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In Absentia remaster sounds bloody brilliant. Feb 28, 2020

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1. pedalhead
  In Absentia remaster sounds bloody brilliant.
  
  Feb 28, 2020
  1. Lyander, Jinxy245 and LetMeBeFrank like this.
  2. murray
    Agreed. Replay gain tells me it’s better by about 5dB. I’m looking forward to the bonus tracks when I get spare time.
    
    Feb 28, 2020
    
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  3. pedalhead
    The bonus tracks and demos have better production than most albums. Great stuff.
    
    Feb 29, 2020
    
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2. pedalhead
  Class D in not shit shocker. NAD M10 is rather good.
  
  Jul 17, 2019
  1. bixby, Jinxy245 and Poleepkwa like this.
  2. Poleepkwa
    NAD's are usually pretty solid.
    
    Jul 17, 2019
    
    bengo likes this.
  3. zerodeefex
    For the price it better be decent
    
    Jul 17, 2019
3. bixby
  Well did you like Olafur?
  
  Mar 25, 2019
  1. DigMe and Jinxy245 like this.
  2. pedalhead
    Thanks for asking, but I'm gutted to say I couldn't make the show :-(. In the middle of a divorce and house move & just couldn't make it work.
    
    Mar 26, 2019
4. pedalhead
  Holy shit. RIP Keith Flint :-(
  
  Mar 4, 2019
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  3. Elnrik
    Suicide. =( RIP
    
    Mar 4, 2019
  4. Jinxy245
    Damn. R.I.P.
    
    Mar 4, 2019
  5. dark_energy
    RIP
    
    Mar 4, 2019
5. pedalhead
  Changing browsers these days almost feels as stressful as changing banks.
  
  Feb 19, 2019
  1. Griffon, Soups, drgumbybrain and 2 others like this.
  2. TwoEars
    I've just stuck with Firefox for the past 18 years or so. Until death do us part.
    
    Feb 19, 2019
    
    dubharmonic and pedalhead like this.
  3. pedalhead
    I've flipped between FF and Chrome over the years. Both have been total resource hogs on & off, but lately Chrome has been causing various issue for me so it's off to FF I go (again!).
    
    Feb 19, 2019
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    I changed to Pale Moon because I wasn't going to put up with firefox [Mozilla] changing my browser of decades whether I liked it or not.
    
    Which I didn't.
    
    Feb 19, 2019
    
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6. pedalhead
  Rolling update to HEKv2, now with 3.5mm sockets. Good, but not ideal when the warranty replacement doesn't include new cables!
  
  Feb 18, 2019
  1. ufospls2 and Mithrandir41 like this.
7. pedalhead
  NYT article on the loudness war. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opinion/what-these-grammy-songs-tell-us-about-the-loudness-wars.html
  
  Feb 10, 2019
  1. Cspirou, Jinxy245, LetMeBeFrank and 2 others like this.
8. pedalhead
  Definitely the first album for my 2019 best of list. Better Oblivion Community Center (Bandcamp) https://goo.gl/7LUPc5
  
  Feb 9, 2019
  1. DigMe, Jinxy245, elguapo and 2 others like this.
  2. gaspasser
    I lost track of Conor Oberst, it’s good to see something new from him
    
    Feb 9, 2019
    
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  3. captkirk
    Nice. Have enjoyed Phoebe Bridgers solo work, and her collaboration with Julian Baker.
    
    Feb 9, 2019
    
    elguapo and pedalhead like this.
9. bixby
  Olafur Arnolds, Leicester, UK, 21 march. Go for it! Or run down to Cardiff, better yet, don't. My namesake statue is in the square, haha.
  
  Feb 5, 2019
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  2. pedalhead
    Thanks for the heads up. Booked two tickets! Wife (and me) happy :-)
    
    Feb 6, 2019
    
    bixby and Wilson like this.
10. pedalhead
  Cruel karma for babysitting my neighbours 4-yr-old. Man-flu.
  
  Jan 25, 2019
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  3. GoodEnoughGear
    My 4yo has the lurgy right now. I'm desperately tring to avoid the inevitable point-blank sneeze in the face.
    
    Jan 25, 2019
    
    bengo, pedalhead and Syzygy like this.
  4. Thad E Ginathom
    @pedalhead "As with most 4-yr-old (humans!) she's an infection factory"
    
    Worse to come. When they go to school they become multi-brand infection distributors!
    
    Jan 25, 2019
    
    pedalhead and GoodEnoughGear like this.
  5. pedalhead
    So true. Fortunately, mine are 12 & 9 so mostly over the disease distributing...I hope!
    
    Jan 25, 2019
    
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11. pedalhead
  Left channel dead on my HE1000 v2. Bugger! :-(
  
  Jan 23, 2019
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  3. pedalhead
    Same here. It's a bit of a leap of faith tbh as I haven't heard the SE, and as you say, the impressions out there are... curious. At least I'll be getting a new 3 year warranty with this pair, worth its weight in gold for HFM cans :-)
    
    Jan 24, 2019
    
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  4. BenjaminBore
    What’s the warranty experience like from here in the UK? Had it expired, or were they a used purchase?
    
    Many a time have I wanted one of their hps but was put off by their rep.
    
    Jan 24, 2019
  5. pedalhead
    My situation isn't typical tbh as I'm friends with the Hifiman chap & we've done meets together & stuff. I bought my (now) faulty v2 used, so ordinarily I think wouldn't be covered under warranty. I have heard that HFM are in general pretty accommodating when it comes to warranty stuff though.
    
    Jan 24, 2019
    
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12. pedalhead
  Roon 1.6! Qobuz integration! Yay!
  
  Jan 22, 2019
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13. pedalhead
  After much faffing, been diagnosed with bloody chillblanes. Not easy to keep hands warm on a bike in the British winter!
  
  Jan 21, 2019
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  3. pedalhead
    Yep, those are the bastards.
    
    Jan 22, 2019
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    Your NHS has some useful information for you:
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chilblains/
    Especially "avoid being outside when it's cold or damp." Hmmm. Better emigrate then!
    
    Curious, about not warming up too fast. My parents told me that, and, of course, they were right. Too late for me to tell them. But hey, they were wrong about lots of other stuff!
    
    Jan 22, 2019
    
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  5. pedalhead
    Yeah, because when I've been out on the bike for a few hours & I'm freezing, I really want to wait ages before warming up my hands :-). Funnily enough, it's not just biking. I'm a bit of a tightwad, and working from home in the winter I generally leave the heating off, so get cold hands a lot. Tend to use the First Watt F7 as a hand-warmer rather than the central heating :-).
    
    Jan 22, 2019
    
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14. pedalhead
  The Dynaudio Special Forty really is a bloody marvellous speaker.
  
  Jan 17, 2019
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  3. pedalhead
    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/pictures-of-your-speaker-system.480/page-17#post-213568
    
    Jan 17, 2019
  4. manatworks
    Ohhh i’ve been eyeing a pair , is it power hungry?
    
    Jan 22, 2019
  5. pedalhead
    Surprisingly not. I know Dynaudios have a rep for being tough to drive, but these are pretty middle of the road in that regard ime. 70wpc Conrad Johnson power amp with a passive pre drives them very well in my approx 14' x 23' room.
    
    Jan 22, 2019
15. pedalhead
  PSA - 50% off Warp titles on Bleep.com. Some great stuff there. https://goo.gl/8go2bo
  
  Dec 26, 2018
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  2. dubharmonic
    Listening to a Warp title as I read this, Nightmares on Wax Carboot Soul!
    
    Dec 27, 2018
    
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16. pedalhead
  Is it too early to start getting excited about end of year album lists?
  
  Nov 16, 2018
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  2. pedalhead
    I know it's nerdy, but I love the end of year "best album" lists, both from folks on here and from various music sites. Great way to find music I missed, and interesting to see what people think.
    
    Nov 16, 2018
    
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  3. Biodegraded
    I'm totally out of touch, so the more the better is all good for me.
    
    Nov 16, 2018
    
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17. pedalhead
  Coltrane's Giant Steps deconstructed. Fascinating stuff... https://youtu.be/62tIvfP9A2w
  
  Nov 14, 2018
  1. Lyander, Imraan, Jinxy245 and 1 other person like this.
  2. DigMe
    Vox does some cool music stuff. I also enjoyed this one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p_IHotHxIl8
    
    Nov 14, 2018
    
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  3. pedalhead
    Yes, probably my fav RH album so that was a good one. Apparently there are two more jazz videos coming from Vox soon.
    
    Nov 14, 2018
    
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18. pedalhead
  It's that time of year again...heating in my office off, First Watt F7 on. Toasty warm by mid morning.
  
  Nov 8, 2018
  1. LetMeBeFrank, westermac, Vansen and 5 others like this.
  2. geniekid
    I broke up my tidy stack yesterday so I could use my Gungnir Multibit as a hand warmer.
    
    Nov 8, 2018
    
    westermac and pedalhead like this.
  3. westermac
    The rest of my office is kinda screwed because the thermostat is in my office, along with dozens of heat-generating components. So either I live in a sweat lodge or they just have to layer up.
    
    Nov 8, 2018
    
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19. pedalhead
  HE-6SE and HE1000SE on the way. Hmmm... https://www.facebook.com/704834732873248/posts/1898370606852982/
  
  Aug 10, 2018
  1. direstraitsfan98, Mr.Sneis, Jinxy245 and 1 other person like this.
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  3. Vent
    I made the mistake of purchasing a Hifiman once. #neveragain. Especially at these prices.
    
    Aug 11, 2018
  4. pedalhead
    Sadly, I enjoy the house sound. Don't like the prices though :-(
    
    Aug 11, 2018
    
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  5. ufospls2
    HE1000SE=3.5k, HE6SE=1.8k
    
    Aug 11, 2018
20. pedalhead
  Cycling in California is bloody excellent. Flying home today, gonna miss Mt Diablo and the Sierras. Sigh.
  
  Aug 5, 2018
  1. yotacowboy, Riotvan, TwoEars and 6 others like this.
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  3. insidious meme
    Lol, almost making me want to break out my bike again.
    
    Aug 5, 2018
    
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  4. bengo
    Come to Scotland sometime, it's exactly the same only wetter ;)
    
    Aug 13, 2018
    
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  5. pedalhead
    haha yep I've raced a lot in Scotland. Love it!
    
    Aug 13, 2018
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