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Do you like the sound of those Rob? I heard them in the Woo gear at CJ09 and did not come away terribly impressed. I only heard them briefly, so I don't put much weight on my impression. What amp are you using? I assume you never got back your SDS-XLR, which is a travesty.

Barney Kessell -- Music to Listen to Barney Kessell By

Wow, I owe you an apology Rob. My post was based on mis-reading your comment and filtering it through my memory of a post you made to TheSloth earlier on about thinking this place was supposed to be more tolerant of differing opinions than HF. Reading it quickly at work, I thought you were saying you couldn't make any negative comments about the HD800 here without the pitchforks and torches coming out. I really am sorry for jumping on you unnecessarily. That said, I still don't understand what "marketing" or "hype" Sennheiser did upon the launch of these headphones. They went to CES like everyone else, they put them on their website, and then they released them eventually. Head-Fi and vendors hyped the crap out of them, and even you were pumped up about them early on. But I still don't get what Sennheiser did wrong, and please don't point at John W or whatever his name is because that ain't gonna cut it. Oh, yeah, and STFU about the HD800 until you hear them.

I think the 6SE is a killer amp. I would choose it over the WA2 for sure, and with your can selection I think even moreso (although I don't know what would make the DX1000 sound good).

Barney Kessell -- Feeling Free

I wish you got this one:

I'm pretty pissed that Alberto rode off on the Colombiere because Johan B says that he was not in favor of it. I think Alberto wanted Lance and Kloden to lose time and if he had not made that move and ended up dropping Kloden and advancing with the Schlecks then at least Lance would be in 2nd or 3rd. TT will be quite interesting but I don't think the gaps are going to be really large. Ventoux is going to decide things....

I just listened to the SDS-XLR for the first time since the blowup, and it sings again! I didn't have any extra tubes with me because I forgot they were in Mayberry, so I had to use one of the 6SN7s that looks fried to me (ironbut had told me he thought at least one of them was shot). I am pretty sure that I need to check/replace everything to be really sure about the amp, but it does make music and I am hopeful that it will be in good form when I have proper tubes. For those in the know, with the PS using two OA3s for 75 volts, it sounds fine without stressing the volume too much. I then tried with four OA3s and after a minute there was crackles in the left channel and it cut in and out. I turned everything off and let it sit. I then tried again with two OA3s, and the music was back and sounding good again although the left channel wasn't really stable and dropped off occasionally. I think that the bad driver can explain these things -- can't handle higher voltage, cuts on/off, etc -- but tell me if I am nuts. All of this is consistent with Steve's experience, so it wasn't unexpected. I will get another pair of gain tubes asap so that I can try it out again, but I will probably put in all new/tested tubes so that I am sure none of them is compromised. Nothing is easy, but I am hopefully making progress.

Fuck you Rob. I'm not sure what you are basing that on, but I would have thought it was beneath you.

Happy birthday Dan! I hope you enjoy some fine noodles and fine tunes on your big day! Cheers!

Sweet is right! Thanks Dan. Post a pic of the zebra M3, cause that sounded cool.

Fixed.

I have been trying to hold back from using the term "fagottist" in reference to that Olive cover art, but I guess I failed. Anyway, back on topic: Assembly of Dust -- Some Assembly Required

Word. Old and in the Way (NWT Needledrop)

But they have a 6K bump and they might squeak and they are so amp dependent, and, and, . . . Congrats on your purchase!

Pernice Brothers -- Overcome by Happiness Iron & Wine -- Our Endless Numbered Days

Just finished watching the stage. Quite exciting, and Lance really was impressive coming back to the yellow jersey group. Alberto seems untouchable but tomorrow's killer stage and the time trial will be very interesting. Very sorry about Jens Voigt who is one of my favorite domestiques. That crash was scary but he didn't get hurt nearly as bad as I thought.

You're my hero, Steve, and you, KG, Nate, Marc, Spritzer and others are making a real contribution to the community by offering support and even servive (!!!) while Mikhail circles the drain. Very much looking forward to hearing the amp again tomorrow.

You'll need moar Skipjacks!

Bill Frissell -- Disfarmer

Beat me to it.

Beat Farmers -- Tales of the New West Love this album, but wishing I was listening to their new one released today:

Seriously, what don't you get?

lolz. I almost posted the fizzy YouTube that is in the Slow Forum.