Dusty Chalk
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Where is the "I don't care" option? I don't own out of print phones as an investment, I own them because they're good headphones. And because headphone manufacturers are idiots and stop making really good headphones (I'm especially thinking of the Grado HP-1000 series and the AKG K1000's).Do you ever think that someday a can will be produced that will do everything your can does, but better, and at a decent price, causing the market value of your can to plummet? Or do you think your particular can will always command a premium in the marketplace?And it's not because they're out of print that I covet (for example) the K1000's -- it's because they're really good headphones.
Also, I have some out-of-print headphones that are not coveted so much -- do you know why? Because headphones came out -- in some cases, by the same company (Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser) -- that does everything mine does, but better, at the same or better price, rendering these headphones unsalable to any but the most desparate buyer.
Well, also because I'm too lazy to sell them.
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You mean, it has a built-in headphone amp?Oh, but his current Chinese unit has a headphone out.
At this point, I am just mocking you.
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Gas -- paid $2.669 for it, too! (I'm pleased -- the average in the MD/DC/VA area is ~$3.)
Woodbridge Wawa by Potomac Mills, before you ask.
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Boris is a chick?These headphones were invented for Boris
J/K...
I always thought Boris was a he. Boris is a they?
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You mean, not plugged into anything?The L3000 sounds great unamped though. -
Actually, he was really good about tubes when I bought some from him a couple months ago.Unfortunately yes... -
I know this question wasn't directed at me, but definitely -- I've headbanged them to the point where the cord was strangling me. (I start with my head going back, apparently, and at home, my amp is to my right. I now keep my cord behind me when I think about it.)Do you find the fit a bit loose? Any movements and I can feel them sliding back and forth. -
I don't think it has anything to do with solid state amp at all -- the first thing I listened to them out of when I got them recently was my Creek OBH-11SE, and I don't think they're bright at all. Now the Sony MDR-7506/-V6 -- now they are bright. Perhaps it's which house sound one is more used to? But that doesn't make sense, I'm neither a Grado Guy nor a Sennheiser ...erm... Sapien.Had them for 6 months or so. Way too bright for my tastes. Found them to be among the most comfortable cans to wear but just too fatiguing for extended listening. Of course, I had a SS amp at the time. Sometimes I wonder how I'd feel about them with a good tube amp? Given their price point of late, I doubt I'll get that chance. -
Actually, Hirsch sold his, so he is no longer a current owner; he is a former owner. As is Juan (cd44hi).
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Glad you got one without me having to sell you mine.
I concur....on my setup the bass is quite balanced. It has a lot of bass impact (kickdrums sound better than all my other headphones including the CD3000) but has less bass than a stock DT770/80pro. The bass is a bit more than the HD650 in quantity (but much tighter and textured). -
You know, I'm not a DIYer, but they're still porn to me.I have the true man's Digikey and Mouser catalogs.
Hah, but that's not exactly audio...
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One of those have multiple catalogs -- I think it's the Elusive Disk one.I like looking at audio catalogs, like real tangible catalogs. So far I have received the Music Direct catalog (awesome), the Audio Advisor catalog (pretty good as well), and the Elusive Disc catalog (soooo crappy, just a black and white print out stapled together). Any other cool audio type catalogs you can recommend?
You need some true porn ones -- Markertek, B&H Photo, etc.
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What is that "Raffinato"? Is this a special edition of the W5000?
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...except for the Etymotic ER-6i, which is a lot less than that, and an excellent value, albeit still a little bit more expensive new than the original poster requested, otherwise I'd recommend it, as it fills all the other criteria quite nicely.IEM= In Ear Monitor, they go inside your ear. most suck, some are good, but those are all $250+ -
[ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=I2MsDogV4g4]Trip. Fucking. Out.[/ame]
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I usually watch the local ads:
Best Buy
Circuit City (although I'd never buy from them)
Staples
Office Depot
CompUSA
Micro Center
...and then wait for the appropriate stuff to go on sale. I'll take down your information and see if I can find anything good this week.
Also: pricewatch. Check out my thread about which brands are reliable.
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OMG, that was great, I haven't laughed like that since...since...well, since yesterday, but still, I laughed pretty hard, is the point I'm trying to make.This totally made me crack up..... check out the Stalin Kitty! -
I never get tired of saying this:
Wait for it...
Nice rack!
I see you're a big Depeche Mode fan -- huzzah.
Alas, my mess is closer to DigiPete's than it is to postjack's...
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I don't know -- the amber tweak is still tops in my book.i think the shakti stuff is still worse.Falls Church, VA? I should go visit the guy and see who he is.
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It depends. If the word is an acronym, then no, you still say "a", because you're not supposed to be spelling out the acronym. I think.But you also have to kind of use an when the "em" or "en" sound is at the beginning of a word. Because it wouldn't be right to say I have a M&M, you just have to say an M&M.:grammar nosy bystander:
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I won't -- I'll just download pictures of her off the internet. Amy AckerYeah but if she's hot, people will watch.
Hottest Female Artists
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Myleene Klass -- I have no idea whether or not she's any good, I just got this image by doing an image google search on "boobies".