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That is exactly the same reason they kicked me out! So unfair!

Well as per Head-Case standards, I took it upon myself to more than double your budget, while totally disregarding your need for less. But really Justin, I owned a $20-ish pair of JBL buds some years back, and thought they performed well above price point.

I think these are pretty decent... https://www.amazon.com/JBL-J33a-BLK-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B00EE4DAT6/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1476922688&sr=1-7&keywords=jbl+earbuds

^ What you wrote. What I read... Nerd nerd nerd Google Pixel futures nerd nerd nerd nerd.

The baddest boy on the block... I think they should rename the company to Boner Amps, instead of Boulder Amps. And just a mere $205,000 per pair.

Well, I do polish it regularly.

My ears are flesh, but my penis is platinum.

Yeah, I love Peggy Lee!

My dream is to one day go to dinner with Colin!

Have a Peter filled day...Wait, have a day filled with Peter... (I must be thinking of my Birthday) Just have a fabulous day Peter!

Have an amazing day!

Have a spectacular day!

If I were forced to pick a favorite band Dire Straits would be it. My favorite albums are Making Movies and Communique. IMO they never made a bad album. Love Mark's solo/duet stuff too. Have you heard Neck and Neck with Mark and Chet Atkins? Phenomenal, even if you don't care for Country music.

Chocolate malt for me please!

I always wanted to try a balanced phono stage. That looks quite nice. Will wait to hear your thoughts. Is a balanced tonearm cable easy enough to come by?

My newish system is an HD580, Torpedo amp and Pico DAC (most provided by Shelly), and I really love this system. It still shocks me at how good it sounds for what is a relatively low cost system. I have no plans to creep upward.

Oh, if only your neurosis were so easy to label.

Looks pretty spiffy too.

^ That is a great album. She has such an ethereal quality.

No need to be sorry. One of our favorite members here also has Asperger syndrome. I think it took a while for him to feel comfortable around us, but now he is a beloved friend to all that know him. I should actually say him/her, as I believe he/she to be transitioning. Just slow down a bit and don't try too hard. I'll do my part by trying to be more understanding.

I understand what you're saying Justin, but as an old dude I remember when improved technology escalated in price by regular increments. Jumping from a $600 HD650 to a $1,400 HD800 is quite a leap. I don't think that leap had as much to do with the cost of research as it did with what Sennheiser thought the market would bare. The market did bare that price, so now every new headphone introduced is at a profit margin way above what was once the norm.

Ethical is overrated, just ask our Presidential candidates.

While it does seem an interesting approach, I also would wonder if it would introduce more issues that it would resolve.

First: I mocked you, and you came back with a humorous and self deprecating response. Point for you, which I pointed out by stating you may fit in well here. Then the very next post you made a gay joke. I'm perfectly OK with gay jokes when I recognize that no malice is involved. Hell I tell the best gay jokes! Problem is I don't know you, and I have no way to judge if that remark was a gay smear or a lighthearted quip, so I questioned whether or not I judged you correctly. You then decide to take it up several notches and respond in a manner that made me feel like a beauty pageant queen trapped in a room with Donald Trump. Again, perfectly acceptable and even humorous if I knew you and knew your personality, but very fucking weird when I do not. So I play it off with more humor. I have no idea when you think I lost my cool, but I can assure you that there'd be no mistaking it if I did. So here's the rub as I see it... You come into our space as an unknown, and you proceed to banter with us as though you've known us for years. That doesn't work. You obviously do not understand this group at all. But for the record, I was not the least bit offended by you until this post of yours that I've just quoted. Maybe there's something lost in translation or maybe you've just read me wrong. Either way I don't understand your indignation. You do seem to have a sense of humor, so I'll just mark this down as a misunderstanding. Your future here is completely in your own hands.

I completely agree.