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Could there be a Skylab reference in there? I liked your review very much myself Monkey. The DAC that Naaman is building me (Buffalo32) also uses the Sabre chip, although it's the ES9018. I also like a kind of forward, punchy midbase, so it'll be interesting to see how the Buffalo32 sounds. Of coarse my K1000 is already tilted toward that type of presentation, and my β22 is pretty neutral, so we'll have to wait and see. I have no idea what my Pass F5 clone's signature is yet, so that may add to the mix. A very good read though my friend. And it makes me look forward to auditioning my new DAC all the more.

I was being a clown, by patting myself on the back. I built that jack with help from a really cool jig Marc designed. It is a fantastic jack though, and it really has a quality feel when inserting the Stax plug. If you knew Marc (luvdunhill) like many of us do, you'd expect nothing less. I hope it's safe to out your plug Marc, considering I already did so quite a while back.

Little Solo went to his new home Saturday. Literally 15 minutes after the handoff I received a pic of him lounged out on his new owners bed. No adjustment issues whatsoever.

No, not at all. That's funny shit! Oh come on! The funniest part was that Joey McIntyre did that. Didn't he become born again a while back?

Well obviously if you can catch them when the 'Hot Now' sign is lighted they'll be at their best, but I think they still hold up well at room temp.

Thanks. What a complete fuckin' dickhead! Even Beyonce seemed mortified.

Well that's a trend I can get on board with. Bring on the ham!

I guess I'm not up on my urban music, 'cause I'm completely lost.

Oh I like fish OK, especially my native Halibut and Salmon, but not in my pastries. I know you Vikings, and most of you like to sneak fish in everywhere.

Hah! Love the double decker design Al. And that Stax plug is fantastic!

They don't, but it's a taste thing. I'm not really a big AT guy.

Seconded! Just no fish in mine please.

Again, I haven't heard them, but I do find them on the expensive side considering some of the wonderful sounding competition out there (Cain & Cain, Omega ...).

Well I'm not a big Donut fan, except of coarse the wooden ortho variety. I've always been more of a bagel guy, but I agree that a KK now and again is a pretty tasty treat.

I have not heard a pair, so of coarse I'll recommend them most enthusiastically.

Happy Birthday!

They arrived today. Let me start by saying that I was pleasantly surprised upon opening the cardboard box... The wooden box was an unexpected touch. They feel pretty solid, and the quality isn't half bad. I'll definitely be buffing the name off of the cups, but other than that I'm fairly impressed with the look and feel of these headphones. The leather is decent. The headframe is not as cheesy as the pics led us to think, and the Black piece that attaches the forks to the band has a nice rubber coated feel. Even the cable has a nice thickness to it, though it's a bit stiff ATM. Now I know some of you are going to ask me how it sounds...well keep in mind that I don't have a headphone amp with me ATM. But I was curious myself, so I used the headphone output of my Denon AVR, with the Oppo as a CD source. I've only listened for a few minutes, and the gear chain is mid-fi at best, but I will say that they're not crap. Had I spent $200.00 I may be a bit disappointed, but at $60.00 they're pretty damn good. They have a forward character, with slightly rolled off treble, decent bass response and an overall fun flavor. Somewhat reminiscent of the Goldring DR-150. I think I may actually keep these stock until the Beta22 is back home, just to see how these might scale. The site described these as having Zebrawood cups. I'm not sure that's accurate. They look more like Pearwood to me, but Zebrawood does vary a lot from tree to tree. I happen to like the look more than Zebrawood, so either way...

Very nice Nate. I love how the growth rings darken toward the bottom. Good choice of stock!

I think I need to quit cleaning out my ears with a hot soldering iron. That or the heroin probably had something to do with it. Fitz- on Steve's computer (I get around)

Careful, that desk has just been wiped down!

Indeed!

Bizzar! It's an odd mix with the rough sections combined with the synthesized, poppy chorus. Kind of a Rammstein meets Jonas Bros. meets Cher kind of thing. One thing's for sure...I'd like to be their Chiropractor!

I had about three drinkin' days. That was enough for me. I decided I didn't make a pretty drunk. Not that I'm that pretty sober, but you get my drift.

Nah, that was back in my drinkin' days.

I don't mind it when it's slow. I get tired of you guys tracking shit on the carpet.