Everything posted by grawk
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800$ budget for a Headphones/Amp/DAC (Help the newbie)
you hit quote instead of modify. I deleted the quoted one
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800$ budget for a Headphones/Amp/DAC (Help the newbie)
You should be able to get an ATH-W10VTG in your price range, without an amp or dac, that will sound remarkably good straight from a usb soundcard. I'd lean more towards the HD580/600 instead of the 650 if you're not planning on dropping money on a top notch amp, however.
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800$ budget for a Headphones/Amp/DAC (Help the newbie)
$800 is a tough spot for a complete setup to be a big improvement over cheaper solutions. If you've got a mac, then a duet + senn hd580/hd600 or grado sr225, if you don't have a mac, then replace the duet with a pico. Or you can maximize amplification instead of source quality, and go with a headroom desktop, m3, ppx, millett max, gilmore lite, etc and a decent pc usb soundcard.
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Any hockey fans?
I think Montreal can beat New York, and I like to think that Philadelphia has someone else taking them out tonight . New York isn't a rough and tumble team. They're a finicky offensive team filled with big egos. When they're all working together, they're great, when things go wrong, they collapse. Boston's a tougher team than New York. If Montreal dictates the pace of the series, they'll win.
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Any hockey fans?
I understand why you're scared of the rangers
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Markl Mods
Cute, he ask you to come here to post this, or are you just mark in a newbie suit?
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Best SS-amp Today; Cost NO Object?
I voted for the TooleAudio Balanced Mosfet Amplifier. It's the sweet spot for me in terms of sound and features. It helps that it was built to my specifications, of course.
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Post what you're watching
I enjoyed this movie a lot. The Gogol Bordello soundtrack helped too.
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The Menace
You could go yard saling, and find an old stereo to steal knobs from.
- Lathe question
- slow forum
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slow forum
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, recently issued this bulletin: In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field. "We advise outdoorsmen to wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear manure: Black bear manure is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear manure has little bells in it and smells like pepper."
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slow forum
The opposite photos could be done as well. Man I miss my old office 2 blocks from the fashion district.
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More Apple questions - Time capsule this time
You can mount time capsule disks on windows (I think), but I believe you need your own software to back up to it, as time machine is part of OS X.
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The Menace
Dow Corning makes some gasketting compound that might work. It's basically silicon caulk that is heat resistant and electrically insulating. That said, I'm not sure where you'd buy it. When I needed it, I grabbed a tube from the box at work (I used to work at dow corning).
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HF-1 w/ Flats
wash them in warm soapy water, then rinse clean, then dry while setting something heavy on them
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Staying awake
In my mispent youth, I frequently went 72 hrs on minimal sleep. Now, after 24 I get punchy, and just go sleep.
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Wood fans: Cherry vs. Oak
I'd never pick oak for anything if I have an option
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The Menace
owning your own house takes away weekends faster than anything else unless you can afford a gardener and a handyman.
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Free The Jefferson 1
So the other day, on Thomas Jefferson's birthday, some policy nerds went down to the jefferson memorial with their ipods to dance and celebrate Jefferson's birthday. Quietly. What follows is an interesting bit of irony: http://freethejefferson1.com
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Quick-take Miami mini-meet impressions
Wrong tonality is what I disliked about the Ed9s. I can't get past when music doesn't sound right
- The Menace
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Post the last thing you bought!
take the same money and stick it in savings automatically each month
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Post the last thing you bought!
Ah, most of my kid clothes purchases were years ago. #3 and #4 mostly wear hand me downs from #1 and #2, plus supplmemental clothing purchases by grandparents
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Post the last thing you bought!
so fake flannel lined