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250 "rice paper" backed poly lined inner sleeves. 100 outer 3 mil record sleeves

This is what KG said earlier in the thread wrt to the externally mounted heatsink version when I inquired. It does require a lot more skill and tools. I'm perfectly happy with the onboard heatsink version after he posted that. On another note if there is an interest in group buy for the semis I can spearhead that in another month when I have a lot more free time. Though I see some of them are already ~ $8 a piece at BDent with no price breaks at 50.

Heh I remember picking up BOOH1 back in the day thinking it was going to be some AC/DC or Iron Maiden type of music. I was in for a surprise

Tyll you are spot on. At one point someone discovered HD600s where shipping with HD650 drivers from Amazon (way back in the day this is probably rectified by now). No one could tell until they removed the earpads and foam. NwAvGuy if you want something very different from the Sennheisers try the Stax Lambda line. An SR-Lambda is a very good headphone and the cheaper amps or transformer boxes are good matches.IMO the SR-Lambda is a big stepup from any Sennheiser (with the exception of HD800 possibly).

Hate to say this but the HD580/600/650 also have a tendency to get cracked headbands.

Heh I've probably had many, many hundred pints of it in Ireland. I would agree with that study in general. Though I think the bottles in the US are quite good.

I agree what you're saying about speakers. Sennheiser makes great headphones all around, the HD570 and HD590 are just the anomalies. But their sound signatures can be all over the place, the HD650 and HD800 which were or are both flagships sound nothing alike. The HD580/HD600HD/650 are good headphones and not like the Dr Dre headphones. It has been a while since I heard the HD595 and I sold them pretty quickly, but I don't think they were that bad either.

I would never say the HD590 are in the same league as the HD600. The HD590 was one of the worst headphones I owned. I give them an A+ for comfort, but they were muddy with poor mids.

edit: ordered the Vibrams, got an exact measurement of my foot. Excited to jump on this FOTY

I might be interested if they are pre-tapped and depending on cost. Though the onboard heatsink version will be a lot easier and cheaper to build.

I am not working that day I should be able to attend

Coincident MC SUT though it's $2500

Would anyone be interested in doing 24/96 vs 16/44 ABX blind tests using foobar2000? I could prepare plenty of samples from various genres and upload in a zip file if enough people expressed interest.

I think you will be more than fine. The KGSS is a killer amp.

This one is limited to 300 copies. The producer of the original was unhappy with the booklet and wanted it removed.

Solti Wagner DECCA Ring Cycle SACD box set reissue by Esoteric (reissued minus the booklet and DVD). The original red boxes are commanding $1200+ on Ebay, so I might as well get one before it's too late.

There is some funny stuff there, like the guy that thinks running an audio reproduction tube preamp is like a guitar preamp which is intended to over drive and distort the signal a lot. TBH with the finer points of HDCD I would trust Filburt over many of those HydrogenAudio guys.

Heh it's like a vacuum tube kicked their dog From what I understand HDCD was mostly a marketing gimmick to sell the Pac Micro boxes to mastering studios. There is only one instance (peak extension) where it makes a difference.

I need to stop getting my news from a ten year old. They keep giving me these Justin Bieber updates when all I want to know is what's going on in the rest of the world!

You're silly, they have the Terminator as their governor. Just give him a mini gun.

a terrible album, but i like robots...and aliens

yes a bit embarrased by the IR remark. ipad functionality with no screen/knobs seems cool to me. I'm in for whatever volume control you feel is the most transparent. I intend to use this preamp in a high end speaker setup.

Happy birthday