justin

it's possible. i found a website that shows how to tell real vs. fake. it's all about small differences in artwork on the box, documentation that is/isn't included. absolutely nothing about whats inside the headphones

lol, the company admitted to me they were fake. $75 for a sample. i bet these are all over ebay. who wants to chip in for a pair? maybe they're better than the real ones..

once you're rich you get free everything here you can buy cases of beats from China: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/376145047/Beats_Studio_headphone_beats_studio_earphone.html says $68-75/pc. real or fake? could be either one. at the very least they are not "authorized"

Hey! Yeah, I'm here. Vegas sucks. I'm going on 20 years at this carnival.

We were out at the Olive Garden for dinner, which was lovely.

and it must be all tubes

that thread is a trainwreck

carrying on Mike's tradition

i still have the parts, but yes i took them off the site because I almost got more emails from annoyed vendors regarding my too-competitive pricing than I did sales, which were almost 0.

i have a bunch of 2SC3675 that measure a hFE of 4. They're the only ones I've had that say Sanyo on them..

great movie. and i've always pictured this as Mikhail in the back seat: YouTube - Scorsese's scene in Taxi Driver

you see that a lot with cables. Retail $2500 Your Price ONLY $999

Maybe you'll like the Pico Power I think it may be the smallest 2x9V amp

Amazon.com: Ceramic Socket Cap Screw, Slotted Drive, #4-40, 3/4" Length (Pack of 1): Industrial & Scientific i really underestimated the price... but with no shoulder washer needed you can probably fit #6-32 in most transistor tabs

i suggest you buy ceramic screws @ $5 each. otherwise you'll be MAGNETIC!!!

yes no reason it couldn't be used. even has a built-in balance control feature. on my upcoming Pico Power (18V) i decided against using the digital volume control because of the noise floor. The Pico Slim maxes out at 1.5x gain (same as the Shadow despite Ray lying about it being 3x) and people STILL complain about hearing hiss at max levels on the volume control. At a gain of up to 10x, which would be required to take full advantage of the 18V with low output sources, it would be a disaster w/ sensitive IEMs.

the yield on the pots without using separate left/right would be ridiculously poor. i doubt more than 5-10% of pots would be acceptable.

in for medium in blue

i am trying to figure out how to route MOA through Tampa...but it would be during the week...

there are way more choices in that price range for $200-400... I second what grawk said. get some impressions made ($25-75) and JH-5 custom IEMs

if its lower than U.S. distributor pricing i'd be interested too

too late. i can ship it from tampa

i'm bringing (or shipping ahead of time) a BHSE and Asr's silver GS-X. and a laptop w/ a DAC. are headphones covered?

i drove my first car for 8 years and never replaced the battery. no idea if the previous owner had ever replaced it. was 7 years old when i got it.

CJ, sounds like you were just doing what's expected in the real world. paying someone under you to do the work and then you take the credit for it.