say, a pencil and a pair of needle nose plyers.

Seems a little pricey to me for IC's made out of simple magnet wire...

Well, the sparhawk books were certainly a carbon copy of the Belgariad/Mallorean books. I have only read the first book in their new series, and that was a while ago... so I'm not sure if they follow that trend. The Redemption of Althalus seemed to be unique to me and I found it an enjoyable read.

Sorry... but after reading the Belgariad and Mallorean series' it just seems like a bad copy of what they already did. Maybe if I read the Sparhawk series' first it would be a different story.

That short edit window is really irritating... A couple things I wanted to add: RE:MacAvoy --- A Trio for Lute is an omnibus of the Damiano series. RE:Tarr --- I haven't read any of her newer stuff, but all of her older 'real world with a fantasy flavour' novels are among my favourites. Oh, and I am assuming you've read Heinlein. If you haven't read Job: A Comedy of Justice, it has a fantasy feel to it and is my favourite book by him.

I liked tailchasers song, but tad williams isn't really all that great IMO. Some recommendations: R. A. MacAvoy - Trio for Lute is my favourite, but it is all good stuff. Tends to be rather hard to find. Guy Gavriel Kay - Anything, but I like Tigana and the Fionavar Tapestry the best. Judith Tarr - The Hound and the Falcon is a good place to start. David and Leigh Eddings - Belgariad and Mallorean series' - The best written wars I've read in a fantasy work. Redemption for Althalus is pretty good too. Stay clear of the Sparhawk crap. I'm reading Ted Dekker's 'White' right now. My Mom sent me the Circle series for christmas. It's not too bad.

I'm not a big fan of the meridian sound, but modded... who knows.