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That’s what no pads or damping will get you, a mudless life. How well do they extend and punch in the low frequencies?

Mid bass punch is great on the 3.2 with good weight and excellent focus. Low bass is mostly non existent on both 3.1 and 3.2. Damn I miss them.

I think it’s time to strap the Harbeths to your head. Call it intimate-field.

I am interested to read your impressions... both are on my RADAR...

After the loan period I'll do a write up. There's a lot to take into account and still testing. Suffice to say I want one.

Day 5, still can't put these down.

I got 2W posh resistors and didn't realise the lead is thicker than the speedball circuit board holes. Managed to solder them somehow and ordered proper 1/4W resistors. I'm actually using the E80CC's predecessor, the ECC40, same bias applies and it combines the best of all 6SN7, E80CC and 12AU7.

@e.schell, you were right, I have a torn medial meniscus. The sacrifices I endure for this hobby...

You're willingness to endure is inspiration to us little people! Onward!

Did the wall color come before or after the DNA amp? :-)

After

Many amps allow one to experiment and reconfigure on a whim. BH Crack is like having an MGB among many high end sports cars in the garage. Sometimes fun factor outweighs other attributes for the day.

http://i67.tinypic.com/2i1nqtj.jpg

That thing is huge. What is it btw looks like vitus.

Vitus SS101, 80kg of hernia.

Time to quit then

Nah, it's all good, the devs know what they're doing and it wouldn't be a corporation if they didn't severely under use the available hardware.

In the words of homer Simpson: "highlight of your day, so far"

You are HFing right...

On HF? A badge of honour.

I thought you said... macaroni

now I'm hungry

That Orgasmatron better be thicc

Eight inches thick.

tite tite tite

Modded or stock? I think a lot of us have settled on 580s.

Dynamat, coin and no back foam with DIY cable. The headphones themselves are the cheapest component in my system and by a good margin even after tubes, cables, source etc.

I tried that last year. I got socks....

It's has some very well made sound designs, especially in the caves.

That's for sure, there are so many spacial cues that make for an incredible experience. Prefer HD650 to the HD800 on the Teton.

Throw it into the fire god dammit!

Not to worry I have 4 pairs of my favourites, 2 of my second, 1 of my third, 1 of my fourth and 2 of my fifth. Good chance my grandchildren will have a taste.

when my pairs blow up, i'm going to @m17xr2b house for thievery.

The value and satisfaction of the theft would pay for a transatlantic flight many times over

Yeah I heard them in Japan, they make the 650 sound like a bass cannon. I didn't enjoy it too much.

Negative tonality change seems to be the standard for aftermarket 650 pads.

I keep the ember at full volume no attenuation and control volume from the dap. Running at around 70 low gain. And I can roll my neglected small tubes.

Does the WM1A have DAC mode like the ZX300?

@ButtUglyJeff With the newest firmware, it does.

There's also job security to think about too. If economic downturn hits, will the contract work still come in at the same pace? I'd bet not, as companies would likely tighten purse strings. I bet once you factor in healthcare, equity compensation, taxes, etc. that the management job likely is much less than half the pay cut.

Think you also sold me with "life long dream."

You sound like someone from our erp team. Do experience, because everyone in the manufacturing industry is going to erp (dynamics 365 for us) and are stuck on old legacy systems. Plus u can parlay it into another position when you get bored.

Took the management position in the end. Let my reign of terror begin.