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Rip pharoah sanders may your spirit continue to soar through interstellar space Sep 24, 2022

brencho was last seen:: Oct 3, 2022 at 9:22 PM

1. brencho
  Rip pharoah sanders may your spirit continue to soar through interstellar space
  
  Sep 24, 2022
  1. DigMe, FlySweep, CEE TEE and 6 others like this.
  2. wbass
    Oh, man! What a body of work. His Impulse! sides are astonishing, naturally, and like everyone I loved the Floating Points/LSO collaboration. But hearing him and Sonny Sharrock burn down this track, from 1991, was my start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg_geIiehEM&ab_channel=Pharomba
    
    Sep 24, 2022
    
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  3. brencho
    Oh yes man! I also just ordered a live in Paris ORTF record today after learning about his death. Gotta celebrate his life with some music.
    
    Sep 24, 2022
    
    wbass likes this.
  4. CEE TEE
    Karma is such a good album. RIP
    
    Sep 25, 2022
    
    wbass likes this.
2. brencho
  Do any of you pals remember what sticky doodad to use to dim the schiit LEDs?
  
  Sep 10, 2022
  1. YMO and Claritas like this.
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  3. brencho
    Thanks friends, and condolences to YMO’s social and familial circle
    
    Sep 11, 2022
    
    Jinxy245 and YMO like this.
  4. Thad E Ginathom
    Lightdims have been on my wishlist for ages, but never got around to getting them. A UK friend is bringing some shopping list things for me in a couple of weeks.
    
    ...
    
    Sep 11, 2022
  5. Thad E Ginathom
    ...
    
    If necessary, I tame LEDs with marker pens. They type that are intended to be indelible on everything including shiny plastics and glass. My router has all-white eye-pearcers: I made it comfortable and intelligible with different colours.
    
    Faber-Castell Multimark is what I use. No idea about USA availability or equivalent.
    
    Sep 11, 2022
3. brencho
  Anyone in the LA Pasadena area have a van or suv or truck I could borrow for a few hours?
  
  Sep 5, 2022
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  3. brencho
    LOL look the glove doesn’t fit
    
    Sep 5, 2022
    
    netforce, crenca, Merrick and 8 others like this.
  4. YMO
    Selling speakers?
    
    Sep 6, 2022
  5. Erroneous
    Enjoy the new gear (if you can get it!)
    They don't offer white glove? Pshhh.
    
    Sep 7, 2022
4. brencho
  excited to have a massive piece of schiit just plop down on my porch.
  
  Aug 3, 2022
  1. Justin S, Phantaminum, zottel and 16 others like this.
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  3. YMO
    Poop
    
    Aug 3, 2022
    
    internethandle likes this.
  4. brencho
    Seeing the jiggy on my rack is like a flashback to 2015. Time to warm it up and break it in…
    
    Aug 3, 2022
    
    YMO likes this.
  5. Azimuth
    https://y.yarn.co/cd4062b0-c5f7-4d10-8780-33c9f23ba1af_text.gif
    
    Aug 4, 2022
    
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5. brencho
  Merry Christmas you filthy little so and sos
  
  Dec 24, 2021
  1. Koth Ganesh, Elnrik, yotacowboy and 12 others like this.
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  3. jexby
    Q4= slop time W. end result = L
    
    Dec 31, 2021
  4. brencho
    We earned the right to lose to the sec, thank you very much
    
    Dec 31, 2021
  5. Koth Ganesh
    Darn, one more extended period mourning…
    
    Dec 31, 2021
6. brencho
  On behalf of Michigan and Wolverines fans everywhere, happy Thanksgiving @jexby and go blue!!
  
  Nov 27, 2021
  1. Jinxy245, imackler, Melvillian and 3 others like this.
  2. jexby
    muck fichigan! always.
    
    Nov 27, 2021
    
    Jinxy245 and brencho like this.
  3. Koth Ganesh
    Effin yeah!!
    
    Nov 27, 2021
    
    brencho likes this.
  4. imackler
    This was so... satisfying. What a long ten years.
    
    Nov 27, 2021
    
    Koth Ganesh and brencho like this.
7. brencho
  Happy Memorial Day folks
  
  May 31, 2021
  1. StageOne, insidious meme, Wilson and 2 others like this.
8. brencho
  Finally heard the genesis... it’s really good... that is all.
  
  Apr 22, 2021
  1. GanGreinke, Syzygy, Phantaminum and 21 others like this.
  2. dematted
    Yep. Enjoy endgame headphones at $700.
    
    Apr 22, 2021
    
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9. brencho
  Merry Christmas you hosers
  
  Dec 24, 2020
  1. hikergrl, aamefford, SoupRKnowva and 18 others like this.
10. brencho
  Ah naw RIP Harold Budd
  
  Dec 8, 2020
  1. wbass, Syzygy, dubharmonic and 7 others like this.
11. brencho
  Rest in Meat, Diego Armando Maradona
  
  Nov 25, 2020
  1. Wfojas, Deep Funk, hikergrl and 4 others like this.
12. brencho
  https://mobile.twitter.com/tmorello/status/1324907210426642433?s=24
  
  Nov 6, 2020
  1. Wfojas, dark_energy, Lyander and 7 others like this.
  2. Claritas
    I guess they don't know from hick hop in Yankeedom.
    
    Nov 7, 2020
13. k4rstar
  i love u man no homo
  
  Jun 16, 2020
  1. Cakecake, obsiCO, famish99 and 7 others like this.
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  3. k4rstar
    wow, here's a blast from the past https://i.imgur.com/03aDtyC.png
    @E_Schaaf is a gigachad now and sells headphones. you've come so far!
    
    Jun 16, 2020
    
    E_Schaaf and YMO like this.
  4. brencho
    @YMO gross
    
    Jun 16, 2020
    
    YMO likes this.
  5. YMO
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQIO3pBFfXI
    
    Jun 16, 2020
14. brencho
  SW51 has no business sounding this fucking good. Amazing amazing work, and curious for what the future holds.
  
  Jun 12, 2020
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  3. TheIceman93
    How does it compare to your recently departed Bryston?
    
    Jun 12, 2020
  4. Phantaminum
    It has a ridiculous value for a ridiculous low price. Sounds damn good with all of the high and low z dynamic headphones I’ve thrown at it. The amp we all need but the amp we don’t deserve.
    
    Jun 12, 2020
    
    insidious meme, FlySweep, Jinxy245 and 2 others like this.
  5. brencho
    Phantanium said it best! As for the Bryston, it’s a great solid state amp, prob my fave solid state actually and can handle a huge array of headphones, has a frigging channel balance knob, can be a preamp etc. as a straight headamp for higher impedance cans the sw51 has captured my imagination
    
    Jun 12, 2020
    
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15. brencho
  Rip John Prine another covid victim
  
  Apr 7, 2020
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  3. monacelli
    One of a kind. Great his whole career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKPDFQRmG_M
    
    Apr 7, 2020
    
    atomicbob, brencho, Ringingears and 1 other person like this.
  4. Deep Funk
    I have been avoiding the news lately. Too many good people are dying.
    
    Apr 8, 2020
    
    atomicbob and brencho like this.
  5. rlow
    Apparently Roger Ebert “discovered“ him, writing Prine’s first published review. Fascinating. https://www.rogerebert.com/features/john-prine-american-legend
    
    Apr 8, 2020
    
    atomicbob, brencho and monacelli like this.
16. brencho
  Happy new year sluts
  
  Dec 31, 2019
  1. Griffon, E_Schaaf, ChaChaRealSmooth and 17 others like this.
  2. jexby
    no chance any SBAF member is a slut. that includes you.
    
    Dec 31, 2019
  3. brencho
    Glad you saw that, slut numero uno in my book <3
    
    Dec 31, 2019
  4. drgumbybrain
    Slut it’s the same as “Puta” in Spanish? Oh my... I feel my estrogen elevating 8)
    
    Jan 1, 2020
17. brencho
  Merry Christmas you filthy animals
  
  Dec 24, 2019
  1. captkirk, insidious meme, JK47 and 11 others like this.
  2. e.schell
    ... and a happy new year...
    
    Dec 24, 2019
    
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18. brencho
  Crazy... Bruce Springsteen at 45rpm sounds just like Stevie nicks
  
  Dec 11, 2019
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  3. JK47
    @brencho Congrats, you've passed the test, you are now a level 99 vinyl Wizard
    
    Dec 11, 2019
    
    RobS likes this.
  4. jexby
    level 100 vinyl wizard is either 78rpm or throwing all antique vinyl discs into the trash where they belong. because Darwin.
    
    Dec 11, 2019
    
    RobS likes this.
  5. JK47
    You're right, @brencho is a vinyl Mage.
    
    Dec 11, 2019
19. brencho
  What is the actual visible/physical evicende that the rag2 loaner was tampered? I'm confused.
  
  Nov 21, 2019
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  3. jexby
    @brencho you don’t pass the smell test.
    
    Nov 21, 2019
    
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  4. yotacowboy
    I don't pass my smell test.
    
    Nov 21, 2019
    
    Thad E Ginathom, sheldaze and brencho like this.
  5. Superexchanger
    Came here to gumshoe about this loaner and kick ass, and I'm all out of ass.
    
    Nov 21, 2019
    
    brencho likes this.
20. brencho
  I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubblegum
  
  Nov 13, 2019
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  3. JK47
    "That's like pouring perfume on a pig"
    
    One of the all time great 80's movies!!!
    
    Nov 14, 2019
    
    RobS, brencho and Wilson like this.
  4. Wilson
    https://youtu.be/yjw_DuNkOUw
    
    Nov 14, 2019
    
    JK47 and brencho like this.
  5. m17xr2b
    Hell, it's about time.
    
    Nov 14, 2019
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