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yotacowboy

McRibs Kind of Guy, Male, from NOVA

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Proof my ears still work: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/11/distraught-man-radio-tower-standoff/ Jun 12, 2025

yotacowboy was last seen:: Jun 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM

1. yotacowboy
  hug your fur babies tonight. ours is not doing very well. no diagnosis yet, but shes in the ICU with some kind of severe neurologic disorder
  
  Sep 10, 2023
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  3. EagleWings
    Sorry to hear that. My wishes and prayers for her recovery.
    
    Sep 11, 2023
    
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  4. Case
    Any news?
    
    Sep 11, 2023
    
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  5. internethandle
    Sorry to hear. I’m a vet tech, feel free to DM if you need any help in that regard, I’ll do my best from a distance. Good on you for being conscious of pet insurance.
    
    Sep 11, 2023
    
    Cryptowolf, Thad E Ginathom, Pocomo and 9 others like this.
2. yotacowboy
  frickin' hell, JAR650v2 is just nuts. I'm back into Homer-drool mode.
  
  Sep 5, 2023
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  3. HotRatSalad
    Yep it's an airier headphone for sure, can't have both though . I thought the highs were perfect on OG for my ears and more low end as well.
    
    Sep 5, 2023
    
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  4. caute
    i am a B mod whore... B over all else lol
    
    Sep 6, 2023
  5. Erroneous
    It's like in the Wizard of Oz when they pull the curtain back and expose that mofo.
    
    Sep 7, 2023
3. yotacowboy
  I'm a clown. holy grail amperex sittard 5ar4/gz34 acquired after like 4 years of searching for an f31. and goddamn. it's good.
  
  Aug 18, 2023
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  2. HotRatSalad
    That sounds yummy can I "borrow" it for sonett2? I have what looks like an F32 in safe keeping.
    
    Aug 18, 2023
  3. yotacowboy
    PM me!
    
    Aug 18, 2023
4. yotacowboy
  well holy shit! Picked up one of the burl ZMF Auteur Classics, just arrived. looks like mine are the actual ZMF camera art article. stoke!
  
  Aug 12, 2023
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  2. yotacowboy
    and they sound f'ing fantastic. @zach915m, thanks so much, man.
    
    Aug 12, 2023
    
    zottel, sheldaze, bixby and 5 others like this.
  3. zach915m
    Hey that's awesome. My man!
    
    Aug 12, 2023
    
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5. yotacowboy
  ICYMI: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/topping-and-smsl-with-asr-punking-us-on-dacs.12808/page-14#post-413463
  
  Aug 11, 2023
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6. yotacowboy
  I'm getting tired of record reviews which proclaim, "reminiscent of Boards of Canada."
  
  Aug 10, 2023
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  2. yotacowboy
    https://tinyurl.com/yt8skadu
    
    no, no that's not reminiscent of BoC.
    
    Aug 10, 2023
  3. yotacowboy
    Amen break? plz. does all boots-n-pants music sound the same to people?
    
    Aug 10, 2023
  4. caute
    LMAO
    
    Aug 11, 2023
7. yotacowboy
  HCSOB here I come. Jello shots, DosXX, and wet teeshirt contests at lake Zach-asu!
  
  Aug 4, 2023
8. yotacowboy
  Yay new balmorhea vinyl! pendant world is growing on me.
  
  Jul 25, 2023
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9. yotacowboy
  truthear x crin zero red: cat piss.
  
  Jul 14, 2023
  2. Lyander
    Hematuria is never something to take lightly.
    
    Jul 14, 2023
    
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10. yotacowboy
  straight in the feels: homeless dude I buy breakfast for a few days a week, paid for my coffee today.
  
  Jul 7, 2023
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  3. yotacowboy
    So today, when I went to get my normal espresso, the gal in the cafe told me michael had already paid for it.
    
    Jul 7, 2023
    
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  4. caute
    thank you for your heart and for not taking a pic of Michael and only his sweet puppy
    
    Jul 7, 2023
    
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  5. Qildail
    A solid reminder most of us here are quite blessed, despite our occasional rants and gripes. Your karma is in a good place, mate.
    
    Jul 7, 2023
    
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11. yotacowboy
  MIND BLOWN. Radiohead's Video Tape is syncopated.
  
  Jun 20, 2023
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    My name is usually syncopated when played
    
    Jun 20, 2023
  4. DigMe
    Vox also did a good video on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_IHotHxIl8
    
    Jun 20, 2023
    
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  5. yotacowboy
    knowing this, and going back and relistening to In Rainbows, the effect is used all over this album. Veils lifted, har har. Listening to more (other) music this afternoon another great pseudo-syncopation starts @ 5:45 in on this track: https://youtu.be/2o_pG02efoQ?t=345
    
    Jun 20, 2023
    
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12. yotacowboy
  goddamn after all these years the sweeping bowed guitar riff @7:55 on Sigur Ros: Agaetis byrjun, VVTL still gives me goosebumps! Bigly!
  
  Jun 14, 2023
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    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=VVTL
    
    Jun 15, 2023
  4. gixxerwimp
    https://youtu.be/Gf1h2PMPCAo
    
    Jun 15, 2023
    
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  5. gixxerwimp
    Cool, the wiki page has English translations of the track names
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81g%C3%A6tis_byrjun
    
    Jun 15, 2023
13. yotacowboy
  Canada to U.S. NE corridor: https://tinyurl.com/4e93ky56
  
  Jun 7, 2023
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14. yotacowboy
  Just joshin': New drinking game: take a drink every time @GoldenOne uses the word "whilst". Three drinks if in the first para of a review.
  
  May 16, 2023
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  2. Thad E Ginathom
    Whilst is an excellent word. We need more of it.
    
    Whence?
    
    May 16, 2023
    
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  3. yotacowboy
    thanks to the Plain Writing Act i'm programmed to dislike fancy words. Good enough > sufficient.
    
    May 16, 2023
  4. Thad E Ginathom
    What's fancy about whilst?
    
    A very modest sort of a word.
    
    May 17, 2023
15. yotacowboy
  do you prefer a speaker system that accurately portrays music, or an acoustic event? could warrant a thread. deep thoughts while listening.
  
  May 13, 2023
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  3. ergopower
    Yes to a thread. @Deep Funk is correct re. complexity
    
    May 13, 2023
  4. HotRatSalad
    I don't think it's possible to recreate a performance. For good or bad and whether it's classical music jazz or metal. Too many variations at play. Including your listening space. My space is far from perfect but I still very much enjoy speakers, i think I did the best I could for the money I could spend. Need a total room redesign/remodel to make things better. Or just put on my headphones !
    
    May 14, 2023
    
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  5. penguins
    For me a bit more accuracy but I would still want both as it's two different experiences. That and I think it depends on the answer to the reverse - what are your favorite kinds of shows and live venues?
    
    I typically prefer live music at smaller venues that don't require amplifications or speakers for the live music with the exception of instruments that need it - hence accuracy in speakers.
    
    May 15, 2023
    
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16. yotacowboy
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU_YFpfDqqA&ab_channel=Veritasium
  
  May 13, 2023
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17. yotacowboy
  I wish there was a way to filter Qobuz "still trending" based on age of rating submitter.
  
  May 1, 2023
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  2. yotacowboy
    I'm kinda tired of seeing Fleetwood Mac "Rumors" in there. WE GET IT. YOU WANNA BANG STEVIE NICKS. Playing her albums over and over ain't gonna get her to drop her granny panties.
    
    May 1, 2023
    
    Cryptowolf, philipmorgan, RestoredSparda and 1 other person like this.
  3. Thad E Ginathom
    I love Rumours and I'm 70.
    
    But I don't want to listen to it just because a heap of others are doing so.
    
    May 2, 2023
    
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18. yotacowboy
  the problem with a killer work desktop rig: "just one more song" isn't quite the same
  
  Apr 24, 2023
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  3. yotacowboy
    re: "wtf should i do with these? https://i.imgur.com/8tzgjAt.jpg"
    
    Apr 24, 2023
    
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  4. Gazny
    That's awesome, it would put me in waiting mode for ever!
    
    Apr 24, 2023
    
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  5. yotacowboy
    I'm pretty sure I won't get paid overtime if I'm just sitting at my desk with drool coming out my mouth listening to Diana Krall sings Steely Dan recomposed by Dire Straights on repeat.
    
    Apr 24, 2023
    
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19. yotacowboy
  JFC, I should've just bought an MJ1 new when it came out
  
  Apr 21, 2023
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  3. yotacowboy
    @Ksorota I'm going to pm you to pick your brains a little about the cap upgrades... Thanks for the friendly hook up sale, and the welcome reset to my expectations!!
    
    Apr 21, 2023
    
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  4. HotRatSalad
    What headphones on MJ1 ?
    
    Apr 21, 2023
  5. yotacowboy
    Mostly jarhd660, but zmf VC is bangin too
    
    Apr 21, 2023
    
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20. yotacowboy
  wtf should i do with these? https://i.imgur.com/8tzgjAt.jpg
  
  Apr 18, 2023
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  3. yotacowboy
    Yeah, that'd be a HoJo + Applebees in bumfuck egypt shopping at a flea market kinda cheap weekend... I might be dumb, but i ain't stupid! These'll go in my EC Af.
    
    Apr 19, 2023
    
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  4. caute
    I wonder what caps are in the af stock
    
    Apr 19, 2023
    
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  5. yotacowboy
    It’s got the stock Russian PIO caps in it.
    
    Apr 20, 2023
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Home Page:

http://davidhasselhoffonline.com/

Location:

NOVA

Occupation:

Designer of Graphics

Gear List:

Main rig:
Sources—Roon/Tidal/Qobuz to RPi+Pi2AES, Technics SL-1200 w/ DL-103r to iFi ZEN Phono, Sangean HDT-20, Audiolab 6000CDT
DAC—Yggdrasil MIB (AES/EBU: MercuryV3, Coax:6000CDT, Optical:Sangean)
Preamp—Kara
Amps—Elekit TU-8600S: WE300Bs, Amperex 12AX7, Brimar 12AU7s/Superscope a210
Speakers—Audio Note AN-E Kit3 (hemp drivers, silver VCs)
Headphones—BS HD600, ZMF Auteur Classic, HD800S

Work:
iPhone 15/Modi MB --> Vali3--> JARHD650B, ZMF VC Blackwood
iBasso DCElite --> CFA Fathom

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