Dusty Chalk

Or maybe a Beta-22.

Wanker.

I'm going to have to use that line.

Sounds like Seuss: I put it there for you to read; I put it there, though there's no need; I put it there with a smile on my face; I put it there to put you in your place; I put it there -- that's my sig's role; That's why I put it there, you assfacehole.

As a seller, it is fiscally irresponsible to put the buyer at risk of being out both his money and his product. I don't know about you, but I want my buyer to receive his merchandise -- underdeclaring it is just asking for trouble.

That's quite slow -- you've got time.

Sorry, that was news to me -- I will now bow out of this thread until I can be of service again, since I'm not contributing anything useful.

PDF? Sounds like a laptop...

Leave it to aerius...

You realize that if you're volunteering, you can also implement it yourself.

We've had one or two baletions.

I am, I really am. And I would like to think that she is, too.

Yeah, from your original post, seems like the Ed 9's are your weak link, I would definitely try other headphones.

Yes, we have dual personalities like that.

She slept with me last night. Oh, and I just wanted to commend everyone for avoiding those "that's the closest you're going to get to pussy" and "finally found a female you can keep satisfied, huh?" jokes. Took my coworkers/friends IRL all of 5 seconds to come up with those.

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Pfff.

The K501's are a good suggestion when underamped, but they're no longer being made, right? What about the K601's? I didn't know the W5000 was bass-light, I may have to try a pair, now. Thanks for the suggestions, feel free to keep them coming. How about something in the lower end of the Audio-Technica closed line? Maybe I should get a pair of the A500's, after all, since I was talking about getting a pair in that other thread. Worst case, I may have to give her an EQ to get rid of the bass frequencies (they seem to trigger some kind of distortion in her ears). Don't get me started -- that was just before they got discontinued, so I was sure I could get another pair for US$3xx, which is what I paid for the ones I gave her, formerly known as mine. They're pretty much the only ones she could hear anything on. In hindsight, I had no idea how generous I was being. I'm not saying I wouldn't have done it anyway, but if I knew then how long I'd be without a pair, I would have at least slept on it a couple more nights.

Really?!?!? I have no idea what this means, when contrasted with the power specifications.

I would rule out the Musical Fidelity -- it is good entry-level performance, but nowhere near flagship. You should also consider SACDMods-modded Denon universal player such as the 3930 (?designation), or some other familiar modder -- ModWright, perhaps? I've also considered a RAM-(Reference Audio Mods-) modded Oppo, myself.

Welcome to head-case, sorry about your thin skin. We don't ask people to post their excuses for selling shit, but yours is certainly one of the more interesting ones -- my sister is a pilot (although she hasn't flown in ages), so I can sympathize -- it's an addiction, just like anything else. Albeit, not one with any damaging side-effects other than to your wallet. Actually, many of us here have a computer-based source, there's nothing wrong with that. No, it really isn't. Think "integrated amp driving single, full-range drivers", just on a much smaller scale. There is definitely good equipment out there, just as there is with speakers, and there is bad. It's not a matter of a headphone listening experience being better or worse than a speaker listening experience, it's just different -- you're always in the sweet spot, but you have to wear this thing on your head. (That's pretty much an overly-simplified synopsis of the fundamental listening differences, from a functionality perspective; there's also the psychology of listening privately, the fact that most audiophile recordings aren't designed for headphone listening with regard to soundstage and whatnot, the "visceral bass" debate [listening with just your ears vs. with your entire body], the effect of room treatments and interaction with the environment and a whole mess of other issues.) Mmm...VTL...I've heard that they have some minor QC issues, but if you can get past that, their equipment can sound really good, but I have no personal experience -- just the occasional review in a trade mag. Some recommendations: Apogee, HeadRoom. I'd go with HeadRoom, since you had such a good first impression with them (and by the way, that's not just talk -- they walk the walk as well). Those diamond buffers sound great.

So my mom really likes the K1000, but someone told her -- and I agree -- that she'd probably have better luck with closed headphones (she's essentially deaf -- but it's not attenuated deafness, it's more like tinnitus deafness -- high noise-floor and distortion that gets accentuated by bass notes). So, criteria are: closed, clean, airy, bass-light (I know, K1000's aren't bass-light, but she doesn't have anything special in the way of ampage...and it's still a criteria). Any suggestions? I'm thinking Sony MDR-V6...? At low volumes, it would seem bass-light, since the treble is so high in proportion. EDIT: Most of this has been superceded here.

I see a balanced L3000 for sale...and two threads away, I see a "WTB: L3000", LOL.

Do-it-yourself-ers and MOTs: If someone had a mid-fi device that you knew nothing about, what would be your first recommendation? I'm fond of my X-Tone, but suspect it has cheap op-amps and/or caps in there -- any recommendations? I also have a MF X-24K that I suspect could be better. For that matter, I have a whole slew of X-tube stuff -- X-Pre, X-CANv2, X-LP2 -- I suspect the recommended mods for the X-Pre would be the same as the mods on the X-CANv2, neh? If anyone wants me to post pics of internal organs, let me know.

I suspect he was trying to be funny.