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What about some ERS paper?

Have you noticed several Japanese buyers lately? I made sure to mention you when I brought up the mini^3 a while back.

Woody Grados+sexy house+sexy amps+kitty = I wish I was there

Preemptive

Yeah, that's a lot of gear you could downsize and still keep 3-4 headphones. Some things in there you can make a nice amount off of too. Pretty sure you could fund a Pico from selling stuff.

I love my Solo, but it's a tiny bit too small. If 2 120mm fans fit on the front, and the case was extended a little, it'd be the case of my dreams.

If you can overclock without overvolting, it's fine. I have my E6400 overclocked AND undervolted. But if you don't need the performance increase then stock undervolt is fine too. But not recent Thermalright, like the IFX14 or whatever. They either ran out of improvements (likely) or hired some dipshit design team (also likely, given the "flame" fin design in recent heatsinks) Definitely. Stay around 1000RPM and you're good. These points are pretty much taken care of by using an Antec P18x case.

You have a very nice base to work off of. Here's what to get first. CPU Heatsink: Thermalright Ultra-120 or Ultima-90 with applicable fan, I'd say Nexus but I suspect better (and possibly cheaper) has come out lately. Bolt-thru retention kit highly recommended. VGA Heatsink: Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 rev.2 (optional Turbo Module), also get some VRAM heatsinks to replace the Accelero's lackluster ramsinks. Case fans: 120mm Scythe Slipstream 800RPM or 1200RPM OPTIONAL: Thermalright HR-05 (SLI) chipset cooling, as well as the Bolt-thru Kit. Also get some zip ties to manage your cables neatly as to promote free airflow. Then later on you'll probably realize your power supply and hard drives can be somewhat noisy...

That is one brutal bass.

I wish Oolong was still alive. I know he lives on in my heart forever. Does anyone think Buy.com will ever ship me my Aurvana Live?

And don't forget the reputation money can't buy (not directly) that HeadAmp has gained. Oh yeah, and RSA's losing its fanbase pretty quickly from what I can see.

If you are going to use that AT stand with AT headphones, you can't pull them up or you'll bend the wings backwards; you have to slide it off. Here's a (Japanese) review of some headphone stands including the STAX and AT stands. http://www.geocities.jp/mister_terch/zakki01stand.html

I like the Koss Holdaphones, but they don't play too well with AKGs and they'll smash the padding of the Sennheisers. Personally I don't really like the hook of the banana hangers because it puts all the pressure on a small area.

Fitz can tell you all about AKG "revisions"

Huh, that looks pretty nice but I think for now I should just stick to wall outlets and normal power strips due to lack of funding.

Going to threadjack a little here, but are there good and bad surge protectors/power strips? I see that $50 Eichmann Express Power Strip, pretty expensive for a power strip.

I'll be joining team M^3 soon, thrice was super cool and dealt with my constant ramblings in email before everything was settled. Thanks again!

Damn, I got my K501 for only $100. I think people are finding nice things about the K501 while looking for information on the K240, maybe. Anyway, I have seen K501s listed for $125+ lately; and I'm not sure if they've been selling, but it is out of production so I assume the price won't really go down.

I reterminated a friend's Triport and snuck in a listen. It was seriously terrible.

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.jp%2Fmister_terch%2FCREATIVEAurvanaLive.html This was one of the first "main" reviews of the AURVN-LV. Here's his other reviews. Third column is how much he likes the sound, out of 5. http://www.geocities.jp/mister_terch/MemoMain.html Then this other guy goes and gives it another 4/5. http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.jp%2Fryumatsuba%2Fhp-aurvn-lv.html Even given listener bias, I think it's pretty clear this is a nice contender in the $100ish closed category, at least worth a good listen. None of the etailers I can find have it readily in stock, where the only reliable source seems to be direct from Creative, at full MSRP. Is this a FOTM waiting to happen, or am I overreacting?

I like the stuff they sell in big tubs, already popped, coated in caramel. I don't like popped popcorn in general though. \

Hm, something about "warm and bassy" appeals less to me than "cold and analytical."

Like how?

Is it possible to make one of these things like the GS-1, with 2 headphone outs, 2 inputs, and a loop or preamp out? Not knocking Justin or Headamp (I would really like a GS-1) but if this can be done in a similar or less price and in less than a month...

They are definitely cheaper than PriceJapan and that sort. Be sure to check out Fujiya-Avic, as they have a selection of used items as well. (updated daily or something) http://www.fujiya-avic.co.jp/d-style/u-hp.html