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Difficult to tell the color of the Focal Clear Mg from all the official marketing photos. Hopefully just iridescent... Mar 16, 2021

Soups was last seen:: May 15, 2021 at 3:04 PM

1. Soups
  Difficult to tell the color of the Focal Clear Mg from all the official marketing photos. Hopefully just iridescent...
  
  Mar 16, 2021
  2. netforce
    What color is the headphone?
    
    Focal Clear Mg: Yes
    
    Mar 16, 2021
    
    Imraan, ChaChaRealSmooth, fraggler and 4 others like this.
2. Soups
  The new McDonald's chicken sandwich is just OK. What you'd expect a copy of a copy to taste like.
  
  Mar 3, 2021
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3. Soups
  Go Kansas Bay Buccachiefs!!!
  
  Feb 7, 2021
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  3. Soups
    Big parade happening tomorrow, downtown Boston.
    
    Feb 7, 2021
  4. jexby
    ROTFL
    
    Feb 7, 2021
    
    spwath likes this.
  5. HotRatSalad
    It's funny when I lived 30 minutes north of tampa from 2003-2009 they fucking hated Brady and the Patriots more than anything !
    
    Feb 7, 2021
4. Soups
  Koss will now be known as Ko$$...
  
  Feb 4, 2021
  1. Jinxy245, Biodegraded, Deep Funk and 5 others like this.
  2. Soups
    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/04/koss-family-executives-cash-in-44-million-in-stock-during-short-squeeze-rally.html
    
    Feb 4, 2021
    
    MuppetFace, Cryptowolf, Priidik and 3 others like this.
5. Soups
  Received Jot 2. Expected to spend a lot of time with HE6SE. But. I. cannot. pull myself away from the HD650.
  
  Jan 18, 2021
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  3. HotRatSalad
    Is it me or does Jot 2 make it seem like Liquid Platinum isn't as good now ? HD650 and Aeolus Bifrost 2 here.
    
    Jan 19, 2021
    
    fraggler likes this.
  4. jnak00
    @HotRatSalad I have the same combo and think the same thing
    
    Jan 19, 2021
  5. Soups
    All from distant memory, but maybe the only area where I'd give Liquid Platinum an edge is wider stage.. which almost feels irrelevant with the HD6X0 line.
    
    Jan 19, 2021
6. Soups
  Great to hear from @baldr today - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToIjKCUvrow
  
  Jan 13, 2021
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  2. jexby
    like Mike's semi-plaid shirt!
    
    Jan 13, 2021
    
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  3. Soups
    Sage reminder: it's about having FUN, and enjoying the music while you can. Everything else is... what ass sounds like.
    
    Jan 13, 2021
    
    Jinxy245 and Gazny like this.
7. Soups
  HE6SE arriving today. Woohoo!
  
  Jan 11, 2021
  1. luckybaer and Merrick like this.
  2. Soups
    Been waiting for Jot 2 to ship for over two weeks. Boohoo. :)
    
    Jan 11, 2021
8. Soups
  Thieaudio Monarch + iBasso DX160. Closing out 2020 with a high-synergy portable setup that punches way above its pricepoint.
  
  Dec 31, 2020
  2. Soups
    Felt like I was rolling the dice on both. But the Monarch is an incredible value as a neutralish + technical IEM with a fine sub-bass tilt that will make heads bob and booties shake. I strongly prefer it to the only other pricey IEM's I've heard: UM Mest, CFA Atlas and Solaris (OG).
    
    Dec 31, 2020
    
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  3. Soups
    DX160 sucks at everything (interface, wifi, battery) but sound. Don't pay full price but balanced out on this makes the Monarchs sing.
    
    Dec 31, 2020
9. Soups
  Enjoyed the new Bee Gees documentary. Didn't know much of their story outside of one song/album...
  
  Dec 27, 2020
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  2. Soups
    These guys will go down in history as some of the greatest pop songsmiths ever. But what a reminder that few things breed more contempt and life-chaos than run-away commercial success.
    
    Dec 27, 2020
    
    Jinxy245, Syzygy and Thad E Ginathom like this.
10. Soups
  ...feeling oddly nostalgic about the heydays of Columbia House / BMG Music Club.
  
  Dec 16, 2020
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  3. Soups
    I lost track of how many times I re-upped with both. But like a sucka mc, I always fulfilled my purchase obligations. Found this on Wikipedia: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/25/nyregion/man-admits-fraud-in-joining-cd-clubs-thousands-of-times.html
    
    Dec 17, 2020
  4. DigMe
    Daaang! I always fulfilled the terms as well. We are not thieves.
    
    Dec 17, 2020
    
    Cryptowolf and Soups like this.
  5. Soups
    Who knew thug life could be so focused on mail-order fraud. Also didn't know that many variations of a single address was even possible.
    
    Dec 17, 2020
11. Soups
  Realized that with the SR1A's, I now live up to my custom title.
  
  Nov 25, 2020
  2. Soups
    These are the most sadomasochistic looking ear speakers around.
    
    Nov 25, 2020
    
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12. Soups
  The tuning on these $20 Monoprice SonicSolace ANC headphones will scar your soul. Was about to trash them but...
  
  Nov 24, 2020
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  3. Inoculator
    I have been curious about the Monolith True Wireless they just released. Looks like they are doing the same approach of not tuning them and relying on Sonarworks though, as they are majorly promoting that collaboration.
    
    Nov 24, 2020
    
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  4. Soups
    Shoot, now I'm having a look at it. Not a bad move to apply DEQ to that category where sound quality still matters, but isn't necessarily king.
    
    Nov 24, 2020
    
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  5. Inoculator
    Yeah, at $100 on sale for black friday, if comfort isn't terrible, call quality is solid, and battery life isn't terrible... Maybe worth a whirl? I am just so not a DEQ guy, but probably only way they are tolerable
    
    Nov 24, 2020
13. Soups
  a room in disarray w/ boxes and clutter everywhere = accidental room treatment. speakers sound unusually good!
  
  Nov 20, 2020
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  2. ChaChaRealSmooth
    WAF unusually low
    
    Nov 20, 2020
    
    SoupRKnowva and Soups like this.
  3. Thad E Ginathom
    Clutter is good. As long is it doesn't rattle, vibrate or resonate.
    
    Nov 21, 2020
    
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14. Soups
  Is Hifiman owned and operated by Dr. Jian-Yang?
  
  Oct 29, 2020
  2. Soups
    8 recipes for octopus, and almost as many planar options for $250 and under.
    
    Oct 29, 2020
15. Soups
  ...one of the benefits of hanging around SBAF for awhile: you learn the art of waiting to buy gear.
  
  Oct 13, 2020
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  3. dubharmonic
    @ChaChaRealSmooth why bad? You want it all? :-)
    
    Oct 14, 2020
  4. Soups
    @ChaChaRealSmooth - are you like the crack dealer that slipped up and became the crackhead? ;)
    
    Oct 14, 2020
  5. ChaChaRealSmooth
    It makes you insane and want to spend more money on things you really don't need. Like this Wavelight (yes, I'm leaving a teaser here on my thoughts)
    
    Oct 14, 2020
16. Soups
  Ugh... McDonalds and KFC on the same day... good thing my recent physical went well.
  
  Aug 12, 2020
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  3. YMO
    A lot of flowing later.
    
    Aug 12, 2020
  4. crazychile
    KFC should change their initials to MSG if real truth in advertisement were a thing.
    
    Aug 13, 2020
  5. Soups
    It was some of the saltiest, driest KFC I've ever eaten. IME, for how much they charge, KFC quality is pretty inconsistent. But when it's good, it's really good... MSG and all. :)
    
    Aug 13, 2020
    
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17. Soups
  Help? Unable to find a thread/post that tells us how the name "Super Best Audio Friends" came about. It'd be great to hear the backstory.
  
  Aug 10, 2020
  2. YMO
    I think it in CS, I could be wrong.
    
    Aug 10, 2020
    
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  3. k4rstar
    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/about-changstar-and-super-best-audio-friends-a-post-from-tari.102/
    
    Aug 10, 2020
    
    Jinxy245, ChaChaRealSmooth, spwath and 6 others like this.
  4. purr1n
    South Park. It's take on Super Best Friends on South Park.
    
    Aug 10, 2020
    
    dark_energy, Jinxy245, Soups and 2 others like this.
18. Soups
  Modius in, just in time as Yggdrasil headed to storage (for a move). Shocked this is only $199. Thank you @baldr and @schiit !!!
  
  Jul 11, 2020
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19. Soups
  "Disgusted, repulsed, embarrassed... but also slightly impressed." How I feel after every Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest.
  
  Jul 4, 2020
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  2. Gazny
    I want the announcer to do my wedding. Hearing him introduce Joey Chestnut I can not help but chuckle.
    
    Jul 4, 2020
  3. fraggler
    Title of your sex tape?
    
    Jul 4, 2020
    
    Jinxy245, RobS, tommytakis and 1 other person like this.
  4. Soups
    @Gazny Pretty sure you ain't getting married if you hire that guy @fraggler I was also sharing my reaction to "e-sports"
    
    Jul 4, 2020
    
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20. Soups
  Now that an IEM might have achieved "Super HD650" status, even more frustrating that a headphone hasn't.
  
  May 28, 2020
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  3. TheIceman93
    To my ears, the Aeolus sounds like a Super HD650.
    
    May 28, 2020
    
    yotacowboy likes this.
  4. m17xr2b
    Isn't this the third holy grail campfire IEM? Listen for yourself. Also with HD650 it must be specified the tier of amp driven, low to mid tier maybe, Stellaris, Studio, Teton...not a chance in hell.
    
    May 28, 2020
    
    9suns likes this.
  5. Soups
    Definitely hope to get some quality time with a ZMF headphone someday, especially some of those models.
    
    May 28, 2020
    
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