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You really should try to audition a ?22 aerius, I think you'd be suitably impressed. It may not sway you from tubes, but I'll bet it would be at the top of your list for SS amps.

Shit! That must mean I can no longer review headphone stands. And I had a big shootout all typed up! I have to agree with markl that he did give the mods away for free to anyone wishing to do their own labor. If someone would rather pay him to do the labor, what's the difference in that and having a flat tire fixed instead of doing it yourself. I can't fault the man for that. I haven't heard a modded D 5000 0r a stock D 5000, so I won't comment on the mods, but I think his business practices are in line. Some people would just rather pay to have something done, no conspiracy there as far as I can see.

Amen! I've learned more about headphones from that thread, than I've learned anywhere else.

Request granted.

Well Sir you're a natural born woodworker. Most never achieve the level of detail you have after many attempts. I see you have the patience needed for the finish sanding that surely makes all the difference in professional looking woodwork. I say again great job!

Consider it done my friend! Whatever you want, the Fitz has Carte Blanche in my shop. I was really looking forward to meeting many of you, but there will always be a next time, and that doesn't necessarily have to be a year from now. It's finished...

'The Mulveling' huh? I like it. It sounds like a new Stephen King title.

Yeah but Reks said I made the hole too big, and it kept falling off. So he sent it back for repurposing. Seriously though it was just a freehand turning to break in my new lathe. I did have in the back of my mind that it would end up in a stand, I just didn't know it would look like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Yeah Nate I have something in mind as well along these lines.

Damn Smeggy! I'm going to start subcontracting work out to you! Those are seriously nice looking cups! How do the pads attach to the cups? Did you end up buying any of the little SFI orthodynamic drivers? If so I want to see what you come up with for wooden housing for them.

It's about 14" high x 14" across. The base is 2" thick solid Zebrawood to keep the stand stable. I believe the customer has a pair of Larry's Zebrawood Grados. I will not be able to make CanJam. Unfortunately I'll be overseeing the moving of an historical home onto the community center grounds. No way out of it. :'(

I think the Menace is the perfect name for this build. This thing is going to be intimidating for sure!

Some of you will remember my first turning on my new lathe that Vicki affectionately dubbed the Peppermill. Well the Peppermill has been repurposed, or should I say purposed. It's now part of a headphone stand for a Head-Fier that wanted a 4 phone stand. It's not finished yet, it still needs a few more coats of lacquer. I thought I'd post it though because it's rather unique looking.

They worked out well for this guy, whoever he is?

Well if I put in just one episode of Charmed I'd be out like a light in no time at all. I've only gone 48 hrs. w/no sleep once. Toward the end of that span I got what I can only describe as a feeling of absolute clarity and the knowledge that everything in my life would work out OK. I was frantically writing things down thinking I may forget them once I slept, but I didn't, and that sense that everything would be OK has never dissipated in the 23 years that have followed since this incident.

Oh I've wanted to Slappa you on a couple occasions.

Happy Birthday!

Me too, I'll be interested in trying it out. It'll simplify things for me, and take the job off of the Beta22's shoulders. It will also allow for hungrier speakers if I decide to quench my thirst for the AV123 Strata Mini.

Nice Reks! So your speakers will be more than a clothes rack huh?

Opera Audio Consonace A120 Linear Integrated Amp.

I'd rather use mesh, as that's what the customer wanted, but thanks for the link, it may come in handy in the future. Nate that link proved very helpful, and I've ordered a piece. Thanks!

Absolutely beautiful work Smeggy! Those are too cool! We need a drooling emotocon.

Beautiful kitty!

I've agreed to build some Sennheiser open wood cups, and I'm wondering if anyone has a good source for stainless steel mesh? I'm thinking of using #12 mesh, and only need a small amount, about 1 sq. ft.