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I bought a pair of these for myself and another pair for my g/f this summer. The company I bought them from pulled a bait and switch on us! They sent a cheaper model in both cases, and won't respond to my emails. I finally gave up and started using them. My pair doesn't fit (my little toe doesn't reach into it's intended slot at all) so I've never actually worn them. Just tried them on a couple of time. My g/f's pair fit perfectly and she loves them, so I guess that was worth the $171 that it cost me for what would have been about $60 for the pair that we actually received (for her).

Orlando airport to Tampa airport is about a 45 minute drive, an hour at most.

^ I think Matt is the President of the sorority. It should be his duty. "Bring beer, not gear!"

^ No need to worry about this group becoming anti-headphones, or heaven forbid, anti-music! But to a great degree most of the Florida pack as well and the Team Florida traveling crew have 'been there, done that' in terms of gear, so I think the sentiment is that you needn't worry about schleping all of your gear along with you. Yet, if you want to bring some stuff, particularly something new and/or interesting, then by all means do! I always get a kick out of the newbies who show up to the NY meets and stumble all over themselves with apologies about not bringing 'enough' gear with them. We don't seem to get too much of that in Florida, I guess because (after the first couple of years anyway), the gear thing has become less and less of the focus.

Shoot, I just brought back a bunch of headphones from Tampa to Cayman. All things I collected this summer and fall: PS-1000, T1, LCD-2, DX-1000, W-1000X (which are actually pretty decent IMO), and the very red looking Phiaton thingies that I won at CanJam. Too late now, as they've all made it past the Customs revenue sniffers.

Frick! I just missed (by 5 minutes) a good deal on Audiogon for a VPI HW-17 record cleaner (only $650, half of the $1,300 new retail).

Congrats on the big win tonight, Al. Mighty impressive! Although... that 8th innings reminded me of some Little Leagues games that I watched my nephews play this summer. The audio feed out of the Giants dugout was a little muted, but did I actually hear Bruce Bochy telling his players not to swing?

Ya, it kind of sucks, but of course it's impossible to pick a date that works for everyone. Gene, Vicki, Mike, etc., I'll be in Tampa from Nov 26 - Dec 6th and would love to get together for some adult beverages at some point. Have Atom, will travel.

Have fun, sorry I can't make it.

I got stuck outside of the gate. My RV was inside. Didn't matter. Some days don't go as planned. Actually went to the Waffle House down the road for breakfast which killed about an hour, then got back again at 2:30am and only had to wait for 45 minutes before the manager woke up, saw me, and let me in. The picture of my dad was messed up beyond recognition, but there are plenty of others. I'll pick out another good on next time I'm home, but will make sure I get a good copy made.

Awww, you just miss me, don't cha?

Everything in your post and those that followed it. But that's Ok. I'll be interested in giving them a listen.

Got completely drenched in the Atom the other day on I-595 as I was leaving Ft. Lauderdale and heading back to Tampa. I stuck it out for about 5 miles, and then got off the interstate and hit a massive puddle in a parking lot. There was 4 inches of water inside the "tub" areas on the driver and passenger sides. My wallet got drenched so I lost some of my favorite pictures including one of my dad that can't be replaced. My cell phone and iPod crapped out as well, but that's just stuff. Got back to Tampa at 1:30am and the gate to the RV storage place wouldn't take my code. Got an "invalid time" error and then sat there until 3:15am when the resident manager woke up to take a piss and saw me on one of his security cameras. Then the gate opened and all was well again...

Strange, Vicki. I know that area well. My former fiancee lived in Delray for several years and we used to go down there all the time. As you say, a very festive, fun area.

I'd have to miss the weekend of the 11th, but could make it for the weekend of the 5th. In fact, I'll probably be in Tampa at that time anyway. My mom is coming to Cayman from December 11-19th and wants to be Mrs. Claus. That's a little weird, I know. We're actually going to call her Granny Claus instead. There will be a Miss, Mrs., and Granny Claus, along with several elves and a reindeer (mascot) this year. I'm really not good at cost control with my hobbies... Anyway, sorry if I have to miss it.

A harmonica in Carnegie Hall.

So you own a pair now, do these puppies really cost $4,500?

You would have to rent (not buy) strippers (not hookers).

I'm in Miami today. Drove across from Tampa in the Atom yesterday, and will be heading back across again tomorrow. The drive wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be but still fun. Long distance driving in a straight line at 80 mph isn't really what the Atom is all about, although I did bump it up once or twice. Hit 127 at one point in alligator alley. Vicki and Mike, I should have called, I know. Really wasn't much time on this trip but next time for sure.

That would be a blast to meet up with you in Jamaica sometime. I've been to Beres Hammond's house in Stoney Hill. Would love to get to know the country better. I've been there 4 or 5 times, and always with Jamaican friends, and so far so good. I haven't run into a bit of trouble but you really do need to be careful where you go.

I assume that you keep your audio gear under lock and key while in Jamaica. I've known people from Jam who've had their grandmothers steal from them, and I'm not kidding about that. Of course, there are good areas too...

Happy birthday!

My mini review: these are some seriously good headphones! Really liking the LCD-2. Enjoying them too much to start trying to pick them apart. I'm sure that day will come though. Kind of inevitable in this hobby.

Hope you guys had great birthdays!

That's good, Shelly... and good of Al. Be sure to listen to them for several hours at a time, if that's how you would intend to listen to them if you owned them. I don't find the weight to be distracting, but then again, I don't normally listen to any pair of headphones for more than one album at a time.