Dusty Chalk

No, really, you can stop with the joking now. I've heard R10's. They don't even have bass potential. And to compare it to the L3000? Dude, that's the bass reference. Tell me what tubes you are using, please. Hirsch has a balanced R10 and a SDS XLR, and he probably has that particular tube compliment -- if he does, I will take a listen for myself. And you will laugh, "ha! He fell for it. He actually thought that a R10 could have bass!" PS I got my Rotrings. They have little red circles on them. Other than that, they're all black.

Just finished a sammich from Quizno's.

Yeah, I think that's it. The only disadvantage is that you have to buy them together. It'd be cool if some high-end speakers came with active crossovers instead of passive, but then you'd be obliged to (a) get monoblocks, and ( get one for each driver set (I.E. normally, in a 3-way design, you'd need 6 monoblocks, but if you had symmetrical midrange drivers or something, you'd theoretically only need one amplifier for both midrange drivers -- but that's the exception, not the rule).

I think you mean url, not irl. (Universal Resource Locator vs. In Real Life, LOL).

I'm going to be out of town on 10/6, and still en route back on 10/13, alas.

I'd go shiny (and one "reality" pic).

Living Stereo SACD's this weekend: Dvor?k's New World Symphony and Other Orchestral Masterworks Ravel: Bolero; La Valse; Rapsodie Espagnole The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos

Oh, yeah, I remember those! I had just forgotten that was you that got them. Sweet.

Dew eet. From everything you describe, they should be exactly what you're looking for, and if you end up being unhappy with them, I don't think you'll lose any money in the long run. I have to wonder why tkam is selling them, though. Is there anything wrong with this particular pair, Todd? I can't purchase them at this time, otherwise I would in a heartbeat.

Oh, and: really nice pics.

I liked postjack's post! With one minor quibble: Wait, what? Why does it appear to you that he's "kind of...sad"? It's more like "poker face tongue smilie". "Poker face" does not equal "kind of sad".

I have to agree, of all the rigs I've seen, yours is the best combination of: , , and , I've ever seen. Very nice.

It's just you. That does not look phallic at all. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

You vamp looks kind of...square. "Blockhead", perhaps.

OP: You need glasses.

I got nuthin'. (There was a question?)

I don't like their early stuff (had their entry level DAC and CDP), but I've heard the more recent stuff is really good. But that's not from personal experience.

Fixed.

I agree with this, so I chose the "whichever" option. You have a R10 with bass?

Y'know, I actually remember that from back when I frequented Head-Fi. It's what got the group buys in trouble. So...since like forever.

Wait, he says it still has its plastic protectors, but there are several pics with the plastic protectors off -- so obviously they can be removed and replaced. I don't know how "NOS" that is.

Since when has there been a rule against "flipping" on Head-Fi? I think the mods' policy towards the for-sale forum is pretty much "buyer beware".