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Zach's (Enigma's) Parasound D/AC 1100. Victory .

Happy Birfday .

Happy Birfday Slack-dizzle.

Happy Birfday .

Woke up after 12 PM, ate brunch, lifted for the first time in months, then played raquetball.

Class, half hour of listening on the rig, movie, capped the night sitting outside the dorm just chilling.

GoVibe DAC from Mike. Support Posty!

It's pure awesome Ryan. As if I needed another reason to come back up from school on Nov. 2nd .

Hospital power cords, for the hell of it.

Happy Birfday .

One of those frozen mini-pizzas. It's surprisingly delic.

Aesthetically, I really like them. You certainly won't see any other headphone looking similar to that style .

Thanks much bro, your compliments are appreciated . Yeah, it will be close. With my first Grado woody, I was forced to cut down the fork of the cup, as can be seen here: I bet they would . Thanks for the kind words all.

Thanks everybody . Getting a "nice" from the wood guru himself... *falls out of chair* It was sealed in Tung Oil, sat for 24 hours, then applied a 3-step polish and buff. I'm not quite sure what the first two steps are, since my grandfather provided the kit, but the third is the actual wax polish that coats the wood. You think there's too much gloss? It seems that the more gloss you use the more "wow" factor it has. I am, however, a bit old fashioned in my preference for wood and I'd rather use too little gloss than too much. Anything to help keep the original nature of the wood.

Bought a piece of Rosewood and churned out a couple of woodies. It is an amazing specimen as far as wood goes and I hope to use it again in the future; it had a brilliant graining that shines up pretty nicely if I do say so myself. The cups on the left are a commissioned SR225 woody, and the big 'un on the right is my D2000 that some of you might have seen over on the other site. Hope to try out Cocobolo for my next project, just not looking forward to the cost :/.

Fell further into the pit with another student loan. Oh well, nothing better to help shrug it off like putting on the headphones and letting loose.

3x on the K240, such an enjoyable phone for how little it can be had for at times. I'm not near as much of a fan on the K340, it has a crappy low end and sounded very reserved from the little time I spent with it. The ESW9 is probably the best headphone I have heard in the portable/compact category.

Amen, stay safe .

I bought 6 pairs of socks yesterday and a can of compressed air. There is absolutely nothing more refreshing to me than putting on a pair of socks that have never been worn before. If I ever get extremely wealthy, I am never going to wear the same pair of socks twice. Ever .

I was gonna say "you smelt it, you dealt it"... But Ingwe spoiled my fun. Big fun-spoiler.

Noob reporting - Head-Case is a breath of fresh air. Who knew?

What's up Blackmore? It's strange not to see the Zana listed in your gear .

I thoroughly enjoy the CD5001, and there's just something appealing about moving up in the Marantz line to me. I would really like to run an 8001 for a test-trial, but I'd need to search through Marantz dealers to see if any are close by. If not, I would take a risk and go for a refurb from accessories4less. Thanks Dusty, you are reaffirming for me, which is quite helpful when I've put thought into it already . Much appreciated.

Already including the sale of my Marantz into the budget . Maybe I'll just stretch for it. I'd be close enough to affording it that it would feel like bitching out. ...other recommendations are still much appreciated. Like I'm waiting for someone to come in and tell me that the SA8001 is awesome for 6-7 hundred .

I'm really steering towards a cdp upgrade rather than sticking a standalone DAC into the rig now. So... what do I need to consider for redbooks (and possibly SACD) for less than a grand? The Cambridge 840 would be an ideal choice, but I cannot foresee being able to drop the extra cash on it. Thanks all.