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Better that than buyer's remorse :)

That is an interesting test to apply to purchases: "Will I still want this thing if it takes 8-12 weeks (or more) to be delivered?"

That's not a thought experiment, that's called "living in Australia"

@rhythmdevils You really need to watch this trailer LOL. https://youtu.be/SjvVYuTTUFw

This TBH.

Oh, FFS. orfas gonna orfas!

I'm waiting for Meze to release a <$500 planar

For at least a decade, whatever I delight in is the only thing of its kind to be discontinued. This would upset me, till a few months ago. I came to understand that it's enough to have enjoyed the thing whilst it lasted.

Depends on the item. Some easy. Some not possible.

Be careful, rewiring is only possible if the mains transformer isn't hard specified for a certain voltage. Some items require complete disassembly to reach the rectifier bridge area, others are just a jumper, do your research on each item.

My 110V Vali2 runs great off 240V mains via a $20 ebay step-down transformer.

totally agreed! it's also one of those shows that gets better on the rewatch I think

Their portable dac/amp sounded pretty fantastic when I heard my friend's. Unfortunately, they broke after a little over a year of lighter use :(. That said, I think he and I both agreed it was still worth it.

(That said, if I were in the market for a portable dac/amp, I'd get a mojo again no questions asked)

My friggen' wallet is what they are cookin' I would love a LCD-1 closed back with ANC and other neat-o dsp tricks. A day-to-day headphone.

LCD-5, new design, lighter, new driver

50% chance of failing before 48 hours before we replace it with a worse sounding one

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/oh-so-pro-all-new-dunu-eclips%C6%8E-products-falcon-pro-zen-pro.959754/

@rhythmdevils As much as I dislike the price I hope it's worth it. Audiophiles should purge the BA and estat shit, at least Dunu is trying to innovate and not just slap some off the shelf fake sounding drivers.

Dunu and Moondrop are two of the better in-ear manufacturers out there. Dunu just needs to keep adapting a bit more to Western tastes. They are getting closer.

I'm sick of reading about "advanced technology" on every new headphone that comes out, and then they all sound like the same old garbage. My toothpaste has more advanced technology than most headphones. Advanced foaming technology.https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2012.242

@purr1n it's a new tin age of meh-sounding high-ish end dynamic driver iems. Loaner please.

@rhythmdevils check out
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Twas always going to be a disaster. The only people helped by our presence there are the Taliban themselves. Expensive and stupid.

Get a Lelit Bianca instead. The paddle provides infinite possibilities ...

@gixxerwimp It's impressive indeed but unfortunately it also too ugly to my taste. From the design to the screen to the wood accents.

I thought it a bit fugly at first, but it's not as bad IRL, and has grown on me. And you can get the knobs in black.

That's gotta be rough. I hope you're cultivating your inner Lebowski.

@Wilson I do indeed abide :)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HSS8tiy9Y3U

I used to know it and fuss about it, then i found dirac and let that sort it out. Good times, just music.

Frequencies don't matter, it's all the fuses...

Get a Gothic cathedral as a living room, no more problems. Try it, only takes a few decades to build.

These are the exception. I keep my spare pair for a reason. (Fuck I am really obsessed with back-up systems...)

back-up systems... I do wonder when I see people say things like "thinking of getting this as a back-up amp."

What? I think I've had two amplifier failures in forty years.

Ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones,
Ain't got no records to play…

Hopefully no wartime either. Enjoy!

@FallingObjects thanks a lot!, this was very helpful.

Found my current mattress from a retailer vetted by The Mattress Underground, I agree it’s a spectacular resource.

Went to a hole in the wall little mattress store by the local airport and got a great full size mattress for $325 delivered. Same mattress in a "normal" store was ~$900.