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MOT: Headphone.com, Male, from Seattle, WA

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When I see audio sites getting all frothed-up about phrases like "PTSD", I can only assume they mean "Post Tequila-Shots-Disorder" ... Oct 4, 2018

    1. Torq
      Torq
      Head says: "Keep auditioning", Heart says: "Buy a loaded LP12", Impulse says: "Buy a VPi Prime Signature" ... NOW!
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      3. Merrick
        Merrick
        That sounds amazing! The Elliot Bay Towers don't actually exist, they're the condo complex that Frasier Crane lived in on Frasier. ;)
        Mar 1, 2017
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      4. Torq
        Torq
        Aha! Too funny! :) The girly finds these spots ... I just show up, say "uhh", "meh", "f**k no", or "hell yes" ... I've lived in WA for 14 years and still have no idea what's where in Seattle.
        Mar 1, 2017
      5. Merrick
        Merrick
        If my place had 270 degree waterfront views including the Space Needle I wouldn't care where it was either!
        Mar 1, 2017
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    2. Case
      Case
      Glad you are feeling better!
    3. Torq
      Torq
      Cough-suppressant + Fermented Tempranillo + Torq = Shit Posts ... (time to be good now ...)
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      3. Case
        Case
        Blowing off steam is good for this place
        Feb 23, 2017
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      4. DigMe
        DigMe
        if any of you are trying to steal the title of Dr. Poopoo it will take a lot more than that.
        Feb 23, 2017
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      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        haha... I'm suffering from mouthwash!

        The internet says it needs an *overdose* to get delerium, but I fewlt pretty weird on the first day of using it.
        Feb 24, 2017
    4. Torq
      Torq
      Buy new-but-cheapie "for cover display only" LP on Amazon. Receive serious audiophile copy that's better than all my other copies ...
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      3. Torq
        Torq
        Brubeck's "Time Out"
        Feb 22, 2017
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      4. pedalhead
        pedalhead
        Nice, and very "audiophile" of you :-). Bought a (cheap) copy of that myself the other day. Sadly, it really was the cheap version.
        Feb 22, 2017
      5. Merrick
        Merrick
        It's not the AP 45 RPM is it?
        Feb 22, 2017
    5. Torq
      Torq
      if(contains(user.post(0).text,"gustard")) user.status=Status.BANNED;
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      2. landroni
        landroni
        C, I suppose?
        Feb 20, 2017
      3. Torq
        Torq
        Nah, just pseudo-code (if it was legal C though, it would have a rather nasty fault condition on hitting that line).
        Feb 20, 2017
      4. brencho
        brencho
        LOL
        Feb 20, 2017
    6. Torq
      Torq
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    7. Torq
      Torq
      So ... what happens if I actually buy those "last 100" PCM-1704UK then?
      1. Yeskey
        Yeskey
        Sell them to adg and become a gazillionaire.
        Feb 16, 2017
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      2. Hrodulf
        Hrodulf
        Destroy them and Lord Voldemort won't be able to return.
        Feb 17, 2017
      3. DigMe
        DigMe
        Not quite. The final audio horcrux is embedded in an Edition HE-$6000, insuring that no one will ever have it.
        Feb 17, 2017
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    8. Torq
      Torq
      The ducks in the bathroom are not mine.
      1. DigMe
        DigMe
        If you think that will get you out of the bill..
        Feb 16, 2017
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    9. Torq
      Torq
      SHOULD do: Finish editing/post the next part of my portable DAC/amp thread; WANT to do: Go sit in the dark with the the WM1A and zone out.
      1. Case, jowls, Dino and 3 others like this.
    10. Torq
      Torq
      I am so glad I am not nervosa-afflicted (especially USB-nervosa). I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be covered under my mental-health insurance.
      1. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Usb is like a ball and chain, people keep adding to it to get more freedom from crappy sound. But they won't truly know freedom untill they sever the chain.
        Feb 13, 2017
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      2. Torq
        Torq
        I wouldn't mind so much if they weren't doing it in ways where it doesn't yield a benefit. A USB-power-purifier can have good effects ... but not into a DDC that's outputting electrically isolated S/PDIF.
        Feb 13, 2017
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      3. Kattefjaes
        Kattefjaes
        It reminds me of the horrible ropes of ADB dongles on old publishing Macs, where something was always going wonky. Chains that convoluted are just begging for ntermittent faults.

        Edit: Also, that guy wasn't really trying- he didn't even seem to have a Jitterbug in there. No bullshit USB chain is complete without harmful snakeoil.
        Feb 13, 2017
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    11. Torq
      Torq
      Bifrost MB -> Saga -> Lyr 2 | Jotunheim is quite fun ...
    12. Torq
      Torq
      Time to change my avatar, since most of the gear it showed I no longer have!
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      2. Torq
        Feb 9, 2017
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      3. bazelio
        bazelio
        So, I'm unclear. Do you still have the gear in your new avatar?
        Feb 10, 2017
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      4. Torq
        Torq
        Well, the *bottle* is empty, but otherwise, in the *new* avatar ... yes.
        Feb 10, 2017
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    13. Torq
      Torq
      The secret is ... "to bang the rocks together" ...
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      2. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Did you produce a spark to start a fire? If so was it a divine spark that gave you inspiration? Is your neighbour Barney Rubble?
        Feb 10, 2017
    14. Torq
      Torq
      Surprising how much loss of resolution there is with LCD-4 coming straight off Utopia and HD-800S ...
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      3. Torq
        Torq
        Good point! ;) But still ... a bigger delta than I recall from going in the other direction, that's for sure!
        Feb 9, 2017
      4. purr1n
        purr1n
        That's too bad. The pre Fazor stuff was resolving despite the Audeze target curve.
        Feb 9, 2017
      5. Torq
        Torq
        In absolute terms it's probably not as bad as my first comment makes it sound. But it's also not missable. Went from the LCD-4 to the Abyss and that's giving noticeably better resolution than the Audezes.
        Feb 9, 2017
    15. Torq
      Torq
      I think it's time to update "Life after Yggdrasil?" and move it over here ...
      1. insidious meme
        insidious meme
        Just post "So long, and thanks for all the fish", and don't come back.
        Feb 8, 2017
        Merrick, iKhaos, jowls and 2 others like this.
      2. Torq
        Torq
        That would be suitably fitting! I'll just be leaving the original thread as-is, I think. It just won't get the updates I do here.
        Feb 8, 2017
    16. Torq
      Torq
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      3. Torq
        Torq
        GUTB is not *that* interesting to actually bother monitoring! Just saw his twatwaffle in a Holo Audio Spring DAC thread. It's @utlrabike that deserves the real credit here ... ted_b's slap-down is priceless!
        Feb 7, 2017
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      4. Case
        Case
        Grandiose Uber Troll Biobot
        Feb 7, 2017
        landroni and Torq like this.
      5. DigMe
        DigMe
        @Wilson re: Nuclear holocaust
        He'll be sitting on a pile of Twinkies trolling cockroaches.
        Feb 7, 2017
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    17. Torq
      Torq
      I feel a major gear consolidation/sale coming on... I have way too much un/little used stuff hanging around ...
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      3. Kattefjaes
        Kattefjaes
        Aye, it was about the only thing I could name without being in danger of sounding like a genuine chancer :)

        (Used 230V Gumbies are like those particles that only exist theoretically, and are driving the LHC Atlas experiment nuts in trying to detect them...)
        Feb 6, 2017
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      4. insidious meme
        insidious meme
        What happened to that turntable journey thread? :D
        Feb 6, 2017
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      5. Torq
        Torq
        I'll get to it ... bunch of other stuff to finish writing up first! ;)
        Feb 6, 2017
    18. Torq
      Torq
      Happiness is hot glass and glowing metal in the shape of a 300B (and, well, the love of a good woman) ...
      1. Xecuter, LauSing2, Case and 3 others like this.
    19. Torq
      Torq
      I am a bad man ...
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      3. Merrick
        Merrick
        Pavane?
        Feb 2, 2017
      4. Torq
        Torq
        Tempted, but not yet! Just pot-stirring "elsewhere" ...
        Feb 3, 2017
      5. landroni
        landroni
        Looks like the pot is well and truly stirred now... ;)
        Feb 4, 2017
    20. Torq
      Torq
      Sony NW-WM1A -> SE846 (Bal) might just be good enough to kill off all but one of my other portable solutions ...
      1. TRex
        TRex
        No, not Andromedas!
        Feb 2, 2017
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    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    Gear List:
    Headphones:

    Abyss AB-1266 Phi & Phi CC, Focal Utopia (x2), Audeze LCD-4, Sennheiser HD800S, Sennheiser HD820, Sennheiser HD650, Sennheiser HD660S, Sony MDR-Z1R, Focal Clear, Focal Elear, Fostex TH900 Mk2 (EG), ZMF Eikon (Paduak), Fostex TR-X00 (Ebony), AKG/Massdrop K7XX (Red), Focal Elex, Focal Clear, Massdrop HD6XX

    IEMs (etc):

    Empire Ears Zeus XR (ADEL), Etymotic ER4-XR, Bose QC20i, 1More Triple Driver (Lightning)

    Wireless:

    Sony MDR-1000X, Jaybird BlueBuds X, Apple AirPods

    Headphone Amps:

    Woo Audio WA234 MONO Mk2 [WE 300B NOS/Takatsuki 274B, RCA 13EM7 CB NOS, SPL Phonitor x (w/ DAC), iFi Audio Pro iCAN, Massdrop x Cavalli Tube Hybrid, Massdrop Cavalli Liquid Carbon X

    Sources:

    Chord DAVE, Linn Akurate DSM/2 (Katalyst), Schiit Yggdrasil Analog 2, Chord Hugo 2, Meridian Explorer 2, AudioQuest Dragonfly Red, Sony NW-WM1Z, Massdrop x Airist Audio R-2R DAC, RME ADI-2 DAC

    Streamers/Audio Interfaces:

    Raspberry Pi w/ Digi+, RME ADI 2.0-Pro FS, Arturia AudioFuse, Schiit Eitr, Schiit Jil, Focusrite 2i2 (2nd Gen)

    Speaker & Vinyl Rig:

    Linn Akurate DSM/2 (Katalyst), Project RPM 9.2 Evo w/ Dynavector 10x5, Linn Exakt Akudorik (Katalyst) speakers, JL-Audio Dominion D108

    Office Turntable:

    Rega Planar 3 (2016)/Elys 2, Groovetracer Reference Subplatter + Clamp

    Cables/Power:

    AudioQuest Wind, AudioQuest Colorado, Radioaktiv Isotope Protium, Radioaktiv Fusion, Synergistic Research Alpha Sterling, Maze Audio Ref4 Carbon Alloy AC Power Cord (10 Ga/Furutech), Emotiva CMX-2, Furutech E-TP60 Audiophile Power Distribution Block, Akiko Mk2 AC Tuning Stick*

    Retired & Sold (but familiar with for reference):

    Linn Akurate DS/1, Linn Akurate Kontrol/1, Linn Majik Isobarik (Aktiv), Linn Akurate 4200, Peachtree iDecco, Meridian 506.20, Schiit Bifrost "4490", Schiit Bifrost MB, Schiit Modi MB, MHDT Stockholm 2, ALO Audio International+ Optical Edition, RSA Intruder, Schiit Lyr, Schiit Lyr 2, Schiit Vali 2, Schiit Jotunheim (w/ phono board), Schiit Saga, Woo Audio WA6, iFi Audio Micro iDSD Black Label, LH Labs GOV2+ Infinity, Chord Mojo, AK120, HiFiMAN HE-500, AKG Q701, AKG K7XX, Etymotic ER-6, Etymotic HF-2, Fostex TH-X00 Purpleheart, HeadRoom Supreme, HeadRoom AirHead, Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 - Circumnaural, Focusrite RedNet 3, Focusrite RedNet D16AES, Sony WM1A, FiiO X5 (3rd gen), Empire Ears Zeus R (non ADEL), Audeze LCD-2.2c, Shure SE846, Schiit Gungnir MB, Holo Audio Spring DAC L3/KTE, Auralic Aries, Schiit Ragnarok, Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital, Singxer SU-1, Abyss AB-1266, AAW W900, Sonore Sonicorbiter SE, Woo Audio WA5LE Mk2 (w/ parts upgrade)