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MOT: Headphone.com, Male, from Seattle, WA

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When I see audio sites getting all frothed-up about phrases like "PTSD", I can only assume they mean "Post Tequila-Shots-Disorder" ... Oct 4, 2018

    1. Torq
      Torq
      Post "Edit" function availability seems to be time-constrained now (not for the first time, and I get why, but screws up index posts).
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      2. Torq
        Torq
        Don't know. At some points it's been indefinite (I was updating the index posts for "LaY" months after the initial posts). Stuff from a few days ago isn't editable now, so might be a 24 hour thing ... will have to pay attention and see.
        Mar 1, 2018
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      3. purr1n
        purr1n
        Try now. Should be fixed.
        Mar 1, 2018
        Torq likes this.
      4. Torq
        Torq
        'Tis indeed, thanks!
        Mar 2, 2018
    2. Torq
      Torq
      For people that like that sort of thing, it's the sort of thing they like ...
      1. Hands
        Hands
        Nope, just makes them wrong. :)
        Feb 28, 2018
        JoelT, Elnrik and Torq like this.
      2. Kunlun
        Kunlun
        It's "good for classical"
        Feb 28, 2018
    3. Torq
      Torq
      Ahead of the hopefully-worthwhile HD820, I have to find a *proper* closed-back headphone (i.e. good isolation both ways).
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      2. Elnrik
        Elnrik
        At normal listening levels I can hang my Eikon from it's stand, and when the earpads press against each other I cannot hear the music playing. I also cannot hear my dog barking, whining or what have you while playing music.
        Feb 23, 2018
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      3. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        During Canjam Europe in Berlin, last november I gave several headphones a listen. Only the Meze 99 Classic and Brainwavz HM5 gave me the urge to think: "I might buy this" I bought the HM5...
        Feb 24, 2018
      4. Torq
        Torq
        Thanks, all, for the suggestions/thoughts and commentary. Guess there's nothing for it but to actually audition the stuff that masquerades as "TOTL" while being closed-back.
        Feb 24, 2018
    4. Torq
      Torq
      Hugo 2 ... ~ 4 hours to charge @ 2A? Uhuh, sure. We're at 6 and still going. Shades of Mojo here (claimed 8, always took 10 or so).
    5. Torq
      Torq
      Early happy hour philosophizing ... "Chi-Fi products would get more acceptance if they didn't have utterly stupid brand names."
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      2. JustAnotherRando
        JustAnotherRando
        Feb 22, 2018
      3. purr1n
        purr1n
        Fang Doctor Audio FTW! I like it!
        Feb 22, 2018
        sansfin, Soups, 9suns and 2 others like this.
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Actually, Fang Audio could be good. Headphones that take your head off! They just have to be careful not to use the word "moist."

        @JustAnotherRando, thanks for the Handfeel. Oh, wait... I don't think that's what I meant to say! ...And Banggood itself makes me snigger!
        Feb 23, 2018
    6. Torq
      Torq
      iPhone X -> Bluetooth (SBC) -> Hugo 2 -> Utopia might be the poster-child demonstration of how bad BT audio can really be.
      1. Elnrik, bixby and Mithrandir41 like this.
      2. Torq
        Torq
        WM1Z -> Bluetooth (aptX) -> Hugo 2 -> Utopia with the same source files is a night/day difference. One is excellent ... the other is very audibly distorted in quiet passages.
        Feb 22, 2018
      3. Taverius
        Taverius
        We need more LDAC BT receivers.
        Feb 22, 2018
    7. Torq
      Torq
      While I was gone, I received literally no requests, *every week*, for a Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital review ... so probably do that next ...
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      3. gaspasser
        gaspasser
        Warren at ZenPro Audio tells me that they will be able to fulfill orders “around the end of the month”. I’m still debating what to do.
        Feb 21, 2018
      4. Luckbad
        Luckbad
        Send me a Yggdrasil Analog 2... or anything else that's pretty good... and I can send you my ADI-2 DAC for a week.

        P.S. I totally did ask you for a review of the Pro-Ject.
        Feb 21, 2018
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      5. Torq
        Torq
        I must have blocked that request out ... mentally ... ;)

        I'll wait on the ADI-2 DAC though - unless it's not as good as the Pro AE, sound-wise, (which I highly doubt), I'll be wanting to keep it.
        Feb 21, 2018
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    8. Torq
      Torq
      Southern hospitality, Creole cuisine, spectacle and inclusiveness of Mardi Gras ... and the raw soul of music ... what a week well spent!
      1. Torq
        Torq
        And when I get back ... a nice long post on the near-unbelievable
        logical, technical, cognitive and interpretive missteps (and utter flamingo-ups*) of he who is a legend in ... his own bathtub ... [a.k.a. How to f**k up BASIC measurements so badly it calls EVERYTHING you say into question] ...
        Feb 13, 2018
        Pocomo, Cspirou, A1Gear and 2 others like this.
      2. Torq
        Torq
        *A “flamingo-up” is just like a “cock-up” only much, MUCH, bigger ...
        Feb 13, 2018
        bengo, A1Gear and Elnrik like this.
    9. Torq
      Torq
      First time in New Orleans ... been here three hours ... put on 15 lbs (or ‘tis how it feels) ...
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      2. Merrick
        Merrick
        In New Orleans the food at the bar of our hotel was incredible! Virtually every restaurant I went to in New Orleans was some of the best food I’ve ever had.
        Feb 8, 2018
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      3. drgumbybrain
        drgumbybrain
        good to see you around Ian! peace
        Feb 9, 2018
      4. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Don't eat too many beignets.
        Feb 9, 2018
    10. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Torq ist BACK!
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      2. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        ... He does all that whilst playing his legendary piano, and then sails off into the sunset.

        But hey, let's postpone it and keep him around for a while!
        Feb 9, 2018
        A1Gear and Deep Funk like this.
      3. insidious meme
        insidious meme
        ... Or not. Consider me surprised.
        Feb 9, 2018
      4. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        This genuinely made me smile today. Am I behind. Glad to see you back @Torq
        Feb 9, 2018
        Torq and A1Gear like this.
    11. drgumbybrain
      drgumbybrain
      Man, what happened to Torq?
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      2. drgumbybrain
        drgumbybrain
        Well, that’s a lifestyle for sure
        Oct 1, 2017
      3. Dino
        Dino
        He'll be back. There is only so much sailing & beautiful fiance & lingerie & whatever that a guy can take before becoming bored.
        Oct 2, 2017
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      4. drgumbybrain
        drgumbybrain
        Oct 2, 2017
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    12. jowls
      jowls
      Retired?
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      2. jowls
        jowls
        DAC floozy* and master of the asterix**
        Sep 30, 2017
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      3. jowls
        jowls
        *or maybe gonzo
        Sep 30, 2017
      4. jowls
        jowls
        **we are all doing it now
        Sep 30, 2017
    13. Torq
      Torq
      Despite the *ridiculous* amounts of money here, Seattle is NOT a hot-bed of high-end-audio-officiancos ...
      1. Wfojas, Dino, jacq and 2 others like this.
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      3. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Maybe now. But it has always been a center for good music. And mostly good gear and cool salespeople. The $$$. Is more recent.
        Sep 29, 2017
      4. Dino
        Dino
        It makes me realize how niche the hobby is when I visit an area with the money, but little to nothing as far as good audio stores go.
        Sep 30, 2017
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      5. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Sure isn't like even the 90's. I remember going on vacation and looking for the local audio shops. Even found a few deals on demo models. That's mostly gone now. Only place where I can still window shop nearby is the Bay Area.
        Sep 30, 2017
    14. Torq
      Torq
      And I thought I was confused *BEFORE* I started typing ...
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    15. Torq
      Torq
      "PulseLocker" has become something of a guilty pleasure. Not to mention a veritable cash-sink.
    16. Torq
      Torq
      In Seattle? Got an EC Studio, PSA-DSD (native, not a PWD that's been upgraded), DAVE or TOTL STAX rig you want to unload, ping me *now*.
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      2. Torq
        Torq
        If you have STAX cans to go with it, and can do it in the next 24 hours, locally, sure.
        Sep 29, 2017
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      3. jacq
        jacq
        Oh no, I’m letting my sr007 age heh.
        Sep 29, 2017
        dark_energy and Torq like this.
      4. Torq
        Torq
        Fuckin' tease! ;)
        Sep 29, 2017
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    17. Torq
      Torq
      DENAFRIPS should hire @Auditor, and then call their next DAC the "FIASCO".
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      2. Luckbad
        Luckbad
        The knowledge of his meltdown is likely confined largely within these virtual walls. With the thread rename most people will never find it. I assume people here don't associate that doof with Denafrips.
        Sep 19, 2017
        nithhoggr, kitantisune and Dino like this.
      3. Dino
        Dino
        Or hire @Auditor to 'not post' anything.
        Sep 19, 2017
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        The customer every company *dreads*
        Sep 20, 2017
    18. Torq
      Torq
      Last US house sold ... travel delays ended ... 48 hours to go!
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      3. bazelio
        bazelio
        Makes me think I should sell the last of my yachts. It's currently docked at Port de Saint-Tropez, but I might have my captain bring it out to Sausalito, CA. Once I marry the Dutchess of York, we'll just use hers when we travel to Marina di Capri on her learjet for weekend getaways anyhow.
        Sep 8, 2017
      4. Merrick
        Merrick
        Let them eat cake, you say?
        Sep 8, 2017
        Deep Funk and powermatic like this.
      5. JK47
        Sep 8, 2017
    19. Torq
      Torq
      WA234, WA33 Elite, Viva Egoista or EC Studio + DNA Stellaris ...
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      2. bengo
        bengo
        What I read is Studio is on the leaner side while Stellaris is a bit more tooby, so might be a good combo. Folks here don't seem to love the WA234. Or hey you could get a Silver Stellaris if you are patient enough... you lucky bugger ;)
        Sep 7, 2017
      3. Torq
        Torq
        Ordered WA33 Elite, WA234, can get an Egoista via a friend, looking for a used Studio, and will have to pass on the Stellaris as the lead time is way too long to be included in a back-to-back audition.

        Should have units about the time I am settled from my travels ... around the end of the year.
        Sep 8, 2017
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      4. bengo
        bengo
        Life After Ragnarok: WA23ring The Amps?
        Sep 8, 2017
    20. Torq
      Torq
      Fucks to Give: DEPLETED
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      3. Torq
        Torq
        Not that I can do that (contrary to common opinion, based on numerous PMs) ... I'm not a moderator or admin), but I have enough self-restraint to make that unnecessary.

        Off on another trip in just a bit, and don't expect to be around for the next month, so it's moot anyway.
        Sep 5, 2017
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Fucks to give? About one or two individuals on the internet?

        The answer is... none. Just don't give a damn. And never let one or two idiots spoil a good thing.

        Have a good trip :)
        Sep 6, 2017
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      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Well, I just caught up with where you are coming from on this. Marvey's comment is great. And... Bring on the spontaneous combustion!

        Have a good trip :)
        Sep 6, 2017
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    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    Gear List:
    Headphones:

    Abyss AB-1266 Phi & Phi CC, Focal Utopia (x2), Audeze LCD-4, Sennheiser HD800S, Sennheiser HD820, Sennheiser HD650, Sennheiser HD660S, Sony MDR-Z1R, Focal Clear, Focal Elear, Fostex TH900 Mk2 (EG), ZMF Eikon (Paduak), Fostex TR-X00 (Ebony), AKG/Massdrop K7XX (Red), Focal Elex, Focal Clear, Massdrop HD6XX

    IEMs (etc):

    Empire Ears Zeus XR (ADEL), Etymotic ER4-XR, Bose QC20i, 1More Triple Driver (Lightning)

    Wireless:

    Sony MDR-1000X, Jaybird BlueBuds X, Apple AirPods

    Headphone Amps:

    Woo Audio WA234 MONO Mk2 [WE 300B NOS/Takatsuki 274B, RCA 13EM7 CB NOS, SPL Phonitor x (w/ DAC), iFi Audio Pro iCAN, Massdrop x Cavalli Tube Hybrid, Massdrop Cavalli Liquid Carbon X

    Sources:

    Chord DAVE, Linn Akurate DSM/2 (Katalyst), Schiit Yggdrasil Analog 2, Chord Hugo 2, Meridian Explorer 2, AudioQuest Dragonfly Red, Sony NW-WM1Z, Massdrop x Airist Audio R-2R DAC, RME ADI-2 DAC

    Streamers/Audio Interfaces:

    Raspberry Pi w/ Digi+, RME ADI 2.0-Pro FS, Arturia AudioFuse, Schiit Eitr, Schiit Jil, Focusrite 2i2 (2nd Gen)

    Speaker & Vinyl Rig:

    Linn Akurate DSM/2 (Katalyst), Project RPM 9.2 Evo w/ Dynavector 10x5, Linn Exakt Akudorik (Katalyst) speakers, JL-Audio Dominion D108

    Office Turntable:

    Rega Planar 3 (2016)/Elys 2, Groovetracer Reference Subplatter + Clamp

    Cables/Power:

    AudioQuest Wind, AudioQuest Colorado, Radioaktiv Isotope Protium, Radioaktiv Fusion, Synergistic Research Alpha Sterling, Maze Audio Ref4 Carbon Alloy AC Power Cord (10 Ga/Furutech), Emotiva CMX-2, Furutech E-TP60 Audiophile Power Distribution Block, Akiko Mk2 AC Tuning Stick*

    Retired & Sold (but familiar with for reference):

    Linn Akurate DS/1, Linn Akurate Kontrol/1, Linn Majik Isobarik (Aktiv), Linn Akurate 4200, Peachtree iDecco, Meridian 506.20, Schiit Bifrost "4490", Schiit Bifrost MB, Schiit Modi MB, MHDT Stockholm 2, ALO Audio International+ Optical Edition, RSA Intruder, Schiit Lyr, Schiit Lyr 2, Schiit Vali 2, Schiit Jotunheim (w/ phono board), Schiit Saga, Woo Audio WA6, iFi Audio Micro iDSD Black Label, LH Labs GOV2+ Infinity, Chord Mojo, AK120, HiFiMAN HE-500, AKG Q701, AKG K7XX, Etymotic ER-6, Etymotic HF-2, Fostex TH-X00 Purpleheart, HeadRoom Supreme, HeadRoom AirHead, Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 - Circumnaural, Focusrite RedNet 3, Focusrite RedNet D16AES, Sony WM1A, FiiO X5 (3rd gen), Empire Ears Zeus R (non ADEL), Audeze LCD-2.2c, Shure SE846, Schiit Gungnir MB, Holo Audio Spring DAC L3/KTE, Auralic Aries, Schiit Ragnarok, Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital, Singxer SU-1, Abyss AB-1266, AAW W900, Sonore Sonicorbiter SE, Woo Audio WA5LE Mk2 (w/ parts upgrade)