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  2. Deals

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    I'm pretty sure a bunch of people agreed that the 2G touch has great sound (headphone out), better than that of the 1G. (Correct me if this is wrong)

    I have a Sony A818 right now and it's fine except for the hiss. I have the stuff to make a line out dock cable, but I'd need a portable headphone amp and that's somewhere I don't think I want to go back to. At this point I'm just toying with the idea of an iTouch, with lack of funds+need holding me back.

    Actually I like my 1G touch better. It may have been the abused model in the Apple store in Chicago, but the 2G I listened to had audible hiss with Senn PX200's but my 1G does not. As I said it could have just been that one unit, but it certainly made up my mind to keep my 1G until they release a model with greater storage. The processor speed difference doesn't bother me as I have had no speed issues so far.

  8. knife-case

    in Miscellaneous

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    Oh ... and I just bought a couple of these

    gerber-knife-22-01535.jpg

    Gerber SB 2.5, about $10.00 at Dicks Sporting Goods and cheaper online. Nice and light with a 2.5" blade and if I lose it (which I am prone to do) it's not a big deal. But if you want a better one the Benchmade is a nice knife.

  10. knife-case

    in Miscellaneous

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    This is what you want: Benchmade 556 - Mini-Griptilian Plain Edge - eBay (item 180298634723 end time Dec-12-08 07:06:44 PST)

    Same seller I've used in the past. That's a real bargain for a great knife that will be an indespensible companion. Why argue about liner locks versus back locks, when you can get an axis lock, superior to either! I'm going to get me a 556 one of these days, for times when my 615 is too large and/or intimidating looking.

    x2. Spyderco are the ipods of knives, many own them because "they're cool".

  21. Review: Shanling PH3000

    in Headphone Amplification

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    Well I spent a good bit of time listening to the Shanling PH3000 at work because I believe this review needs to be given an asterisk. I was surprised at the mention of a lot of tube noise. I brought in my recabled K701's since that is the only one of the phones used in the review that I have. Result: Absolutely no noise and no hiss detectable, even with the volume turned up to max (with no music playing obviously). This was also the result with my recabled Denon D2000 and Alessandro MSPro's. My guess is that the tubes may need to be reseated or there is a bad tube. It could also be that the Shanling has a crappy PSU. Since this is at work in a biology building with lots of compressors and motors on the circuit, I have everything plug into my BPT custom balanced power unit. I subsequently plugged everything into a cheap power strip which went directly into the wall. With that there was some detectable noise when I maxed the volume control. I could not detect any significant noise increase at my normal listening levels so I don't think the Shanlings PSU is likely contributing significantly to the hiss. I would suggest that a tube swap may be in order, perhaps by whoever has the Shanling now.

    Associated equipment was a Pop/Pulse USB/Spdif converter connected via AES/EBU to an Apogee Mini/DAC connected via XLR/RCA to the Shanling. All being fed FLAC files from my workstation.

  24. LS3/5a

    in Speakers

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    Well I haven't heard one but there is a follow-up review of the Gini Systems LS3/5a in the December Stereophile by John Marks and John Atkinson. There are links and references to information on other incarnations of the LS3/5a's in John Marks Fifth Element column.

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