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...and those of us who aren't banned, yet still don't frequent that site. And: thanks! Goddamn, those are sexy looking headphones. I wonder how sexy they'll stay when the chrome starts flaking off the plastic...

That's awesome.

I'm reading this on my work system, which, although it doesn't have as much resolution as my home system, is more properly set up. Yet both are perfectly adequate for this kind of post. It's all about resonance, and what you say resonates with me greater than other kinds of posts. I can read these kinds of posts for 8 hours day with zero fatigue. My home system is a little bit more fatiguing, but I still prefer it, due to its greater comfort, so I'd still read it there, too. I'll post more later as I digest this information.

I've heard a lot of >US$1K amps -- the Singlepower ES-1 and Headamp's Blue Hawaii and KGSS. I've also heard several Stax amps, including the one I own, the SRM-310.

Get the MacAlister. The best <US$1K electrostatic amp that I've heard (I think).

I don't think he's used to threads going off in entirely different directions, plus he didn't get very many helpful answers. And don't expect a question like that to be taken in any way other than antagonistic.

It may be irrelevant to you, but it is not irrelevant to Head-Fi. To wit: Now, you might have me at "manufacturer representative", but it's not as cut-and-dry to me as it apparently is to everyone else. And: what's the problem? The only problem I have is that he denies it. He has a relationship with them. Whether or not it is profitable to him is still a matter of conjecture at this point, but a relationship does exist. As to whether or not that makes him a member of the trade or a groupie is up to definition, and quite frankly, you're really cutting your definition a little too fine if someone merely having a relationship of some sort with someone else makes him a member of the trade -- sounds to me like you're just trying to state your definition in such a way as to make him a member of the trade. Let me turn this around a little bit: what if someone who happened to live in the same city as someone else asked his help to move a warehouse full of tubes, but instead of offering to pay him, offered him something else (I'll deliberately leave that something else vague, since in a world of bartering, it often is left vague...but it's probably tubes). Does that person become a member of the trade? If it is an ongoing relationship? If it only happens the once? I don't know about you, but if I can't get into CES for free, then I'm not a member of the trade. Just helping someone out with a bunch of tubes isn't sufficient. For example.

"endorsed" is not the same as "compensated". Just in case some of you missed that.

No, you're stupid.

It's a completely different sound. It can sound good under the right amplification (and if you hold your nose), but it's still the current Grado "house" sound. Think of it as a really refined blue cheese dressing -- will be really good to fans of blue cheese dressing, but some people hate blue cheese dressing, no matter how good it is.

I thought it was a great movie, but I can definitely see going into it with overly high expectations -- that's probably what ruined Sideways for me.

The funny thing is, I didn't open this thread -- I use "View the most recent posts on the forum", and as a result, saw all the contents of this thread.

I think you're confusing me with Hirsch. Not that Hirsch would ever watch anything that is uncool. *cough*PERRYMASON*cough* But you know what? Go ahead and watch what you watch. As long as you are enjoying it, it's cool.

...or Beyerdynamic DT880's.

I've used Sony MDR-7506/-V6 with M-Audio Sonica out of a Dell Laptop -- a bit bright, and perhaps not the last word in closed-ness, but listen at reasonable volumes for both these reasons and you'll be alright. Plus: they have decent bass, and they "look the part" (not showy -- very "business-like").

Battlestar Galactica == Women + Spaceships + Lasers...all it's missing is cats!

Wait, Jolida make a headphone amp? Since when? How much? Where? They're known for their very good entry level stuff (I have a JD102B integrated from them that I like as an entry level all-tube amp).

That sucks. Their best bet is to get a high profile singer to sub for them on a tour, and then start auditioning new singers. Once they find a good one, write an album, and start touring with that one. They really need to tour this album now. There are plenty of good singers around, hungry for a chance to fill her shoes, I would think and hope that this does not spell the end of this band. First Nightwish, now this. Grrr...

But it doesn't have the "Every Day is Exactly the Same" music video (the cartoon one). :*(

What he said.

I've heard both newer and older R10's -- the newer ones is an improvement on the old ones in the bass department, and I don't feel they compromise audibly in the high frequency and detail department. The Qualia doesn't just need a good fit, it needs a monsterly good amp, So: "correct fit and well driven". Dude, what you need is a custom DEQX.

Turn off autoplay. I don't think iTunes triggers the DRM, it should just rip the audio portion of the disk (someone correct me if I'm wrong).