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    @Gazny I recall you saying there was a venue you liked in Oceanside?

    @Gazny I recall you saying there was a venue you liked in Oceanside?
    Profile Post Comment by penguins, Apr 16, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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    u2original4me

    u2original4me
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    Not sure how it sounds compared to the Spring 2... but I would have sold you the Spring 2 if you...

    Not sure how it sounds compared to the Spring 2... but I would have sold you the Spring 2 if you wanted it.
    Profile Post Comment by penguins, Apr 6, 2024
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    McIntosh - is it that great?

    Short version: Most McIntosh amps I've heard have been between a 6 or 7/10 for me. This is a 6 or 7 on a bell curve, with 5 being average, not 60%...
    Post by: penguins, Apr 6, 2024 in forum: Advice Threads
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    Guess they just decided to use a scammy sounding name. I questioned it because just before...

    Guess they just decided to use a scammy sounding name. I questioned it because just before your status update I read an article about how...
    Profile Post Comment by penguins, Apr 6, 2024
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    Going to say what people are probably thinking but no one has said - was this for real? Sounds...

    Going to say what people are probably thinking but no one has said - was this for real? Sounds like a scam to me...
    Profile Post Comment by penguins, Apr 4, 2024
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    ^ You're back!

    ^ You're back!
    Profile Post Comment by penguins, Mar 26, 2024
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    Musing About "Endgame"

    ^ Same thing as @JK47 Press play, enjoy* the music without needing to think about that, play with this, fix X and Y, reconfigure Z, etc. I too...
    Post by: penguins, Mar 26, 2024 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    ^ hence why I think this is yet another way for IRS / gov to try to control us. OTOH we also...

    ^ hence why I think this is yet another way for IRS / gov to try to control us. OTOH we also cannot underestimate some of the stupid things that...
    Profile Post Comment by penguins, Mar 26, 2024
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    What @crenca said - someway, somehow, I bet this is due to IRS or other gov intervention of...

    What @crenca said - someway, somehow, I bet this is due to IRS or other gov intervention of sorts... probably under the guise of combating illicit...
    Profile Post Comment by penguins, Mar 26, 2024
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    FS: DNA Stellaris

    I'm not lol. But yeah, once something is in the top 1% of gear in a given category (in this case headphone amps) in any hobby, I feel like it's...
    Post by: penguins, Mar 21, 2024 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
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    Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

    Guess it was point #4 above then. Although in all serious I'm oddly relieved that it was something "easy" like this instead of "illuminati...
    Post by: penguins, Mar 21, 2024 in forum: SBAF Blogs
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    Grado GS3000X Review and Measurements: Don't You (Forget About Me)

    FWIW - these fit on my head OK when I tried them a few times in Austin. There did seem to be a little more than a half baked "just add more...
    Post by: penguins, Mar 14, 2024 in forum: Headphones
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    Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

    More conspiracy hat time? Long story short, Boeing whistleblower found dead in his car in a hotel parking lot in Charleston. And yes, I'll...
    Post by: penguins, Mar 12, 2024 in forum: SBAF Blogs
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    Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

    Thinking about this again with my conspiracy hat on: 1) Somewhere in the illuminati clubhouse, turtle man caved and she didn't. Meanwhile turtle...
    Post by: penguins, Mar 9, 2024 in forum: SBAF Blogs