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Hopstretch

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  1. He ain't your dude, buddy. Mojave 3 -- Excuses For Travellers I had almost forgotten what a great album this is.
  2. Good luck. Holding thumbs!
  3. Guster -- Ganging Up On The Sun
  4. I saw someone break an HD800 in the HeadRoom room. He tangled his feet in the cable and yanked it from the table, popping off one of the ear cups. Interestingly, it was one of the pre-production models and Tyll said the retaining pin that had failed was the main component that was redesigned for the current batch. I offered to stomp on one of his new ones to see how well they did, but he wasn't up for it.
  5. Just be very polite at the Genius Bar. It's not like this is an unknown issue and there's probably a pretty decent chance they'll take care of you out of warranty.
  6. It's actually pretty impressive that he manages to be as big a cunt in corporeal person as in corporate person.
  7. Old favorite. Wang Chung soundtrack and all.
  8. OK, we've come full circle, but Vizio also made a very decent plasma up until recently, when they started getting out of that (sadly) shrinking segment. I've seen the last of the VP505XVTs going new from ebay sellers for less than $1,000 -- which is pretty sweet for a 50-inch set. At list price, though, I'd definitely buy the Panny above.
  9. Maybe he was thinking of getting some Darth Beyers?
  10. PS: Do not Google "Give him the clamps" with SS turned off.
  11. ^^^ They just don't do album covers like that any more, sadly. Or like this, happily. Queen -- Sheer Heart Attack
  12. Audio-Tekne SP-9301S. Price "TBD" but the Ale midranges alone cost $65,000 as parts. From Jonathan Valin's blog about Japanese audio, which I've found pretty interesting.
  13. It appears that Les_Garten Is still rather smartin', From the shovel to the ear That he earned over here.
  14. Well, hopefully the circuit diagram will settle the issue one way or the other. I'd be interested to hear more about the upcoming $3K player, particularly (as usual) whether it may have digital inputs.
  15. Yeah, wow, 900 bucks! Another $500 and he could have bought a decent headphone.
  16. On the contrary, I think this is very clear-minded dishonesty, which makes it even worse. I mean, can anyone truly believe his real first impression of the 800s is that they're "sloooooooow"? In politics you're often told to attack the strengths, not the weaknesses. It doesn't matter how ludicrous the accusation, a seed of doubt will take root with at least some listeners/readers.
  17. I fucking hated that thing. Know you think something else was wrong, but it sounded like asssssssssss through the same Ultra DACs that sounded great with the Krell and whatever that other transport was on the balanced HR rigs.
  18. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
  19. Ultraviolet. Mine's also flat, which improves three-dimensionality and tonal realism. Says so right on the box.
  20. Judge for yourself. Sparklehorse -- Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
  21. Comfy pads? Got a link to a description or source, please? In between would be about where I'd want to be. EDIT: Nevermind. Found 'em.
  22. I'm having some cognitive dissonance. Right now with flats, I find the HF-2's bass a little too thick -- and with bowls the presentation is too remote for me. At this point, I'd still pick the HF-1s for my Grado fix. We'll see if things change with use and familiarization.
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