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I used to hang my O2 by the arcs because I'm careful with my stuff, but I don't think hanging them by the elastic puts enough stress to loosen it, so one way or the other is probably good.

The Habs are getting raped tonight. I'm listening to the game on FM radio because I'm at work so I didn't see anything, but it surely sounds desastrous. Not that I was ever thinking they could compete with the Bruins, but at least they could start by not taking so many penalties and it would help their game. I'm surprised about the Caps though, I thought they would dominate the Rangers, but it turns out to be great hockey and both teams are fighting hard. I still think the Caps will win in the end, but they're in a bad position right now with two games to play in NYC.

Did he pay you Big Money? (pun intended ) Great story!

Seriously, thanks for taking the time to reply Larry. I'm not mad at anyone and if you ever meet me in real life (CanJam 2010 maybe?), you'll see that I'm a pretty chill and relaxed guy. I just dislike a lot of bullshit that's going on in the audio hobby. From now on, I will stop picking on you, because I feel that I have stated my beefs pretty clearly and I have nothing more to add. I guess we just have two different visions of what this hobby should be like and we'll have to agree to disagree.

I watched a little bit of the Caps game last night, Theo goaled like if he was in the East Coast League. Otherwise, I think the Caps would have won, they played a good game. Habs playing in a few minutes...

Add beautiful women to the list and you're talking about my city. Not is the US though, and the language barrier might be problematic. Out of the big US cities I've visited, San Diego was probably the most beautiful. I'm more of a northern kind of guy though, so I couldn't stand the heat all year long.

OK, I have to admit I was in a bad mood last night and perhaps my comments came to some people as harsh and uncalled for in this context. Maybe I should have started a thread called "I have a beef with HeadphoneAddict" or something like that, but anyway, since I started, I'll take time to explain my main beefs with Larry. 1) Numerical ratings and lists in reviews Any audio review with precise numerical ratings and best-of lists has no credibility to my eyes. It's fun once in a while to rate your favorite headphones, but when you try to appear as an authority like Larry, you should try to put out more serious reviews. Audio is just way too subjective to quantify, starting with the fact that our ears are all biologically different. You're a doctor Larry, I think you should know that. 2) Quality over quantity HeadphoneAddict reviews are just all over the place on Head-fi, with hour-by-hour impressions, burn-in impressions, schizophrenic meet discussions with Blutarsky, etc. It sounds to me like he tries too hard to be a reference and an all-around guy with opinions on everything. I put more trust in reviews that are made by guys who have owned a certain piece of equipment for a long time, and that take their time for writing a quality review. I don't know how to explain this better, but I feel that it transpires in the quality of the review. 3) Burn-in I won't go into arguing whether burn-in exists or not. My beef here is that guys like Larry and jamato always talk about burn-in like it's a damn fact, especially with capacitors, with burn-in logs detailing how sound changes in function of time. Again, I'm not saying you don't hear what you're hearing, my problem lies with the fact that your methodology suck. For doing proper burn-in comparisons like that, you'd need at least a stock pair to compare with and it'd have to be done through a blind test. Otherwise, audio memory is not good enough for remembering details as subtle as burn-in. 4) Search for public approval This might just be my opinion, but it seems to me that you're always seeking public approval. You get all irrational when people don't hear the same things as you, and you have even supposed a couple of times in the past that these people might have broken equipment. Also, personal opinion again, but I find it very annoying that you always refer to other people in your posts (blutarsky 90% of the time) to confirm your ideas, like you have something to prove. 5) Shilling I don't think you're a shill like jamato, earwicker or that kind of guys, but I think your behaviour with manufacturers and MOTs is innapropriate to say the least. Like the time you proposed a trade to Dan Lavry for a sample of his new amp, or in this thread when you presupposed that the A-10 was a high-end preamp without ever hearing it. I remember reading plenty of other examples too. Also, is it necessary that you start mega-threads about products like the Westone 3 and the Amphora, these almost seem like ads for the manufacturers. I know you get to receive a lot of samples it probably pleases the MOTs because your reviews are always very positive and cheerful, not much to fear on their side.

That's too bad, I was acting like an ass to provoke that kind of debate, but I guess you have too much "responsibilities" on head-fi to participate in a rational discussion here about the obious flaws in your review methodology and your shill attitude.

Dunno, my previous posts were inspired from your reviewing style. Are you yanking our chains with all your burn-in crap and ass licking on Head-fi?

Considering the pricing, it's 100% sure that the A-10 will be better, but I would not write off the iMod/Vcap/Amphora so easily. Did you try rolling some Black Gates? I'm a big fan of markl-modded D2000, but only after 550 hours of burn-in, I'd be interested in hearing how they compare to the O2/A-10 in the Amphora setup.

So you're considering the job? Please give us a side-by-side review with the Amphora out of an iMod.

Ray will surely expect a review proportional to the price, with hour by hour burn-in impressions.

I'm saying I'm not part of the francophones for whom hockey is a religion and is more important than both their dayjobs and their families. I enjoy a good game, which is something that's been pretty rare this year in Montreal. And I'm proud of being a francophone in this sea of square heads.

Got Ovechkin in my hockey pool, I hope he continues to play as well as during the regular season or even better if such a thing is possible. Funny fact, I did not pick any Habs player in the pool and I have Tim Thomas as one of my two goalies.

Sounds fair. No squealing anymore?

"We start with our cryo-treated USB cable as seen below and then add two layers of shielding, one of these a being a very trick (read expensive!) carbon fiber based material. We also cut the end back a bit, add some ERS fabric and damp the ends and the junction where the end attaches to the cable. These tweaks, while seeming like they would make be insignificant, to our ears, made quite a difference. Why? Hmmm..." Link

Oh sorry, I didn't know he was already in the Ministry of Love.

Where does Nenso stand in all this?

I don't know exactly what is Whisplash Audio, but one thing for sure now is that I will never deal with them. I understand that the sponsored threads are payed for so the manufacturer can do whatever he wants, but it should not be an opportunity to write total BS and get away with it. My question was in no way offensive, juste a simple interrogation.

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I just asked him what he means by "optimum performance", let's see what he comes up with.

E for effort...

Marillion - Clutching At Straws My favorite rock album of the last 20 years, just perfect... Read some Kerouac and it put me on the tracks to burn a little brighter now

What are your picks for the first round guys? Here's mine: Bruins/Habs: Bruins in 5 Caps/Rangers: Caps in 6 Devils/Canes: Devils in 7 Penguins/Flyers: Penguins in 6 Sharks/Ducks: Sharks in 4 Wings/Blue Jackets: Wings in 5 Canucks/Blues: Canucks in 6 Hawks/Flames: Flames in 5

Steve Hogarth live at La Tulipe (FLAC) 10 euros is pretty expensive for an official bootleg, but I attended that show and it was a truly magical night so I had to buy this.