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Discussion in 'Tales from the Bully Pulpit' started by Madaboutaudio, Oct 10, 2015.

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Does Head-Fi Make You Feel Like You've Been Touched by an Icky Politician?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  3. I love Jude!

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  1. Hands

    Hands Overzealous Auto Flusher - Measurbator

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    Oh god, no, they're both awful! One is, well, Music Alchemist. Anyone that racks up 12K posts in 2 years at HF...just, no. The other started down the, "Yeah, well, this thing has rave reviews everywhere, so it has to be good" path, and you know how well that turns out at a place like this.
     
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    No_One411 Fired by Jude

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    http://www.head-fi.org/t/791218/should-i-get-ath-m50x-or-ath-m40x-fiio-e11k/30#post_12165510

    MA's reply is hilarious. The other guy just seems to be a M50x shill.

    "I am one of the top posters on this website. I have a lot of experience with all sorts of headphones from entry-level to high-end. As I have already stated, I have been a musician practically my entire life. And I am obsessed with getting the most accurate sound possible."

    "That's hilarious, because I'm a genius."

    "Because I have over 12,000 posts here. I would have never come this far if I was a member of the trade without disclosing it, since that is against the rules of this forum."
     
    No_One411, Dec 15, 2015
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    haha. Ok. Can you tell this is the only thread I've read on HF (aside from the Torpedo III thread)?

    Still I applaud any attempt at taking down Music Alchemist a peg.
     
    drfindley, Dec 15, 2015
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    thegunner100 Hentai Master Chief

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    head-fi is always good for some drama here and there :D
     
    thegunner100, Dec 15, 2015
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  5. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    I'm thinking we should make an answer a question from HF section for the benefit of those new to HF. We would find a good question that we have good answers for, and answer it for them here.

    P.S. Oh my, do people really still post their postal tracking updates?
     
    purr1n, Dec 15, 2015
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    This would be fun, actually informative and frankly make the site more useful to search engines and new people.
     
    drfindley, Dec 15, 2015
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    I read it more that the other guy was a Music Alchemist specific troll. Either way, that was an amazing exchange. I want to say I have met Music Alchemist IRL at a Chicago meet, but the guy I am picturing doesn't seem to fit with the online profile.
     
    fraggler, Dec 15, 2015
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    When Jeremy goes into Tari-mode he will at one point reach Black-Adder-level. Hype-Fi cannot handle that. The power of Prog is too advanced for the sheeple...
     
    Deep Funk, Dec 15, 2015
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  9. purr1n

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    Maybe the 12,000 posts got to his head. I've had several exchanges with him via PM and he never seemed that way.
     
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    paradoxper might be worse than the Music Alchemist. He's the one who turned TMA into a Staxhole.
     
    Psalmanazar, Dec 15, 2015
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    Jeremy makes me appreciate Dream Theater again. That is no small feat thus I disagree.
     
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    The Alchemist vs Music Alchemist. ;)
     
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    Yes.

    The Alchemist: E
    The Music Alchemist: M?
     
    drfindley, Dec 15, 2015
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    The Path of The Music Alchemist:

    The Path of TheAlchemist:
    ? -> Schiit BeefRoast MB (eventually)
    Valhalla 1 -> Valhalla 2
    HD650 -> HD800
    Accessories: Emotiva CMX-2 (for DC offset on AC mains)
     
    purr1n, Dec 15, 2015
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    Wait it's not the same person? :eek:
     
    Kappa, Dec 15, 2015
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    The only remaining thread I'm watching -- the Cavalli Liquid Carbon -- has devolved into an endless conversation about FedEx tracking numbers and statuses. Useless.
     
    Boops, Dec 15, 2015
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    I ordered much later than I'm guessing most that keep spamming that thread, but I have to admit I felt a sense of elation when I got the "your amp will ship around Dec. 18th" email. Seriously, can hardly wait for it to arrive.

    What's fascinating to me in general over there is the sense of authority and/or reverential treatment of relatively new members (2013+) that accumulated shit tons of posts in a really short amount of time.
     
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    Agreed. I had the same feeling. With that said, my problem with the thread is the endless theorizing and questioning by/of people with no actual knowledge of what's going on or with any meaningful information to add.
     
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    My carbon will be shipping soon, the "I want it niiiiyowwww!" Syndrome is tiring, though. Then, WPChi throws in a couple of gloating post about his super-cereal number and that he has had it for awhile.
     
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    Whatever you do don't read the TH-X00 thread over there. Gotta be a new low in SNR, and I still read a lot of HF:

    60%: tracking updates/complaining about slow shipping
    30%: "OMG the pads look too small/uncomfortable in the pictures. What replacements should I order before I've even tried the headphones???"
    10%: impressions straight out of the box with no burn-in
     
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