m17xr2b

Just say no to nicotine, in any form. As an ex-addict, even from decades ago, I would not dare to try any other way, smoked, vaped, sucked, whatever, of consuming the stuff. Just too dangerous.

Couldn't agree more, last time I relapsed after being clean for over a year, shitty day at work, colleague annoyed the crap out of me for being stupid, went to the bathroom, someone left a pack and a lighter, right there. Took two years to get to get over what I though and assured myself was a one time thing to calm the nerves. It's a monumental task to not follow the urges.

Giving up smoking is easy: I did it lots of times! ;)

But almost all those efforts didn't survive 24 hours. Managed a week, once. Have met so many people who started again after a year or two, and I always think how they wasted that effort.

It's all in the strength of your decision. I made up my mind that, whatever bad things happened, the one thing I would not do would be to smoke.

Be better if I was married to Arnie

Get ready for judgement day.

"Blow off some steam Bennet..."

Haha, yes, it was my first baller laptop I couldn't afford almost 10 years ago, arrived broken, wouldn't charge, post stole it at RMA. Alienware.

Custom housing for a larger magnet would be an example. https://imgur.com/bAobuW6

I just got access for a nice fablab for a year. CNC, laser, and 3d printing. I am giddy for the possibilities and I am not even trying to do anything as cool as you.

when will this driver madness end

Only $121 per driver... good deal. Or should I say "It's a steal!" since it's LH.

Oh god... the skeletal hand emerged from the grave to grab at passing wallets. I thought those guys had gone into hiding.

At least the lynx mixer allows me to correct it for the time being. Even if voltage is the same now on sine wave, detail is not.

.... Wait you guys don't do that?

Cats >>>>> Houseguests

They were pretty clean cats, didn't have any congestion whatsoever.

I tried a few years ago, no luck. But you can sell anything for the right price. So I sold the unneeded modules. I even flogged the broken drivers I was replacing.

Yeah, I don't think Sennheiser even stores just the drivers? I did ask and all they can offer are assembled driver + capsule units. Seems like they store them that way.

@m17xr2b - can't see the Bottlehead link. Seems to have been pulled

Bottlehead took down the discussion, too bad I didn't get to see. The funny thing is Paul Birkeland helped me spec out the custom transformer and the initial biasing on the input tube over several emails and he's second in command at BH. The guy just assumed and went it with.

Seems like he backtracked and apologized also on hf.

Yup. I've tried a bunch of silver cables, and his is the best.

I've had silver cables on other headphones and couldn't get away from the sharpness unless I matched other components. This is very smooth on well recorded tracks but maintains the typical silver sound. Nasty tracks do get nastier.

That's my experience. Generally not sharp, very smooth and detailed. Bright or nasty recordings will sound just like that.

Google it. It's not a yes no type of question, each has pros and cons, both are used in serious high end gear and chi-fi. EI core for tube amps since you can't have a toroid with EI/C core output on the same chassis, just doesn't look right visually. Toroids are the go to for SS. There's also R-core for a third option. I've got a plan to try all three and find out for myself how they stack.

It even has a little VU meter, nice.

I thought you say Tiny Dick is closing.

All my dicks will disappear!

All your dicks are belong to us

(Not that we want them!)

If it appeared to you that I was being more papist than the pope, then it was a misunderstanding.

But the follow-up of this whole thing is a slide towards euros vs muricans, and a battle on violent deaths statistics comparison, where people won't ever be agreeing on anything. Happens every single time. No need to redo it here.

@frenchbat The reason I don't consider Super Friends to be American is that many of our finest members live in Europe.

Grell was hanging at the HEDD stand? Intriguing!

If only you'd thought to mention baked beans and tomato ketchup!