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The real Mad Max will start once blue collars will run out of funds.

So energy wars are next? Good to know. (Meanwhile I hope to find a Gundam to blast my enemies to bits...)

^ Western Canadian Select is now < $4 per barrel in the US and gun shops have been declared 'essential businesses' there, so ppl can afford to bulk-buy *and* protect their hoard.

Elex & HD6XX. The stock tube is really nice.. and I hate to be hyperbolic.. but the Tungsram smokes it handily. Dynamics are just.. wow. Resolution and timbre, especially midrange timbre are on another level compared to the stock tube. The Tungsram combines a lot of things I like about my other tubes into one.

Gives a serious jolt when a sleepy dac like the Modi 3 is in the chain. Thing is, the Tungsram is not an aggressive/forward tube.. but it's not laid back (of course).. just bold, very holographic, resolving, balanced, and dynamic. Pairs exceedingly well with the Elex & HD6XX.

Good looking out. I'll have to try a coupla those whenever a SW51+ finally migrates to my door to go with my trusty HD6xx's. Sounds uncannily up my alley. Everything you're describing is exactly what I like about what a Phillips PCC88 does to a Vali 2.

Looks like they go for cheep too! Good stuff!

I do one pass ATG with my Mongoose razor and a Feather Super blade!!!

Haven't tried a Feather.. think I'll grab it in the next sample pack. That's a damn sexy razor, too!

I prefer the stiffer blades of a single edge razor, I can get a closer shave in a single pass.

One of the less praised aspects of the SW51+ pairing is that it minimizes, if not eliminates, the the 'metallic' quality of the Elex drivers. Back to the Amperex.. man, it needs a while to open up.. sounded dynamically compressed for a decent amount of time. Not anymore!

Yeah I was a big fan of the pairing, but unfortunately had to let my Clear go since I didn't use it that often.

Was really curious about this pairing. Are you using hi or lo z-out?

Lol is this enough hype to convince an IEM hater like myself?

@RobS Just to give you my reference points for IEMs: UERM (custom), EE Spartan (custom), PP8, Andromeda, IER-M9.. and FDX1. I've heard and owned a shit ton more.. but those are my favs. I clearly favor tonal transparency, neutrality, resolution, and clarity, imaging and coherence.

Sweet. I'll wait to snag a used one.

Still my favorite Schiit amp.

@imackler HD58X

I’m loving Vali2. EH6CG7 is a sensible upgrade to the stock tube, with HD600 anyhow.

Epic. Droppin' dimes.

The whole evening was square Trail Blazer epicness.

Damian a gd psycho. Who steps back at 37 ft and bombs a trey on one of the best defensive players in the league. PSYCHO.

Holy crap, that's horrible. So young, so sudden...our brain often has a hard time comprehending this. Please take what people are saying seriously, if you're feeling out of sorts, talk to people. Take care of yourself.

Sudden cardiac death, brain aneurysm, etc. are especially hard to process when the person was so young. As others have mentioned this is a time worthy of counselling, therapy, group grieving, whatever works to help process a difficult situation. My condolences to you and everyone affected by the death.

So sorry to hear that. Any update on what happened? Is it heart attack?

Woo hoo, that was awesome! GO BEAVS!

Been listening to them since my internet was on ISDN!

At first I read that as "Rando Paradise". Can we close registrations now please? It has affected my brain.

(I'll check Radio Paradise out, thanks for the info.)

I just discovered RP recently and can’t get enough. Their new FLAC stream is awesome.

Just thinking about them the other day...

Great read, thanks :-)