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Bros: Anyone been to this place before? https://www.tastypotusa.com/menu Taiwanese Hotpot place opened near me. Jan 16, 2021 at 1:26 PM

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1. YMO
  Bros: Anyone been to this place before? https://www.tastypotusa.com/menu Taiwanese Hotpot place opened near me.
  
  Jan 16, 2021 at 1:26 PM
  2. Gazny
    Just checked and the one in my town is permanently closed.
    Thanks California :(
    
    Jan 16, 2021 at 1:31 PM
  3. YMO
    ^BOOOO. Meanwhile things are fully opened in FL and these guys just opened a week ago.
    
    Jan 16, 2021 at 1:32 PM
  4. gixxerwimp
    Hotpot is an institution here. If they get halfway close to the OG, should be half decent.
    
    Jan 16, 2021 at 10:36 PM
2. YMO
  I wanna blow my load...from the spicy ketchup bottle that is onto these fries. Get ketchup out.
  
  Jan 14, 2021 at 3:33 PM
  2. neogeosnk
    Whataburger ketchup? Also this came out yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARtxczTPazI
    
    Jan 14, 2021 at 3:39 PM
  3. YMO
    Store brought. I only get the Spicy Ketchup from Whata when I go to Whata. It's spicy but sweet from the corn syrup. I saw the MISTer Driver, but DoDonPachi been burn out from it from the last decade.
    
    Jan 14, 2021 at 3:39 PM
  4. Syzygy
    We buy Whataburger ketchup, honey mustard at the store. Yum!
    
    Jan 14, 2021 at 4:21 PM
    
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3. YMO
  I feel sorry for those who want to hear the U18t loaner.....
  
  Jan 12, 2021 at 3:58 PM
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  3. ChaChaRealSmooth
    Don't be. They signed up for it
    
    Jan 12, 2021 at 5:15 PM
    
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  4. rhythmdevils
    The U18t is the best iem I’ve ever heard. Sign up now while you have a chance!!!!
    
    Jan 12, 2021 at 9:20 PM
    
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  5. rtaylor76
    For 3K, it better be.
    
    Jan 13, 2021 at 7:59 AM
    
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4. YMO
  Man I need to make a giant-ass tin foil hat. I think I would look sexy with one on.
  
  Jan 7, 2021
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  3. Syzygy
    https://www.etsy.com/listing/904864573
    
    Jan 7, 2021
    
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  4. YMO
    Not real tin foil. I go all in on this stuff.
    
    Jan 7, 2021
  5. rhythmdevils
    Fake tin foil doesn’t block the alien mind probes!!!!
    
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2f/e1/38/2fe138b98c283623fcd2b6f3094c3735.jpg
    
    Jan 7, 2021
    
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5. YMO
  Oh Georgia you are always on my mind....considering the border is an hour from me and your license plates are bland. :P
  
  Jan 5, 2021
  2. Accrued
    You mean that a small peach logo isn't enough overshadowed by the huge text isn't pretty? Blasphemy!
    
    Jan 6, 2021
    
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6. YMO
  Got my second PI2AES today, and since I'm an idiot I cut myself bad and blood got on the PI2AES board. Still sounds good. #IBLEEDFORPI
  
  Jan 4, 2021
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  3. YMO
    Don't worry, I use moOde
    
    Jan 7, 2021
    
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  4. Michael Kelly
    Just to be clear, this has nothing to do with the PI2AES. It is the PI and Volumio duking it out!
    
    Jan 8, 2021
  5. rhythmdevils
    Yeah of course. I see the Pi2AES as current gen tech in an implementation that is ahead of its time and the rest of the world isn’t really set up for it yet. It will happen in time I hope.
    
    Jan 8, 2021
    
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7. YMO
  Maybe I do a Zoom later
  
  Jan 2, 2021
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  2. rtaylor76
    What time? I am free to Zoom now dammit.
    
    Jan 2, 2021
    
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  3. YMO
    Ok we can do Zoom now and talk about some fud. I'll send you a PM.
    
    Jan 2, 2021
  4. Gazny
    I want in
    
    Jan 2, 2021
    
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8. YMO
  Site been down for a bit for the last two days. What gives?
  
  Jan 1, 2021
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  3. Gazny
    Millennium bug, at least the prisoners didn't get released
    
    Jan 1, 2021
    
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  4. atomicbob
    likely maintenance.
    
    Jan 1, 2021
    
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  5. rlow
    Rebranding coming: SuperBestSchiitDNADropZMFpi2AESshIlls
    
    Jan 1, 2021
    
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9. YMO
  They said it will be 80 on NYD in FL. Fuck.....
  
  Dec 30, 2020
10. YMO
  Weeee, another PI2AES on my way, bye bye Eitr.....
  
  Dec 28, 2020
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  3. YMO
    I'm thinking long term, put another PI box in bedroom and I'm open to almost any DAC upgrade for the future.
    
    Dec 28, 2020
    
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  4. Gaspasser
    I have a buddy looking for an Eitr, you selling?
    
    Dec 28, 2020
  5. YMO
    Most likely not @Gaspasser, unit has audio drop outs here and there and I got it for free. Might as well keep it.
    
    Dec 28, 2020
11. YMO
  This salad isn't enough, time for bacon.
  
  Dec 27, 2020
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12. YMO
  I'm so fat/drunk from steak and GF wants me to be Mr. Plow...don't mind if I do....!
  
  Dec 25, 2020
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  2. YMO
    Dang it, not tonight.
    
    Dec 25, 2020
  3. Deep Funk
    Wait for left-over day. Busy days...
    
    Dec 26, 2020
    
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13. YMO
  These cookies too sweet, time for a beer.
  
  Dec 25, 2020
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14. YMO
  I don't do Xmas, but I'll do Brazilian Steakhouse tomorrow, lets load up my belly.
  
  Dec 24, 2020
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  3. rtaylor76
    Shalom. Namaste. May the force be with you.
    
    Dec 24, 2020
  4. YMO
    I just wanna eat @rtaylor76
    
    Dec 24, 2020
  5. rtaylor76
    Ew.
    
    Dec 24, 2020
    
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15. YMO
  Time to deboo these cookies....don't mind if I do... Oatmeal Raisins!
  
  Dec 21, 2020
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  3. YMO
    I said Oatmeal Raisins @rtaylor76
    
    Dec 21, 2020
  4. rtaylor76
    I guess I don't have an inner Deebo...oh, wait, you said deboo. My bad.
    
    Dec 21, 2020
  5. YMO
    I can't wait to deboo your stuff, there are direct flights to Nashville and tickets are cheap.
    
    Dec 21, 2020
16. YMO
  Coffee Chat now active, you know where to find it.
  
  Dec 19, 2020
17. YMO
  Coffee Chat at 10 AM EST.
  
  Dec 19, 2020
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18. YMO
  Fuck, I just realized I been in the headphone game for over a decade. Remember the time the LCD-2 at $1k was considered expensive?
  
  Dec 18, 2020
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  3. GoldfishX
    They've priced out a lot of potential customers, I feel. Hifiman was always a brand I could deal with their quirks because the value and SQ was there. Now that they are commanding a premium price...nah
    
    Dec 18, 2020
  4. Hammy
    Prices have actually gone down in some areas. The LCD-2 Classic is $800 instead of the original $999 that the LCD-2 were. I bought my LCD-2 Classic for $600 at $100 discount when they were first released. That's what was a $1000 headphone for $600 brand new. Not everything is getting more expensive.
    
    Dec 18, 2020
    
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  5. Hammy
    I still don't own a headphone worth over $1K MSRP. What broke my $1K audio cherry were the Cavalli amps. Liquid Fire and Glass. And Gungnir MB DAC. Once I discovered that the Cavalli amps get the LCD-2 to sound better than the LCD-3 to me with other amps I spent more on amps than headphones.
    
    Dec 18, 2020
    
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19. YMO
  DNA Starlett underrated for IEMs, but still get this for cans...
  
  Dec 17, 2020
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  3. YMO
    So how many little deaths you had @brencho?
    
    Dec 17, 2020
  4. brencho
    Too many to risk frequenting this place no mo
    
    Dec 17, 2020
    
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  5. ChaChaRealSmooth
    Wonder what @Donald North thinks of this
    
    Dec 17, 2020
20. YMO
  Fuck, I'm a little late, RIP Tommy Lister. #Deebo
  
  Dec 14, 2020
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  2. Melvillian
    Zeus! Still remember the first time I saw him when I was a kid.
    
    Dec 15, 2020
    
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Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Oct 1, 1989 (Age: 31)

Location:

DUVALLL-904

Occupation:

Back Office Banker

Gear List:

Senn HD600, Sony WM1A, NuForce X Drop Move, Drop x JVC HA-FDX1, Sony WF-1000XM3, Senn HD6XX, PI2AES, Schiit Bifrost 2, PIoneer DV-79AVi DVD Player (CD Transport), Schiit Eitr, Massdrop x Airist R-2R DAC (RDAC), DNA Starlett, Zampotech SW51+, Sony IER-M9, Moondrop Starfield, Gaudio Nair, Focal Elear + Clear Pads = Eclair/"Elex"

Boring Back Office Banker dude, woo.

My Preference is Warmish/Darkish Neutralish, if that even make sense (answer is no). I try to get to that goal by doing a Warm/Dark DAC with a more Neutralish Amp. Headphones will also do its thing on SQ if I like it or not.

Computer Desktop Setup:

Note: This is for casual listening while on the computer, and when I Work From Home (WFH). So listening to random songs, 12 inch collections and also not really focusing on the album. Darker DAC being fed into a mostly neutralish amp.

Thinkpad X260 via Roon or Foobar2000 via UPnP Output Component or BubbleUPnP > PI2AES [Toslink Output] > Massdrop x Airist R-2R DAC (RDAC) > Zampotech SW51+

Due to Audio Dropout Issue for some reason when feeding the RDAC Coax, I'm using Toslink. Yeah....

Main Setup:

Note: This is for serious album listening and being analytical on certain songs to compare mastering or understand song structure. Sometimes to chill as well. With both the Computer Desktop Setup and the Main Setup I have two separate amps for two semi-different sound flavors/methods. Still good stuff, for me. Unlike the RDAC, I found Bifrost 2 to be on the warmish side with PI2AES but not gooie warm like Unison USB > Bifrost 2. DNA Starlett is mostly a neutralish amp to me, but it still has some signs of warmth and classic tube sound character that is not overdone.

Roon or UPnP > PI2AES [Coax Output] or Pioneer DV-79AVi DVD Player (CD Transport) [Toslink Output] > Schiit Bifrost 2 > DNA Starlett

Headphones and IEMs: Senn HD600, Senn HD6xx, NuForce x Drop Move, Drop x JVC HA-FDX1, Sony WF-1000XM3, Sony IER-M9, Moondrop Starfield, Gaudio Nair,
Focal Elear + Clear Pads = Eclair/"Elex"

Portable Setups:
Sony WM1A > Various IEMs
Phone > Sony WF-1000XM3 mostly with sometimes NuForce x Drop Move
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