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vintage beyer + DNA Starlett is an amazing combo. Wish I had more time to listen to them :( Sep 18, 2020 at 2:15 AM

1. tommytakis
  vintage beyer + DNA Starlett is an amazing combo. Wish I had more time to listen to them :(
  
  Sep 18, 2020 at 2:15 AM
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  2. gixxerwimp
    You will after you start med school ... NOT!
    
    Sep 18, 2020 at 6:41 AM
    
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  3. Hooncake
    Less listening, more studying /whip
    
    Sep 20, 2020 at 6:30 AM
    
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2. tommytakis
  made my first headphone today! sending this off to @E_Schaaf for some measurements :D thx again!
  
  Sep 16, 2020 at 6:04 PM
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  3. tommytakis
    @gixxerwimp it'll burn ur eyes, I can't risk that
    
    Sep 17, 2020 at 6:42 PM
    
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  4. YMO
    Don't listen to @tommytakis. ;)
    
    Sep 17, 2020 at 7:07 PM
  5. gixxerwimp
    If you don't share pics, I'll change my avatar back to the one of the inside of my eyeball showing my detached vitreous. And will credit you for the change ... everybody will hate you ... bwahahaha!!!
    
    Sep 17, 2020 at 7:46 PM
    
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3. tommytakis
  Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things
  
  Aug 30, 2020
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  3. skem
    I enjoy doing both.
    
    Aug 30, 2020
    
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  4. Hands
    Disagree. I'm at peak pettability when sweaty.
    
    Aug 31, 2020
    
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  5. Deep Funk
    When is heavy petting allowed?
    
    Aug 31, 2020
4. tommytakis
  Why did I eat that bag of Hot Cheetos...
  
  Aug 28, 2020
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  3. Deep Funk
    Chester Cheetah told you that you needed more salt in your life. Don't be salty.
    
    Aug 29, 2020
  4. mitochondrium
    Love for hot Cheetos is: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY
    
    Aug 29, 2020
    
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  5. Jinxy245
    It's becoming a problem that I hear every one of your posts in Kevin's voice in my head.
    
    Aug 29, 2020
    
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5. rhythmdevils
  Oh my, so much respect for the avatar. one of my favorite characters of all time.
  
  Aug 23, 2020
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  3. rhythmdevils
    “I thought there was a cookie”
    
    Aug 24, 2020
  4. tommytakis
    "I wanted to eat a pig in a blanket,...in a blanket"
    
    Aug 24, 2020
    
    rhythmdevils and pure5152 like this.
  5. rhythmdevils
    “I was going to say, I don’t mind the PDA [more grumbles and moans] BECAUSE when I see them it makes me horney. [huge moans and disgusted sounds]”
    
    Aug 24, 2020
    
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6. tommytakis
  Holy mother of God, skull shaking slam, Chills all over my body... what is life... @E_Schaaf ESX900 is amazing, Thx again!
  
  Aug 17, 2020
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  3. Hooncake
    Don't break ur head before exam
    
    Aug 17, 2020
    
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  4. insidious meme
    I know that @Luckbad is most definitely a bass head.
    
    Aug 17, 2020
  5. ChaChaRealSmooth
    What a slam wh0re
    
    Aug 17, 2020
    
    pure5152, tommytakis and YMO like this.
7. tommytakis
  feeling like Jabba the Hutt today
  
  Jul 20, 2020
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  2. YMO
    Pizza the Hutt > Jabba the Hutt
    
    Jul 20, 2020
    
    RatSalad and rlow like this.
  3. Kunlun
    Just gobblin' down frogs and gettin' choked out by Princess Leia in a slave costume? We've all been there, man.
    
    Jul 21, 2020
    
    Golmang, monacelli, tommytakis and 4 others like this.
  4. dubharmonic
    I know that laugh.
    
    Jul 21, 2020
    
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8. tommytakis
  Finally watched Hamilton. Holy shit, soooo good
  
  Jul 11, 2020
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  3. DigMe
    We watched to the intermission last night and will finish it tonight. It’s really great. My only criticism is I think it was a mistake for Miranda to cast himself in the lead. His voice is, by a big factor, the weakest of the cast and is even abrasive and strained at times.
    
    Jul 11, 2020
    
    Superexchanger, Wilson and tommytakis like this.
  4. Wilson
    It's a film of three performances, edited together. No change in content except for 2 fucks removed to keep pg 13. Big fan here, obviously
    
    Jul 11, 2020
    
    Lyander and DigMe like this.
  5. rtaylor76
    I had to follow along with lyric sheet. I need to watch it again without it to enjoy the performance.
    
    Jul 11, 2020
9. tommytakis
  Pi2AES > SFD2+BHA1 > JAR650 listening to Fleetwood Mac = mmmmmmm
  
  Jul 6, 2020
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  3. YMO
    If @tommytakis can be his real self, he would get on Qobuz and get the Extended Edition of Tango in the Night for all those special remixes.
    
    Jul 6, 2020
    
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  4. Scott Kramer
    Yeah, Tango... really unique, and some spine tingling popular Christine McVie songs mixed in.
    
    Jul 6, 2020
    
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  5. RobS
    buckingham era > all. tusk is my favorite
    
    Jul 6, 2020
    
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10. tommytakis
  Shout out to @YMO for the 1:1 tutoring sesh on Zoom setting up local streaming for pi2AES :) Thanks again!
  
  Jul 3, 2020
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  2. YMO
    Anytime!
    
    Jul 3, 2020
    
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  3. tommytakis
    @YMO is my tech guru now
    
    Jul 3, 2020
    
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  4. YMO
    Wat, lol.
    
    Jul 3, 2020
11. tommytakis
  LOL Woke up to a custom tag on SBAF. I guess @songmic and I are brothers now? Gear cyclers, unite!
  
  Jun 30, 2020
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  3. YMO
    Same heritage? Cousins? Is the JAR650 is hooked up to your butt? Can @ChaChaRealSmooth come over to your house for a visit and "take" your gear so you can go back to square one? At least you admit your hidden desires as someone who cycles gear so I scoop it up for good cost. :P
    
    Jun 30, 2020
  4. YMO
    @RobS JAR HD650 is pure sex, so much sex than the real thing. Get some t00bs/m00bs and you are in business. ;)
    
    Jun 30, 2020
  5. RobS
    i love hd650 but not enough to fuck it
    
    Jun 30, 2020
    
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12. tommytakis
  Finally joined the Sonic Frontiers gang! Vintage R2R tone density, killer dynamics, expansive stage, what more can you ask for?
  
  Jun 26, 2020
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  3. tommytakis
    @Enigmatic yep!
    
    Jun 27, 2020
    
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  4. Enigmatic
    Put up some impressions and pictures on the vintage DAC thread please? :D May the DAC give you many years of aural delight ahead!
    
    Jun 27, 2020
    
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  5. Priidik
    Someone should make a 2020 version of it.
    
    Jun 29, 2020
13. Gazny
  The puppies in your profile picture are so cute. Reminds me of my little bud.
  
  Jun 23, 2020
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14. tommytakis
  It’s always a nice feeling when you rediscover a song you haven’t heard in years
  
  Jun 21, 2020
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15. tommytakis
  Still trying to figure out how I got this mosquito bite on my butt ...
  
  Jun 16, 2020
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  3. Golmang
    you just like listening to your music unveiled.
    
    Jun 17, 2020
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    Bottoms up!
    
    (Actually, mossies can bite through anything. Even a whole sofa.)
    
    Jun 17, 2020
    
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  5. tommytakis
    That mosquito should have asked for my consent!
    
    Jun 17, 2020
    
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16. tommytakis
  Congrats SpaceX and NASA! That was amazing. Safe travels Bob and Doug
  
  May 30, 2020
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  2. Biodegraded
    Take off, eh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzEzpCx8p74
    
    May 30, 2020
    
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17. tommytakis
  Just picked up a used minidsp EARS! Hopefully the learning curve isn’t too steep for a dummy like me
  
  May 28, 2020
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  3. JustAnotherRando
    @Lyander Wut? How did you do that? :)
    
    May 28, 2020
    
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  4. Lyander
    @JustAnotherRando experimented with damping the chamber to reduce resonances, ended up gunking the one mic up with Dynamat Xtreme and ripped the cable trying to clean up. Plan to order a replacement soon as able, haha. For now single channel measurements.
    
    May 28, 2020
    
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  5. YMO
    Yes dummy.
    
    May 29, 2020
18. tommytakis
  People price gouging monitors during a pandemic. Not cool
  
  May 26, 2020
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  3. Hands
    Do you actually need a monitor? I have a spare 24", 240Hz, GSync, TN panel Acer I can let go for only 10ty billion dollars.
    
    May 27, 2020
    
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  4. rtaylor76
    Have you seen the price of webcams lately? It's ridiculous.
    
    May 28, 2020
  5. JustAnotherRando
    $40 Logitech webcam that I bought off Amazon last year was $180 last time I saw it available. Funny thing is that over here, nobody uses standalone webcams anyway, and they are still easy to find in shops.
    
    May 29, 2020
    
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19. tommytakis
  I told my brother I don't need anything for my birthday and he straight up sent me a paypal payment LOL
  
  May 24, 2020
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  3. DigMe
    “Hey everyone! I really don’t need anything for my birthday this year!
    Sincerely, Tommy (PayPal:[email protected])”
    
    May 25, 2020
    
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  4. ChaChaRealSmooth
    "Cash rules everything around me!"
    
    May 25, 2020
  5. Thad E Ginathom
    @DigMe "I really don’t need anything for my birthday this year!"
    
    So I gave you a like. Make it last... you might not get another one until next year!
    
    May 26, 2020
    
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20. tommytakis
  what are some cheap <$50 but decent sounding Bluetooth speakers for youtube/PC duties? I prefer bluetooth but would be open to wired as well
  
  May 21, 2020
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  3. Vtory
    They don't come with a sub. It just goes low enough for this kind of duties -- much lower than macbook pros. But if you're more serious about bass, you'd better increase budget quite a lot...
    
    May 21, 2020
  4. tommytakis
    @Vtory oh that's weird, am I looking at the wrong one? This one comes with a down firing sub https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NWLWM9B/ref=twister_B07DNFCRJH?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
    
    May 21, 2020
    
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  5. Vtory
    Didn't recognize that combo until today. lol.
    Maybe you should go for them and report back to us!
    
    May 21, 2020
    
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Los Angeles, CA
Synergistic Setups:
- Yggdrasil A1 > Eddie Current ZDS > HD650 | Verite
- Bifrost 2 > Shortest Way 51+ > JAR650 | JAR600
- Bifrost 2 > ECP 3F > Auteur | Utopia
- Matrix X Sabre Pro > Eddie Current BW > Borealis
- Matrix X Sabre Pro > BHA-1 > JAR650
- Sonic Frontiers SFD2 Mk.2 > BHA-1 > JAR650
- Sonic Frontiers SFD2 Mk.II > DNA Starlett > JAR650
- Sonic Frontiers SFD2 Mk.II > DNA Starlett > Vintage Beyer DT990 600ohm
Denk shit: (not in order)
- ZMF Auteur
- ZMF Atticus
- ZMF Verite Open/Closed
- Focal Clear
- Verum 1
- Aurorus Borealis
- Sennheiser HD650
- JAR modded HD650
- JAR modded HD600
- Hifiman HE-6
- JVC FDX1
- Campfire Andromeda
- DNA Starlett
- DNA Stellaris
- Eddie Current Black Widow
- Eddie Current ZDS
- Eddie Current Aficionado
- Eddie Current ZDT Jr.
- Zampotech's Shortest Way 51+
- ECP 3F Ravenswood
- Schiit Valhalla 2
- Schiit Gungnir Multibit
- Schiit Yggdrasil A1
- Schiit Bifrost 2
- Pi2AES
- Bottlehead Crack + Speedball
- Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp + LPS
- Matrix X Sabre Pro MQA
- Sonic Frontiers SFD2 Mk.2
- Bryston BHA-1
- Sennheiser HD800 SDR + SBAF rugliner + Cork mod
- Vintage Beyer DT990 600ohm
Good shit:
- ZMF Aeolus
- Focal Utopia
- Focal Elex
- UERR
- Raal SR1a
- Sennheiser HD600
- Sennheiser HD800S
- Schiit Jotunheim
- Schiit Modi Multibit
- Schiit Modi 3
- Schiit Magni 3+
- Schiit Modi 2 Uber
- Schiit Eitr
- Soekris 1541
- Felix Euforia
- Bryston BHA-1
- Rosson Audio RAD-0
Meh:
- ZMF Eikon
- Focal Elear
- Audeze LCD series
- Schiit Lyr 3
- Schiit Asgard 3
- Schiit Hel
- Beyerdynamic DT1990
- Beyerdynamic DT770
- Philips SHP9500
- Philips Fidelio X2
- Cavalli Liquid Platinum
- Dan Clark Audio Ether 2
- Hifiman HE1000 V2
- Hifiman Sundara
Dog Poo:
- Topping D30
- Pathos Aurium
- Sennheiser HD700
- Monoprice M1060
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