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    Minus the listening enjoyment albums give

    Minus the listening enjoyment albums give
    Profile Post Comment by ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 16, 2021 at 6:11 PM
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    Join them next time with your own trombone

    Join them next time with your own trombone
    Profile Post Comment by ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 14, 2021 at 11:20 PM
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    JAR HD580 (unknown which version 580 @ext1 modded) is actually quite good. More to come this week.

    JAR HD580 (unknown which version 580 @ext1 modded) is actually quite good. More to come this week.
    Status Update by ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:23 PM
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    Loaner: Focal Clear Mg

    @yotacowboy which state? I think we can make this a 20 person max loaner.
    Post by: ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 7, 2021 in forum: Loaner Programs
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    Underrated for $4.3k USD? Whatever you're smoking I want some

    Underrated for $4.3k USD? Whatever you're smoking I want some
    Profile Post Comment by ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 7, 2021
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    Donald North Audio — Owners Thread

    No; the Stratus has [slightly] more tube bloom. That being said I didn't hear it as any brighter/darker than Starlett, although this was with...
    Post by: ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 7, 2021 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Yeah, nothing like an openly biased forum with average member maturity levels equivalent to...

    Yeah, nothing like an openly biased forum with average member maturity levels equivalent to prepubescent teens (I only help perpetuate this notion)
    Profile Post Comment by ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 6, 2021
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    Loaner: Focal Clear Mg

    Loaner Focal Clear Mg. You all know the drill: Friends only, contributors case-by-case UPS/FedEx only, insure for $750. Signature required 5 days...
    Thread by: ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 5, 2021, 23 replies, in forum: Loaner Programs
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    Loaner Aurorus Borealis (with improved headband)

    Loaner Aurorus Borealis (with improved headband) I think this one sounds a bit smoother in the highs too, could be placebo... [ATTACH] Calling...
    Thread by: ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 5, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: Loaner Programs
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    What I did was sacrifice the blood of 42 virgins, serenaded the Muffin Man on the night of a...

    What I did was sacrifice the blood of 42 virgins, serenaded the Muffin Man on the night of a blue moon, collected crocodile tears, danced naked...
    Profile Post Comment by ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 2, 2021
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    Fun with vintage headphones

    @E_Schaaf unsure about the magnet type, but the HD540 that @dematted has are not the Reference II; those are Ref I with the 600 ohm coils. I've...
    Post by: ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 1, 2021 in forum: Headphones
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    NSFW Topping E30 vs. A Pee-Pee

    I'm no expert, but something like this: [ATTACH]
    Post by: ChaChaRealSmooth, Apr 1, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers