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Friend, formerly known as fp627, Male, 35, from SouthernCA

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Any more news or clarity about the supposed massive password leak last week? Jun 22, 2025

    1. penguins
      penguins
      Houston members: I have a sparsely populated work trip to Houston next month. Any recommendations for things to do / see / eat?
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      2. penguins
        penguins
        @Biodegraded - Just saw that Ginger Man pub is closed for good (or at least until a new owner takes it over).
        Aug 8, 2021
      3. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        Sad to hear - hope it'll indeed re-open.
        Aug 8, 2021
      4. famish99
        famish99
        I dunno how much you want to subject yourself to more meat but Corkscrew BBQ is an idea. Another place I always check out is Anvil bar, they usually havesome hard to find Scotches available.
        Aug 15, 2021
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    2. penguins
      penguins
      One of those nights where almost nothing sounds right or natural to me. Sadfacehere
      1. bixby
        bixby
        take 3 nights off and listen again at 2am the 4th morning. Guarantee it will sound better.
        Jun 29, 2021
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    3. penguins
      penguins
      Supply chain squeeze: No kimchi at Korean restaurant followed by no hot tea at Taiwanese tea place.
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      3. YMO
        YMO
        We got tons of those in Jax.
        Jun 20, 2021
      4. penguins
        penguins
        Almost excuseable for Jax. Not excuseable for 95% of Southern CA.
        Jun 20, 2021
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      5. Walderstorn
        Walderstorn
        That's a kick in the nuts...
        Jun 21, 2021
    4. penguins
      penguins
      Seems like there's a record breaking heat wave or hot day every year now...
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      2. loadexfa
        loadexfa
        Haha, yes, I tend to be understated online to mitigate how things escalate.

        The issue is much broader than those calling for change, too many are interested in keeping a portion of the population ignorant and/or "skeptical" so they can continue on as usual.
        Jun 18, 2021
      3. loadexfa
        loadexfa
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        One example, the oil industry has known about this issue for at least 50 years and has done their best to undermine popular understanding of this science in the service of their profits.
        Jun 18, 2021
      4. penguins
        penguins
        Back to the post - a high of 77F (no C today b/c george bush murica) today has never felt this hot to me before nor has it ever resulted in a heat warning as far as I can remember.
        Jun 18, 2021
    5. penguins
      penguins
      Are individual parts of power tubes (2A3 size/envelope, but not 2A3) salvageable or useful for anything else? Or do we just toss them?
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      2. Cryptowolf
        Cryptowolf
        While beyond my knowledge and capabilities, some sellers reuse the tube base for converters. I have a set to use a 12B4a tube in a 1626 socket.
        Jun 3, 2021
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      3. penguins
        penguins
        Sounds like they're going into the trash then.
        Jun 3, 2021
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      4. gixxerwimp
        gixxerwimp
        Turn them into Xmas lights!
        Jun 3, 2021
    6. penguins
      penguins
      When every dog, fox, coyote, and random canine in the neighborhood decide to howl loudly together at 1AM. That or ***aliens***.
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      2. Claritas
        Claritas
        That's happened no matter where we've lived. We call it "the chorus of the hounds."
        May 26, 2021
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      3. penguins
        penguins
        The last time I experienced this in a socal neighborhood was about 8 years ago so. No idea why every canine went off and then all suddenly stopped - was just happy to go back to bed.
        May 26, 2021
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        When I hear the dogs wailing I count my cats.
        May 26, 2021
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    7. penguins
      penguins
      Can you still buy replacement HD600 series frames as a stand alone item? Can't find them new anywhere.
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      2. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        ^^^ Nice shop, if anyone happens to be in SE England. Easy train ride from Waterloo (iirc) or Richmond.
        May 11, 2021
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    8. penguins
      penguins
      Ugh - Have been waking up between 2-4AM every time I fall asleep before 10PM recently.
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      2. penguins
        penguins
        @EagleWings - That's rough. Hope it passes for you. I normally just browse random internet, work, or sometimes PC games before going back to bed.
        May 5, 2021
      3. EagleWings
        EagleWings
        Thank you. I hope it passes for you too. I've had this for more than a decade now, so I've learnt to live with it by going to bed after 12. I'll probably visit a sleep clinic at some point.
        May 6, 2021
      4. Claritas
        Claritas
        @penguins, I second @EagleWings' idea of doing a sleep study guided by a doctor in a sleep clinic. Most people moderately benefit from it. And for a smaller subset, the improvements are genuinely *life-changing*—so why haven't I done it yet?!
        May 6, 2021
    9. penguins
      penguins
      Thinking of moving just b/c next year. Any recommendations? Will try to visit at least 4 or 5 places before making any kind of decision.
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      3. penguins
        penguins
        Lastly, no, I will not california-cate these places if I go. Or at least I'll try to not do so
        Apr 28, 2021
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      4. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I just say it out for a cheap laugh. It seems the population growth is exploding everywhere here. You can tell by the pop up of new mattress stores here in every other shopping center. It is actually quite a fun city with plenty to do, it is just because of growth the housing prices keep going up and traffic seems to get worse and worse.
        Apr 29, 2021
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      5. gixxerwimp
        gixxerwimp
        Moving for the sake of moving?
        Moving house and finding a job are the worst two things IMO.
        Apr 29, 2021
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    10. penguins
      penguins
      Does Spotify Premium/paid have better recommendations vs free? All of my recommendations on free are just things I've already listened to...
      1. Lyander
        Lyander
        Curveball recommendation but YouTube Music has actually pointed me in the direction of a LOT of new-to-me tracks that I like. SQ is a step back from Spotify Extreme but I find that I care far less about that when I'm streaming things; it's "acceptable", but I may just have lower standards and worse ears XD
        Apr 18, 2021
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    11. penguins
      penguins
      It looks like the Holo Spring 2 LVL2/3 doesn't appear used very often and Holo USA is (expectedly) out of stock.
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      3. ogodei
        ogodei
        I've seen two pop up in the last few weeks. I will resist all temptation.
        Apr 13, 2021
      4. Erroneous
        Erroneous
        Since Spring 3 will be here in a month or so, some Spring 2s will likely hit the market.
        Apr 13, 2021
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      5. penguins
        penguins
        @Erroneous - Man I'm sad I missed your post now. That was a good deal.
        Apr 13, 2021
    12. penguins
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      3. ogodei
        ogodei
        I get your point. Three things I was thinking of: 1) Snark 2) The data listed appears to be several days old 3) most politicians at that level are "high net-worth individuals" who have handed off portfolio management to private 3d parties. Why not track those companies instead?
        Apr 7, 2021
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      4. ogodei
        ogodei
        BTW, Burr, the only Senator who was even looked at because of his Covid trades, was never charged with anything. DOH dropped the investigation in Jan. The only reason he was even looked at is because he didn't have a buffer between him and the trades. The fact that he was blatantly guilty of the charge has no bearing.
        Apr 7, 2021
      5. penguins
        penguins
        All 3 points are true, but it's more of a guiding rail.

        Would love to track said companies too, but most of the movements and data is too obscured or info is too delayed. Or, it's things that me and most other "joe plebs" just don't have access to.

        Yes, kind of annoyed Burr didn't get charged.
        Apr 7, 2021
    13. penguins
      penguins
      Is there a place to a get really good pineapple upside down cake in southern CA that's not ridiculously overpriced? Or just bake it?
      1. YMO
        YMO
        Bake it
        Mar 31, 2021
    14. penguins
      penguins
      Debating if I should sell one of my big boy amps... I really like all 3, but 2 of them don't get enough use time. OR - just go to sleep.
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      2. ChaChaRealSmooth
        ChaChaRealSmooth
        I ask myself this question with some of my gear sometimes, but then I listen to it exclusively for like a week and love it all over again. It's possible I'm just an idiot who hoards.
        Mar 24, 2021
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      3. HotRatSalad
        HotRatSalad
        I feel the same If gear sits around. I can't help it have a headphone amp fetish.
        Mar 24, 2021
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      4. Sqveak
        Sqveak
        So... what's a Crimson worth these days?
        Mar 24, 2021
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    15. penguins
      penguins
      Liquid Crimson + Audeze LCD2.1 = glorious flawed ridiculousness in a very fun way. Thanks @ChaChaRealSmooth !!
    16. penguins
      penguins
      Every time I listen to the Liquid Crimson I remember the Platinum and wonder "what happened?" Not that the LP is bad, but it's a big gap.
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      2. YMO
        YMO
        Indeed. But don't over think this...
        Mar 6, 2021
    17. penguins
      penguins
      Waking up and posting on SBAF in the middle of the night thanks to retainers... fun.
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      2. rhythmdevils
        rhythmdevils
        I’m doing the same but because I’m so excited to listen to music on my rig! Thanks SBAF
        Feb 27, 2021
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      3. YMO
        YMO
        I just got retainers for my teeth yesterday...hard to sleep too.....
        Feb 27, 2021
    18. penguins
      penguins
      Has anyone else had their Auteurs sound noticibly disjointed before?
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      2. Cryptowolf
        Cryptowolf
        Yes, when I accidentally reversed phase in a Audirvana audio plug-in. I’ve also made them sound awful with heavy handed EQ.
        Feb 24, 2021
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      3. gaspasser
        gaspasser
        Check that you don’t have mixed up ear pads on. They are very hard to tell the difference sometimes. Check R to L swap and make both pads same type.
        Feb 24, 2021
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      4. penguins
        penguins
        So it was only on some tracks and not others. Suspected phase as well but it phase reversal button on Yggdrasil didn't help. I try to avoid EQ whenever possible and confirmed it's still off.

        The pads haven't been touched for about 6+ months. I did check them though and didn't see any mix-ups or issues.

        I'm starting to wonder if the Burl B2 kind of "broke the mirror" for me to some degree with ZMFs...
        Feb 24, 2021
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    19. penguins
      penguins
      Anyone have significant experience with gel earpads? After some experimenting, I see some potential with some closed and a few open back HP.
      1. rhythmdevils
        rhythmdevils
        My experience has always been negative they don’t breath at all. But it would be cool if you got them to work.
        Feb 5, 2021
    20. penguins
      penguins
      Serious back pain for the first time ever this whole week - stuff is no joke.
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      2. Syzygy
        Syzygy
        Second the motion for a good chiropractor. Mine's amazing. In my mid 40's my body felt like I was 70. Then I found him. Now I feel as I did in my 30's again. Finding the good ones is hard, unless you can triangulate with several recommendations.

        A massage can also help a lot. And/or Tiger Balm.
        Jan 22, 2021
      3. penguins
        penguins
        It's upper back just below the neck. Mostly muscular tension. Thankfully X-rays didn't show anything odd. Wanted to go for massages but covid...
        Jan 22, 2021
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      4. Syzygy
        Syzygy
        I've still been getting my monthly massage. The place I go to has a touchless thermometer (to take your temp on arrival), has you sign an affidavit, and everyone wears masks. No problems at all.

        But this is TX, where businesses are open, though restaurants at reduced dine-in capacity still. If CA won't let them open…SOL.
        Jan 22, 2021
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    Gender:
    Male
    Birthday:
    Mar 1, 1990 (Age: 35)
    Location:
    SouthernCA
    Gear List:
    PC or pi2aes to:
    DAC: Yggdrasil A2 // Holo Spring 2 L2 // Soekris 2541, modded MMB1, MMB2
    Amps: DNA Stellaris // SW51+, Vali2+ and Piety for CIEMs and casual use
    Headphones: Original Auteur (Bocote) // Utopia // JAR600 v1// HD6xx
    CIEMS: UERR, UERM
    Portable: UE5 w/ Shanling M0