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PacoTaco

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I'm slowly getting back into the hobby. It's been about 6 months since my wife died, so I've been a bit checked out since then. Mar 29, 2023

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    1. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      I'm slowly getting back into the hobby. It's been about 6 months since my wife died, so I've been a bit checked out since then.
      Mar 29, 2023
      1. obsiCO, Cryptowolf, Pyruvate and 5 others like this.
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      3. Wilson
        Wilson
        No adequate words. Hoping the memories of her life will overcome the grief of your loss.
        Mar 30, 2023
      4. Cryptowolf
        Cryptowolf
        I’m sorry for your loss. May her memory be a blessing.
        Mar 30, 2023
      5. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        My condolences to you and your family. Words seem inadequate to describe the intense feelings of such a loss. May the wonderful memories of your time with your wife never fade.
        May 24, 2023
    2. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      So I got a K9 Pro ESS. I'm pleasantly surprised. It doesn't have the usual ESS issues and the THX amp doesn't sound ded.
      Jun 5, 2022
      1. FlySweep, Cryptowolf, Lyander and 1 other person like this.
      2. nishan99
        nishan99
        I can't see myself paying that much for a THX.
        Jun 5, 2022
      3. PacoTaco
        PacoTaco
        This is a special case tbh. Fiio took the THX Chips and designed their own. It still has characteristics of a THX amp, but it's not as sterile and actually has dynamics.
        Jun 6, 2022
      4. Aklegal
        Aklegal
        I wish I could hear one. I absolutely love how the Fiio E10K Type C pairs with the Moondrop Kato and Starfield. I prefer it over the Schiit Fulla by alot. But then again, the Fiio K3 was hot garbage.
        Oct 6, 2022
    3. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      Got my BHA-1, dac1541, and Borealis. Just waiting on the Clear and balanced cable for the Borealis to come tomorrow. I'm done for awhile
      Apr 14, 2020
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    4. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      Too bad Hedd swiped the "flagship quality way below flagship price." It should be applied to the Borealis.
      Apr 7, 2020
      2. Psalmanazar
        Psalmanazar
        Only if you're a deaf shill with high frequency hearing loss.
        Apr 7, 2020
      3. m17xr2b
        m17xr2b
        Hedd is hype flagship,build quality and materials are not, sound is almost there but not quite.
        Apr 7, 2020
    5. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      One of the quotes on the HEDDphone's page says it's flagship quality way below flagship price. But it's $1900.
      Jan 14, 2020
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      3. Zhanming057
        Zhanming057
        For IEM pricing the argument makes more sense since not that long ago the most expensive IEMs you could buy were well below the $1,000 mark, and now $2,000 is kind of normal as far as MSRP goes. But big cans? The best of the best has always come with big price tags.
        Jan 14, 2020
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      4. DEATHxMACHINE
        DEATHxMACHINE
        ^Its not that its a high price. Its that at that price they are not calling it a flagship product/way below flagship price. My personal interpretation of flagship price is >1500 usd (which will have to change soon because some manufacturers are just increasing the price of their flagship rather than lowering the cost of the previous flagship and replacing it).
        Jan 14, 2020
      5. dubharmonic
        dubharmonic
        On the other end of the argument there’s the Sony MDR-R10, which was cancelled and never given a successor.
        Jan 14, 2020
    6. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      Good ol' UPS. They got my headphones at three in the morning, but I still can't pick them up until tomorrow.
      Apr 10, 2019
      1. Griffon and Cakecake like this.
    7. mmmadog
      mmmadog
      Hey might be interested in both your headphones for sale. The Lcd 2 for sure. Do you have all the boxes and the stuff these came with?
      Feb 6, 2019
      2. Jinxy245
        Jinxy245
        You're going to want to PM him... just hit the profile picture, then hit the 'start a conversation' link.
        Feb 6, 2019
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    8. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      I'm on the hunt...for a used Yggdrasil V1 for a not-shitty head-fi price. Gah.
      Feb 16, 2018
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      3. manatworks
        manatworks
        Feb 16, 2018
      4. captkirk
        captkirk
        I’m curious, why did you move on from the Soekris?
        Feb 17, 2018
      5. PacoTaco
        PacoTaco
        A gentleman who couldn't get into the group buy on the NH discord wanted to buy mine as I mentioned, after hearing the nos filter, that I wanted to explore that a bit. Then it snowballed into me realizing I could look for a used Yggdrasil for a bit. If that didn't turn up anything, id just get the Spring DAC lvl 2.
        Feb 17, 2018
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    9. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      Organizing the Dac1541 group buy. Let me know if you want in!
      Dec 10, 2017
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      3. Comzee
        Comzee
        Wow 15th, is it too late to get in on the buy???? AHhh damn
        Dec 16, 2017
      4. PacoTaco
        PacoTaco
        T heres a February one also.
        Dec 17, 2017
      5. Comzee
        Comzee
        ya I just didn't want to wait that long, I'll probably just buy one from the Euro distributor
        Dec 17, 2017
    10. PacoTaco
      PacoTaco
      After almost a decade of this hobby, I finally bought an HD800 after selling my Atticus.
      May 27, 2017
      1. Mshenay, FlySweep, Jun and 4 others like this.
    11. thegunner100
      thegunner100
      Oh hey! Did you donate during the ADGQ 2016 Majora's Mask run? I'm watching the vod right now and I heard PacoTaco xD
      Jan 13, 2016
      2. PacoTaco
        PacoTaco
        Unfortunately no, as cool as that would be.
        Jan 13, 2016
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