Ringingears
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Ringingears

Honorary BFF, Male, from Northern Californium Valley

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Finally going on a vacation. 1st one in over two years! California Coast is beautiful! Oct 12, 2021

Ringingears was last seen:
Feb 19, 2022
    1. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Well it’s been two weeks without my laptop as my source. Been using my CDP only. It’s definitely a superior source. Worth the extra effort.
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      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        I didn't want to believe it but my $50 CD player sounds better than my Mac Mini feeding my Modi MB
        Apr 14, 2018
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      3. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        I didn’ want t believe it either. Feeding my Gungnir Multibit with the CDP spdif out just to be clear.
        Apr 14, 2018
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        I didn't want to believe it when, nearly twenty years ago, my then-new RME sound card beat my then 600-GBP Cyrus CD player hands down. Mind you, I was never entirely satisfied with its rather dry sound
        Apr 15, 2018
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    2. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Just spent the day reading 2001 A Space Odyssey again, and listening to my RCA Living Stereo discs on my CDP. Perfect Sunday!
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      3. captkirk
        captkirk
        @Melvillian - If you haven't read Dune, you've been missing out. Herbert was the Grandpappy of modern SciFi, the rest of HIS series was also pretty good.

        Admittedly, I haven't read any Clark. O_o
        Apr 9, 2018
      4. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Dude. I’m bringing some books up.
        Apr 14, 2018
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    3. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Great Saturday. My NOS Sylvania 6CG7 came in. Using it in the Horizon III. HD 600’s really are a great headphone.
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    4. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      My laptop after many years of trusty service, just displayed the blue screen of death. It will be missed. IPad went 2 weeks ago. Shit.
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      2. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Apple is worse. It happens and your device is dead. With a Windows machine you can still fix the thing in some cases. Either way a B.S.O.D. is unpleasant.
        Apr 4, 2018
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      3. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Thanks everyone. I just did a back-up of the music two weeks ago. I kind of knew it was about done. Little things. After 35 years with PC’s you just know. Time for a new toy.
        Apr 5, 2018
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      4. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Thanks @Elnrik for the kind offer. It’s soooo old, not worth the time. Wal-mart special I bought for jury duty. Surprised at how long it lasted really.
        Apr 5, 2018
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    5. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Vacation is over. Waiting for dinner to finish re-heating (Don’t ask). 3rd load of laundry in the washer. 3rd beverage in glass. Monday. F-U
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      2. Elnrik
        Elnrik
        I though drinking made the clothes dry faster. Some physics related alcohol science stuff, or something.
        Apr 1, 2018
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      3. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        It did make them dry faster. I washed them in ethanol. Only problem was the gas dryer.
        Apr 1, 2018
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        @Elnrik, for those still working the problem with Monday is that it is way too far from Friday :)
        Apr 4, 2018
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    6. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      The start to a whole week off. Ignore anything I post past midnight. Oh hell, ignore anything I write.
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      2. Koth Ganesh
        Koth Ganesh
        Would you lock the door
        Mar 23, 2018
      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        @Koth Ganesh did you intentionally substitute "head" for "hair?"
        Mar 24, 2018
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      4. Koth Ganesh
        Koth Ganesh
        Thad, for me same difference
        Mar 24, 2018
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    7. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Happy St. Patirck’s! Enjoy a Guinness and some Corned Beef. Cabbage is optional depending on if you have to work tomorrow.
      1. Elnrik, Kunlun, Lyander and 2 others like this.
      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        corned beef and cabbage with mustard is on the menu. I was trying to keep things low carb but I want my Guinness!
        Mar 17, 2018
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      3. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        I dunno anymore. Low carb, high carb,.... all I know is I want some corned beef.
        Mar 17, 2018
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Ahhh... would that I could speak as someone /under/ the age of 64!
        Mar 25, 2018
    8. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Sunday’s are great. Music all day. No work B.S. And daylight saving time. O.K. the last one sucks. Set your clocks mates.
      1. Cryptowolf
        Cryptowolf
        Work BS done, G&T in hand and hound nearby. I toast your well-deserved day off!
        Mar 11, 2018
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    9. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Would like to get a refurbished laptop just to play music. I have about 256 GB of music currently. Would be using USB into Gungnir Multibit Gen 5. FB2K
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      2. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        I did. It was dropped on cement. Actually I had a double case around it. Wife doesn’t have good luck with with I-stuff.
        Mar 10, 2018
      3. LetMeBeFrank
        LetMeBeFrank
        If your Dell works right now, why not replace the hard drive with an SSD? Silent and fast, and with some cloning software and USB adapter should be an easy swap (assuming your Dell can be taken apart, which it most likely can)
        Mar 10, 2018
      4. bixby
        bixby
        I have a high end HP Elite with an ssd in it, just not sure how big it is, should I check, would sell in the $200 range.
        Mar 11, 2018
    10. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Good Saturday morning SBAF. Hope everyone had a good week! Going to be 6 day week as I’m leaving for work soon.
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      3. Cryptowolf
        Cryptowolf
        Ah the joys of extended weeks. I'm on call all weekend, but at least the dogs at home are better office mates.
        Mar 10, 2018
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      4. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Home now. But probably going in tomorrow for a few hours. Finals were Friday. Grades due Monday. And new term starts. No choice really.
        Mar 10, 2018
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      5. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Take care, I hope there will be good coffee.
        Mar 11, 2018
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    11. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Taking the week off. We all might think about doing the same. See you next Saturday.
    12. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Binge watched Season 1 of Westworld yesterday/today. The Sun was coming up as I finished Episode 10. Just a stellar production.
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      2. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        He tried to tell Theresa that and look what happened to her. Although Dolores whispering to Teddy “this is our world” may preclude him telling them anything. Maybe the surrogate is alive.
        Mar 2, 2018
      3. Vansen
        Vansen
        God I can't wait for the new season.
        Mar 2, 2018
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      4. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Looks like we will be paying a visit to Shogun World. Watching all 10 episodes in one sitting really was an experience.
        Mar 2, 2018
    13. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Listening to LCD2rev2. I tried using the Reveal plugin. You might want to give a try. But read up on what it does.
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    14. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Just saw a promo for Westworld. Season 2 starts April 22. Earth Day. Been a long wait. At this rate, by Season 3 I’ll be on Medicare!
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      3. Mystic
        Mystic
        Firefly is awesome. Except that awful movie.
        Feb 18, 2018
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      4. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Time for a rewatch then methinks...
        Feb 18, 2018
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      5. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        My friends and I were big fans of the movie back in the 70’s. Went many times to the drive-in. A rewatch sounds like a good idea. If I can get these headphones off my head.
        Feb 18, 2018
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    15. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Time for my annual “Thanks Lincoln for being born” Monday status update.
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    16. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Congrats Philly fans. Long time 9ers fan here. The first time IS the best. Enjoy!
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      2. brencho
        brencho
        Yeah I don't have a horse in that fight but happy for Philly
        Feb 4, 2018
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    17. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Time for some football and junk uh rapidly prepared food.
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      2. Elnrik
        Elnrik
        Go Eagles!
        Feb 4, 2018
    18. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      I’m done with Audeze. Same big copreration bullshit as usual. I’ll have a listen to the LCD-2C’s. But I won’t buy them. Too many games.
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      3. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        I’m still skeptical until we see how long the drivers last. Been down this road too many times. But this pricing game bullshit, sorry they can kiss my.......
        Feb 3, 2018
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      4. Kattefjaes
        Kattefjaes
        ..shiny metal ass?
        Feb 4, 2018
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      5. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Shiny? Yes. Metal???? Well I have been called a hard ass a few times.
        Feb 4, 2018
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    19. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      Somehow stumbled onto HeadCase. Ouch! My head. Not a good way to start a Saturday.
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      2. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        My problem was the obvious bias against EC. And Gilmore’s general attitude is a turn off for me. But I’m sure some folks don’t find us to their liking. To each their own.
        Feb 3, 2018
      3. 9suns
        9suns
        I think their Stax thread is pretty useful, plenty of information about Stax silent revisions and technical explanations about it. Not the type of forum I would like to be in, but nice resource about Stax land, just omit the vitriol and search specific info. I do the same with old and useful Head-fi threads, search info and ignore noise/rants. Every forum can be useful if you have patience/know where to look.
        Feb 3, 2018
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      4. JustAnotherRando
        JustAnotherRando
        Hm, just dipped into three headphone threads there which had promising titles, and all three were full of swearing/semi-random one liners/noise.
        Feb 3, 2018
    20. Ringingears
      Ringingears
      I can’t seem to even order a Floor Wart from @schiit. They are out of stock. Can’t add to the cart. Bummer.
      1. Merrick
        Merrick
        Just order a Modi, toss it and keep the power supply.
        Jan 25, 2018
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      2. monacelli
        monacelli
        If I recall correctly, they had a transformer shortage that threatened to hold back Magni 3 sales during the holidays. Quite a pickle given Magni's popularity. So they solved the problem by shipping them with floor warts instead... but that drained the supply and probably explains why they're back-ordered.
        Jan 25, 2018
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      3. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        A friend bought a Magni 3 in December after he came over and heard the loaner. He got the Floor Wart included, so I suspect the same thing @monacelli. Guess they aren’t taking new orders until they get it back in stock.
        Jan 28, 2018
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    Gender:
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    Location:
    Northern Californium Valley
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    PC ALIVE suddenly, so...PC/ Creek Destiny CD Player-->Gungnir Multibit (Gen 5 USB)/or (Eitr- ->Modi Multibit)—>EC Black Widow/ Garage 1217 Horizon III with Keysight LPS/ Valhalla 2/ Massdrop ZDT Jr. -->HD 800, 650, 600, Paradox, DT-1350. LCD 2 rev. 2 pre-fazor and new to the family modded HE-560’s.

    Retirement is to pay the bills, living life is everything else.