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So my new Original 2008 MkII CDP arrived today. Very nice source. Unfortunately I'm certain now that my β22 is having some problems, but I'll get those ironed out I'm sure. The Consonance A120 is doing a great job for the time being.

I was a complete and utter heartthrob in my younger days! I won almost every sledding competition because I had the secret weapon of using my teeth as brakes. John Travolta had nothing on me in my Polyester Angles Flight three piece suit.

Does this mean you've found a JR 149, or you're in search of one? I never knew of this variant. The cabinet design sounds very intriguing.

Happy Birthday!

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That's great! Thanks guzzi. I'll start it off by nominating Nate.

Smartass!

No fair, you look much less ridiculous than I do. They actually don't look goofy in that pic.

Well I'm not going to run a HFer of the year thread this year. I'm not on there much, and someone else can take on that role if wanted. I would like to continue the tradition over here however. I'd like to build a stand for the winner, just as I have the last two years over there. However due to my screw up with Voltron last year, I think it would be much better for someone else to take nominations, start the poll and take care of keeping track of the votes. Once decided I'll contact the winner for input into their trophy. Anyone game to take this on?

Well Mr. Fitz, where's your K1000 mug shot? With your short hair and small build, that might make a fun shot.

Believe it or not mine are only about 1/2 toe out. It sure doen't look that way, but it is. I don't normally wear headphones in the bathroom either, but I'm not really the kind of guy to have mirrors all over the house.

No, I think the long hair actually makes them look much less ridiculous. It kind of fills in for the width of the K1000.

Agreed, and the hell of it is that AR does SS very well. I've been contemplating a similar pre. Not sure if I'll need one yet though.

^X2!

Well I've yet to receive my Klipsch Image X10 IEMs, but I'll hazzard a guess anyway, as I don't use IEMs much at any rate. AKG K1000 Senn. HD 580 Modded Klipsch Image X10 Wow, that was much easier than previous posts in these threads. This minimalist thing has it's advantages. Duggeh, We need a new ranking from you since receiving the K1000.

OK, I finally shaved, so here's the requested pic... Keep in mind that the best looking guy will look pretty silly in these headphones. Multiply that by a factor of ten for my ugly mug and... well you see the results.

Tony I've heard both stock and balanced L3000s. Unfortunately not side by side at the same meet. The balanced L3000 were APS V3 recabled w/Farutech XLR jacks. I listened briefly out of my balanced β22. Again without stock phones to compare directly it's hard to say for sure, but I did not find a large change in SQ. It certainly was not the very noticeable change you get from balancing the Senn. 650, 600, 580 series of headphones. The L3000 does not require a lot of power to play, but they do scale very well. Better amplification becomes apparent as you scale up.

I'd probably follow your lead and keep the boxes fairly simple. Then if they make the cut use any number of yummy veneers.

Oh I know what you're talking about. I have some that's White with a Blue core. The stuff I saw in the pic looked glossy like a caulk of some kind. Good tip though, thanks.

Oh those are nice! Phase plugs huh. I hadn't been aware of these before. What type of cabinet design are you considering Naaman?

I saw that. I knew you wouldn't be able to wait long. What is that epoxy putty stuff? I'm not familiar with it.

Happy Birthday guys!

That's great news! They're on my list. So do you think Fostex may have gotten the idea from the HF thread? I mean who just decides to change pads after years of production? Smeggy where did you purchase yours? I don't want to screw up and buy the old style.

Oh volume 2, you have to get it! It's got the new duet "Scream It Like You Mean It Girlfriend" with Clay Aiken and Yoko Ono. She's sooo butch!

I imagine you'll be busy tonight setting it up, but keep us posted Mike. I doubt the sandbox will arrive today, but I'll cross my fingers anyway.