[There goes my iPod....]

Thanks for the offer, Nate. I had to send the iPod in so I don't have it anymore. I'll just have to contend myself with listening to my audiobooks at home (and listen to NPR during my commute), which really isn't a bad thing.

Oh, I mean when you get it back. Then you can say, "Look, I just had this thing fixed and now it's dead again." If this was the first time it'd had an issue I'd never suggest such a thing but given the craptacular history I'd say it's warranted.

[There goes my iPod....]

Let me know if I need to get out the welding magnets, you'll have a lemon on your hands in about 5 minutes. And let me know if you need a loaner pod. The Zune is working out great and my 20gig 3G technically still works.

[Post the last thing you bought!]

Also, let us know how it sounds.

Ok, so the HCT/Dared arrived this afternoon. Initial thoughts have me laughing Dr. Evil style that I paid as little as I did for it. For one thing it's in pretty good shape, just a minor mark here and there and it sounds pretty decent. There's something a bit artificial about it but I don't really care about its performance as a headphone amp, I'll be much more interested to get it home and see how it does driving a small pair of bookshelf speakers. I've got a little pair of Boston Acoustics HD-5s that are itching for something to shake the dust off them.

[What is likely to be new?]

Can we please have a fredbot smiley.

[What is your current project, or what will be your next project?]

should the pk1's be rewired for balanced 4pin in anticipation of mating with your mini3-2? or whatever jacks you decided on..

The mini3-2 will be getting the 4-pin treatment. I've been swayed, it's one less hole to cut and I'm lazy.

[What is your current project, or what will be your next project?]

All of the parts for the mini3-2 have arrived. Now if I could just get out of work before 9 tonight I might actually get to start something. :'(

[The truth about my amps.....?]

Haha wow.... this guy is crazy. \

At least the "newbie" title fits.

[Team Audio-Technica Unite!]

Pffft, don't feel bad Jack, I can't even afford the meetings!

[Denon AH-D2000--big disappointment.]

I can't wait till every D5000 thread contains some version of "Dude you haven't heard the D5000s till you markl mod them. They kill the R10s."

[Post what you're watching]

Sox vs. Rockies

[Help me find the headphones I need!]

there is another limited edition 900 apparently.

Geez, it's like every headphone they make is a Limited Edition.

And I love how the OP hasn't bothered to come back and add any more information.

[Post what you're watching]

Just got back from UNH Hockey. 4-2 win, sweet.

[Browntracker]

I can't read this thread title without thinking that this must be some sort of after market UPS software...

[Help me find the headphones I need!]

My W3000 is better

Oh lord, is this what we're going to be stuck with now? It'll be like Reks and his speaker talk.

[What is your current project, or what will be your next project?]

Hey, are you going from instructions for this, or are you just winging it? I wouldn't mind doing something similar.

I don't think there's much magic to it, you just need to have real candle wick to make it work. Just soaking string in wax to impregnate it with fuel won't work very well. Otherwise it's just find a vessel, heat wax and pour around wick. My mom used to recycle candles.

[AKG K701 Recable]

Nice job Pete!

How do they sound compared to stock?

[Denon AH-D2000--big disappointment.]

I think the D5000 is going to hit a whole new level of fotm status with markl selling his R10 for one I can already see the ipodpj posts praising it as the best headphone

Saw that thread this morning and had similar thoughts. Of course it should also be accompanied by a mass sell-off of D5000's in a few months which might not be so bad for those of us who might want to give them a spin.

[Help me find the headphones I need!]

welcome to head-case, yadda yadda

I think all would have gone more smoothly if the OP had actually asked a complete question.

[The truth about my amps.....?]

Woohoo! I'm the exception!

Exceptional Salty, exceptional.

[The truth about my amps.....?]

'Oh yes, they sound great. Unfortunately now I am having a bad day/night. Ugh. Very bad, actually.

JBsauce is not supposed to have a bad day either.

[Post the last thing you bought!]

The pisser is that it's been 5 days in transit for a trip that usually takes 3.

[Trains, Fireworks, and a Harley-Davidson]

Self-engineering.

NOS! I'd be out of a job!

[Post the last thing you bought!]

Stupid f'ing UPS, they've had my package of parts less than 50 miles away for the past three days. No mini3-2 this weekend.

[Trains, Fireworks, and a Harley-Davidson]

Very nice. It almost blew my speakers out. It was worth it though.

I believe that to be the first instance of a computer using a smiley, what's next, world domination?

[n_maher vs. 909, 15 rounds]

you still sound pissy. i believe you are pissy. in fact, you have been pissy elsewhere today too. the shit you are selling is pretty much straight bs... slapping a label on me, saying i called you gay (which I did not), saying whatever point someone make i always spew back, and most of all not backing it up. what a baby, i twist one sentence and you are having a little hissy. what you don't realize is what i repeated back is applicable to you, though, you obviously don't like to hear that. i assume you aren't an idiot and know what the word "ambiguously" means? by reacting as you did demonstrates your own insecurities. you sure seemed to care about it. keeping telling yourself that... anyone can have gay friends, but that doesn't etablish shit. i am not worry at all, in fact, this is all extremely amusing.

There, you got the last word, twice.