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It's really a missed opportunity for me to ask them "Exactly what was the story of how George III married her again?

I first went to school in 1957. For quite a few years, Britain was still living in nostalgic cloud of the pink maps on the classroom walls. Pride in that empire, albeit gone. I was a lousy history student --- but I don't recall any mention of non-white royals. Even /Scottish/ was thought of as a bit foreign!

TLDR: Please link for infotainment purposes, also friend = weak willed mentally constipated reject loser unable to withstand shifts in worldview, probably.

As far as plot goes, it is stronger than the latter Bethesda games.

I can’t wait to see the turbo plasma rifle.

Really liking it so far. It’s refreshing to see “heroes” that are morally ambiguous, in a world where moral ambiguity is all that could possibly survive.

Fanfuckingtastic adaptation. Waltin Goggins is fantastic, as is the general tone, setting, wardrobe, and casting. War, war never changes

Let's have a meet on a sail boat charter

Wow I work in Oceanside, wasn’t expecting it to be right on my doorstep! ok so if you all did want to meet here, I own a yoga studio with a 2000 sq ft empty room that I would happily host you in!

It’s got at least a dozen wall outlets and connects to a lobby with a dozen more. I know I’ve only been on the forum a few weeks so happy to hop on a FaceTime or what have you to verify I’m on the level :D let me know, would be so stoked to host my first meet!

Low volume boutique product gonna low volume boutique product. = Support low volume boutique product for geater good, great value, and pressure on big goomba-balls manufacturers coming into space. - Also de-static balls/snatch to protect new high value purchases.

Maybe flybacks

probably failed servos. the DC servos use opamps.

So it blew after I plugged in a pair of 579's to the 1/4. Just cascading component failure?

The frustrating part is they didn't disclose what brands lacked contamination, other than basically everything not organic, of which 12.5% still tested positive

Adding the study was done by a questionable organization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Working_Group

EWG generally does good work. Yeah, it tends to have much more conservative thresholds than government agencies (or, of course, the chemical industry). But if you’d prefer to err on the side of caution, it’s not a bad source, especially because the number of consumer publications doing lab testing is dwindling.

Any updates on what blew? The volume knob on my Jot 2 is extremely hard to pull off (push on not set screw).

None yet.

My money is on a blown capacitor since it still works.

I'm waiting for the hidden SBAF Zenmaster to come out of the shadows and say "1 of each. My satisfaction was immediate and lasting, and I knew there could be no more, so bought nothing else." Cue gong as they bow and disappear for another 1000 years.

I've been in the headphone/amp hobby for almost 20 years. I started with a Headroom Total Bithead and a DT880 and slowly worked my way up to TOTL over time. I have found a measure of satisfice with my current gear, but I know I would not have achieved this without the journey through mid-fi and endless tweaking.

In other words, the reason I'm satisfied with the Phonitor X and Kenzie Ovation for ZMF headphones is because this gear synergizes and best meets my weirdsies regarding audio.

That's a shame, but I guess cost and availability probably played into it

That is terrible. The powder coat gray is not to my liking either.

Dante Virtual Soundcard on the PC > Audinate ADP-AES3-AU-2X2

interesting...very interesting (twirls moustache)

Had to use a USB-Eth dongle because the Asus Mobo and Dante didn't play nice. Rare but I've seen NICs that hate this or hate that device for no good reason

Upgrade to full toobs amp. Mj2 tube rolling is limited. See pimping mj2 post from an age ago. Will never escape fundemental character of solid state amp.

Could also be your PC / laptop. USB takes two. The sender makes up 50% of the sound. PC / laptop USB implementations will vary.

Maybe a cleaner USB at the computer end would help? https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/dacs-improve-your-usb-break-out-pci-usb-card-with-unison.11822/

I never like the idea of bad digital connections for good synergy.

Yggdrasil Analog 1 and Modius AKM

A2 has exited the main congestion phase and starting to hear the famous plankton come through. This is a really good combo with MJ3. Engagement on the wide. Very hard to put down.

...And 5 hour power outage from rain frosted Yggdrasil's warmup. Back to square one. lol

Forza Audio Works has a hybrid silver/copper cable that you may want to try if the Norne doesn’t work out. The brand is well-reviewed on the forum.

I've used all flavors of Norne for years. I'd go right to the Forza Audio Works hybrid silver / copper. Absolute best bang for buck.

I guess as I’m also curious as to why the hybrid cable is desired for the HD800? I would think, in a vacuum, that an all-copper cable would be a better match for that headphone?

okay, sort of maybe might be able to help... I have a stock Senn 4.4mm pentacon balanced cable - I think this was a DROP HD8XX thing? I can't remember. Either way, easy enough to grab a 4.4mm to XLR adapter: https://www.amazon.com/DD-XLR44B-Headphone-Converter-Headphones/dp/B0BKFDFZY8. I've also got a stock 1/4" TRS. PM me and we can work something out.

more digging in the cable drawer: 3m Cardas Clear Light HD800 XLR; 5m DIY Furutech FHD-35 w/ PlusSound HD800 connectors and Neutrik XLR.

I'm a bit of a purist on the no adapters thing. I still have the stock 1/4 cable too and I actually have a Audiophile Ninja XLR HD800 cable that I'm using but I can hear the difference been the Senn $300 cable and it (highs are rolled) I appreciate it though! And yes, the Senn cables fall apart after 10 years.

This is what I am using:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092PN2C3M

Herbie's are legit in that they are meant to compete with other "high end" feet X times their price via a proprietary silicone blend, but whether that makes enough of an audible difference to justify price is gonna be a personal judgement call, I think. Diversitech pads are fine too, IME.

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Could it be a cache issue with your browser? I still only get the restored thread.

Same post name but post number is different? The old link that is dead is audio-terminology-subjective-terms-used-on-superbaf.3400, the link that works goes to audio-terminology-subjective-terms-used-on-superbaf.11665

Oh, you mean the link on the page. I was thinking search results. I’ll see what I can do.

@joch ugh thanks, that brought back a memory that I can smell...

I was in my teens then. It would never have come to my mind to think about the smell of the headphones. :) It was just great to listen and discover new music.

Other reactions at work: "They cost $125? Should be $25, if that" "They sound like my 90's walkman." I don't agree though. On MJ2+Yggdrasil, Sr80x is actually kinda impressive value. Very detailed, dark blackground, expected lively mids which works with MJ2 V-shape, jarringly realistic timbre.