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Discussion in 'The Meeting Place' started by barelyincollege, Nov 23, 2016.

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Which gear would you like to try first?

Poll closed Jan 24, 2017.

  1. Wolf Ear Audio - Makoyi amp

    4 vote(s)
    40.0%

  2. Campfire Audio - Orion IEM

    1 vote(s)
    10.0%

  3. Feliks Audio - Espressivo amp

    1 vote(s)
    10.0%

  4. Oppo - PM-3 headphones

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. ZMF headphones (Eikon, Atticus, etc.)

    4 vote(s)
    40.0%

  6. Other (please list in reply - will add to poll)

    1 vote(s)
    10.0%

  7. Schiit Jotunheim

    2 vote(s)
    20.0%
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    I have fond memories of mercury, both at school (pushing little balls of it around the lab desks) and in mines (guys dumping their hands in big tanks of it to show you its supposed harmfulness was 'exaggerated'). I'm still alive, not sure how many of those mine guys are.
     
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    Picric is trinitrophenol, so they are very close buddies.

    There are very few chemicals I won't let into my lab. Hydrofluoric acid is one, up there with dimethyl mercury. I've had cause in the past to need putrescine and cadaverine, but managed to avoid those....

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