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    1. skem
      skem
      Bought myself a guitar. 40th birthday on the horizon. Let the mid-life “crisis” begin!
      1. DigMe
        DigMe
        What'd you get?
        Dec 4, 2018
      2. Soups
        Soups
        Man, I'm nearing that age as well, and about to sell most of my guitars. To afford some decent speakers. Crisis indeed.
        Dec 4, 2018
        westermac and DigMe like this.
      3. ButtUglyJeff
        ButtUglyJeff
        I got myself a new bass when I turned 40, b-day gift to self. My wife named it "midlife crisis"...
        Dec 5, 2018
        DigMe and Jinxy245 like this.
    2. skem
      skem
      Well, today is my 1-year SBAF birthday... but sadly I have been too busy to play with audio stuff for a month now. And I have a cold.
      1. brencho, Case and Thad E Ginathom like this.
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      3. Kunlun
        Kunlun
        That bird was banned from here a long time ago.
        Oct 1, 2018
        obsiCO, Jinxy245, JK47 and 3 others like this.
      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        ^That joke only works because you were the one who made it :))

        @skem Hope you get well soon!
        Oct 1, 2018
      5. bengo
        bengo
        @skem You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. My wife got shat on twice by the same pigeon twice in the space of 5 mins (with a change of clothes in-between). Second time she realized she was standing right under its branch.
        Oct 1, 2018
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    3. skem
      skem
      Damn-it! Broke a famously irreplaceable STV-4H varistor.
    4. skem
      skem
      Just finished restoring an old Onkyo A7 for shits’n’giggles. Not bad, actually.
    5. skem
      skem
      All harmonics on Pioneer M22 were below the dynamic range of my HP analyzer. Just bought QA401 to go fishing with more bit depth
      1. ultrabike likes this.
      2. Priidik
        Priidik
        Hardly surprising. Which HP ?
        Aug 27, 2018
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      3. ultrabike
        ultrabike
        Second that one. Which HP?
        Aug 27, 2018
      4. skem
        skem
        HP3561A. It has a nice noise floor several dB below its -120dBV (1uV) spec, floating ground, and is capable of handling full power amp output up to 22V RMS without extra attenuators, but it’s buit on a 13-bit DAC, so the dynamic range is limited to 80dB. Porn here: https://accusrc.com/uploads/datasheets/5350_3561a.pdf
        Aug 27, 2018
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    8. skem
      skem
      After 3 months of detailed rebuilding, careful component matching, and design edits, my Pioneer M22 is singing beautifully.
      1. rlow, Lyander, A1Gear and 9 others like this.
      2. PTS
        PTS
        Can you detail this in a forum post, or link to where you have? I'm interested to read.
        Jul 14, 2018
      3. skem
        skem
        Will do. I have lots of notes but first testing to see how good it is.
        Jul 14, 2018
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      4. skem
        skem
        So I have determined m22 is still not ready for prime time. It’s good, but my pass labs is cleaner so I’m going to do more work on the m22. Stay tuned.
        Jul 15, 2018
    9. skem
      skem
      JVC FD-01 arrived today.
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      3. Mimouille
        Mimouille
        Did I describe them :D
        Jul 10, 2018
      4. skem
        skem
        Jul 10, 2018
      5. skem
        skem
        The JVC FD-01 is for sale. Not gym-friendly enough for me to keep (gym is my only IEM need)
        Jul 14, 2018
    10. skem
      skem
      I am the walrus.
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      2. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        ^Don't confuse me with Howard Stern. He's kind of like you...a joke.
        Jun 28, 2018
      3. JK47
        JK47
        If so, the jokes on you
        Jun 28, 2018
      4. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Har
        Jun 28, 2018
    11. skem
      skem
      In La Jolla / SD for a week. Any good audio destinations around here?
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      2. skem
        skem
        Lol. I’m sure he appreciates the suggestion. Though....if I brought White Russians he might not complain.
        Jun 17, 2018
      3. dmckean44
        dmckean44
        lol

        Go to Stereo Unlimited in Point Loma and tour the Taylor guitar factory and the Deering banjo factory.
        Jun 17, 2018
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      4. ufospls2
        ufospls2
        I loved La Jolla when I was there. Enjoy dude!
        Jun 18, 2018
    12. skem
      skem
      The most unworthy.
      1. bengo
        bengo
        A hotly contested title!
        Jun 14, 2018
    13. skem
      skem
      Had to post 15 substantive things on HF in order to use their for-sale forum. Thanks to the HF Troll population, that turned out to be easy
      1. bengo, Thad E Ginathom and Jinxy245 like this.
      2. JustAnotherRando
        JustAnotherRando
        Oh, that's hat you have to do to post there?

        Reading that site is so painful that my account has only managed to make it to 3 posts after two months. Don't even bother checking the sales forum there anymore.
        Jun 4, 2018
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      3. skem
        skem
        Yup. But since the trolls just challenge you on every point, it's easy to just reply to them with some factual information. I even managed to saturate my troll to the point where it shut up. Small victories.
        Jun 4, 2018
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      4. jexby
        jexby
        the inter webs would like to know what you posted to make Currawongdong shut up?
        Jun 4, 2018
    14. skem
      skem
      Semi-refurbished M-22 now operating in my primary system.
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      2. JK47
        JK47
        Maybe whoever set it got confused with the DC balance, which is 80mV
        Jun 3, 2018
      3. bengo
        bengo
        Welcome to the club. I recommend to try it with headphones too (carefully...)
        Jun 3, 2018
      4. skem
        skem
        Yes, sounds delightful with headphones, even at low bias.
        Jun 4, 2018
    15. skem
      skem
    16. skem
      skem
      Music is just wiggling air.
      1. Artasia and Jinxy245 like this.
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      3. cskippy
        cskippy
        That's probably why I don't mind my farts.
        May 4, 2018
        Deep Funk, Jinxy245 and skem like this.
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        wiggling air is dancing air.
        May 5, 2018
      5. Vent
        Vent
        No one wants @cskippy music in their eye.
        May 5, 2018
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    17. skem
      skem
      Don’t make excuses.
      1. L'Orfeo
        L'Orfeo
        Sorry. I wasn't feeling well.
        Apr 16, 2018
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      2. JustAnotherRando
        JustAnotherRando
        I was gonna say my dog ate it, but I don't have a dog.
        Apr 17, 2018
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        I just wish I had an excuse.
        May 5, 2018
    18. skem
      skem
      Found myself saying the “the HiFi” like some octagenarian today.
      1. Thad E Ginathom and DigMe like this.
    19. skem
      skem
      Just returned iPhone X to Apple. Thing is designed to break. Sexy display, though.
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      3. skem
        skem
        Yeah, I wanted to keep it but I *know* I’ll be dropping it. My SE has survived over a dozen drops. I seriously think the X & 8 designs are a scam by Apple to extract revenue.
        Apr 7, 2018
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        With you there. I'm an Android fan but my sisters and mum are all rocking iPhones.Those things need babying like no other phone I've seen. Good sound and cameras though.
        Apr 7, 2018
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      5. SoupRKnowva
        SoupRKnowva
        The thing is that the back glass is so much grippier than the aluminum is. I never got used to the size of the 6 and the instant the SE came out I switched, had that till the X launched. Even though the C is bigger than the six was, it’s size never bothers me
        Apr 7, 2018
    20. skem
      skem
      Send me your Susvara to demo and you will have a long life.
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    Location:
    Charles River
    Gear List:
    Have owned or long-term demo'ed
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    Mark Levinson Model 39 DAC
    OG Mytek DAC
    Schiit Yggdrasil A1 DAC early
    Lavry Black DA-11
    Crane Song Solaris
    Dangerous Music Convert-2
    Hugo TT
    NAD M51 DAC
    Abbas 2.2 Kit (TDA1541)
    Abbas 4.0 SE (PCM58P)
    Soekris 1541
    PS Audio PerfectWave DAC
    PS Audio DirectStream
    Benchmark DAC3 HGC
    Schiit Gungnir Multibit A2 DAC early
    Schiit OG Modi Multibit DAC
    Schiit Bifrost-2 DAC
    NAD D1050 DAC/Amp
    Theta DS Pro Gen V R2R DAC
    Parasound D/AC 1100 HDCD
    Parasound D/AC 2000 Ultra
    Antelope Zodiac Gold + Voltikus
    Exogal Comet
    Rockna WaveLight
    Rockna WaveDream Edition
    Metrum Adagio DAC2
    Metrum Adagio DAC3
    Sonnet Pasithea
    Bricasti M1

    Luxman L-595se
    Pass Labs XA25
    Cayin HA300
    Pass Labs XA30.8
    First Watt F5 Turbo
    Benchmark AHB2 Amp
    NAD - M22 Class D
    B&O ICEpower 125ASX2 Class D
    Schiit Asgard2 Amp
    Dragon Inspire IHA-1
    Eddie Current Zana Deux
    AURALiC Taurus MkII Amp
    Woo WA3 Amp

    HE-6 unmodded
    HE6 felt mod
    Susvara
    Focal Elear
    HE-560
    HD660s
    HD650
    HD650 black silk
    LCD2C
    Sundara
    HD800 sdr mod
    HD800 LSN
    Verum 1
    Timeless 7Hz
    Mostly an Ex-SBAFer.