tommytakis

Roon would be right about Julieta Venegas, similar vibe, I'm a long time fan (been to a concert even)... I'm not familiar with the others, well, Lily Allen but she's not singing in Spanish AFAIK.

Just realized Emily Estefan is Gloria Estefan's daughter (duh) while Googling some of those, I'm a fan of her mother but it's not the same vibe.

I'd add iLe and Bebe to the list... I feel like there's another good suggestion on the tip of my tongue and I can't quite seem to remember it... I'd add Natalia Lugo too even if a bit more pop, cause I'm a homer... ;P

For some reason I was thinking along the lines of female singers, anyway, more broadly I'd add Enanitos Verdes tho a bit more rock...

Also just realized how annoying it'd be to search for iLe or Bebe, look up Almadura & iLevitable for the former and Pafuera Telarañas for Bebe (that's the one I remember most anyway).

MCAT? I'm feeling grateful I dropped pre-med before I got that far :P

Making your profile picture the cover page from the MCAT would be a really punny take on the SBAF avatar theme.

Oh synapse, looks like someone is suffering from hyperactive ligand-gated ion channels. Seems like you need more enzymes in your synaptic clefts.

That is me times two (at least)

When You had this insight, were you high? Lol

@tommytakis I’m nice to nice people. Others can get outta here...

Persian folks sure know how to party

I just want to say... I miss your old profile pic

Looks really generic now. Love the classic look of the old design.

The word is Bruce Wayne now owns Sennheiser.

I may be in the minority here. I dig the new, all-black matte finish over the old one.

My pet theory on the faux marble is that Senn expected it to get banged up in the studio, and the faux marble would hide the scratches.

@cskippy yep! Check with different tubes/sources /amps as well

@schiit When you said "All current ones have DC sense" was there a running change? I bought mine within the first week of release. I suspected it might have damaged a pair of Clears last year, at the time I left them plugged in when turning the amp on and off. Now I wait for warm up turn volume all way down with no music playing to plug in to be safe.

I'm not looking for any sort of warranty/replacement of the Clears, the company I purchased them from took care of that. Curious if I should send the Lyr in to make sure it is okay and possibly updated to have the DC Sense? I haven't had any other issues with it, but I am very cautious about procedure for plugging headphones in. Thanks!

U get to wear jeans at work, I'm sitting here in my grownup slacks with dog hair all over them.

My first job out of college was corporate cubicle shirt-and-tie. Lasted about a year and a half before I admitted to myself this wasn’t for me and moved on. Hopefully never again.

As I sit here in my home office in shorts & a tee. No shoes. :D

At the startup I just switched from, pretty much wore the same.

@GoodEnoughGear do I need to get something like schiit sys for comparison?

I'm a fan of simple longer term listening for comparisons, so I'd just listen for a few evenings to one then switch out for a few evenings. If you wanted to a/b yes you'd need a switch of some sort like Sys.

@GoodEnoughGear Sounds good. If time allows in between my studying, I’ll do that

I was a premed kid in my undergrad years, but shifted into psychology for master's since I found it more interesting/suitable. The bulk of my med knowledge lies gathering dust on yellowed pages, far removed from sunlight :))

I still have a passing interest in medical news though, and enjoy reading cases. Just not up for cramming volumes of dry text into my brain. Mad respect for people in the field.

@Lyander that's awesome! I lowkey sometimes wish I majored in psychology instead of Biology LOL

Well imo the world could always use more of both, just a matter of finding which one suits your temperament more yeah? Biology is cool! I always had fun in those classes, even if it was just the more rudimentary odds and ends thereof. Psych is an interesting field too, but given how it's not quite so cleanly cut as medicine at current knowledge there's as much touchy-feely as science involved in the practise, I think

Thank you for your concern @Jinxy245 I really appreciate it! I'm just shocked that this happened to me. The guy has reputable feedback and status on headfi. I don't wish any ill-things upon him though. I hope he can get that amp fixed and enjoy listening to it again because it's still one of my favorite amps to this day.

Also thanks everyone that have replied, your responses helped me a lot trying to get a better grasp of the situation. You are all awesome and hope you guys had a better morning than me haha

This is great PP ruled in your favor multiple times. I would think twice before using PP in the future if they didn't. If the person shits on you with a negative feedback please share their name so everyone knows who to avoid to deal with.

"The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!"

See the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roof_Is_on_Fire

@Thad E Ginathom worst kiss ever.

Must have been something about it... I kept coming back until I stayed!

@Phantaminum I like it! definitely tubey sounding amp, very pleasing to listen to. lol I still think the ZDS is my favorite combo with the HD650. I'll discuss more in my impressions. I'm taking a break from listening because I'm also trying to evaluate the Pathos amp haha. How are you liking your amps? I think you mentioned two for review as well right?

Nice! Never had an opportunity to listen to the ZDS but hope to hear it one day. I heard great things about it and lusted after it for awhile.

Right now the poor Teton is just collecting dust. I'm having too much fun with the Toolshed amp and Zach's headphones.

@Phantaminum that's interesting. Isn't Teton like a super expensive amp lol? yeah that Darling amp looks sexy af! u got the new Verite Closed?!

And yeah, ZDS might be my all time favorite amp so far. It's what got me back into this hobby along with the Verite+ turned me into a HD650 shill. The only drawback is that it runs extremely hot (like I've burned myself when I tried to reach over the amp for something).

Not a fan, too bright for my tastes and the midrange loses some warmth. Noticed this with Lyr3/Clear and Saga.

@Riotvan which headphones did you use it with?

Focal clear

thankful to be part of this community. love u all :)

Don't go into the cable game until you have a system you like. Cables can be a changer but they'll mess things up. It's actually worse than tubes. Some add detail, I'm not sure how yet but it's coloration, can synergies brilliant with gear but might lead to the wrong impression. Pangea until endgame.

Audiophile Pebbles sounds like a fantastic cereal that would definitely improve the sound of my music. Eat 'em while listening. Boom. Plankton.

That’s when the hobby becomes a neurosis LOL

Would love to see a pic!

Open solicitation of deskpics and that last status tell you a hell of a lot about one man's desires ...