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This is clearly a cunning plot by Bloom Audio to fatten customers up so that they stay at home listening to headphones, browsing their website with chocolatey sausage fingers, and ordering more headphones.

The HD8XX in the right system are end-game. Sennheiser was so close.

BP800. @Bill-P said he'll send one on loaner tour, but I can send you mine if there is much delay. I'm no lvl42 mod wizard so I'd suggest waiting for his.

@E_Schaaf Fair point. And I've never been able to real apple to apple comparison. But a series of bad memories discourage. Maybe I am more skillful now than before, but wasn't happy with anything I eqed. On non-eq front, all the mods I heard or owned could not pass sibilance and shoutiness tests.

@Philimon Tour will be interesting. I'll definitely join. As of now, however, I don't regard its comfort any higher than Eta Genesis. 6x0 headband is what I'd immediately avoid for now (hate pressure points on top). No matter how great they may sound.

I agree with this to some extend. 6X0 eventually gets to a great comfort level with some stretching of the band. The 800 starts off very comfortable and disappears on your head faster.

6X0 clamp is strong and the pads are pretty stiff as well. So yes, very uncomfortable when new. Needs break-in. Cup articulation is good but maybe you need more?

You, sir, deserve a medal for both valor and perseverance.

read this! https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Mind-Brain-Constructs-Meaningful/dp/0262045869

I thought I was the only one haha. I don't know why but it's awesome to see expensive TOTL rigs and impressions. I do like browsing decades ago (mid 2000s) on Head fi.

I do the same with Audioexotics, I really like their older system pics and systems (circa 2007-2012), with Horning speakers, Wavac amps etc in small-ish yet stylish rooms.

Best USB cable for the money thread

I&O fries are only good when hot & terrible once they’ve cooled. SS burgers are good but heavier to the point where I want to purge myself if I eat too much of it. Don’t have that problem with I&O

I&O is the Magni 3+ of burgers. That's a compliment

Given those three Five Guys, but overpriced. In-and-Out is over hyped. Cannot comment on Shake Shack, but I love me some Culver's.

Design eliminates klingon ridge hot spot + makes bigger headphones ~13:25!!! Not that my head is so big it I can't use the standard ZMF headband but still...

Sadly I literally just bought both the pilot and copilot pad.

The foam on the Crescent Pad is basically the same taper as I use on my Clear+KnittedCover

While here I sit in the Ozarks with a couple inches on the ground for the first time in about 5 years.

1. wolfson wm8741, 2. doug dsha special sauce

Because some audio products are actually designed by people who have ears rather than a machine that measures SINAD at 1k with a 2Vrms signal

It is one of the best 1-bits I have heard.

Hopefully you're avoiding the other parts of the net. Youtube is pure spoilertown at this point.

I am never convinced by MSRP of either.. but thanks to recent totl market updates, their used prices look way more reasonable than they used to be.

one of my favorite cocktails is ti'punch

rhum, lime juice and raw sugar

My head-fi experience was greatly improved by `ignore`ing a bunch of people. So I wonder if an `ignore newbies` option might be a worthwhile addition giving you control rather than imposing a systemwide change on everybody.

And of course, just as many treated that subforum AS the forum. They didn't even stop to comprehend where they were. Just clickin and typin thangs.

Moderating that was fun sometimes. It was really, truly stupid easy to pass. Just be normal for like 2-3 sentences. Just read for 10 seconds. You'll get what to write about.

Love the ideas here. I think the basic humanity test is best. Ignore newbies is bad though because it prevents well meaning newbs from asking things in the general advice thread and you don't want to shut the gate too tight. You have to risk some idiots to find quality