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I'd say that the center wire is definitely thinner. Like 30ga vs 24ga

I'd bet any amount of money the center wire is signal.

And how many hours?

I bet the labor involved in getting that coil perfect is a pain...I wonder what impact having a ground that's 3-4x longer than signal has on the sound...

Many mass produced cables are shielded. Most high end cables are not shielded. Zach's cables, for example, aren't shielded. Neither are headphile's. Or anything that's 2 wires under techflex, for that matter.

Looking at the photos, there's no way those are shielded. But why would you want shielded anyway? Almost no ICs are shielded.

Personally, I'd give up some details and soundstage to have more pleasing warm musicality. I guess not only would I, I did.

I've never seen a connector that wasn't made of either nickel, silver, gold, or rhodium. I've never seen copper used in a connector. Copper tarnishes, and would make an awful connector.

Given an unlimited budget, I wouldn't have sold my JPNs. They just fit the same niche as the VTGs, which I prefer. The JPNs are very good, tho.

Oh, sorry, that's how you break a mac

Give it to jacob

dogfish head alehouse in gaithersburg

You don't have to mock headfi with every post...or at least include smileys for the slow children in the audience

Ok, I'll be there saturday, I'm gonna bail on tonight unless someone pms me by 4pm today.

Hop a train

me either

I like my da53, and it fits the bill

worst that happens, I drink good beer and eat at the bar

I'd say the imod isn't a ripoff, if you have an amp already that you really like. But don't get the imod before you love your amp. Personally, I think spending your ipod related headphone budget on the headphones is the way to go. If you have a $250 budget, get the um2s, $350, um3s, $750, ES2s, etc.

I thought we had. Friday AND Saturday at 6pm. PM me or aim for my phone number if you're coming. I'll wear a red fairbanks ice dogs windbreaker tomorrow, so I should be easy to spot.

I'm up for both

bump

Ok, final candidates: friday at 6pm at Dogfishhead in Gaithersburg. friday at 7pm at my apartment in Reston saturday at 6pm at Dogfishhead in Gaithersburg Other options?

and ipod sounds better than a dac 1...so that's not saying much

I think it's not the cable you remember.