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Happy Belated! I am glad that your meet was a success - here here to many more!

I pretty much think all he does is cruise ebay, search search search, find local listings, etc. I mean if you devote 90% of your time simply to finding rare headphones, I am sure you will be pretty successful.

I sent you a PM - no worries.

Really? Sign me up, that sounds badass

It would have to be very limited use. I would say playoffs only, restricted to homerun balls, to determine if it stayed within the foul line, or if it actually goes over the line on the fence that marks it officially as a "homerun." They cannot use it for anything else, because it will make the games too long, and the aspect of human error and judgement is what baseball is all about. Imagine if coaches had the right to challenge balls vs. strikes or close outs with runners on base - the games would be like 6-7 hours long.

Go...Bears... Nuff said

Comfort is a subjective thing, almost as subjective as sound quality. I personally find Grados very comfortable, even more comfortable than senns. However I do have a large head, so the clamping force is more of an issue, whereas the pads are just fine resting against my ears with the Grados

Whoa, people actually helping out a newbie without castrating them - guess head-case is starting to become legit...JK I like Dusty's rec. You can go the grado route. Alessandro MS-1's for 100, if your up to it, sr225's 200 new or as low as 150 used.

I believe Alex from APL used to work for Sony as an engineer. I am not sure what sector, and I cannot find the source currently that I read, but basically he is not an idiot, and does have some legitimate engineering experience. The forums are pretty much like Steve Hoffman's forums in that all the users swear they are god, so your unlikely to get an unbiased opinion there. The reoccuring thing I keep on reading about the APL stuff is that it is so detailed, it can actually border on sounding grainy and somewhat analytical.

Cool man, I hear ya - that's some crazy stuff though, 2 handed omaha. The odds of you getting those hands are even lower than normal considering all those cards are out with everyone having 2 hands. Omaha is a pretty crazy game though, its almost like playing bingo, since you have so many different possibilities you almost tempted to play through the flop.

Sorry, just can't help but comment on good ole Lou (ltucci1924). I hope he is okay, considering that 1924 is the year of his birth, from what I understood about him. Obviously in his old age he was getting a bit senile, but gotta love the crazy old man that stirs up crap. I have not seen any of his posts in a while though, which leads me to believe he is probably laying low for a bit while he recovers.

Actually, not quite. He brought the seller down to $450. Ugh, I was maybe 15 minutes late on that one. Ah well.

mmmm...beeeeets.... I personally have never agreed with markl's impressions and how he hears things. Even though I have never heard the denon d5000's, the way he describes the R10's, compared with how I hear them, makes me believe that I would not get the d5000's stock or modded whatsoever. I will leave it at that.

Man, I almost think I would rather converse with trose than 909. David, I have absolutely no idea what in hell you are talking about. Your gibberish sounds like Billy speak but more pretentious and somewhat more grammatically correct.

Oooh, very tempting, that is for sure. They usually go for 250+ on headfi. He's local too. We will see.

I concur - sorry 909 but your way off base. The predator is nowhere near the sophistication of Justin's pico. To modify nate's analogy, I believe comparing the predator to the pico would be like comparing the bithead to the max dac. The predator appears to be similar to the hornet but with less available voltage swing. Justin believes the pico amp section to be on par if not better than the AE-2.

I read about that in the newspaper. Apparently the Chicago Lyric is being applauded as most opera houses are trying to stay away from the diva mindset that has dominated opera in previous years. Today's audience expects more from their opera stars than just standing there and singing. They need to act and be able to move and dance. That requires hard work, and diva like behavior from someone like Gheorghiu will no longer be tolerated by opera houses. The Chicao Lyric essentially was making a statement, saying they could care less who you are, you need to make all rehearsals and work your butt off if you want to perform there. In the long-term, this will be for the best.

You rock! - you should post it on head-fi. Yeah.

You don't have to - I didn't pay anything figuring it was lossy mp3. Regardless, the quality is pretty good. The album is somewhat minimalistic at points so you don't really hear any compression or loss in dynamics. I will support them when the official CD release comes out and buy a nice copy then.

August 2001 - Radiohead - Grant Park, Hutchinson Field, Chicago

That is what I figured, but how is that process figured out? Who decides where someone is placed on a list? Is there a very detailed manual of some sort that the hospitals use endorsed by the Canadian government that lists which injuries and diseases take priority? What kind of standard operating procedure and enforcement of policy is in place to ensure that those who truly need treatment before others are treated 1st, and ultimately whose decision does that fall upon? I am not starting shit, I am genuinely curious and merely seeking info from local canadians on how that process works. In America, as long as you have the money and coverage your pretty much treated as soon as possible.

I love the concept of a socialized healthcare system, and I think Canada as a whole is a very clean and beautiful country. But there are issues with that system as well. Essentially, aren't you put on a waiting list and depending upon your injury or sickness, you may have to wait a bit for treatment? Even though not the same, my cousin in Denmark (they have a similar system of healthcare set up) had to wait 6 months before treatment of her sprained ankle. Also, I believe there is a company in lower Canada that offers patients service sooner by bringing them to a facility in Buffalo. The company was toted as being very profitable, however cannot think of the name right now.

Oooh, 45's are nice tubes. Work really well for headphones since they only output about 1.8 watts run at max, which is plenty for headphone drive. Very linear sounding tube and musically engaging. I heard the later moth si2a3H that can run 2a3's or 45's and it kicked ass with the 45's, I preferred it over the 2a3's.

Eh, I really just enjoy reading and lurking. If I feel like I can contribute to a thread or conversation, than I do. But I kind of have phased out of headphone listening as I essentially have sold off my entire system. I like audio and music discussions, off topic is great, but for me its all about "less is more" nowadays. I am aiming for the "quality of posts : quanitity of posts" ratio award. If you have such a thing. Also, last time I checked, don't I have to be tripping on lysergic diethylamide getting ready to jump into pool of water before I qualify as a golden god?

Hey Todd I have no problems with you whatsoever. We've had one transaction on headfi and it went well. But to be honest I really don't bother reading your posts, after a while it gives me a headache and I feel I have a lower audio IQ afterwards. Hope you don't take offense. However, I think you are making a very bad generalization about this place, as it is not 2nd rate at all. If anything, this place is like the high end version of headfi. Everyone here has great sources, has probably listened to the top high end cans if not all of them, carries plenty of comparative audio experience, and the guys here simply know their stuff. Yes you have to sift through the gossip and the hate and the vulgar language, but underneath it all these cats really know what audio is all about. The best way of putting it is the signal to noise ratio appears to be much higher here than at headfi, where users with very little listening experience with some of the higher end stuff really bring down some of the conversations. This place is not for everyone, but if you truly are interested in being part of a community that embraces the finer nuances of audio fidelity especially with headphones, you can find it here. If not, headfi is always there and is not going anywhere. But I love this place, and the majority of my time and posts is centered here and not headfi.