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That sounds like a hell of a meal. My mouth is watering!

The cans don't look full sized. They look more like a gussied up AH-D1001. I'm guessing they wanted to keep them small enough for portable use, to reach the largest audience. Edit: It does say over ear, so I guess I'm off base. Second Edit: Looks like a gussied up AH-D510R. I hope wood isn't the only upgrade at a $500.00 price increase... http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/Headphones.asp

Just gorgeous too. I couldn't find any larger pictures, but I'd like to see those driver housing in close up.

Good Lord! Thank heavens your family survived in tact! I know the damage to the apartment and car is a PITA, but under the circumstances I'd say they did rather well.

Happy Birthday Stretch!

I got that beat! I once blew someone while mooning someone else.

Wouldn't that make you Blue? FWIW I installed one of the Bosch tankless heaters for my Aunt and Uncle about 5 years back. It had issues from the get go, and even the Lowes appointed plumber that came to look at it said that they had been having a lot of problems with them. Thay went back to a standard water heater. That was 5 years ago, so there may be some better offerings now. I'd research as best I could before shelling out the greenbacks though.

It sounds like a winner. I like that we'll meet Capone, Lucky and others, before they were household names.

Happy Birthday!

X4

Naw, he doesn't have small enough tools.

Are you buying your penis extensions elsewhere?

Yeah, I never cared for the HD650. Technical merits were good, but I just can't abide that laid back nature. I have some of the same issues with the 02 as well, though to a lesser degree, though it's technical merits are the best I've heard to date. So for me the LCD-2 would be my first choice over all but my K1000, just because I like the sound signature so much.

OK. I don't read the thread over there, so wasn't aware of that. To state they'll surpass a good 02 rig is ridiculous, but they are one of my favorite non electrostats. The HD 800 is a pretty compitent headphone, and I'm not tearing it down at all. But I do think the LCD-2 is every bit as fast, refined and detailed, but the more forward nature makes it the winner in my book. It really comes down to a taste thing. I think HD 650 lovers will prefer the laid back nature of the 800. To me the LCD-2 sounds closer to a live performance (at least as close as a headphone can get).

Ah, it seems I'm losing my touch, it didn't even peg my meter. I'll try harder next time.

To be fair I never took to the Cambridge 840 C. It has an odd midrange, not sure how to describe it, but it sounded unnatural to me. Of coarse I've only heard one specimen, so that possibly could come into play.

I'm really not sure why these are so often being compared to the 02s. It's an unfair comparison IMO. They're not in the same price range. However, I like the more forward nature, and they don't require an expensive specialty amp. But to expect the same detail and refinement as the 02 is unrealistic. IMO a comparison to the HD800 makes more sense, and IMO the LCD-2 wins on all accounts. Also I guess it's a taste thing, but to my ear they trounce all of the HE series orthos by a fair margin.

Building the cabinets would be easy enough, it's the technical details like which drivers best compliment each other, crossover design, etc... that I'm not that comfortable with yet.

Will do. He tells me that 6 days is probably more accurate for build time, and he's gotten payment already, so he'll hopefully start straight away. Since you pegged the driver compliment, if I do like them I may build a center channel and surrounds.

Looks like you're spot on IMO. Much less that I thought, cost wise. I'll hope that the implementation of the roughly $250 driver set is good. Still a good price considering labor involved in cabinetry.

Yeah, will do. I really have no idea what to expect. I saw the auction in the last minutes, and felt compelled to pull the trigger. Dome midranges always seemed sexy to me. For what I paid I'm thinking the drivers are worth almost that much? 10 day build time, so it'll be a few weeks before they arrive.

Hah, that was an attempt at humor. I know you better than that!

Looks like I've just won my first AudiogoN auction... AudiogoN ForSale: Daber audio Monitor 3 I chose piano Black.